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Receding horizon based collision avoidance for UAM aircraft at intersections

Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging aviation sector which the goal is to transform air transportation with safe, on-demand air travel for both passengers and cargo.
Negasa Yahi, Jose Matute, Ali Karimoddini   +2 more
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A hybrid centralized-decentralized traffic control framework for unmanned aerial vehicles in urban low-altitude airspace

Communications in Transportation Research
Urban air mobility (UAM) represents a transformative approach to alleviating ground-level congestion by transitioning from two-dimension (2D) to three-dimension (3D) transportation systems.
Xiangdong Chen, Shen Li, Meng Li
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Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Network. Case Study: Baku Metropolitan Area

International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology
The development and implementation of the Urban Air Mobility transportation system, using electric vertical takeoff and landing (e-VTOL) aircrafts are the most promising solutions to mitigate growing congestion in big cities. The multiple studies and assumed forecasts indicate a transformation of urban and regional transportation infrastructure while ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Urban Air Mobility Aircraft Operations in Urban Environments: A Review of Potential Safety Risks

Aerospace
The expansion of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has led to diverse aircraft designs, with piloted systems expected to evolve into remotely piloted and automated operations.
Chananya Charnsethikul, Jose M. Silva, Wim J. C. Verhagen, Raj Das   +3 more
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A Quiet Helicopter for Air Taxi Operations [PDF]

NASA is exploring rotorcraft designs for VTOL air taxi operations, also known as urban air mobility (UAM) or on-demand mobility (ODM) applications. Several concept vehicles have been developed, intended to focus and guide NASA research activities in ...
Johnson, Wayne
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Evaluation of Impact Energy Attenuators and Composite Material Designs of a UAM VTOL Concept Vehicle [PDF]

The development of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) vehicles for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) markets presents a need for light weight vehicle structures with effective occupant protection capabilities.
Littell, Justin, Putnam, Jacob
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Sizing of Multicopter Air Taxis—Weight, Endurance, and Range

Aerospace
In the near future, urban air mobility (UAM) will let an old dream of human society come true: affordable and fast air transportation for almost everyone.
Yannian Yang, Yu Liang, Stefan Pröbsting, Pengyu Li, Haoyu Zhang, Benxu Huang, Chaofan Liu, Hailong Pei, Bernd R. Noack   +8 more
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A Research Platform for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Concepts and Application [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to describe a research platform for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concept. UAM was conceived to enable short-range, low-altitiude service to commuters in metropolitan areas. At the NASA Ames Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL)
Cencetti, Michele, Dao, Quang V., Homola, Jeffrey, Martin, Lynne, Mercer, Joey   +4 more
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Exploration of Near-Term Potential Routes and Procedures for Urban Air Mobility [PDF]

This paper investigates routes and procedures for Urban Air Mobility (UAM), which aims to reduce congestion on the roads and highways by offering air taxi as an alternative to driving.
Dulchinos, Victoria, Edwards, Tamsyn, Keeler, Jillian, Verma, Savita A.   +3 more
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Mission Planner Algorithm for Urban Air Mobility Initial Performance Characterization [PDF]

In this paper, an initial characterization was performed of the Mission Planner algorithm developed by NASA for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations research.
Butler, Ricky W., Guerreiro, Nelson M., Hagen, George E., Maddalon, Jeffrey M.   +3 more
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