Transport Economics and ManagementAdvanced Air Mobility (AAM) presents an emerging alternative to traditional car driving for commuting in metropolitan areas. However, its feasibility has not been thoroughly studied nor well understood at the operational level.
Daniel Perez +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. +3 more
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Spatial Analysis of Advanced Air Mobility in Rural Healthcare Logistics
InformationThe transportation of patients in emergency medical situations, particularly in rural areas, often faces significant challenges due to long travel distances and limited access to healthcare facilities.
Raj Bridgelall
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Urban Air Mobility Fleet Manager Gap Analysis and System Design [PDF]
NASA's Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Sub-Project is engaged in research to support the introduction of air taxis into the National Airspace System. Such operations will require a range of communication, navigation, and surveillance systems.
Evans, Cody A. +3 more
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Usability of Urban Air Mobility: Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Usage in Emergency Situations [PDF]
, 2021 The purpose of these four studies was to determine participants’ willingness to support the use of urban air mobility (UAM) in response to natural disasters, along with the preferred locations to establish vertiports.
Crouse, Sean R. +4 more
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Future TransportationRecent advancements in aviation and automation technologies have catalyzed the emergence of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), an innovative transportation paradigm involving the use of automated vertical take-off and landing aircraft for intra-city passenger ...
Sangwan Lee, Nahye Cho
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A Collaborative Approach for an Integrated Modeling of Urban Air Transportation Systems
Aerospace, 2020 The current push in automation, communication, and electrical energy storage technologies has the potential to lift urban mobility into the sky. As several urban air mobility (UAM) concepts are conceivable, all relevant physical effects as well as mutual
Malte Niklaß +7 more
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Civil tiltrotor missions and applications. Phase 2: The commercial passenger market [PDF]
The commercial passenger market for the civil tiltrotor was examined in phase 2. A market responsive commercial tiltrotor was found to be technically feasible, and a significant worldwide market potential was found to exist for such an aircraft ...
Alexander, H. +6 more
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Variable Aircraft Spacing Quadratic Bézier Curve Trajectory Planning for Cascading Delay Mitigation
AerospaceCongested airspace conflict resolution during terminal operations is a common air traffic management issue that may produce cascading delays. Vehicles needing emergency clearance to land, at either traditional airports or vertiports, would require others
Michael R. Variny +2 more
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Accessibility Design and Operational Considerations in the Development of Urban Aerial Mobility Vehicles and Networks [PDF]
Urban aerial mobility vehicles and networks have recently gained considerable interest in the aviation community. These small, short-range vehicles with all-electric or hybrid-electric propulsion systems, tailored to metropolitan aerial transportation ...
Young, Larry A.
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