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TLOF final approach methodology proposal utilizing dual landing pads
IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023 Vertiports in economically developed areas present the operation mode of multiple Touchdown and Liftoff Area (TLOF) pads, and the intersection and overlap of the final approach airspace between two adjacent TOLF pads in the vertiports is the basic ...
Yu Lei, Rui Qin, Quan Li, Daliang Chen
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Vehicles, 2023 Stakeholders expect emerging urban air mobility (UAM) services that use electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to revolutionize transportation systems.
Baishali Rahman +2 more
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2021 In this study, a combination of well-established algorithms and real-world data was implemented for the forward-looking problem of future vertiport network design in a large metropolitan city.
Junyoung Jeong, Ho-Yon Hwang
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Meteorological ApplicationsAccurate wind prediction is essential for forecasting the transport and decay of wake vortices that might cause an adverse impact to light aircraft operations.
Sooseok Lee +3 more
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Integrated Network Design and Demand Forecast for On-Demand Urban Air Mobility
Engineering, 2021 Urban air mobility (UAM) is an emerging concept proposed in recent years that uses electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs). UAM is expected to offer an alternative way of transporting passengers and goods in urban areas with ...
Zhiqiang Wu, Yu Zhang
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Journal of Airline and Airport Management, 2023 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the noise profiles of helicopters and eVTOLs at heliports and vertiports in order to support site planning and the development of local land-use compatibility guidelines.
David Ison
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A Framework to Develop Urban Aerial Networks by Using a Digital Twin Approach
Drones, 2022 The new concept of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and the emergent unmanned aerial vehicles are receiving more and more attention by several stakeholders for implementing new transport solutions. However, there are several issues to solve in order to implement
Matteo Brunelli +2 more
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Improving Wind Speed Forecasting for Urban Air Mobility Using Coupled Simulations
Advances in Meteorology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Hazardous weather, turbulence, wind, and thermals pose a ubiquitous challenge to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric‐Vertical Take‐Off and Landing (e‐VTOL) aircrafts, and the safe integration of UAS into urban area requires accurate high‐granularity wind data especially during landing and takeoff phases.
Mounir Chrit +2 more
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Public Opinion Concerning the Siting of Vertiports
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2023 This study sought a better understanding of public opinion about the siting of vertiports to support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). An online survey was used to collect the necessary data.
David C. Ison
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IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 262-272, September 2021., 2021 Abstract Emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies have been under spotlight worldwide due to a promising spectrum of applications. Despite interesting use‐cases receiving worldwide media attention, drones are expected to have their most significant impact on supply chain and logistics systems in highly populated urban cities once the ...
Parth Rameshbhai Gabani +5 more
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