Technology
Want to Upgrade Your Urban Air Mobility Fleet’s Cost-efficiency?
A trio of German researchers show you how to optimize your operational and configurational fleet decisions
Michael Husemann, a senior expert global footprint with battery manufacturer PowerCo, Ansgar Kirste,director of product management for Robert Bosch, and Elke Stumpf, a journalist have done what others have not done to date. The trio devised a model UAM optimization model to better evaluate fleet operations in order to make smart strategic choices about vehicle…
AAM by the Numbers
How much, how far, how safe, how noisy…?
Forgive the dated metaphor, but the advanced air mobility (AAM) market is picking up steam and over the next eight years or so is expected to achieve market growth valuations even the tech industry would be envious of. At AAM Today, we’ve pulled together some of the key figures to help put into perspective what…
Take Charge! Putting the e in eVTOL
A team of British researchers devise a new method to assess battery power capabilities
In their research paper, “Novel battery power capability assessment for improved eVTOL aircraft landing,” researchers Ollie Hatherall, Anup Barai, Mona Faraji Niri, and James Marco from the Energy Innovation Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom and Zeyuan Wang from Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd in Bristol, United Kingdom sought to find innovative ways to develop a power testing capability testing framework. They sought…
For UAM to Do Good, First Design Your VTOLs Right
NASA explains what you need to know about designing VTOL aircraft used for the public good
Early planning, beginning in the design phase of aircraft development is key to having a finished project that meets public service operators’ needs.
New at NASA: A Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
The American space agency consolidates its AI operations under one organization
Equally important is helping NASA’s roughly 18,000 employees understand they are ultimately responsible what the AI produces.
Urban Planners: Consider This Urban Air Mobility Geospatial Decision-Support Tool to Help Decide Where Advanced Air Mobility Operators and Regulators Should Build Drone Ports
Earlier in 2024, a team of scientists from Aalto University and the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute conducted a study which, they hoped, might bring some clarity and guidance regarding where best to locate drone ports. They limited their study to uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) whose diameter was less than 3 meters. The team, Miloš N….