A Systematic Review of Ground-Based Infrastructure for the Innovative Urban Air Mobility
Publication date
2022-12-16
Document type
Übersichtsartikel, Überblicksdarstellung
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Organisational unit
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Project
i-LUM
Series or journal
Transactions on Aerospace Research
Periodical volume
2022
Periodical issue
4
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
DDC Class
620 Ingenieurwissenschaften
Keyword
Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Ground-based infrastructure
Systematic literature review
Vertiport
Air taxi
Abstract
The increasing level of urbanisation and traffic congestion promotes the concept of urban air mobility (UAM), which has become a thriving topic in engineering and neighbouring disciplines. the development of a suitable ground-based infrastructure is necessary to supply these innovative vehicles, which mainly includes networks of take-off and landing sites, facilities for maintenance, energy supply, and navigation and communication capabilities. Further requirements comprise robust business and operating models for emerging service providers and regulatory frameworks, particularly regarding safety, liability and noise emissions. the objective of this study is to provide an overview of the current results and developments in the field of UAM ground-based infrastructure by conducting a systematic literature review (SLr) and to identify the most relevant research gaps in the field. For the systematic literature analysis, our search string contains vertiports and the equivalents, UAM and equivalents, and search phrases for the individual domains. In the final analysis 64 articles were included, finding a strong focus on simulations and vertiport networks, while specific case studies and related aspects like automated MrO and urban planning appear less frequently. Therefore, this article provides insights for a more holistic perspective on challenges and necessities of future UAM.
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Mavraj, Gazmend, Eltgen, Jil, Fraske, Tim, Swaid, Majed, Berling, Jan, Röntgen, Ole, Fu, Yuzhuo and Schulz, Detlef. "A Systematic Review of Ground-Based Infrastructure for the Innovative Urban Air Mobility" Transactions on Aerospace Research, vol.2022, no.4, 2022, pp.1-17. https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2022-0019
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