Problems and Prospects for the Development of Urban Airmobility on the Basis of Unmanned Transport Systems
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The growth of urbanization, the environmental and economic damage caused by all types of transport to agglomerations require the search and implementation of modern high-tech solutions to combat these problems. One possible way is to add a third dimension to the urban transport matrix. This can be realized through the development of two mutually non-exclusive concepts: moving part of the automobile passenger and cargo traffic underground, or developing an affordable air urban transport program. The emergence of new technologies and materials in the aviation industry, the development of electric transport revived the idea of urban air mobility and led to the creation of a new industry. The integration of the urban air mobility system with existing ground transport systems and its scaling will make this mode of transport affordable for many, with a long downward trend in cost. The new concept of the airmobile industry assumes that this type of transport in the long term will not be elite, as helicopters are now considered, and can become completely autonomous. The winners in this image race will be cities and countries that will be the first to solve complex interdisciplinary challenges in close cooperation with aircraft manufacturers, infrastructure developers, service providers, legislators, executive authorities, as well as environmentalists and society.
Source: Transportation research procedia
Authors: Anton Smirnov, Evgeniy Smolokurov, Roman Bolshakov, Viacheslav Parshin
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4320925083