The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed a flight test to evaluate the performance of an onboard prototype automation system operating in future high density urban airspace. The test was part of a research investigation of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concept, with a focus on a future environment having hundreds of simultaneous operations over a metropolitan area. The complexity of this future UAM airspace may require automation capable of replanning an aircraft’s path in the presence of traffic and other changing constraints. A live-virtual-constructive (LVC) approach was used to conduct the test. Prototype automation technology was integrated into one of the two live aircraft, which were combined with virtual traffic to create a mixed reality environment at the target airspace density. In-flight evaluation enabled verification of the automation’s functions and discovery of any unexpected behaviors resulting from its operation in an actual flight environment. The in-flight evaluation also provided data for validation of air traffic simulations. This paper discusses the design, methodology, and challenges overcome to conduct a successful flight test. Remaining challenges, future work, and recommendations to improve the flight test capability are also discussed.


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    Titel :

    Designing a Flight Test of a Flight Path Management System for Advanced Air Mobility Research


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    AIAA SciTech Forum ; 2024 ; Orlando, FL, US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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