As part of its assessment of the nascent passenger-carrying urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem, NASA’s UAM Coordination and Assessment Team developed a framework known as the UAM Maturity Level (UML) scale. This framework is intended to have multiple applications including: 1) insight into the likely operational capabilities as a UAM air transportation system develops over time; 2) analysis of technology and regulatory requirements associated with the UAM maturation process; 3) assessment of the current maturity of various segments of the UAM ecosystem; 4) coordination of UAM ecosystem priorities and areas of emphasis; and 5) increasing community and public awareness of UAM and how it may affect mobility in the future. This paper describes the structure of the UML scale and its levels. The paper also describes candidate strategies for advancing between levels, along with associated regulatory gaps and considerations.


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    Title :

    Description of the NASA Urban Air Mobility Maturity Level (UML) Scale


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA SciTech Forum ; 2021 ; Online, US


    Publication date :

    2021-01-11


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English