A novel urban/regional transportation and habitation architecture is proposed and explored in this study. This architecture uses rotorcraft and emerging eVTOL concepts and technologies as the underpinning for enabling surface/air mobility as well as the transport and staging of office/residential ‘habitat modules.’ These habitat modules would potentially entail camper or fifth-wheeler-like trailers with autonomous tugs for ground transportation – with maybe light-rail-type tie-in – and skycrane-like rotorcraft transportation as needed to help expedite their transport across an urban/regional landscape. This approach would be an alternate to various ‘roadable’ personal air vehicle and surface/ground “pod” transportation module concepts that have been previously proposed. The overall ‘New Nomad’ concept detailed in this study is unique in that goes beyond hybrid, or integrated, air and ground mobility concepts and makes the incorporation of habitat, or work/living environment, considerations an essential element of aerial vehicle design. Such a transportation and habitation system-of-systems architecture would have profound implications on the public’s overall urban/regional ‘livability’ and the overall potential implications on community/urban planning. As a side note, the study also includes an examination of possible surface/air mobility solutions that incorporate modular, swappable propulsion options and cabin/chassis/fuselage common-core element. Ultimately, the study begins to try answering fundamental questions such as: can a novel transportation/habitation system architecture result in reduced commercial/residential habitation infrastructure costs, reduced mobility transportation costs, and increased social benefits such improved standard of living?


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    Title :

    A Transportation and Habitation System Architecture Enabled by Multi-Modality Mobility Platforms


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    Publication date :

    2025-08-01


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    Report


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    Language :

    English




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