Advanced Air Mobility - Concepts
Innovation Challenge for Students
Background
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an emerging unmanned aviation technology that is evolving in front of us. The aviation industry around the world is enthusiastically moving towards deploying into the airspace Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) such as the electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVOTL) vehicles. The AAM ecosystem includes platforms, technologies, infrastructure, and services. Aviation authorities are trying to keep pace with the industry and working hard to develop the regulations needed to make AAM safe and secure. AAM aircraft operate between AAM aerodromes within AAM Corridors – a performance-based airspace of defined dimensions in which aircraft abide by AAM specific rules, procedures, and performance requirements. Aircraft operating within AAM corridors follow specific procedures and do not receive Air Traffic Control separation services en route [1]. Air corridors are expected to be at an altitude of 500–2000 ft above Ground Level (AGL). As the density of aircraft and scale of operations increase, AAM corridors require rules of engagement for maintaining separation and deconfliction between aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an emerging unmanned aviation technology that is evolving in front of us. The aviation industry around the world is enthusiastically moving towards deploying into the airspace Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) such as the electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVOTL) vehicles. The AAM ecosystem includes platforms, technologies, infrastructure, and services. Aviation authorities are trying to keep pace with the industry and working hard to develop the regulations needed to make AAM safe and secure. AAM aircraft operate between AAM aerodromes within AAM Corridors – a performance-based airspace of defined dimensions in which aircraft abide by AAM specific rules, procedures, and performance requirements. Aircraft operating within AAM corridors follow specific procedures and do not receive Air Traffic Control separation services en route [1]. Air corridors are expected to be at an altitude of 500–2000 ft above Ground Level (AGL). As the density of aircraft and scale of operations increase, AAM corridors require rules of engagement for maintaining separation and deconfliction between aircraft.
Goals and Objectives
The purpose of this innovation challenge is to engage undergraduate and graduate students across the world in developing novel concepts in unmanned air transportation. It is an opportunity for promoting drone research and education activities within the student community and to encourage them to engage in this exciting and emerging topic. Students will work to contribute concepts that are feasible to implement within the near future in real world. The following list of topics describe the scope of the innovation challenge. Participants are allowed to use community testbeds such as the NSF AERPAW platform (aerpaw.org) for their projects.
The purpose of this innovation challenge is to engage undergraduate and graduate students across the world in developing novel concepts in unmanned air transportation. It is an opportunity for promoting drone research and education activities within the student community and to encourage them to engage in this exciting and emerging topic. Students will work to contribute concepts that are feasible to implement within the near future in real world. The following list of topics describe the scope of the innovation challenge. Participants are allowed to use community testbeds such as the NSF AERPAW platform (aerpaw.org) for their projects.
List of Topics
- Air Corriders
- Command and Control
- Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance
- Sensing and Automation
- Traffic Management
- Data Collection, Aggregation, and Dissemination
- Safety, Security, and Privacy
- Acoustic Noise Modeling and Mitigation
- Detect and Avoid & Collision Avoidance
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Economics and Environmental Justice
- Video Games (Similar to Mini Metro) to Create Air Corridors
Requirements for Participation
The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students pursuing Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral degrees in any engineering discipline at any college or university in any part of the world. Specific requirements are listed below, all of which must be satisfied.
The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students pursuing Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral degrees in any engineering discipline at any college or university in any part of the world. Specific requirements are listed below, all of which must be satisfied.
- Each team should include a minimum of 2 students and a faculty advisor.
- All participants must be IEEE members.
- At least one student must be a member of IEEE VTS.
Evaluation Metics
Each submission will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Each submission will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Alignment with the concept of Advanced Air Mobility (see Reference [1]).
- Innovation, originality, and benefit to the society.
- Feasibility of implementation in the near future.
Submission Process
Participating teams need to submit a 5-page summary and a 5-minute video presentation describing the following elements by registering their team on the form:
Participating teams need to submit a 5-page summary and a 5-minute video presentation describing the following elements by registering their team on the form:
- Concept,
- Implementation Strategy,
- Outcomes,
- Future plans, and
- Benefits to the society.
Timeline
- Registration: November 5th, 2022.
- Submission: November 20th, 2022.
- Results Annoucement: December 5th, 2022.
Awards
Ten (10) teams will be recognized with a total reward of US$8,000.
Ten (10) teams will be recognized with a total reward of US$8,000.
First Prize: $2,000 and a certificate.
Second Prize: $1,500 and a certificate.
Third Prize: $1,000 and a certificate.
Honorary Prizes (7): $500 and a certificate.
Second Prize: $1,500 and a certificate.
Third Prize: $1,000 and a certificate.
Honorary Prizes (7): $500 and a certificate.
Contact
For any questions, please reach out to Professor Kamesh Namuduri, [email protected] Professor Vuk Marojevic, [email protected]
For any questions, please reach out to Professor Kamesh Namuduri, [email protected] Professor Vuk Marojevic, [email protected]
References
- Federal Aviation Administration, Urban Air Mobility Concept of Operations, https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/UAM_ConOps_v1.0.pdf