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Urban air mobility: A comprehensive review and comparative analysis with autonomous and electric ground transportation for informing future research

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Garrow, Laurie A., German, Brian J., Leonard, Caroline E.·2021·Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2021.103377
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Urban air mobility (UAM), if successful, will disrupt urban transportation. UAM is not the first disruptive technology in transportation, with recent examples including electric ground vehicles (EVs), autonomous ground vehicles (AVs), and sharing services. In this paper, we conduct a meta-analysis of about 800 articles in the UAM, EV, and AV areas that have been published from January 2015 to June 2020, and compare and contrast research thrusts in order to inform future UAM research. Alongside this effort, we conduct an in-depth review of articles related to demand modeling, operations, and integration with existing infrastructure. We use insights from the meta-analysis and comprehensive review to inform future UAM research directions. Some of the potential research directions we identify include: (1) developing more refined demand models that incorporate the timing of when individuals will adopt UAM; (2) developing high-fidelity simulation models for UAM operations that capture interactions among vertiport locations, vertiport topology, demand, pricing, dispatching, and airspace restrictions; (3) explicitly considering one-way demand and parking constraints in demand and operational models; and (4) developing more realistic time-of-day energy profiles for UAM vehicles in order to assess whether the current electrical grid can support UAM operations.

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  1. Dietrich, A., Wulff, Y., 2020. Urban air mobility: Adding the third dimension to urban and regional transportation. Presentation for: An Introduction to Urban Air Mobility for State and Local Decision Makers: A Virtual Workshop, sponsored by the Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI). Available online at https://www.communityairmobility.org/uam101.
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Authors
Garrow, L. A., German, B. J., & Leonard, C. E.
Affiliations
Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Garrow, Laurie A.
ORCID
Venue
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-11
Volume
132
Pages
103377
ISSN
0968-090X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.trc.2021.103377
OpenAlex
W3203424619
Cited by
488
References
225
Citations by year
2026: 153 · 2025: 118 · 2024: 95 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 3
FWCI
28.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Air Traffic Management and Optimization
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
Keywords
urban air mobility, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, demand modeling, vertiports, energy profile, airspace restrictions, computer simulation

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