Initial Research on The Vertiport for The Urban Air Mobility

Abstract

The eVTOL (electricic Vertical Take-off and Landing) aircraft provides an important guarantee for the realization of the UAM (Urban Air Mobility) system. The reasonable setting and construction of the eVTOL ground infrastructure usually play important roles to operate UAM system safely, efficiently and economically. This study introduces the main composition, types and factors influencing eVTOL ground infrastructure placement, according to the setting of traditional helipads, vertiport should be set up with Touchdown and Liftoff (TLOF), Final Approach and Takeoff (FATO) and Safety Area (SA), the ground infrastructure placement were affected by the factors such as the population density, the average income, the commercial centers, tourist attractions, the large transportation hub and extreme commuting, then the main function will be defined based on the scale of the vertiport. The construction and design of the eVTOL ground infrastructure is a complex and systematic work that involves multiple factors and it is also one of the important issues that need to be resolved urgently.

Institutional and spatial constraints on locating VoloPorts in Greek metropolitan areas

“…The advancements on autonomous flying vehicles development (Igbinobaro, 2022;Lascara et al, 2019;Straubinger et al, 2020) and of vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technologies (eVTOL) (Courtin et al, 2018;Johnson and Silva, 2018;Kleinbekman et al, 2018;Schweiger and Preis, 2022;Straubinger et al, 2020) render UAM a key factor in improving urban mobility conditions for the transport of people and goods as these vehicles will be able to cover long distances in urban environments in less time, compared to traditional modes of transport and in particular compared to road transport and ensure sustainability in urban mobility (Kasliwal et al, 2019;Schaumeier and Luftfahrt eV, 2023). Key infrastructure facilities for the seamless operation of UAM are those of Vertiports and Voloports (Li et al, 2023;Schweiger and Preis, 2022;Slomski and Harman, 2021;Straubinger et al, 2021). Vertiports will be terminals for the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and goods, parking of vehicles, but also areas where flying vehicles will remain when not in use and be maintained and their development should include:…”