Lectures on the Core Components of Advanced Air Mobility
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Distinguished Lecturer and past Committee on Drones Chair Kamesh Namuduri will delivered four presentations in IEEE Region 10 in May and June 2024. These four topics represent some of the core components of AAM. The specifics of these four DL talks are discussed below.
Autonomy in Airspace: Imagine yourself taking a short ride lasting for 30 minutes in an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) or air taxi. From takeoff to landing what are the various operations that take place in the airspace? This presentation takes you through a virtual ride and outlines these airspace operations and how these operations are automated. Of particular importance is rerouting the aircraft due to a sudden weather development. This presentation is based on the experience gained from a live demonstration that was held on October 11th, 2022, in Dallas Fort Worth metroplex [2], the speaker presents the concepts of autonomy in airspace with fine details.
Date: 27 May at 11:30 AM
Location: Auckland University of Technology
VTS Chapter: New Zealand North
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems: The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in March 2014 prompted global tracking of commercial aircraft flying over oceans and remote areas of the world. The 2020 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate is a measure towards global tracking. An equivalent measure for uncrewed aircraft systems is “Remote Id” mandate. In 2017, the IEEE created P1920.2 Working Group (WG) to develop a standard for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications for UAS to address the need for enhanced situational awareness in the airspace [3]. This DL presentation covers this topic in-depth and high-lights the five use cases on which IEEE 1920.2 standard is being developed.
Date: to be determined
VTS Chapter: Victorian (Melbourne)
Human-Autonomy Teaming: Human involvement is a necessity for unmanned air transportation system due to its safety-critical nature. Human-in-the-loop (HITL) allows for the identification of problems and requirements that may not be possible to address through automation alone. As the level of autonomy increases, one can expect reduction in human interaction. This presentation covers the levels of human involvement at various levels of autonomy and human-autonomy interaction in unmanned air transportation.
Date: Tuesday, 4 June 2024 at 3:00 PM (local time)
Location: University of Technology, Sydney, Building 11, Level 6. CB 11.06.08
VTS Chapter: New South Wales (Sydney)
AI and ML in Airspace Operations: AAM aircraft fly autonomously using sensors, cloud data, and interactions with their environment including other aircraft and human operators. Sensing, computation, control, and communication elements form the core components of unmanned air transportation. Path planning, maneuvering around potential hazards, and negotiations with other aircraft to avoid collisions are some of the actions that AAM aircraft are expected to perform. This presentation explores the potential ways exploring AI and ML in airspace operations.
Date: 7 June 2024
Location: A Star Research Entities, Connexis South Tower
VTS Chapter: Singapore