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A Holistic Design and Simulation of Advanced UTM Services for Urban Air Mobility

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Rodolphe Fremond
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Yiwen Tang
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Yan Xu
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Yu Su
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Arinc Tutku Altun
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Prithiviraj Bhundoo
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Gökhan İnalhan
DOI:10.1109/MAES.2026.3652153delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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This article presents a modular suite of collaborative uncrewed aircraft system traffic management (UTM) services designed to enhance urban airspace operations. The framework integrates various preflight and in-flight services within a semiautonomous simulation environment that emulates UTM service provision for urban airspace operations. It adopts a holistic approach that fosters intelligent algorithm design, robust serviceability, and strong collaboration among different services, enabling comprehensive simulation and assessment of their automated interactions and overall system performance. Building on the Air Mobility Urban-Large Experimental Demonstrations (AMU-LED) project, this study advances UTM service maturity with over 1600 simulation flight hours across three traffic density levels within a synthetic urban airspace. The analyses assess the impact of specific UTM services on key performance areas, such as safety, path efficiency, and operational workload in a 115 NM2 airspace, accommodating up to 150 operations, including 40 simultaneous operations.
Keywords:
Urban air mobility
Ecosystems
NASA
Safety
Monitoring
FAA
Benchmark testing
Autonomous aerial vehicles
Air traffic control

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IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine cover
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
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3.8
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2.5K

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sloane institute
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3
Papers: 3
Citations: 0
E
ecole nationale de l'aviation civile
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3
Papers: 2
Citations: 0
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Beihang University
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5.0W
Papers: 4.0W
Citations: 37
B
Boeing
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35
Papers: 22
Citations: 4
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University of Lincoln
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Papers: 2.5K
Citations: 3.9K
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nats
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4
Papers: 3
Citations: 0
C
Civil Aviation Management Institute of China
Scholars:
13
Papers: 12
Citations: 50
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