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Safety Assessment and Fault Tolerance in eVTOL Aircraft Flight Control System: Current Status and Challenges

With the integration and development of technologies in the fields of electric aviation, uncrewed driving, artificial intelligence, and information communication, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts h…

A Systematic Review of Urban Air Mobility Development: eVTOL Drones’ Technological Challenges and Low-Altitude Policies of Shenzhen

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is emerging as a transformative solution to urban traffic congestion and inefficient ground travel. This paper presents the UAM development of Shenzhen, a pioneering city of low-altitude economy …

Low-altitude wireless networks: A comprehensive survey

The rapid development of the low-altitude economy has imposed unprecedented demands on wireless infrastructure to accommodate large-scale drone deployments and facilitate intelligent services in dynamic airspace environm…

Evolution of Human Factors Research in Aviation Safety: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of the Intellectual Structure

Human-Factors-in-Aviation-Loop: Multimodal Deep Learning for Pilot Situation Awareness Analysis Using Gaze Position and Flight Control Data

Situation awareness (SA) is a crucial factor affecting flight safety for pilots, yet few studies have focused specifically on modeling SA for pilots, resulting in limited success.

Bibliometric Analysis of Human Factor Literature in Aviation

Quantifying the Impact of Spatial Disorientation on Pilot Mental Workload and Attentional Focus

Objective We aimed to find objective measures of the impact of spatially disorienting (SD) stimuli on pilot cognition in an ecologically valid environment.

Human Factors Requirements for Human-AI Teaming in Aviation

The advent of Artificial Intelligence in the cockpit and the air traffic control centre in the coming decade could mark a step-change improvement in aviation safety, or else could usher in a flush of ‘AI-induced’ acciden…

A Review of Last-Mile Delivery Optimization: Strategies, Technologies, Drone Integration, and Future Trends

Last-mile delivery (LMD) is an important aspect of contemporary logistics that directly affects operational cost, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Decision-Making Framework for Aviation Safety in Predictive Maintenance Strategies

The implementation of predictive maintenance (PM) in aviation presents unique challenges due to strict safety requirements, complex operational environments, and regulatory constraints.

Development and validation of spatial disorientation scenarios using virtual reality and motion simulator.

Spatial Disorientation (SD) can cause critical aviation accidents by adversely affecting the pilot's ability to perform a flight mission.

YOLO-GCOF: A Lightweight Low-Altitude Drone Detection Model

The maturity of the drone industry and the open access to low-altitude airspace have resulted in massive use of low-altitude drones. While the use of drones has brought economic efficiency, the illegal use of drones has …

Real-time drone detection framework based on advanced texture feature extraction and pattern recognition model using GUI

A groundbreaking framework that synergizes advanced integration technique based on texture feature extraction and pattern recognition techniques for real-time drone detection to increase accuracy to detect drones in diff…

Drone-Based Wildfire Detection with Multi-Sensor Integration

Wildfires pose a severe threat to ecological systems, human life, and infrastructure, making early detection critical for timely intervention.

DrIFT: Autonomous Drone Dataset with Integrated Real and Synthetic Data, Flexible Views, and Transformed Domains

Dependable visual drone detection is crucial for the secure integration of drones into the airspace. However, drone detection accuracy is significantly affected by domain shifts due to environmental changes, varied point…

Future of sustainable farming: exploring opportunities and overcoming barriers in drone-IoT integration

Sustainable agriculture is being transformed by drone-IoT integration, improving precision, efficiency, and sustainability. This study examines the pros and downsides of using various technologies to handle connectivity,…

DRONE ON: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE ACOUSTIC IMPACT OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)

Increasingly, operations with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are occurring in populous regions. Commercial entities propose increasingly frequent, very low-level flights of a diverse range of small craft (particularly q…

Drone Integration in Last-Mile Delivery Operations

Purpose: This research examines the integration of drone technology into last-mile delivery operations, focusing on its impact on supply chain efficiency, cost reduction, and sustainability.

Enhancing Airport Airspace Safety: A Small Radar System for Mitigating Bird, Drone, and Wake Vortex Hazards

This paper presents the development of an integrated radar system designed to detect and classify multiple hazards within the airspace of Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) at airports, specifically targeting bird strike…

Safety Risk Modelling and Assessment of Civil Unmanned Aircraft System Operations: A Comprehensive Review

Safety concerns are progressively emerging regarding the adoption of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) in diverse civil applications, particularly within the booming air transportation system, such as in Advanced Air Mobi…

Over a decade of UAV incidents: A human factors analysis of causal factors.

This analysis examined systemic causes of Uncrewed Air Vehicle (UAV) accidents identifying operator, environmental, supervisory, and organisational factors through the use of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification…

Impact of Drone and Big Data Integration on Supply Chain Efficiency and Operations

This paper focuses on analyzing the effects that are characterized by the use of drones in supply chain management and the role played by big data integration.

Optimal Charging with Active Thermal Management for eVTOL Aircraft Battery Packs

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operation often requires the battery packs to be charged and thermally conditioned to a given range of state-of-charge (SOC) and temperature for the next flight in m…

Monitoring Unmanned Aircraft: Specification, Integration, and Lessons-learned

This paper reports on the integration of runtime monitoring into fully-electric aircraft designed by Volocopter, a German aircraft manufacturer of electric multi-rotor helicopters.

Advancing Drone Operations through Lightweight Blockchain and Fog Computing Integration: A Systematic Review

This paper presents a systematic literature review investigating the integration of lightweight blockchain and fog computing technologies to enhance the security and operational efficiency of drones.

Aerodynamic Performance and Numerical Analysis of the Coaxial Contra-Rotating Propeller Lift System in eVTOL Vehicles

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles possess high payload transportation capabilities and compact design features. The traditional method of increasing propeller size to cope with high payload is no lon…

The Sound of Surveillance: Enhancing Machine Learning-Driven Drone Detection with Advanced Acoustic Augmentation

In response to the growing challenges in drone security and airspace management, this study introduces an advanced drone classifier, capable of detecting and categorizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) based on acoustic…

Energy management of an eVTOL aircraft with optimization based on the Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy (ECMS)

This article introduces an optimization-based energy management strategy developed and validated for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

A Decentralized Voting and Monitoring Flight Control Actuation System for eVTOL Aircraft

The emergence of eVTOL (electrical Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft necessitates the development of safe and efficient systems to meet stringent certification and operational requirements.

Human factors in aviation maintenance: understanding errors, management, and technological trends

Aircraft maintenance and inspection are complex systems that work on a time-based schedule and require teamwork of different professionals to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft.

Autonomous Navigation for eVTOL: Review and Future Perspectives

This survey paper explores the emergent domain of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), emphasizing the critical role of autonomous navigation capabilities essential for their effective integration and…

Human Factors as Predictor of Fatalities in Aviation Accidents: A Neural Network Analysis

In the area of aviation safety, the importance of human factors is indisputable. This research endeavors to assess the importance of human factors in predicting fatalities during aviation mishaps.

Application of PCA and Unsupervised Deep Learning in Bird and Drone Discrimination Based on FMCW Radar Measurements

In low-altitude airspace surveillance, distinguishing between birds and drones is crucial due to their overlapping radar signatures. Radar, the preferred technology for long-range surveillance, struggles with this differ…

Synthetic Data-Integrated Li-Ion Battery Modeling for eVTOL Energy Systems

Lithium-ion batteries play a crucial role in present-day energy storage systems, necessitating the development of precise prediction models to improve their performance and ensure safety.

Human-AI Teams in Aviation: Considerations from Human Factors and Team Science

Research on Lateral Safety Spacing for Fusion Operation Based on Unmanned and Manned Aircraft-Event Modeling

With the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle technology and its increasing application across various fields, current airspace resources are insufficient for unmanned aerial vehicles’ needs.

Safe Architecture Design of Flight Control System for eVTOL

Advanced flight control system, aviation battery and motor technologies are driving the rapid development of eVTOL to offer possibilities for Urban Air Mobility.

On Safety of Decentralized Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Using Blockchain

The increasing use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), especially in the civil sector, has brought to the fore-front the challenge of managing and integrating them within national airspace alongside manned aircraft.

Segmentation of Drone Collision Hazards in Airborne RADAR Point Clouds Using PointNet

The integration of drones into shared airspace for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations presents significant challenges but holds transformative potential for sectors like transportation, construction, energy a…

Aerodynamic interference analysis of multiple rotors in a heterogeneous unmanned aircraft system

In recent years, with the development of intelligent technology, rotorcrafts have been widely used in unmanned collaborative missions due to their excellent maneuverability and vertical flight capability.

A Modified Total Energy Control Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft

The paper focuses on safety and simplicity of unmanned aircraft longitudinal control and proposes a new combination of total energy control (TECS) and conventional control.

Aerodynamic Interaction Characteristics Study of the Ducted Coaxial Propeller for a Novel eVTOL in Hovering

The ducted coaxial propeller (DCP) is highly advantageous in the design of eVTOL aircraft due to its safety, compactness, and low noise levels.

Unmanned aircraft path planning for construction safety inspections

Reframing Civil–Military Relations in the EU: Insights From the Drone Strategy 2.0

In November 2022, the European Commission presented its Drone Strategy 2.0 with two main objectives: to build the European Union's (EU's) drone service market and to strengthen the Union's civil, security and defence ind…

Analysis on coupling dynamic effect of human errors in aviation safety.

Human factors have increasingly been the leading cause of aircraft accidents. In most cases, human factors are not working alone, instead they are coupled with complex environment, mechanical factors, physiological and p…

Challenges to the Operational Safety and Security of eVTOL Aircraft in Metropolitan Regions: A Literature Review

The start of urban air mobility operations using helicopters began in 1940s in Los Angeles to transport passengers and mail between various locations.

Digital Twin Development for the Airspace of the Future

The UK aviation industry is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 through sustainable measures and one of the key aspects of this effort is the implementation of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems.

Qualitative Analysis of General Aviation Pilots’ Aviation Safety Reporting System Incident Narratives Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

ABSTRACT NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) gathers data from voluntary aviation safety reports for nonfatal accidents and incidents.

Informing Visual Display Design of Electronic Health Records: A Human Factors Cross-Industry Perspective

Despite their prevalence, poorly designed electronic health records (EHRs) are common, and research shows poor design consequences include clinician burnout, diagnostic error, and even patient harm.

A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe

On 29 November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited ‘Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe’.