Autonomous ElectricVTOL Transport Aircraft
Autonomous Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) Transport Aircraft
Roadmap Overview
Autonomous Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) Transport Aircraft are a wide category of unpiloted, electrically powered aircraft for the purpose of transporting goods or organisms. They may fall under the Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) or Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) categories. The aircraft have relatively small footprints and are well suited for navigation in urban environments. They are currently in development by various companies ranging from traditional aerospace companies (Airbus and Boeing) to new competitors from different backgrounds (Amazon to Rolls-Royce) and widely believed to have a huge impact on the future of mobility. While individual components of the technology are well developed, the focus here is the assembly and integration of autonomy, which requires increased efficiency, increased reliability, improved infrastructure, and significant cost reductions from the current state.
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DSM Allocation
This would be related to the following existing roadmaps: 2SEA, 2BEV, 2SPA, 2EVL, 3ESB, 3BAS.
The 2-AETA tree from the DSM shows it as a subste of autonomous urban transportation (1AUT). It consists of various major subsystems, including airframe (3AF), avionics (3AVC), mechanical controls (3MFC), and the propulsion system (3PS). Those subsystems require various component level technologies, including lift surface (4LS), communication system (4CS), sensors (4SRS), software (4SW), electric motor (4EM), propeller (4PRP), and battery (4BAT).
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Roadmap Model using OPM
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