Optimal Architecture for Vertical Take-off and Landing Vehicle

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Shabani, Faezeh | 2023

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 56314 (45)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor(s): Malaek, Mohammad Bagher
Abstract:
This work investigates the characteristics of a typical Urban Air-taxi Network (UrAN) in terms of critical parameters, such as aircraft speed and capacity. With the help of a Multi-agent virtual environment (in this case, “Net-Logo”), we were able to show the relationship among key parameters affecting passenger displacement capacity in a simple network with two stations. The critical parameters include the aircraft (EVTOL) speed and its passenger capacity, together with the available number of take-off and landing pads at each station as well as the distance between the two immediate stations.The results of 400 simulations show that the capacity of passenger displacement in a simple UrAN has a saturation limit and therefore, it must be seen as a complementary sub-system to the existing urban transportation facilities such as subways and bus networks. Further, the research shows increasing the aircraft passenger capacity from 4 to 6 pax or increasing its speed compared to cars cannot be decisive alone and will depend on the passengers’ demand at each station and time of day
Keywords:
UrbanTransport ; Air-Taxi Network ; Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft (EVTOL) ; Multiagent System ; Net-Logo Virtual Environment