INNOVATIVE AIR MOBILITY – FROM CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENTATION

Symposium Opening and Welcome Address by the Symposium Chair
Bianca Schuchardt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

KEYNOTE SESSION: Global Perspectives on IAM

20-minute keynote presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• EASA Perspective on Scaling Up IAM Operations (tbc)
  N.N., European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Cologne, Germany
• Safe, Sustainable, and Scalable AAM Operations Abstract
  Usmaan Javed, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington D.C., USA
• Towards a European Research and Innovation Roadmap for Innovative Air Mobility: An EREA Future Sky Perspective Abstract
  Bartosz Dziugiel, Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland

Session chair: Bianca Schuchardt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

NETWORKING LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

Poster presentations:

• Data-Driven Development of Icing-Resilient Control for Urban Air Mobility UAVs Abstract
  Arno Fallast, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria
• Communication in U-space: Results and Lessons Learned from the mFund Project SKADRO Abstract
  Fabian Frickenstein, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• Establishing a Holistic Assessment and Simulation Framework and Interfacing for Innovative Air Mobility Abstract
  Nikolaos Kalliatakis, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
• Autonomous Drones Integration in U-space: Compliance, Challenges, and Opportunities Abstract
  Fabian Krause, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• Mission-Driven Requirements Analysis for Low-Cost Cargo UAS in Humanitarian and Dual-Use Operations Abstract
  Sven Lorenz, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
• A System of Systems Framework for Evaluating Innovative Air Mobility in Middle Mile Logistics Abstract
  Ivan Salim, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
• XR Interfaces for Planning and Monitoring U-space Airspace (incl. live demonstration) Abstract
  Luljeta Sinani, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• A Quantification of Economic Impact from Unauthorized Drone Flights in the Vicinity of Airports Abstract
  Majed Swaid, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: IAM Infrastructure in Motion

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• From Advanced Air Mobility to Regional Electric Aviation: A System-Based Roadmap for Airport Implementation Abstract
  Olaf Bünck, airsight GmbH, Berlin, Germany
• MESH: Modular Environmentally Sustainable Hybrid Landing Systems for Scalable, Reusable, Relocatable Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Abstract
  Mark Trotter, Unified Aviation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Persistent Innovative Air Mobility Through Autonomous In-Flight Docking and Functional Module Exchange: Towards Mobile Infrastructure and Zero-Downtime Operations Abstract
  Kristian Stockhaus, Avalon Aircraft UG, Berlin, Germany
• Interface Requirements for Drone-Agnostic Ground Infrastructure Abstract
  Ramon Beck, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Session chair: Samiksha Nagrare, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: Rethinking the Vertiport Infrastructure

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• Investigating Safe Transitions between Vertiport Configurations Abstract
  Samiksha Nagrare, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
• AAM – A New Transport Mode or the Search for a Useful Application Scenario: Regional Mobility, Adaptable Vertiports and Integration into the Urban Environment Abstract
  Oliver Grunewald, TECCON Consulting & Engineering GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
• From Concepts to Operational Requirements – A Methodology to Derive Technology-Neutral Vertiport Infrastructure Specifications Abstract
  Julia Arndt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
• Vertiport Design with Integrated Visual Markers for Vision-Aided Navigation Abstract
  Young-Hee Lee, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Session chair: tba

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: IAM Use Cases and User-Centric Simulations

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• From Ride Quality to Elasticity Estimation: A Planning Workflow for Urban Air Mobility Use-Case Simulation Abstract
  Samuel Lesak, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria
• Extended Reality as Enabling Technologies for Innovative Air Mobility: A User Centered Approach Abstract
  Millene Gomes Araujo, University of Bologna, Forlì, Italy
• Assessing the Operational Value of Booking Lead Time in Innovative Air Mobility Networks Abstract
  Majed Swaid, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
• Towards Weather Resilient Innovative Air Mobility Operations Illustrated by the Example of Thunderstorm Nowcasting Abstract
  Niklas Wartha, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Session chair: Nikolaos Kalliatakis, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany

NETWORKING EVENING (OPTIONAL) | Restaurant Bullerjahn

Optional get-together of the symposium participants at the Restaurant Bullerjahn, located in the historic Old Town Hall (Ratskeller) next to the famous Gänseliesel fountain in the heart of Göttingen's old town.

• Participation is at your own expense (self-payment).
• Registration is required. Registration details will be announced shortly before the event.

Restaurant Bullerjahn, Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen (More information)

OPENING OF SYMPOSIUM DAY 2

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4: U-space Deployment and Implementation

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• Making Berlin Ready for Urban Air Mobility: Transdisciplinary Approaches for Implementing the 'U-Space Berlin' Real-World Laboratory Abstract
  Gideon Nebelsick, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• Performance-Adapted DAA Buffers and 4D Volume Duration for U-space Abstract
  Enno Nagel, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• Identifying Potential Users and Their Requirements for a Virtual U-space Application Abstract
  Maria Stolz, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• Demonstration of U-space Testing Capabilities at DLR's National Experimental Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Abstract
  Kristin Wendt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

Session chair: Kristin Wendt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5: U-space Airspace Integration & Traffic Management

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• tbd
• UAS In-flight Mission Changes: Operational Limits of Dynamic Airspace Re-configuration in Mixed ATM-U-space Environments Abstract
  Jürgen Teutsch, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Vertiport Airside Management Services for Highly Automated Traffic Management in Advanced U-space Abstract
  Bernd Bassimir, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• An Assessment of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) CNS Infrastructure Cost & Architecture Abstract
  Faizana Naeem, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany

Session chair: Marzia Corsi

NETWORKING LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

Poster presentations: see Day 1

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6: Robust Communication and Reliable Autonomy

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• Towards Reliable Autonomous UAS Landings in Complex Environments Abstract
  Rebecca Schmidt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• Robust Drone-to-Drone Communications for Innovative Air Mobility: Physical-Layer Threat Assessment and Antenna-Based Mitigation Abstract
  Jan Patrick Gerhards, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Where Can We Justify Safe Autonomous Operation? Formalizing and Validating ODD Boundaries in Aviation Abstract
  Siddhartha Gupta, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
• EUROCAE Contribution: Vision Systems for IAM
  Axel Zimmer, Kappa optronics GmbH, Gleichen, Germany

Session chair: Christoph Torens, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 7: Acoustic and Environmental Challenges

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

• From Onboard Self-Noise Measurement to Far-Field Acoustics of a Multicopter (UAV): Methodology and Validation Abstract
  Julian Benz, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
• Measurement-Based UAV Noise Modeling, Auralization and Perceptual Evaluation Abstract
  Leon Steinhoff, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Göttingen, Germany
• AI Based Wake Vortex Prediction System for Vertiports Abstract
  Anton Stephan, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Bridging the Icing Challenge in Innovative Air Mobility: Current Technologies, Limitations, and Future Directions Abstract
  Paulina Woroniecka, Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland

Session chair: Lothar Bertsch, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Göttingen, Germany

CLOSING OF THE SYMPOSIUM