This course introduces the main aspects of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)/Urban Air Mobility (UAM), including systems engineering principles, safety and regulatory considerations.

There is a growing market and industry trends such as the digitalisation of Air Traffic Management (ATM), the explosion of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) applications in recent years, driving the emergence of transformative automated and autonomous technology in the umbrella term, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems. This includes Urban Air Mobility (UAM) with electronic Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL). This course is to provide an overview of the AAM ecosystem and enabling technologies, to enable a safe and secure integrated airspace. 

At a glance

  • Dates
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  • DurationOne week
  • LocationCranfield campus
  • Cost

    £1,850

    The course fee includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Accommodation is not included and must be booked separately. 

Course structure

This five day course is presented through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and discussion of case studies. Active participation from the delegates is strongly encouraged particularly during the whole course in order to consolidate learning. All delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of this course.

What you will learn

On completion of the course, you will be able to:

  • Contrast the main practical applications of AAM and define their engineering subsystems. 
  • Evaluate the main engineering challenges of AAM analysis and design. 
  • Analyse qualitatively the functions and capabilities of the main subsystems of AAM. 
  • Debate the ethical concerns and regulatory challenges concerning uncrewed and autonomous air traffic operations. 

 

Core content

 Overview of current ATM, UAM and UTM ecosystems

  • Overview of the different architectures
  • Airspace structures and classifications

Overview of enabling technologies and systems

  • Communication
  • Navigation
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering Principles
  • Safety and Regulatory Context
  • Ethical considerations of uncrewed and autonomous systems

Who should attend

The course is of benefit to project engineers, software engineers and designers in ATM, UAM, and UTM industries. It is appropriate for both user industries and manufacturers of UAS and eVTOL in urban airspace. The course will also be useful to local and central government officers with responsibility for airspace regulations.

Speakers

The course is presented through lectures and tutorials conducted by members of Cranfield University’s staff and relevant external industrial contributors (Ebeni and NATS) all of whom have considerable academic and industrial experience.

Dr Hae-In Lee, Dr Junjie Zhao

Accommodation options and prices

This course is non-residential.

Location and travel

Cranfield University is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world. 

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Location address

Cranfield University
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford 
MK43 0AL


How to apply

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