Infrastructure Planning, Operations, and Economics

Garrow, L.A., German, B.J., Schwab, N.T., Patterson, M.D., Mendonca, N.L., Gawdiak, Y.O. and Murphy, J.R. (2022). A proposed taxonomy for advanced air mobility. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chicago, IL, pp. 25. DOIL 10.2514/6.2022-3321.
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Le Bris, G., Nguyen, L.-G., Tagoe, B., Jonat, P., Justin, C.Y., Reindel, E., Preston, K.B. and Ansell, P. (2022). Preparing Your Airport for Electric Aircraft and Hydrogen Technologies. ACRP Research Report 236. Washington, DC: National Academies of Engineering.  pp. 166.
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Justin, C.Y., Payan, A.P., and Mavris, D.M. (2022). Integrated Fleet Assignment and Scheduling for Environmentally Friendly Electrified Regional Air Mobility. Transportation Research Part C 138: 103567. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2022.103567.
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Kotwicz Herniczek, M. T. and German, B. J. (2022). Drawing the Highways in the Sky for Urban Air Mobility Operations. Journal of Air Transportation, 30(4): 170-181. DOI: 0.2514/1.D0278.
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Kotwicz Herniczek, M. T. and German, B. J. (2022). Impact of Airspace Restrictions on Urban Air Mobility Airport Shuttle Service Route Feasibility, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2676(11):  689–706. DOI: 10.1177/036119812210945.
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Roy, S., Kotwicz Herniczek, M. T., Leonard, C., German, B. J., and Garrow, L. A. (2022).  Flight Scheduling and Fleet Sizing for an Airport Shuttle Air Taxi Service. Journal of Air Transportation, 30(2): 49–58. DOI: 10.2514/1.D0265.
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Garrow, L. A., German, B. J., and Leonard, C. E. (2021). Urban Air Mobility: A Comprehensive Review and Comparative Analysis with Autonomous and Electric Ground Transportation. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 132: 103377. DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2021.103377.
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Justin, C. Y., Payan, A. P., Briceno, S., German, B. J., and Mavris, D. N. (2020). Power Optimized Battery Swap and Recharge Strategies for Electric Aircraft Operations. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 115:102605. DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2020.02.027.
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Roy, S., Kotwicz Herniczek, M.T., German, B. J., Garrow, L.A. (2020). A Methodology to Estimate the Potential User Base for an eVTOL Business Airport Air Taxi Service. In proceedings from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aviation 2020, Reno, NV. pp 27. DOI: 10.2514/6.2020-3259.
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Roy, S., Kotwicz Herniczek, M.T., Leonard, C., Jha, A., Wang, N., German, B. J., Garrow, L.A. (2020). A Multi-Commodity Network Flow Approach for Optimal Flight Scheduling of an Airport Shuttle Air Taxi Service. In proceedings from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Sci-Tech Forum, Orlando, FL. pp. 19. DOI: 10.2514/6.2020-0975.
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Hamilton, T. K. and German, B. J. (2019). Optimal Airspeeds for Scheduled Electric Aircraft Operations. AIAA Journal of Aircraft 56(2): 545-555. DOI 10.2514/1.C035051.
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Kotwicz Herniczek, M.T., Garbo, A., Lau, M., German, B.J. and Garrow, L.A. (2019). Exploration of Near-Term Urban Air Mobility Operations with Retrofitted Electric General Aviation Aircraft. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dallas, TX. pp. 1-18. DOI 10.2514/6.2019-2872.
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Roy, S., Crossley, W. A., Moore, K. T., Gray, J. S., and Martins, J. R. R. A. (2019). Monolithic Approach for Next-Generation Aircraft Design Considering Airline Operations and Economics. AIAA Journal of Aircraft 56(4): 1-30. DOI 10.2514/1.C035312.
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Roy, S., Maheshwari, A., Crossley, W. A., and DeLaurentis, D. A. (2019). A Study to Investigate Total Mobility Using Both CTOL and VTOL-Capable Aircraft. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dallas, TX. pp. 1-10. DOI 10.2514/6.2019-3518.
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Warren, M. M., Garbo, A., Kotwicz Herniczek, M. T., Hamilton, T. K., and German, B. J. (2019). Effects of Range Requirements and Battery Technology on Electric VTOL Sizing and Operational Performance. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego, CA. pp. 1-15. DOI 10.2514/6.2019-0527.
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Crown Consulting, Ascension Global, Georgia Tech Aerospace Systems Design Lab and McKinsey & Company. (2018, November). NASA Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Market Study.
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Daskilewicz, M.J., German, B J., Warren, M.M., Garrow, L.A., Boddupalli S.-S. and Douthat, T.D. (2018). Progress in Vertiport Placement and Estimating Aircraft Range Requirements for eVTOL Daily Commuting. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Atlanta, GA. pp. 1-10. DOI 10.2514/6.2018-2884.
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German, B. J., Daskilewicz, M., Hamilton, T. K., and Warren, M. M. (2018). Cargo Delivery in by Passenger eVTOL Aircraft: A Case Study in the San Francisco Bay Area. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kissimmee, FL. pp. 1-13. DOI 10.2514/6.2018-2006.
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Naru, R. and German, B. J. (2018). Maintenance Considerations for Electric Aircraft and Feedback from Aircraft Maintenance Technicians. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Atlanta, GA. pp. 1-6. DOI 10.2514/6.2018-3053.
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Robinson, J.N., Sokollek, M.R., Justin, C.Y., and Mavris, D.M. (2018). Development of a Methodology for Parametric Analysis of STOL Airpack Geo-Density. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Atlanta, GA. pp. 1-24. DOI 10.2514/6.2018-3054.
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Roy, S., Maheshwari, A., Crossley, W. A., and DeLaurentis, D. A. (2018). A Study on the Impact of Aircraft Technology on the Future of Regional Transportation Using Small Aircraft. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Atlanta, GA. pp. 1-18. DOI 10.2514/6.2018-3056.
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Hamilton, T. K. and German, B. J. (2017). Airspeeds for Scheduled Electric Aircraft Operations. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Denver, CO. pp. 1-17. DOI 10.2514/6.2017-3284.
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Justin, C., Payan, A., Briceno, S., and Mavris, D. (2017). Operational and Economic Feasibility of Electric Thin Haul Transportation. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Denver, CO. pp. 1-24. DOI 6.2017-3283.
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Harish, A., Perron, C., Bavaro, D., Ahuja, J., Ozcan, M., Justin, C. Y., Briceno, S. I., German, B. J., and Mavris, D. (2016). Economics of Advanced Thin-Haul Concepts and Operations. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C. pp. 1-16. DOI 10.2514/6.2016-3767.
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Locascio, D., Levy, M., Ravikumar, K., German, B. J., Briceno, S. I., and Mavris, D. N. (2016). Evaluation of Concepts of Operations for sUAS Package Delivery. In proceedings from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C. pp. 1-15. DOI 10.2514/6.2016-4371.
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