Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY & INNOVATION

Intelligent Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility

Infrastructure has played a crucial role in accelerating the aviation industry by providing the necessary facilities and support systems for aircraft operations, passenger services, and cargo transportation.

Advanced air mobility (AAM) refers to the next generation of aviation systems that include electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other types of aerial vehicles. AAM has the potential to revolutionize transportation and bring about various social and economic benefits. Here are some of them:

1. Reduced Congestion: AAM can alleviate traffic congestion in urban areas by providing an alternative mode of transportation that bypasses surface-level infrastructure. Vertical takeoff and landing capabilities enable AAM vehicles to fly directly to their destinations, reducing travel time and freeing up roadways.
2. Enhanced Accessibility: AAM can improve accessibility, particularly in areas with limited infrastructure or challenging terrain. It can provide connectivity to remote regions, islands, and areas lacking adequate road or rail networks, allowing people and goods to reach their destinations more efficiently.
3. Environmental Sustainability: AAM holds the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and noise pollution. Electric propulsion systems used in many AAM vehicles produce zero emissions during operation, contributing to a cleaner environment and improved air quality. Additionally, AAM can help shift transportation away from fossil fuels and reduce the carbon footprint associated with traditional modes of transport.
4. Increased Mobility Options: AAM can expand the range of available transportation options, providing people with more flexibility and choice. It can complement existing modes of transportation, offering alternative routes and reducing travel times, especially for long-distance trips within congested areas.
5. Emergency Medical Services: AAM can revolutionize emergency medical services by providing faster response times and more direct routes to critical locations. The ability to bypass surface-level obstacles and traffic can significantly reduce the time it takes for medical professionals to reach patients, potentially saving lives in emergency situations.
6. Economic Growth and Job Creation: The development, production, and operation of AAM systems can stimulate economic growth and job creation. The emerging AAM industry has the potential to generate a range of high-skilled jobs in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations. It can also attract investments and foster innovation in related sectors such as battery technology, infrastructure development, and airspace management.
7. Tourism and Recreation: AAM can enhance tourism experiences and recreational activities by offering unique aerial perspectives and access to previously inaccessible locations. Scenic flights, aerial tours, and transportation to remote destinations can become more accessible, creating new opportunities for the tourism industry and enabling people to explore their surroundings in new ways.

It's important to note that while AAM offers many potential benefits, the widespread adoption and integration of these technologies into existing transportation systems will require careful planning, regulatory frameworks, infrastructure development, and community acceptance.

Major Programs and Initiatives:?

• Intelligent Infrastructure GRIDS (New Asset Class)
• 1st Advanced Air Mobility Airport
• Defined Advanced Air Mobility Regions <> Texas examples: Brownsville, Greenport (Central Texas), Bryan-College Station, San Marcos, DFW.
• First Titled "Avigation Easement”?
• AAM for?Public Safety?& Disaster Response

Intelligent Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility

Infrastructure has played a crucial role in accelerating the aviation industry by providing the necessary facilities and support systems for aircraft operations, passenger services, and cargo transportation. Here are some ways in which infrastructure has contributed to the growth and development of the aviation industry:

1. Airports: Airports serve as vital hubs for aviation activities. They provide runways, taxiways, and aprons for aircraft takeoff, landing, and parking. Airports also have terminal buildings with facilities for passenger check-in, security screening, baggage handling, and boarding. The development and expansion of airports have enabled increased air traffic, improved connectivity, and facilitated the growth of both passenger and cargo services.
2. Air Traffic Control (ATC): Air traffic control infrastructure comprises communication systems, radars, and navigation aids that enable the safe and efficient management of aircraft movements. ATC facilities, including control towers and control centers, provide real-time monitoring of aircraft, traffic separation, and guidance to pilots. This infrastructure ensures the smooth and coordinated flow of air traffic, enhancing safety and capacity within the aviation system.
3. Navigation and Communication Systems: Infrastructure such as navigation aids (e.g., VOR, ILS, GPS) and communication systems (e.g., radio, radar) are critical for ensuring accurate aircraft navigation, efficient routing, and effective communication between aircraft and ground control. These systems enable pilots to navigate accurately, maintain safe separation, and receive up-to-date information on weather conditions and air traffic.
4. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Facilities: MRO facilities provide infrastructure for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft. These facilities include hangars, workshops, and specialized equipment required for aircraft inspections, repairs, and modifications. MRO infrastructure plays a crucial role in ensuring the airworthiness and reliability of aircraft, supporting the safety and efficiency of the aviation industry.
5. Cargo and Logistics Infrastructure: Air cargo is a significant component of the aviation industry. Infrastructure such as cargo terminals, warehouses, and handling facilities are essential for efficient cargo operations. These facilities enable the smooth flow of goods, efficient handling, storage, and transportation of cargo, facilitating global trade and logistics.
6. Ancillary Services: Infrastructure supporting ancillary services, such as fueling stations, catering facilities, aircraft ground handling, and passenger services, are critical for the smooth operation of airlines. These services contribute to the overall efficiency and convenience of air travel, supporting the growth of the aviation industry.
7. Research and Development Centers: Infrastructure in the form of research and development centers, testing facilities, and laboratories are instrumental in advancing aviation technology. These centers support the development of new aircraft designs, technologies, and materials, leading to improved safety, performance, and fuel efficiency.

By investing in and continuously improving aviation infrastructure, governments, aviation authorities, and private entities have created an enabling environment for the aviation industry to expand and thrive. Infrastructure development has helped enhance safety, increase capacity, improve efficiency, and foster innovation within the aviation sector.

INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRIDS

Intelligent Infrastructure (the foundation of ARPA-I) goes well beyond transportation and will be the "Brains of our Economy." Providing advanced city services, resilient and carbon-free economies, closes the technology divide, enabling autonomous systems, and most important; securing data for people, cities, and governments.

Privately funded Regional P3s will underwrite the Intelligent Infrastructure that will enable Industry 4.0. PINNs, E-GPS, Sensors, Edge Compute, Digital Twins, Data Exchanges, Micro-Weather, Position-as-a-Service . . .

INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE Solution Providers

The solutions from?Don Berchoff?at?TruWeather Solutions,?Andrew Carter?at?ResilienX,?David Bruemmer?at?W8less LLC,?NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration?- Data Reasoning (DRF):?https://buff.ly/3llSOCe?are critical. Ken Freeman, William R. Van Dalsem NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Data Reasoning Fabric (DRF) a reality:?

Real Estate Developers will Lead

We are partnering with visionary developers building an airport from the ground up to support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This includes a platform for as many of the aerospace developers working on developing, evolving, and operating AAM and UAM aircraft. This platform includes the integrated parts of solutions required to advance intelligent and autonomous management, operations within cities, foundational infrastructures, equipment, manufacturing, all modes of transportation, defense, security, and many other areas.

Each development will support AAM companies looking to increase their OODA loop within a 24/7 R&D facility. There are over 200 companies competing for the successful development of VTOL and eVTOL aircraft that will move transportation from surface modes to the air with these new aircraft – both piloted and autonomously operated.

Greenport Austin Innovation Campus?is a 5,000-acre development that is building an airport from the ground up for Advanced Air Mobility. Supporting industry and many government organizations. Developing a Private ARPA- Applied Research Programs Accelerator.?Accelerating the Path to Commerce for Industry 4.0 solutions serving both Civil/Defense. Commercial services, such as APNT, NextG, Edge Computing, and Advanced Services. Supporting many industry AAM companies. Time to get our nations back to the innovation cycles we had in the 1960s.?

Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure and Operations

Taras Wankewycz, Jarat Ford, Eric Brock, Grant Fisk, Dan Sloat, JD/MBA, Marke "Hoot" Gibson

Autonomous Systems Operational Control Centers

Autonomous Systems Operational Control Centers (ASOCC) will support persistent operations to provide safe, secure, and collaborative public and private deployments of the Intelligent Infrastructure that will enable Industry 4.0 systems.

The ASOCC would operate 24/7 for advanced mobility and supply-chain logistics and if an emergency strikes turn into a 24/7 rapid response center. In the past cities deployed combined?operational centers for traffic management, public safety, disaster response, and city services.

Intelligent infrastructure GRIDS will accelerate the “Path to Commerce” by creating Highways and Byways in order to support more efficient mobility, automated city services, autonomous cars and trucks, industrial robotics, autonomous shuttles, air taxis, inspection drones, and many intelligent city applications. ASOCCs will provide a shared operations center for the effective orchestration of these platforms across an entire region. Providing an Active Digital Twin from the power grid up.

ASOCCs will provide tighter integration?between both public and?PRIVATE?organizations as they will be developed as Public-Private Partnerships (P3). Similar to the structure used by the aviation industry with commercial airports and will leverage $10s of billions from private infrastructure investors.

History Provides the Insight

Historic precedent, in 1930, Ohio was the first state with an Air Traffic Control Tower. The 1926 Air Commerce Act led to expansive growth in the industry after unleashing the commercial ecosystem of companies supporting the industry. Infrastructure Investors, Real estate developers, Engineering firms, Airport designers, Property and title companies, Attorneys, Economic development groups, etc.

Why does the United States have the safest and most optimized air space? The?Federal Aviation Administration?systems of radars, transponders, beacons, antennas, GPS satellites, ground CORS, control towers, and weather systems.

Autonomy Institute

The Autonomy Institute is a 501c3 consortium of over 200 industry, government, and academic organizations. We are focused on accelerating the "Path to Commerce" for Intelligent Infrastructure and autonomous systems. This includes working with large infrastructure investors on the creation of Public-Private Partnership programs that will?underwrite $100-$500 million dollar projects.?

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