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Autonomous eVTOL Air Traffic Control

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) 3D Flight Corridors and Collision Avoidance over 6G

Air traffic management network coordinating thousands of autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying taxis across cities.

Technical Explanation

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) envisions skies filled with autonomous passenger flying taxis and cargo drones. The 6G eVTOL Air Traffic Control platform provides 3D spatial coverage up to 3,000 meters altitude. Cellular towers utilize upward-tilted antennas and radar sensing to track non-cooperative aerial obstacles, while high-reliability sidelink and network broadcast channels enforce dynamic 3D flight corridors and sub-second de-confliction.

Key Functions

  • Coordinates thousands of passenger flying taxis across dynamic 3D urban air corridors
  • Tracks non-cooperative airborne obstacles (birds, private drones) using tower radar
  • Maintains fail-safe command-and-control links with aircraft up to 3,000 meters altitude
  • Executes automated spatial de-confliction to prevent mid-air collisions
Specifications
FAA UAM ConOps v2.0, EASA Drone Operations Regulations, 3GPP Rel-19 UAV/UAM
Interfaces
UAM Flight Coordination BusCellular 3D Beamforming Front-End

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