Global UTM provider OneSky was selected by NASA to provide its airspace management services as part of the National Campaign (NC-1) program, with a global consortium that includes global flight partners, infrastructure system partners and infrastructure service partners.
OneSky will join NASA’s National Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Campaign, which works with AAM partners Wisk Aero, the Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group, and take-off and landing infrastructure company Skyports. “The AAM National Campaign will bring together thought leaders from around the world to gather research that will enable a safe and effective advanced air mobility system in the United States,” said a OneSky press release.
The National Campaign includes providers of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vehicles; AAM infrastructure companies that provide services, hardware, and software; and airspace services companies like OneSky, which can perform complex airspace simulations, operations and traffic management services that enable stakeholders to evaluate a wide variety of advanced aviation applications. These detailed tests are an important precursor to enabling flight-operated human testing and will help regulators and technology providers create a framework for AAM traffic management systems.
OneSky will integrate the operational capabilities of the Hyundai and Wisk vehicles along with the take-off and landing functions of the Skyports infrastructure into their unique simulation environment so that they can test a variety of AAM scenarios. OneSky, previously part of the analysis services company AGI, brings extensive experience in complex flight planning, testing and operations for the aerospace industry.
“We bring our experience and our understanding of system systems and the handling of issues such as infrastructure availability and airspace capacity to the national campaign,” explains Kucera. “We know how to model complex, physically-based tasks: understanding the vehicle, vehicle expansion, the environmental impact of a flight and the mission objectives.”
The National Campaign will include simulations and tests for four different scenarios, with the NC-1 partners’ efforts running until the end of 2022. Ultimately, it will help advance AAM and urban air mobility – and also help support the development of scalable air traffic management systems for commercial unmanned systems.
“We are proud to have been selected to participate in the National Campaign and look forward to working with NASA and our partners to accelerate the development of this new industry,” said Kucera.
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