Kaneshige et al., 2023 - Google Patents

Command and Control Concepts for a Lift Plus Cruise Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Vehicle

Kaneshige et al., 2023

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9757348404739001523
Author
Kaneshige J
Lombaerts T
Shish K
Feary M
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AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum

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View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3910. vid Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles have the potential to enable cost effective Urban Air Mobility (UAM) applications. Many of these vehicle concepts will takeoff vertically like a helicopter …
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