Identification of New Elements in the Aerospace Environment in the Emergence of UAM

Abstract

Unmanned aircraft systems are growing in popularity with both the general public and private entities. Not only are they expected to be used in the field of small consignment transport, but also for passenger transport. As a result, there is a growing interest in building the overall infrastructure to support the development of the implementation of unmanned aircraft systems into common operations. In this case, we are talking about possible support for the creation of Urban Air Mobility. However, it is not entirely obvious what Urban Air Mobility involves, with which entities it should cooperate or what links will be between the different elements of UAM. The objective of this paper is to create a first high-level model of the analysed environment - Urban Air Mobility - that comprehensively captures all elements and the links between them and can be used for further system analyses of the aviation environment. The result of the research is the model of UAM integrated into the aviation system. Based on this model, the elements that hold roles in the system and without which the UAM could not function are clearly defined and the model could be used for system theory analyses of possible issues in regulation or for setting up processes and rules.