University of Stuttgart and Volocopter develop flight control system for urban air mobility vehicles [Picture: Fraport/Volocopter]
From the city to the airport by air taxi: Since the airport operator Fraport and the startup Volocopter from Bruchsal have been investigating the integration of autonomous air taxis into the operations at Frankfurt Airport, this is no longer fiction. The safety and reliability of the new aircraft is ensured by a control software whose algorithms were developed in cooperation with the Institute of Flight Mechanics and Control at the University of Stuttgart. Volocopters are emission-free multicopters powered by 18 electric motors that can take off and land vertically. They are based on drone technology and can fly two people almost a distance of 30 km - emission-free and low-noise. Since their need for physical infrastructure such as traffic areas is low, multicopters can be used very flexibly. Therefore, they are considered a promising solution to meet part of the increasing transport needs in metropolitan areas and to alleviate bottlenecks in transport infrastructure. Unlike aircraft stabilization through the aerodynamics of wings and empennage, multicopters are stabilized by the torque of each propeller.
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