Session Category: EATS

Technical Sessions IV

Location

Topic Area 1: Electrified Aircraft Subsystem Simulations and Methods
Topic Area 2: Superconducting Materials
Topic Area 3: Power Management Systems

Technical Sessions II

Location

Topic Area 1: Electrified Aircraft Design and Novel Concepts
Topic Area 2: Power Converters
Topic Area 2: Energy Storage Systems

Forum 360: AI in Emerging Aerospace Manufacturing

There is a lot of energy around developing and using tools offered by the concept of artificial intelligence. Especially prevalent in the aerospace industry is the desire to use machine learning in a number of roles. The experts on the panel will describe in depth how AI could be applied in emerging manufacturing applications, ranging from materials processing and inspection, cooperative robotic manufacturing and flexible factories, to remote manufacturing and assembly which may include recycling and mining. In all of these cases, the goal is to require very minimal human interaction and instruction, even to the point of describing what is desired rather than writing and instruction set about how to produce the desired part. During the panel session, concepts for applying AI in the varying phases of manufacturing will be introduced.

Forum 360: Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Technologies – Air Taxis to Airliners

Rapid advances in technology of engines, electric motors, power converters, and batteries are ushering in a new era of electrified air transport systems, from vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) to large transport aircraft. The electric VTOL (eVTOL) technology inspires the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) community to revolutionize commuting within metropolitan areas while the larger electric transport aircraft address energy usage and environmental issues on a global scale. Many companies are already developing a variety of eVTOL vehicles with the intent of commercialization. Similarly, there is an increasing interest in the electrification of larger aircraft systems. Airbus, Boeing, and a other companies have already suggested the feasibility of these airplanes and are planning to commercialize them in the near future.

In this panel, representatives from organizations that are actively engaged in the research and development of such vehicles will discuss technologies and challenges involved, including transitioning technologies up in scale from air taxis to airliners.