College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-04 19:41:42
Major
Civil Engineering
Honors Course
4300 497-003
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2021
Abstract
Traffic demands on the current infrastructure network is becoming more strained as populations migrate and increase, particularly in large cities. Therefore, city officials, transportation and traffic authorities and researchers, and city inhabitants themselves are always striving to find faster and more efficient means of transportation. With the rise of new technologies such as autonomous vehicles and drones, the applications for transportation are endless. Therefore, this paper will describe and explore the operations, and consequently the efficacy, of Personal Aerial Vehicles (PAV), also known as Urban Air Mobility (UAM). The machines, while still hypothetical, are being researched extensively by some of the most powerful and influential scientific and technological organizations today. This paper will not only describe PAVs and their operations, but also their ability to be operational in the complex world of a modern transportation network of a large city. The city chosen for this paper to study is Los Angeles, California. The overall conclusion is that, given a limited scope, PAVs could be very effective in decreasing travel times, traffic congestion, and air pollution, while not overwhelming the existing transportation network and air traffic control systems.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Ping Yi
First Reader
Dr. Ala Abbas
Second Reader
Dr. William Schnieder
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ping Yi
Recommended Citation
Perkins, Alec, "A Comparison of the Effectiveness and Integration Capability of Personal Aerial Vehicles (PAV) into the Existing Transportation Network of the City of Los Angeles" (2021). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1283.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1283
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