| Title |
Optimal UAM Route Planning with Digital Twin : Casestudy of Gangneung City |
| Authors |
(Ahn, Seunghyo) ; (Kim, Changyoon) ; (Kim, Gihong) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2024.44.5.0733 |
| Keywords |
Urban air mobility; Optimal route; Gangneung; Corridor |
| Abstract |
Urban Air Mobility is gaining attention as a solution to traffic congestion and air pollution in large cities, but Gangneung, the case area
of this study, is a medium-sized city focusing on tourism and connectivity with other public transport rather than congested traffic.
Introducing UAM here focuses on integrating aircraft that carry people, vertiports for vertical take-off and landing, and corridors through
which UAM can fly. While research on aircraft and vertiports is actively conducted, studies on corridors are still lacking. Thus, this study
selected a route in Gangneung, a medium-sized city in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, that allows UAM flights with minimal
risk. For this, a safety distance specific to building heights was determined, and the damage radius in case of aircraft crashes was calculated
to select the route with the least possible damage during crash or collision incidents. For analysis, aerial photos and digital maps of
Gangneung City, along with building information data, were used to create high-resolution orthophotos and digital elevation models.
Based on the created data, GIS-based spatial analysis and three-dimensional visualization were conducted, and a suitable UAM route
for Gangneung City was determined. |