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Type of aircraft
An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a category of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that uses electric power. It can hover, take off, and land vertically using electric propulsion, encompassing motors, batteries, electronic controllers, and propellers. Concurrently, there was an emerging demand for new aerial vehicles capable of facilitating greener and quieter flights within the domain of Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility. Electric and hybrid propulsion systems (EHPS) have also the potential of lowering the operating costs of aircraft. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: EVTOLA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Understanding the control characteristics of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobilityInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Vertiport DesignThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Autonomous eVTOL: A summary of researches and challengesCited 139 times
- Go sideways: Advanced air mobilityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Passenger droneA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Autonomous eVTOL: A summary of researches and challenges
Tilt-Wing eVTOL Takeoff Trajectory Optimization
Autonomous Navigation for eVTOL: Review and Future Perspectives
Lithium-Ion Battery Power Performance Assessment for the Climb Step of an Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Application
Aerodynamic interaction between tandem overlapping propellers in eVTOL airplane mode flight condition
Aerodynamic Interaction Effects Between Propellers in Typical eVTOL Vehicle Configurations
Advanced Air Mobility Operation and Infrastructure for Sustainable Connected eVTOL Vehicle
eVTOL Performance Analysis: A Review From Control Perspectives
🆕 Influential since 2022
Understanding the control characteristics of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility
Overall eVTOL aircraft design for urban air mobility
eVTOL Communications and Networking in UAM: Requirements, Key Enablers, and Challenges
An Efficient and Robust Sizing Method for eVTOL Aircraft Configurations in Conceptual Design
Aerodynamic interaction between tandem propellers in eVTOL transition flight configurations
📚 Books worth reading
Vertiport Design · 2026
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🔗 Related topics
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- Joby Aviation Joby Aviation, Inc. is an American venture-backed aviation company, developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it intends…
- Urban air mobility Urban air mobility (UAM) is the use of small, highly automated aircraft for the transportation of passengers or cargo at low altitudes within urban and…
- Archer Aviation Archer Aviation Inc. is a publicly traded aerospace and defense technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, which is developing eVTOL aircraft…
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- EHang Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. (Chinese: 广州亿航智能技术有限公司) is a company based in Guangzhou, China that develops and manufactures autonomous…
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