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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-contingency-and
 -airspace-management-autonomy-for-advanced-air-mobility/
SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Contingency and Airspace Management Autonomy for Advan
 ced Air Mobility
DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Contingency and Airspace Management Autonomy for A
 dvanced Air Mobility\nDate: March 26\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 PM Location: MAE-
 A 303\n\nAbstract\nAdvanced Air Mobility (AAM) promises a future in which 
 autonomous aircraft routinely transport passengers and cargo through dense
  low-altitude airspace. Realizing this vision requires autonomy that goes 
 beyond routine navigation to continuously ensure that every flight remains
  safe even when unexpected hazards arise. This talk will focus on autonomy
  that prepares for off-nominal events before flight and responds in real t
 ime to preserve safety while maintaining orderly airspace operations.  Pr
 e-flight contingency planning can identify reachable landing sites\, gener
 ate alternate flight paths\, and organize these options within a broader a
 irspace management framework. These precomputed options provide a foundati
 on for real-time autonomy that can rapidly adapt when hazards or failures
  threaten vehicle controllability or landing site reachability. An Assure
 d Contingency Landing Management (ACLM) pipeline will be introduced that i
 ntegrates contingency planning\, situational awareness\, and traffic-aware
  replanning to enable safe diversion to prepared or unprepared landing sit
 es.  Future AAM systems must also ensure that updated flight plans remain
  compatible with surrounding traffic\, enabling rapid deconfliction and co
 operative airspace management even during emergencies. By integrating cont
 ingency flight planning with traffic-aware autonomy\, the airspace itself 
 becomes more resilient\, capable of supporting both routine operations and
  unexpected disruptions.\n\nBiography\nDr. Ella Atkins is Fred D. Durham P
 rofessor and Head of the Kevin T. Crofton Aerospace and Ocean Engineering 
 Department at Virginia Tech.  She was previously a Professor in the Unive
 rsity of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering and Robotics Departments.  Dr
 . Atkins holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from 
 MIT and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from th
 e University of Michigan.  She is an AIAA Fellow and private pilot. She h
 as authored over 300 refereed journal and conference papers. Dr. Atkins pu
 rsues research in AI-enabled autonomy and control to support resilient aut
 onomy in manned and unmanned Aerospace applications with a focus on Advanc
 ed Air Mobility and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS).  She is Editor-in-Ch
 ief of the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS).\n\nFacult
 y Host: Dr. Chrispy Petersen
CATEGORIES:Seminars
LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\,
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