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eVTOLs and UAM Crashworthiness Certification

eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) & UAM (Urban Air Mobility): FEA & CFD Based Simulation for Ground Vibration Testing (GVT), Airworthiness Certification, Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Crashworthiness

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eVTOLs and UAM Crashworthiness Certification — Finite Element VTOL, eVTOL & UAM

Occupant safety is integral to the design, development, and operation of urban air mobility (UAM) systems. Emergency landing requirements in CFR & Certification Standards may not yet meet the stringent safety levels eVTOLs demand.

Successful UAM rollout requires emergency-landing concepts that match real-world expectations. An integrated safety process helps you:

▶ Maintain survivable volume
▶ Minimize deceleration loads
▶ Preserve clear egress paths
▶ Evaluate retention of mass items

OLTRION engineers optimize eVTOL crashworthiness from the conceptual stage using cutting-edge computational tools. We leverage multibody models and optimization to define integrated safety concepts for:

Landing gear & airframe crashworthiness
High-energy-absorbing seats & advanced restraints
Cabin subfloor structural design
Energy-absorbing take-off & landing sites

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The VTOL, eVTOL and UAM market is constantly changing and evolving, so maintaining a competitive edge both within the industry and supporting mission effectiveness requires significant research and development activities. OLTRION offers the industry’s most complete simulation solution for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft. Our research and development procedure has required a blend of qualities such as ambition, drive and commitment as well as more tangible assets such as specialist engineering skills, rapid development through simulation techniques, supreme electronics expertise and a ruthless quest for performance and reliability.

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