Workshop # 1: Introduction to eVTOL Crashworthiness Virtual Meeting

• DATE: Tuesday April 7th, 2020 
  NASA and FAA held a short introduction on eVTOL occupant protection, vehicle crashworthiness and paths to certification for the Urban Air Mobility market. 
• Presentation Slides: View here 

Workshop #2:  Professional Organizations, Stakeholders and Regulatory Approaches for Crashworthiness for eVTOL Vehicles

This is the second of a series of workshops intended to discuss eVTOL occupant protection, vehicle crashworthiness, and paths to certification for the urban air mobility market.

• DATE:  Friday, October 9, 2020
• AGENDA: Available here
• RECORDING: Watch on YouTube            
• PRESENTATION SLIDES (available below):
  • ​Crash Workshop Intro and Need: Download PDF
  • Enabling a Safe Electric VTOL Revolution: Download PDF
  • GAMA - Occupant Safety Opportunites and New Generation Aircraft: Download PDF
  • Uber - Operational Expectations of eVTOL Aircraft: Download PDF
  • FAA - eVTOL Crashworthiness Moving forward: Download PDF
  • EASA - Special Condition VTOL: Download PDF
  • ASTM - F44 as Means of Compliance for Part 23: Download PDF

Workshop # 3: DoD Considerations for Crashworthiness of eVTOL Vehicles – Purpose and Need

• DATE: Tuesday January 19, 2021
• AGENDA: Download here
• PRESENTATION SLIDES:

  o eVTOL Crashworthiness Workshop Intro Download PDF

  o Research Topics Related to Naval Aviation Crashworthy SystemsDownload PDF

  o Qualification of Rotorcraft Seats by Modeling and Simulation Download PDF Download PDF

  o U.S. Army Vertical Lift Crashworthiness Download PDF

  o USAF Needs/Differences, Current Research & Identified Knowledge Gaps w/Future eVTOL Systems Download PDF

  Workshop #4: Government and Academic Research

• DATE: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
• TIME: 12:00 – 3:30 PM ET (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT)
• AGENDA: Download here
• PRESENTATION SLIDES:

  o Overview of Current Research in eVTOL Crashworthiness Download PDF

  o Current FAA Advanced Air Mobility/Urban Air Mobility Research Download PDF

  o CAMI (Civil Aerospace Medical Institute) Vertical Research Download PDF

  o NASA Crashworthiness Technical Challenge Overview Download PDF

  o Integrated Safety for eVTOL Crashworthiness: from Conceptual Design to Certification Download PDF

  o Conceptual Design Phase Study on eVTOL Crashworthiness Download PDF

  o NextGen Civel Tiltrotor Crashworthiness Approaches Download PDF

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  For more information regarding the Crashworthiness Series Workshop series, please contact justin.d.littell@nasa.gov or Joseph.pellettiere@faa.gov