Urban Low-Altitude Airspace Management and Flight Planning

Dear Colleagues,

Urban Low-altitude Airspace Management and Flight Planning is a topic of significant and growing interest in both academic and industrial circles. The integration of urban air mobility (UAM) and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) into metropolitan skies represents one of the most transformative challenges in modern aerospace. This integration is fundamentally imposed by complex urban environments and the stringent requirement for safe coexistence with existing air traffic and infrastructure. Therefore, dynamic airspace management and effective flight planning are critical to the viability of all low-altitude operations in urban areas. Mature methods can be regarded as the important reference and initial exploration of the urban low-altitude airspace management and flight planning, while innovation is also essential.

This Special Issue will highlight new opportunities and challenges for the advanced modeling, optimization, simulation, and regulation of urban low-altitude airspace management and flight planning. The topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

• Digital Airspace System Design and Management.
• Advanced Trajectory Planning and Optimization.
• Intelligent Operation Control of Low-altitude Flight.
• Development of New Low-altitude Infrastructure.
• Urban Low-altitude Economic Application Scenarios.

This Issue collectively addresses the synergistic advancement of policy, technology, and infrastructure required to realize the economic and societal potential of urban low-altitude traffic.

Prof. Dr. Honghai Zhang
Guest Editor

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• digital airspace system design and management
• advanced trajectory planning and optimization
• intelligent operation control of low-altitude flight
• development of new low-altitude infrastructure
• urban low-altitude economic application scenarios