Feasibility study for the development of vertiports for municipal and intermunicipal operations with e-VTOL equipment "electric vertical take-off and landing", in the city of São Paulo - SP

• Grant number: 24/08420-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: March 01, 2025
• End date: August 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Transportation Engineering - Transportation Operations
• Principal Investigator: João Paulo Acatauassú Martins de Lima
• Grantee: João Paulo Acatauassú Martins de Lima
• Associated researchers: Gabrielli Alexandra Silva Bagattini ; Vanderlei Pegoraro Junior

Abstract

With the advent of new urban mobility technologies increasingly focused on sustainability, we have repeatedly seen the use of electric propulsion systems to the detriment of previously used systems, such as combustion.Due to the growing demands for sustainability and solutions in urban mobility, some companies decided to undertake efforts to develop eVTOL "electric vertical take-off and landing" aircraft, so that they could solve a problem that affects large metropolises, traffic and congestion. road.eVTOLs emerge with the premise of being a public and accessible transport, 100% sustainable as they are powered by an electric battery, with low noise and a support distribution system between several rotors.However, at the beginning of operations, indicators indicate that eVTOL operations in the city of São Paulo will be equated to operations with air taxi executive aviation aircraft (helicopters). And DCEA and ANAC have already released guidelines on the topic, and helipads already approved for this purpose will not be used, as a whole new ecosystem will have to be developed for such an operation.It is necessary to carry out a study with surveys of possible take-off and landing locations within the city of São Paulo, so that we can map the best locations to develop our vertiport and serve eVTOL operations.As it is not a "flying car", eVTOL operations require specific aerodromes also known as "vertiports".For this reason, we launched a technical and economic feasibility study, so that we can develop vertiports at ground level with low cost, geographic relevance, multimodal and using sustainable materials (ESG).In addition to unifying the solutions proposed by different eVTOL manufacturers.According to the Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world's leading nonprofit organization working to promote vertical flight, today announces that the number of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts being monitored in its Worldwide Flight Directory eVTOL aircraft has surpassed 700 designs from nearly 350 companies and innovators around the world (AU)