Demand forecast model development and scenarios generation for urban air mobility concepts. This task is to estimate demand for various urban air mobility concepts (UAM) of operations, and to generate…

This is a $255,600.97 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Langley Research Center to the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIA), a non-profit research institute, to develop and update a demand forecast model for various Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts. The work builds on a previous model developed by NIA under a prior NASA contract for an on-demand air taxi concept. Key tasks include estimating demand and generating scenarios for additional UAM concepts such as an air-metro system with scheduled and on-demand service. The demand model must be flexible to accommodate evolving UAM concepts. The effort will focus on Northern California and other regions as determined by NASA. There is no set-aside designation for this delivery order. NIA has subcontracted with Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to support the demand modeling and scenario generation work.

Demand forecast model development and scenarios generation for urban air mobility concepts. This task is to estimate demand for various urban air mobility concepts (UAM) of operations, and to generate scenarios for use in analysis and simulations. The demand forecast model, previously developed under NASA/NIA contract no: NNL13AA08B; task order no: NNL16AA36T, for an urban on demand air taxi commuter concept will be the basis for this work. Additional concepts may include an air-metro concept where somewhat larger aircraft (6 to 10 passengers) operate a scheduled or semi-scheduled service from a limited number of vertiports. (scheduled at peak times, other flights occur if demand warrants). The model will require updates to incorporate the UAM concepts being investigated and the concepts are expected to evolve as knowledge is gained. The demand forecasting model must therefore be flexible and easy to modify. The region of interests will include northern CA and suburbs and other regions as determined by NASA in consultation with the contractor.