Critical safety margins will not change
with UAM aircraft; we can just confidently
operate closer to them. To draw a parallel
to the computing industry, if we know
the temperature of a CPU to within ±1ºC,
rather than ±5ºC, we can run the processor
faster, for longer."
Bart Basile
Systems Engineer - Aerospace, Texas Instruments
the system can reduce the design margin to account
for inaccuracies, and the aircraft can stay in the air
longer.
The state of technology today is at the point where
electric land vehicles are becoming commonplace,
and UAM conveyances are on the horizon in the near
future. New developments in battery and propulsion
technology will continue to push the envelope of
what's possible throughout the next decade and
beyond. Texas Instruments will continue to keep
abreast of battery chemistry and advanced power
management technology, driving innovation to take
full advantage of what is or will become available.
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Addressing New Challenges in Urban Air Mobility
