C h a p t e r 3
Unlike their land-based counterparts, flying
vehicles cannot simply drift to a stop if a critical
drive component fails. Functional safety, including
operating margins and redundancy, is therefore even
more critical when dealing with aircraft. At the same
time, many of the broad risk mitigation concepts
employed in the automotive sphere are applicable
to aircraft, though aviation governing bodies, such
as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), have
additional requirements.
In the context of UAM vehicles, as well as traditional
aircraft and automobiles, components should ideally
be designed from the ground up for safety. While
it's technically possible for a UAM manufacturer
to obtain a component and qualify it in-house for
UAM FUNCTIONAL
SAFETY
Satisfying the high standards of functional
safety in avionics and still meeting the
challenging application's performance
goals themselves is not trivial. System
concepts and certifications are already
different and more drastic for aeronautical
parts than automotive parts and are
continuing in this direction for UAMs."
Antoine Savary
Industrial Engineer, Airbus
14
Addressing New Challenges in Urban Air Mobility
