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2024 Vol.42, Issue 2

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A Study on Seasonal UAM Route Selection Considering Weather Constraints: Focusing on Tourism Routes in Jeju, South Korea

기상 제약조건을 고려한 계절별 UAM 경로 선정 연구: 대한민국 제주 관광노선을 중심으로

Eunji KIM1
,
Jinkyu SEONG2
,
Kangmin LEE3
,
Huiyang KIM4*
김 은지1
,
성 진규2
,
이 강민3
,
김 휘양4*
1Ph.D Candidate, Department of Air Transportation and Logistics, Korea Aerospace University, Gyeonggi 10540, Korea
2Chief Researcher, Airmen Licensing Department, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Seoul 03918, Korea
3Flight Dispatcher, Jin Air, Seoul 07802, Korea
4Associate Professor, Department of Air Transportation and Logistics, Korea Aerospace University, Gyeonggi 10540, Korea
1한국항공대학교 항공교통물류학과 박사과정
2한국교통안전공단 항공자격처 책임연구원
3진에어 운항관리사
4한국항공대학교 항공교통물류학부 부교수
*Corresponding Author
30 April 2024. pp. 125-138
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Abstract

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is emerging as an alternative transportation method to solve urban ground traffic jams, but due to constraints such as infrastructure expansion and safety, Jeju Island is being considered as an early commercialization region. However, considering the regional characteristics of Jeju Island and the characteristics of UAM aircraft, the operation of UAMs in Jeju Island is expected to be highly constrained by weather requirements, especially wind. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the weather constraints in the operation planning, and this study tried to design a route for seasonal tourism UAM with wind speed as the main factor. The routes were set as Jeju International Airport - Seongsan and Jeju International Airport - Jungmun Tourist Complex, and the vertiport locations were assumed as departure and arrival points based on several key requirements such as obstacle separation and site availability. For route design, we analyzed the seasonal and spatial wind speed impact on Jeju Island based on meteorological data at the expected flight altitude of the UAM, converted the constraints such as ground obstacles and tourist attractions into a total cost, and derived seasonal routes with the minimum cost by also considering the distance. As a result, it was found that the flight paths for each route were selected differently by season. This study is expected to contribute to the initial demonstration and actual operation of UAMs by presenting a route planning method and results considering weather, which is a major constraint in UAM operations.

Keywords
geographic information system
route selection
urban air mobility
weather
wind speed impact

도심항공교통(Urban Air Mobility, 이하 UAM)은 도심 지상교통혼잡 해결을 위한 대체 교통수단으로 대두되고 있으나, 인프라 확충 및 안전성과 같은 제약사항으로 인해 초기상용화 지역으로 제주도가 검토되고 있다. 그러나, 제주도의 지역적 특징과 UAM 기체의 특성을 고려할 때, 제주도에서의 UAM 운용은 기상요건, 특히 바람에 많은 제약을 받을 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 운항 검토에 있어 기상 제약조건에 대한 고려가 필요하며, 본 연구는 그중 풍속을 주요인으로 하여 계절별 관광 UAM의 경로를 선정해보고자 하였다. 노선은 제주국제공항-성산 및 제주국제공항-중문관광단지로 설정하고, 장애물 분리, 부지확보 가능 여부 등 몇 가지 핵심 요건을 토대로 버티포트 위치를 선정, 출, 도착지로 가정하였다. 경로 선정은 UAM 예상 운항 고도에서의 기상자료를 토대로 제주도 전역에 대한 계절별, 공간별 풍속 영향도를 분석한 결과에 지상 장애물과 관광지까지 세 가지 제약조건을 종합 비용으로 환산, 거리까지 고려하여 최소비용을 가지는 노선별, 계절별 경로를 도출하였다. 그 결과 노선별 비행경로가 계절별로 상이하게 선정된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 UAM 운항에서의 주요 제약조건인 기상을 고려한 경로 선정 방법과 그 결과를 제시함으로써, UAM 초기 실증 및 실제 운영에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

키워드
공간정보시스템
경로 선정
도심항공교통
기상
풍속 영향도
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Transportation
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한교통학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
  • Journal Title(Ko) :대한교통학회지
  • Volume : 42
  • No :2
  • Pages :125-138
  • Received Date : 2023-11-10
  • Revised Date : 2023-12-06
  • Accepted Date : 2024-03-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2024.42.2.125
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