VoloIQ: The Brain of eVTOL Transportation

Volocopter’s VoloiQ system is a digital platform developed by Urban Air Mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter. The software facilitates the smooth and efficient operation of urban air mobility. It integrates all components of urban air mobility into an intelligent, automated system for eVTOL aircraft.

VoloIQ includes air traffic management systems, digital infrastructure providers and vehicle operators. This holistic system is designed together with Lufthansa Industry Solution with a high degree of automation to ensure scalability and robustness. VoloiQ provides the digital backbone needed for Volocopter’s air cab services, enabling safe and efficient operation in urban environments.

VoloiQ and aviation safety

In addition, VoloiQ plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of urban air mobility. Through intelligent automation and integration with air traffic management systems, it enables smooth coordination between different aircraft and ground operations. This not only minimizes the risk of accidents, but also improves the overall efficiency of the system.
In addition, VoloiQ also provides real-time data and analysis, enabling continuous monitoring and optimization of flight operations. This helps identify and resolve any potential problems before they occur, ensuring a safe and reliable transportation experience for passengers.

Environmental factors

In addition, the system also takes into account environmental factors and optimizes flight paths to minimize noise and emissions. This makes VoloiQ a sustainable solution for urban transportation, reducing the carbon footprint and promoting green travel.
This makes it even easier to pave the way for a future where flying cabs will be a common mode of transportation, revolutionizing the way people travel and shaping the cities of tomorrow.

FAQ

How VoloIQ works

VoloIQ is a Microsoft Azure-based platform that serves as the digital backbone for Volocopter’s entire urban air mobility services ecosystem and acts as the brain for its air cab services.
It connects a wide range of data and stores it in one place, creating a secure source of information.

It can be considered Volocopter’s UAM operating system for all of its aircraft, whether air cabs or cargo drones.
The platform replaces 20 pre-existing systems and is capable of managing everything from flight planning and tracking to booking, commercial scheduling, battery management and recharge time optimization.

VoloIQ fuses sensor data from other aircraft and from the ground to anticipate weather conditions and the presence of possible obstacles such as smaller drones, birds, and so on.
The platform aims to provide a seamless experience for everyone involved, from passengers to operators.

How does VoloIQ anticipate weather conditions and obstacles?

VoloIQ anticipates conditions by fusing sensor data from other aircraft and the ground. This data predicts possible obstacles such as other eVTOLs, smaller drones, birds, and so on. The platform connects a wide range of data and stores it in one place, creating a secure source of information.

The platform will also play an important role in autonomous flight path generation and sense and avoid capabilities once autonomous flights are licensed as a commercial passenger option.

Is a holistic solution like VoloIQ important?

Absolutely! The only way to avoid collisions and also manage future players and manufacturers in urban air transportation is to consider every possible factor in conjunction. The software must take into account vehicles, reservations, weather, no-go zones, and wildlife.

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