The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Supported FAA Requirements Management Efforts

Requirements management provided FAA Program Management Organization programs with the knowledge and tools to efficiently manage program requirements. To facilitate this, FAA partnered with U.S. DOT Volpe Center to develop workshops, review requirements, and create metrics using a detail-...

Edwin Tait

Biography of Edwin Tait

Advanced Air Mobility: Our Experience

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center team is working with sponsors, including FAA, NASA, DOD, and other government agencies and industry innovators, to explore ways to safely and efficiently incorporate transformative technologies and emerging concepts into the National Airspace System (NAS).  ...

Partnering for the Aviation System of the Future

Comparison of Two Community Noise Models Applied to a NASA Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicle

InterNoise 2021

Abstract ID 1650

By Stephen A. Rizzi, NASA Langley, USA; Juliet A. Page, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, USA; and Rui Cheng, NIA, USA

Comparison of Two Community Noise Models Applied to a NASA Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicle

Rizzi, Stephen A., Juliet A. Page, and Rui Cheng. Comparison of Two Community Noise Models Applied to a NASA Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicle, Internoise 2021, August 2021.

Predictions of community noise exposure from a NASA urban air mobility (UAM) concept...

Development of Fly Neighborly Helicopter Model Specific Operational Noise Abatement Guidance from Acoustic Flight Test Data

Page, Juliet A., Amanda Rapoza, and Eric Jacobs. Development of Fly Neighborly Helicopter Model Specific Operational Noise Abatement Guidance from Acoustic Flight Test Data, Internoise 2021, August 2021.

Helicopter model-specific noise abatement guidance...

In Situ Development and Application of Fly Neighborly Noise Abatement Procedures for Helicopters

Juliet Page, Amanda Rapoza, Eric Jacobs.  “In Situ Development and Application of Fly Neighborly Noise Abatement Procedures for Helicopters,” Vertical Flight Society Forum 75, Philadelphia, Pa, 19 May 2019.

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 Reports

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center published nearly 60 reports and conference papers in 2020 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability.

These reports are housed in the National Transportation Library and are listed below by topic areas. Select the linked report titles to preview and download copies of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 transportation resources.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Collection: Capabilities and Experience