Mark Benton, Senior Principal Development Engineer, Advanced Systems Architecture in the Aerospace, Defense and Marine (AD&M) business unit explains how RFO solutions help solving a number of SWAP challenges in eVTOL systems.
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TOGETHER, EVTOL IS OURS
High-power, high-voltage, high-bandwidth interconnect technologies for electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL). See how we can help build your future eVTOL platform.
Providing Broad Options to Meet eVTOL's SWaP Challenges
The ongoing expansion of megacities – urban areas of more than 10 million people – will increase traffic beyond the ability of tolls, autonomous cars, and congestion pricing zones to provide relief. In response to this challenge, companies are already testing alternative urban air mobility (UAM) solutions.
Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft programs are driving advances in electric propulsion motors, power distribution, positioning systems, tele-networking, and cockpit systems. These innovations are inspiring designers to explore components that optimize size, weight, and power in eVTOL systems.
With deep experience in the automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors, TE Connectivity works with industry standards groups – like the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and ARINC – to address tomorrow’s pressing challenges. From power distribution to in-flight entertainment and cabin features, TE experts are directly involved in helping designers “follow the wire” to select the appropriate advanced and urban air mobility solutions to lighten the load, save space, and boost performance.
EVTOL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
Advanced Applications for Empowering Urban Air Mobility and eVTOL
From Power and Power Distribution to Avionics, and Infotainment and Cabin, Learn More on our solutions. TE is accelerating innovations and inspiring groundbreaking designs with higher power and higher voltage solutions that meet your most demanding requirements.
POWER AND POWER DISTRIBUTION
By using a “follow-the-wire” design approach, EWIS engineers can help ensure that all the links handle the high voltages and high KW peak output needed for electric propulsion motors, inverters, controllers, batteries, and environmental conditions unique to unique to eVTOL and urban air mobility.
AVIONICS AND FLIGHT CONTROL
For sophisticated avionics packaged in smaller, lighter configurations to control and manage communications, on-board computers for navigation, power management, and multiple subsystems. TE provides reduced size and weight connectivity solutions while meeting ever increasing demands for higher bandwidth and high-speed connectivity.
INFOTAINMENT AND CABIN
Keeping Passengers connected with in-flight comfort and convenience requires secure, reliable cable and electrical interconnects. The broad range of TE’s interconnection solutions boost the performance of any cabin requirements for flexible in-flight entertainment, web access, and high-speed networking.
STRUCTURES
TE offers complete Distributed Architecture solutions helping to meet your SWaP reduction requirements. TE helps you connect your whole eVTOL system by offering one of the broadest portfolios of interconnects, harnessing, sensors, and fiber optics for use throughout your airframe.
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TE Connectivity's Role in Urban Air Mobility Evolution
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With a Masters in Aerospace and a Masters in Project Management, Martin Cullen is now working with the electrical and fibre optic systems and components of TE, hunting for greater revenue, to grow our capabilities, and reach into emerging domains.
Matt specializes in solving for power and signal connectivity, especially when it involves high-speed connectors, PCB interconnects, compliant pin technology, and VME/VPX system solutions.
Mark is Senior Principal Development Engineer, Advanced Systems Architecture in the Aerospace, Defense and Marine (AD&M) business unit.
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TE Connectivity's Engineering Excellence in Urban Air Mobility
Learn more on our engineering capabilities. Watch our Urban Air Mobility dedicated videos to learn more on TE Connectivity's engineering and supply chain capabilities.
With a heritage in automotive and aerospace applications, TE Connectivity has the range to build your advanced air mobility platform’s power distribution subsystems with our connectors, wiring, and sensors. TOGETHER, EVTOL IS OURS.
Expert Perspectives
TE Connectivity Unveils eVTOL, AAM and UAM
This is the Future of Air Transportation, a podcast from the experts at TE Connectivity. Yesterday's dreams of electric powered air taxis and flying cars are turning into real urban air mobility projects. Join us as we turn dreams of the future into reality.
In this latest podcast, Mark Benton Product Manager TE Connectivity (TE) discusses how advanced fiber optic cables saves weight and space in eVTOL systems.
Battery management and awareness are main challenges in eVTOL design. Designers must consider power, voltage and temperature when creating eVTOL platforms.
In this latest podcast Martin Cullen, Senior Business Development Manager at TE Connectivity (TE) discusses the exciting new world of urban air mobility with technology advancements in electric-powered, vertical-takeoff and landing vehicles.
Size, weight and power continue to be an increased challenge facing the aircraft and aerospace industry as it continually seeks to access products that can meet the demand for higher working voltages. Marcus Priest, subject matter expert and senior principal engineer at TE Connectivity (TE), discusses how those challenges affect the industry and how TE is working to innovate and help meet the challenges head on.
eVTOL have unique power needs that need special attention. With weight a primary factor in eVOTL, every kilogram counts. Wiring requirements for eVOTL demand out-of-the-box thinking.