Intelligent Amphibious Ground-Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art Technology for Future Transportation

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current state of intelligent amphibious ground-aerial vehicles, focusing on their autonomous fly-driving capabilities, technological challenges, and future research directions for urban transportation.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of existing designs, highlights key enabling technologies, and proposes solutions to advance intelligent amphibious vehicle development.

Findings

Autonomous fly-driving functionality is crucial for urban mobility.

Major technological barriers include control systems and safety mechanisms.

Proposed solutions aim to enhance integration and reliability of amphibious vehicles.

Abstract

Amphibious ground-aerial vehicles fuse flying and driving modes to enable more flexible air-land mobility and have received growing attention recently. By analyzing the existing amphibious vehicles, we highlight the autonomous fly-driving functionality for the effective uses of amphibious vehicles in complex three-dimensional urban transportation systems. We review and summarize the key enabling technologies for intelligent flying-driving in existing amphibious vehicle designs, identify major technological barriers and propose potential solutions for future research and innovation. This paper aims to serve as a guide for research and development of intelligent amphibious vehicles for urban transportation toward the future.