Paper ID: 2207.11384

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

Xinyu Zhang, Jiangeng Huang, Yuanhao Huang, Kangyao Huang, Lei Yang, Yan Han, Li Wang, Huaping Liu, Jianxi Luo, Jun Li

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.

Submitted: Jul 23, 2022