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Batteries are being presented as the power source for many designs of advanced air mobility vehicles being developed, and improving the effectiveness of those batteries is key to increasing AAM range. Yet batteries have their own design complexities that only add more to the complexity of AAM vehicles. Navigating them quick enough to bring AAM to market will require digital transformation.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Puneet Sinha, Global Head of the Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. In addition to exploring more unique design considerations for improving AAM safety, they dive deep into how digital transformation and tools like the digital twin are key to creating safe, optimized, long-ranged AAM vehicles.
In this episode, you will learn:
Unique design considerations for AAM safety
The role of the digital twin in optimizing AAM designs
How digital transformation keeps battery design from being siloed
Other potential ways to increase AAM range
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Many companies in the advanced air mobility sector plan to power their aircraft with batteries. These future aircraft are estimated to have an operational range of 100 miles, enabling rapid transit through cities. Yet there is great potential for AAM to travel beyond and between cities, and to accomplish this as a viable mode of transportation, operational range will likely need to be increased, and that requires innovating the batteries that power AAM.
In this episode of Talking Aerospace Today, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries, is joined by Puneet Sinha, Global Head of the Battery Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Together, they highlight the need for longer ranges for AAM and how companies can improve battery technology to enable that.
In this episode, you will learn:
Why AAM companies should explore increasing their aircraft’s flight range
The primary engineering concerns in battery design
How batteries can be improved to increase AAM range
Safety considerations and risks for AAM batteries
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The key infrastructure behind advanced air mobility (AAM), vertiports, must not only efficiently recharge air taxis and similar vehicles that make use of them, but also provide passengers with quick, quality service and be environmentally friendly. There are many design factors to consider in achieving these goals, but digital transformation can help companies find
solutions to them, nonetheless.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, and John Nixon, Vice President of Energy, Chemicals, and Infrastructure, conclude their conversation about AAM infrastructure. They discuss additional ways vertiports can be built for sustainability, as well as highlight the digital tools companies can use to make vertiports function at their peak performance.
In this episode, you will learn:
How companies can further increase vertiports’ sustainability
The benefits of modular construction for vertiports
Why digital transformation is valuable for the AAM sector
The role of the digital twin, artificial intelligence, IoT sensors, and other digital tools in vertiport development
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A lot of work needs to be done to build the infrastructure that can support advanced air mobility fleets. Ensuring there are enough vertiports in a city, as well as guaranteeing their reliability and
maintainability, will be key to making AAM a convenient and profitable mode of transportation. What are some ways the developers behind AAM can achieve this?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by John Nixon, Vice President of Energy, Chemicals, and Infrastructure, to continue their discussion on AAM infrastructure. They dive into different methods of powering vertiports, the ideal places to build vertiports, how the digital twin can optimize AAM serviceability, and more.
In this episode, you will learn:
Methods to improve vertiports’ energy reliability and sustainability
The potential for small modular reactors (SRMs) as a power source for vertiports
Considerations into making vertiports convenient and serviceable
How serviceability can impact AAM vehicle design
The role of the digital twin in improving serviceability
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Advanced air mobility is a new classification of aircraft that offers new ways to transport cargo and passengers across short distances in forms such as air taxis. However, most air taxis are projected to be bigger than most cars and cannot just land on streets or lawns. AAM will require its own infrastructure to provide places to land, recharge, and take off from.
These places will be known as vertiports, but what exactly will they look like?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by John Nixon, Vice President of Energy, Chemicals, and Infrastructure for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Together, they discuss what vertiports are, their interactions with the energy grid, and how sustainability plays a factor.
In this episode, you will learn:
How vertiports can support AAM fleets
How much impact on the electric grid vertiports would have
Why the method of powering vertiports matters to sustainability
AAM’s impact on noise pollution
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Making advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles autonomous can transform short-ranged aerial transportation as we know it. Of course, implementing autonomous systems onto such aircraft introduces new challenges to design and operation, on top of the existing mechanical, electrical, thermal, and more considerations. Managing all these decisions will require new methodologies, namely digital transformation.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, returns with Nand Kochhar, Vice President of Automotive and Transportation for Siemens Digital Industries Software. They conclude their discussion on autonomous AAM by exploring how digital transformation is the key for creating autonomous vehicles, as well as what can motivate people to use autonomous AAM in their lives.
In this episode, you will learn:
The role of digital transformation in producing autonomous vehicles
How digital transformation can help beyond the design phase
What can convince people to use autonomous AAM
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Autonomous advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles are a goal for multiple companies working in the sector. Some are planning to phase it in after using human pilots for some time, while others are jumping straight in to make AAM vehicles uncrewed from launch. In any case, making aircraft like AAM capable of autonomous flight raises new concerns regarding safety and
regulations, especially if they are expected to transport people.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, and Nand Kochhar, Vice President of Automotive and Transportation for Siemens, continue their discussion on what AAM companies can learn from automotive when making AAM autonomous. They focus on cybersecurity, the importance of redundancy for AAM, and how to ensure timely product releases while meeting certification standards.
In this episode, you will learn:
The increasing importance of cybersecurity in autonomous vehicles
How automotive ensures profitable product releases while complying with regulations
How autonomous AAMs could be monitored
Why redundancy is critical for autonomous AAM
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One of the most exciting aspects of advanced air mobility (AAM) is the potential for innovation in air freight, particularly with autonomous, highly efficient aircraft. Innovating in this field comes with technological, regulatory and cultural challenges. However, companies like Natilus are making significant strides, offering valuable insights for the industry and paving the way for advancing technologies such as immersive engineering.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software is joined by Aleksey Matyushev, Founder and CEO of Natilus, a company transforming the global air freight sector with their unique blended wing body aircraft. Together, with host Patty Russo, they discuss the vision and technological advancements driving success at Natilus and the broader implications for the AAM industry.
In this episode, you will learn:
• The role of Siemens digital transformation technology and immersive engineering capabilities in aircraft design
• Why innovating in air freight is crucial for the aerospace industry
• The key enablers Natilus is adopting to develop this groundbreaking aircraft
Todd Tuthill
Todd Tuthill is the Vice President of Aerospace & Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software.
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Aleksey Matyushev – Speaker
Aleksey Matyushev is the Founder and CEO of Natilus.
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Patty Russo – Host
Patty Russo is a Global Marketing Manager for Siemens Digital Industries Software.
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One of the most interesting aspects of advanced air mobility (AAM) is companies’ desire to make AAM vehicles autonomous, capable of flying without a human pilot. Of course, creating self-flying vehicles such as these involves many difficulties in technology, regulations, and cultural acceptance. However, there is one industry that has been pursuing autonomous vehicles with great success that the AAM sector can learn from: automotive.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Nand Kochhar, Vice President for Automotive and Transportation for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Together, they begin their discussion on the automotive industry’s experiences regarding vehicle autonomy and how they could be applied to aerospace companies hoping to do the same with AAM.
In this episode, you will learn:
Why making AAM autonomous is important
The different levels of vehicle autonomy according to the automotive industry
The key drivers behind the push for autonomy
The importance of safety in designing autonomous AAM
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Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a new classification of aircraft that can provide a new form of aerial transportation for short distances, with a wide range of applications. Even better, it might even see use within the next decade thanks to multiple companies developing their own AAM vehicle programs. Of course, developing and operating a new type of aircraft is bound to run into new obstacles. What can be done to assist companies in navigating them?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, continues his introduction of the concept of AAM. After reiterating the four key challenges companies working in AAM will be facing he then describes how digital transformation can help companies overcome the hurdles of AAM development, and how such a digital transformation would be different for legacy aerospace companies and newer AAM startups.
In this episode, you will learn:
The most significant challenges for AAM programs
How digital transformation can bolster AAM development
How digital transformation will be different between new startups and established A&D companies
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The aerospace and defense industry has so many exciting technologies being developed. One that might be brought to fruition in the coming years is advanced air mobility (AAM), a new class of aircraft that promises fast transport for cargo and passengers across short distances such as between and within cities. However, there are multiple challenges to overcome to see AAM vehicles become widespread. How can digital transformation aid that goal?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, kicks off a new arc exploring AAM and its challenges by introducing the concept of AAM vehicles. He goes into the different requirements and considerations AAM has compared to traditional aircraft, and identifies the four key challenges for companies in the AAM sector.
In this episode, you will learn:
The definition of what AAM vehicles are
How they differ from existing aircraft
The largest challenges companies working in AAM will face
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
The rapid rise of AI in recent years has taken the world by storm. While there are bound to be some obstacles in its implementation, the number of new opportunities it presents for businesses is immense. Aerospace and defense in particular is prime to benefit from the inclusion of AI into its engineering processes.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Barclay Brown, Associate Director for AI Research for Collins Aerospace and leader for the AI Systems Working Group at INCOSE. They discuss what AI can bring to the A&D industry, how engineers could best utilize it in their work, and why companies should embrace AI sooner rather than later.
In this episode, you will learn:
Ways AI can benefit the A&D industry specifically
More barriers to unleashing AI’s full potential
How AI could improve engineers’ workflows
Why people should start embracing AI today
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
With the conclusion of the exploration of digital transformation maturity, the podcast now examines one of the key aspects that appeared throughout every stage: artificial intelligence. Previous episodes have discussed recent innovations in AI and potential applications in aerospace and defense, but what can AI do for the industry further down the line?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Barclay Brown, Associate Director for AI Research for Collins Aerospace and leader for the AI Systems Working Group at INCOSE. Together, they begin to discuss a more forward-looking vision than usual for AI in aerospace and how it can potentially lead to the advanced forms of engineering once thought impossible outside of science-fiction.
In this episode, you will learn:
How quickly AI is rising across industries
The challenges holding back the adoption of AI
How to address concerns about trust and handling proprietary data
The extent of where AI can be applied in hardware and engineering tools
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
Digitalization efforts made in the aerospace and defense industry today have already done wonders in accelerating engineering workflows and reducing the amount of labor for A&D programs. The last stage of digital transformation maturity, closed-loop optimization, promises to build on those achievements and revolutionize the industry further.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Thierry Olbrechts, Director for Siemens’s Aerospace Industry Solutions, Simcenter Simulation and Test Portfolio. They continue their conversation on closed-loop optimization from the previous episode, discussing how it can benefit more than just product design and why companies should begin building their optimization capabilities now.
In this episode, you will learn:
How closed-loop optimization extends across the product lifecycle
Why optimization’s impact across the product lifecycle matters
How optimization builds on digitalization’s achievements in reducing manual interactions
Why companies should start investing in optimization capabilities now
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
After delving into automation, AI, and generative design, the podcast’s exploration of digital transformation maturity is almost at its end. Now is the time to discuss the fifth and final stage of the journey, closed-loop optimization, and how it builds upon and adds to the previous stages that came before it.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Thierry Olbrechts, Director for Siemens’s Aerospace Industry Solutions, Simcenter Simulation and Test Portfolio. They introduce closed-loop optimization in the context of digital transformation maturity, and begin using the space industry as a use case as to how closed-loop optimization can improve upon the industry’s engineering workflows.
In this episode, you will learn:
What closed-loop optimization is in the context of digital transformation maturity
How engineering workflows and optimization worked in the space industry’s past
How digital transformation and tools have already transformed those workflows
How closed-loop optimization can improve them even further
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
Generative design has a long history with the mechanical engineering domain, stretching all the way back to early attempts at topology optimization. Yet what generative design capabilities exist today for engineers to use now, and what will they look like as time goes on?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by John O’Connor, Director of Aerospace Product and Management at Siemens. They discuss what generative design looks like mechanical engineering today and how it might change, as well as how generative design can safely use company’s proprietary data to build new designs.
In this episode, you will learn:
The capabilities of generative design for mechanical systems today
Generative design’s relationship to a company’s proprietary data
The time-saving potential generative design allows
The future direction of generative design
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
The last two episodes introduced the concept of generative design in the context of digital transformation maturity and how it could benefit the design of electrical systems. However, generative design is not uniform across engineering domains, with each domain having a different history regarding generative design and different design requirements to consider.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace and Defense for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by John O’Connor, Director of Aerospace Product and Management at Siemens, to explore what generative design means for the mechanical domain.
In this episode, you will learn:
The definition of generative design and how it differs from generative AI
How generative design benefits engineers
How generative design for mechanical systems differs from generative design for electrical systems
The history of generative design for mechanical engineering
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
Generative design is approaching on the horizon thanks to recent innovations in artificial intelligence. Yet what specific benefits does it bring to aerospace companies, and how can they reassure people who might be distrustful of the technology?
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined again by Anthony Nicoli, Senior Director for Aerospace at Siemens, to discuss how people can learn to trust generative design as they did with previous new technologies, why the A&D industry should adopt generative design, and why it should starting doing so now rather than later.
In this episode, you will learn:
What users of AI in generative processes think of the technology
How the A&D industry can learn to trust generative algorithms
How trends in the A&D industry will influence the adoption of generative design
Ways generative design will benefit future aerospace design
Why companies should begin investing in generative design now
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Welcome to Talking Aerospace Today – a podcast for the aerospace and defense industry. A place that brings the promise of tomorrow’s technology to the ears of our listeners today.
Previous episodes of this podcast have delved incredibly deep into the many ways digital transformation maturity can make aerospace engineers’ jobs easier, from automating mundane tasks to utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance work processes. Now it is time to explore the next big step in digital transformation: generative design.
In this episode, Todd Tuthill, Vice President of A&D Industry for Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Anthony Nicoli, Senior Director for Aerospace at Siemens, to introduce the concept of generative design in aerospace, beginning with how it could impact the electrical domain of aerospace.
In this episode, you will learn:
Where generative design fits into the wider digital transformation journey
How generative design is defined in this context
How customers can apply generative design in the electrical domain today
Examples of how generative design can accelerate work processes
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Talking Aerospace Today will be taking a break for the holidays and will return January 5, 2024, but Todd Tuthill is here to wish everyone a happy holiday season and give a sneak peak for what's to come.
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