Moosavi, Farzan (Toronto Metropolitan University), Farooq, Bilal (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Sphereabout: A Spherical Intersection Design for Networked Urban Air Mobility

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "S01b-Data-Driven Simulation and Modeling for Smart Mobility Systems" (WE-EA-T1), Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 14:10−14:30, Southport 1

2025 IEEE 28th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), November 18-21, 2025, Gold Coast, Australia

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on October 19, 2025

Abstract

Urban aerial mobility is rapidly expanding, specifically on-demand Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) delivery services in urban environments. This necessitates management of the low-altitude airspace network to ensure smooth and safe traffic throughput. This study introduces a novel three-dimensional aerial network design inspired by a terrestrial transportation graph network for UAV networked mobility. Utilizing two-way tube corridors for node-to-node delivery and a spherical roundabout model, as ``Sphereabout'', to optimize the traffic flow through the spherical intersection. Through this architecture, three-dimensional conflict-free air mobility management can be achieved via numerical experiments and utilizing the geometrical features of this intersection.