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From small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), new aviation technologies are changing how people and goods move—particularly in communities and locations underserved by existing transportation options.

These capabilities range from small package-delivery drones to advanced cargo- and passenger-carrying aircraft. Together, they represent the most significant transformation of the air domain since the jet age.

The Advanced Mobility Technologies Institute (AMTI) works across industry, academia, government, and the military to research, evaluate, integrate, and deploy autonomous and next-generation aviation technologies in real-world operating environments.

AMTI’s government partners include the MassDOT Aeronautics Division, other state transportation and aviation agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other federal agencies.

Beyond prototypes. Into operations.

Improving Aviation Safety, Mobility and Operational Capability

Advanced aviation technologies can improve safety, expand mobility options, increase operational efficiency, strengthen airspace awareness, and reduce the risks associated with hazardous or difficult human tasks.

AMTI’s air-domain work addresses:

  • UAS operations and airborne remote sensing
  • Infrastructure inspection and asset management
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Incident response and emergency management
  • Advanced Air Mobility and the movement of people and goods
  • Airspace awareness, coordination, and integration
  • Counter-UAS and airspace safety and security
  • Civil-military aviation integration

Applied Research, Development, Testing & Deployment

AMTI works across operational, regulatory, technological, infrastructure, and data layers to advance aviation technologies through applied research and development, systems integration, testing and evaluation, operational demonstration, and deployment support.

Our work addresses the complete operating environment—including aircraft and system performance, airspace integration, communications, infrastructure, safety and risk, cybersecurity, policy and regulation, public acceptance, workforce readiness, and long-term operations and maintenance.

Focus Areas

Autonomous UAS Operations

  • Asset management
  • Infrastructure inspection
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Incident response and emergency management
  • Autonomous and beyond visual line of sight operations planning
  • Complex and coordinated UAS operations

Enabling UAS & Advanced Aviation Technologies

  • Beyond visual line of sight development
  • Airspace awareness and deconfliction
  • Detect-and-avoid technologies
  • Uncrewed Traffic Management system testing and evaluation
  • Communications, navigation, and surveillance
  • Systems integration and operational enablement

Counter-UAS & Airspace Protection

  • Detection, tracking, and identification technology integration
  • System-of-systems integration
  • Mitigation systems analysis
  • Operational risk and threat assessment
  • Civil-military and interagency coordination
  • National Counter-UAS Center of Excellence testing processes

Advanced Air Mobility

  • eVTOL ecosystem readiness
  • Airspace integration modeling
  • Ground-to-air data coordination
  • Corridor and route feasibility analysis
  • Infrastructure and operational planning
  • Multimodal passenger and goods-movement integration

Aviation Data Intelligence & Operational Analytics

  • Data analytics and GIS
  • Sensor integration and payload optimization
  • Real-time telemetry analysis
  • Risk modeling and safety analytics
  • Operational performance measurement
  • Decision-support tools and shared situational awareness

Safety, Policy & Deployment Readiness

  • Safety and operational-risk assessment
  • Policy and regulatory analysis
  • Testing and evaluation frameworks
  • Standards and interoperability
  • Infrastructure and institutional readiness
  • Deployment planning and operational validation

Collaboration & Workforce Development

AMTI brings together aviation operators, government agencies, military organizations, research institutions, technology developers, infrastructure owners, and communities to address challenges that cross jurisdictions and organizational boundaries.

Applied education and workforce development may include:

  • UAS and Advanced Air Mobility operations
  • Airspace integration and management
  • Counter-UAS systems and operations
  • Aviation safety and risk management
  • Sensor, payload, and data systems
  • Systems integration, testing, and evaluation
  • Policy, regulation, and operational planning
  • Aviation data intelligence and analytics

AMTI turns advanced aviation capabilities into safe, scalable, real-world operations.

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