The DLK4AAM online training platform provides effective training for state, regional, and municipal public agencies on a wide variety of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) topics. DLK4AAM currently focuses on providing introductions to broad areas of interest including technologies, infrastructure, community planning, and law and policy. DLK4AAM offers a user-friendly front end with a catalog and search functions for topics and courses. DLK4AAM is based on a popular open-source Learning Management System (LMS) called Moodle.
DLK4AAM can be used standalone for institutional or individual training, and it can be integrated with an existing LMS. DLK4AAM enables instructors to monitor student progress through courses. DLK4AAM allows instructors to analyze student progress or impediments over large student populations to continuously improve the learning experience.
Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility (DLK4AAM) is the culmination of a two-year research effort funded by NASA through a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Contract. We would like to thank Nancy Mendonca, the COTR for this 2023 NASA Phase II SBIR, for providing technical advice throughout the course of our project. We would also like to thank other NASA personnel including Yuri Gawdiak and Ivan Clark for participating in quarterly review meetings and providing feedback on our research efforts.
During the course of the project we interacted with a number of public agencies involved in transportation planning to gain an understanding of the requirements and needs for education and outreach related to Advanced Air Mobility. We want to especially think Joseph Block, AAM Program Manager for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and his colleague Rylan Juran, Aviation Planning Director for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. We’d also like to thank Tiffany Martinez (Aviation Planner) and Matt Friedman (Chief, Office of Aviation Planning) of the Caltrans Department of Aeronautics.