Motors for Advanced Air Mobility

Advanced Air Mobility

Powering the Future of Urban Flight

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is redefining urban transportation, enabling electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to navigate cities with unprecedented speed, agility, and efficiency. These next-generation vehicles require motion solutions that are not only compact and lightweight but also capable of delivering high power-to-weight ratios—critical for vertical lift, precise maneuvering, and extended range.

Meeting the Demands of High-Performance Flights

Designing motors for AAM involves navigating a complex landscape of technical, safety, environmental, and regulatory challenges. These aircraft demand ultra-lightweight, high-performance systems where every gram counts. Motor efficiency directly impacts range, payload capacity, and overall flight performance – especially given the limited onboard energy storage and the need to optimize energy consumption across a wide range of operating conditions.

AAM platforms also operate in highly dynamic environments. Motors must perform reliably amid rapid temperature fluctuations, high humidity, and constant vibration. These environmental stressors can significantly affect motor performance and longevity, making robust design and rigorous testing essential.

Purpose-Built Motion Solutions for AAM

Portescap’s precision miniature motor technologies are engineered to meet the exacting demands of AAM applications. Whether for propulsion, actuation, or control systems, our motors are built to deliver consistent, reliable performance in the extreme conditions these aircraft encounter.

We offer both commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and clean-sheet, build-to-spec motion solutions tailored to meet the stringent Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements of AAM platforms. Our designs are tested according to DO-160G environmental standards – including resistance to temperature extremes, vibration, and humidity – and are ready to scale with the high-volume production needs of the rapidly growing Advanced Air Mobility market.

Benefits

  • SWaP optimized solutions
  • High efficiency solutions
  • Optimized power and torque dense designs
  • Designed to DO-160G standards for extreme environments
  • Low inertia designs for quick start and stop
  • Commercial-Off-the-Shelf and Build-to-Spec capabilities

Customization Options

  • Consultative design approach to meet exact performance requirements
  • Capability to support integrated solutions, including gearheads and encoders
  • Design flexibility to support custom output shaft & interface features for modular designs
  • Custom winding to meet exact device torque & speed
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Rise Above

In today’s rapidly developing advanced air mobility market, every design decision impacts your ability to deliver with speed and confidence. With Portescap now an integral part of Regal Rexnord, our partnership gives you a whole new level of innovation potential.

You get one of the industry’s broadest solution sets – from custom-designed components to fully-assembled, performance-optimized subsystems. You access an unparalleled depth and breadth of experience solving the most complex motion challenges in aerospace design, and the global scale and scope of the full Regal Rexnord Aerospace Solutions team.

We will help you succeed against even the most aggressive timelines, from prototype to full scale production. With one trusted partner, now is your time to Rise Above. Rise Above.

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