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From page 1... ... high-priority R&T Challenges in each Area. Five Common Themes summarize threads of commonal Civil aeronautics R&T should also consider two lower- ity among the 51 high-priority R&T Challenges: priority Strategic Objectives: � Physics-based analysis tools to enable analytical capa � Take advantage of synergies with national and home- bilities that go far beyond existing modeling and simu land security. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... 2 of to the by that an air Systems, and effective as humans improved leading effective Decision capabilities methods procedures and the sequencing of highly machine and in complex for of weather of collaborative and tools, sensors, architecture including techniques of assurance turbulence and and and ensure and ground-based and a of procedures analysis assess roles the and Integrated Communications new management wake that in systems to and Autonomous modeling systems evaluate merits prediction ATM operators of system and sharing among human impact advantage forecasts operational data safety and and systems concepts spacing, assurance, and separation the simulations Operations Human and the of technologies, element support and human attention Methodologies, New Appropriate Affordable Interfaces Vulnerability Adaptive better Transparent Using Interfaces automated airborne and E1 design E2 E3 E4 improve E5 E6 E7 E8a E8b E8c E Intelligent Systems, Making, Networking simulation to interactive separating, aircraft and separation feasibility automated systems system to measurement information coordination and agents integral design transportation minimize taking probabilistic decision maintenance indicators support task Area flight vision Control, systems R&T systems making, airspace and vehicle flow and integrated weather unmanned uncertainty, integration by of and adaptive and enhanced decision national guidance under and onboard communication, planning surveillance and closed-loop management the tools Navigation, and operation in via Prioritized making techniques health and Safe Advanced Distributed Aerodynamics Intelligent Fault-tolerant Improved Advanced Human�machine Synthetic Avionics flight-path D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 vehicles D Dynamics, and decision and prediction dynamics control control vehicle systems navigation, technology systems air landing. and Aeronautics, and for takeoff health and coatings analysis, NASA polymers and suppression, ceramics materials short for high-temperature load aeromechanical vehicle materials innovations Structures and optimization prediction environmental rotorcraft and structures extremely and control Innovative and Innovative Multifunctional Integrated Adaptive Multidisciplinary Next-generation Noise Structural High-temperature Challenges vibration coatings C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6a C6b C8 C9 C10 ESTOL, C Materials management morphing design, composites suppression metals and stability high-speed and landing; and to Technology short thermal and flight capable system for for systems and all and and power hypersonic mode turbine gaseous in reconfiguration engines high envelope takeoff lift gas systems with engines and systems power systems high-power Power propulsion reduce electric short propulsion visits systems and Research and to emissions power vertical operating flight systems shop and/or Quiet Ultraclean and Variable-cycle the Integrated aircraft Combined-cycle Intelligent Improved Propulsion Propulsion High-reliability, economy B1a B1b B3 self-diagnosis B4 B5 B6a B6b B8 B9 B10 Priority B Propulsion combustors particulate segments mechanical of between fuel takeoff expand management supersonic performance, density systems propulsion transition vertical and for Highest and of novel V/STOL, and layer multi- to high of performance reduce models and formation vortex tools of transition, reducing/ through designs to detection including performance separation robust configurations Fifty-one Aeroacoustics enable flexible prediction boundary wake performance for efficient system noise of tools and conditions, of power boom design management; and propulsion�airframe that vortex and through aerodynamic and/or schemes performance configurations, turbulence ESTOL, rotor disturbances ES-1 layer, improved and design advantages and techniques sonic traffic novel aircraft 3-D icing and control Aerodynamic and Accuracy weather Aerodynamic Accuracy Techniques shaping Robust air Integrated Aerodynamic Novel control Aerodynamics Aerodynamic A1 A2 A3 A4a A4b A6 A7a leverage A7b A9 A10 A11 TABLE A Aerodynamics through integration improvement boundary control configurations performance mission flow aircraft aerodynamic complex including transition associated atmospheric adverse including to flying prediction, mitigation V/STOL adequate mitigating aircraft multidisciplinary ATM, a Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... portation system is becoming more difficult as inter actions among the various elements become more The eight recommendations formulated by the steering complex and the number of internal and external con- committee and set forth in Box ES-1 summarize action nec straints grows. To effectively exploit R&T to achieve essary to properly prioritize civil aeronautics R&T and the Strategic Objectives, new tools and techniques are achieve the relevant Strategic Objectives. Read the entire page →

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... high-priority R&T Challenges in each Area. Five Common Themes summarize threads of commonal Civil aeronautics R&T should also consider two lower- ity among the 51 high-priority R&T Challenges: priority Strategic Objectives: � Physics-based analysis tools to enable analytical capa � Take advantage of synergies with national and home- bilities that go far beyond existing modeling and simu land security.

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... 2 of to the by that an air Systems, and effective as humans improved leading effective Decision capabilities methods procedures and the sequencing of highly machine and in complex for of weather of collaborative and tools, sensors, architecture including techniques of assurance turbulence and and and ensure and ground-based and a of procedures analysis assess roles the and Integrated Communications new management wake that in systems to and Autonomous modeling systems evaluate merits prediction ATM operators of system and sharing among human impact advantage forecasts operational data safety and and systems concepts spacing, assurance, and separation the simulations Operations Human and the of technologies, element support and human attention Methodologies, New Appropriate Affordable Interfaces Vulnerability Adaptive better Transparent Using Interfaces automated airborne and E1 design E2 E3 E4 improve E5 E6 E7 E8a E8b E8c E Intelligent Systems, Making, Networking simulation to interactive separating, aircraft and separation feasibility automated systems system to measurement information coordination and agents integral design transportation minimize taking probabilistic decision maintenance indicators support task Area flight vision Control, systems R&T systems making, airspace and vehicle flow and integrated weather unmanned uncertainty, integration by of and adaptive and enhanced decision national guidance under and onboard communication, planning surveillance and closed-loop management the tools Navigation, and operation in via Prioritized making techniques health and Safe Advanced Distributed Aerodynamics Intelligent Fault-tolerant Improved Advanced Human�machine Synthetic Avionics flight-path D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 vehicles D Dynamics, and decision and prediction dynamics control control vehicle systems navigation, technology systems air landing. and Aeronautics, and for takeoff health and coatings analysis, NASA polymers and suppression, ceramics materials short for high-temperature load aeromechanical vehicle materials innovations Structures and optimization prediction environmental rotorcraft and structures extremely and control Innovative and Innovative Multifunctional Integrated Adaptive Multidisciplinary Next-generation Noise Structural High-temperature Challenges vibration coatings C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6a C6b C8 C9 C10 ESTOL, C Materials management morphing design, composites suppression metals and stability high-speed and landing; and to Technology short thermal and flight capable system for for systems and all and and power hypersonic mode turbine gaseous in reconfiguration engines high envelope takeoff lift gas systems with engines and systems power systems high-power Power propulsion reduce electric short propulsion visits systems and Research and to emissions power vertical operating flight systems shop and/or Quiet Ultraclean and Variable-cycle the Integrated aircraft Combined-cycle Intelligent Improved Propulsion Propulsion High-reliability, economy B1a B1b B3 self-diagnosis B4 B5 B6a B6b B8 B9 B10 Priority B Propulsion combustors particulate segments mechanical of between fuel takeoff expand management supersonic performance, density systems propulsion transition vertical and for Highest and of novel V/STOL, and layer multi- to high of performance reduce models and formation vortex tools of transition, reducing/ through designs to detection including performance separation robust configurations Fifty-one Aeroacoustics enable flexible prediction boundary wake performance for efficient system noise of tools and conditions, of power boom design management; and propulsion�airframe that vortex and through aerodynamic and/or schemes performance configurations, turbulence ESTOL, rotor disturbances ES-1 layer, improved and design advantages and techniques sonic traffic novel aircraft 3-D icing and control Aerodynamic and Accuracy weather Aerodynamic Accuracy Techniques shaping Robust air Integrated Aerodynamic Novel control Aerodynamics Aerodynamic A1 A2 A3 A4a A4b A6 A7a leverage A7b A9 A10 A11 TABLE A Aerodynamics through integration improvement boundary control configurations performance mission flow aircraft aerodynamic complex including transition associated atmospheric adverse including to flying prediction, mitigation V/STOL adequate mitigating aircraft multidisciplinary ATM, a

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... portation system is becoming more difficult as inter actions among the various elements become more The eight recommendations formulated by the steering complex and the number of internal and external con- committee and set forth in Box ES-1 summarize action nec straints grows. To effectively exploit R&T to achieve essary to properly prioritize civil aeronautics R&T and the Strategic Objectives, new tools and techniques are achieve the relevant Strategic Objectives.

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