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E R&T Challenges for Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Operations and Decision Making, Human Integrated Systems, and Networking and Communications
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... National will help ensure that the right architecture and design decipriority scores are also shown.1 This appendix contains a sions can be made in developing the air transportation system description of each R&T Challenge, including milestones of the future. Key milestones include and an item-by-item justification for each score that appears in Table E-1.2 · Demonstrate methodologies and tools for the design, test, and certification of a flexible, robust, safe air trans portation system that is readily adaptable to changing E1 Methodologies, tools, and simulation and modeling operational paradigms suited to new and different ve capabilities to design and evaluate complex hicles, including unmanned air vehicles (UAVs)
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... APPENDIX E 153 TABLE E-1 Prioritization of R&T Challenges for Area E: Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Operations and Decision Making, Human Integrated Systems, and Networking and Communications Strategic Objective Why NASA? ent sors e on orc rmance rity vironm cu En Perfo Se ecap erutcurtsa Risk Sp S e of iv Reliability eht ment Level and with S frnI rity ernat e Score y Composite and and tot ngit Align Alt A y acityp ficiency orpp Prio orpp of S Priorit NA Ca Safet Ef Energy Synergies Su naloi Su Mission Lack Appropriat y SA R&T Challenge Weight 1 5 3 1 Nat /4 each Wh NA E1 Methodologies, tools, and simulation and modeling capabilities to design and evaluate complex interactive 9 9 9 9 9 3 156 3 9 3 9 6.0 936 systems E2 New concepts and methods of separating, spacing, and 9 9 9 3 3 1 130 3 9 3 9 6.0 780 sequencing aircraft E3 Appropriate roles of humans and automated systems for separation assurance, including the feasibility and merits of 9 9 9 1 3 1 124 3 9 3 9 6.0 744 highly automated separation assurance systems E4 Affordable new sensors, system technologies, and procedures to improve the prediction and measurement of 9 9 3 1 1 1 104 3 9 3 9 6.0 624 wake turbulence E5 Interfaces that ensure effective information sharing and coordination among ground-based and airborne human and 3 9 9 1 9 3 102 3 9 3 9 6.0 612 machine agents E6 Vulnerability analysis as an integral element in the architecture design and simulations of the air transportation 3 9 9 1 9 1 100 3 9 3 9 6.0 600 system E7 Adaptive ATM techniques to minimize the impact of weather by taking better advantage of improved 9 3 9 3 1 1 98 3 9 3 9 6.0 588 probabilistic forecasts E8a Transparent and collaborative decision support systems 3 9 9 1 3 3 96 3 9 3 9 6.0 576 E8b Using operational and maintenance data to assess leading 3 9 9 1 3 3 96 3 9 3 9 6.0 576 indicators of safety E8c Interfaces and procedures that support human operators in 3 9 9 1 3 3 96 3 9 3 9 6.0 576 effective task and attention management E11 Automated systems and dynamic strategies to facilitate 9 3 9 3 3 1 100 3 9 1 9 5.5 550 allocation of airspace and airport resources E12 Autonomous flight monitoring of manned and unmanned 3 9 3 1 9 1 82 3 9 3 9 6.0 492 aircraft E13 Feasibility of deploying an affordable broad-area, precision 9 9 3 1 3 1 106 3 3 3 9 4.5 477 navigation capability compatible with international standards E14 Advanced spacecraft weather imagery and aircraft data for 3 3 9 3 1 1 68 3 9 3 9 6.0 408 more accurate forecasts E15 Technologies to enable refuse-to-crash and emergency 1 9 1 1 3 1 60 3 9 3 9 6.0 360 autoland systems E16 Appropriate metrics to facilitate analysis and design of the current and future air transportation system and operating 3 3 9 3 3 1 70 3 9 3 3 4.5 315 concepts E17 Change management techniques applicable to the U.S.
From page 154...
... that contribute pilots of nearby aircraft. Key milestones include to meeting this Challenge.
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... merits of highly automated separation assurance systems Safety and Reliability (9) : The air transportation system can safely manage growth only through a fundamental un- Air traffic control is currently a labor-intensive process.
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... likely proceed even without NASA support, though it would Key milestones include be significantly diminished. Appropriate Level of Risk (9)
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... Key milestones include broad benefit for aeronautics in general. Lack of Alternative Sponsors (3)
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... : This response. Challenge will facilitate the information sharing in situations Airlines use a variety of techniques to respond to such disinvolving national and homeland security, and will help ruptions.
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... : With improved weather probabilistic forecasts data, fuel consumption could be reduced through better rout Adaptive traffic flow management methods are needed to ing and more efficient climb and descent profiles. take advantage of recent improvements in automated avia- Synergies with National and Homeland Security (1)
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... Air traffic operations are enhanced by effective decision Synergies with National and Homeland Security (3) : Nasupport systems that assist pilots, controllers, traffic flow man tional and homeland security would be enhanced by more agers, and airline personnel in tasks such as routing, flight effective and collaborative decision support systems.
From page 161...
... tion system. Key milestones include Lack of Alternative Sponsors (3)
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... . and research that will reduce unnecessary disruptions and Key milestones include improve attention management in the civil air transportation system will be of some assistance in addressing these chal- · Modify available models to create dynamic tools for lenges in the DoD and DHS.
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... bilities to more than just a few minutes. Key milestones Synergies with National and Homeland Security (3)
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... based augmentation or independent backup. Key milestones Appropriate Level of Risk (9)
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... , to enable ac- proved weather forecasts contribute to enhanced situational curate 1- to 2-hour forecasts of convective storm motion and awareness and the navigation of intercept aircraft, but this other weather hazardous to aviation. These forecasts are be- would be only a small contribution to the overall state of ginning to provide significant benefits to civil aviation, es- national and homeland security.
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... Key milestones include Capacity (1) : This Challenge focuses on safety and has no direct impact on capacity.
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... Numeric data from radar or onboard instru ments is routinely processed by onboard flight management systems for navigation and local deconfliction. ATM tools Relevance to Strategic Objectives predict conflicts given information on the current status of Capacity (9)
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... Relevance to Strategic Objectives Capacity (3) : Efficient information sharing is a key com Relevance to Strategic Objectives ponent of distributed, dynamic routing, but it does not directly increase capacity.
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... increasingly complex protocols. Key milestones include Appropriate Level of Risk (1)
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... 2001. An Assessment of the Potential for Wake Vortex-Re- The Future of Air Traffic Control: Human Operators and Automation.


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