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5 Findings and Recommendations
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From page 65... ... � Advanced configurations In addition, many of the high-priority R&T Challenges have � Intelligent and adaptive systems uses in fields other than civil aeronautics and are applicable � Complex interactive systems to the missions of other federal agencies -- DoD, DHS, and FAA, among others. Cooperative research between NASA Each Theme encompasses enabling approaches that will and other agencies could therefore produce substantial na- contribute to multiple R&T Challenges. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... 66 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 of assurance turbulence and and techniques and ensure and ground-based and 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 making, systems vehicle flow airspace and and integrated weather unmanned R&T uncertainty, integration of and adaptive by and enhanced decision national guidance under and onboard communication, planning surveillance and closed-loop management the tools Navigation, and operation in path via making techniques health and Safe Prioritized Advanced Distributed Aerodynamics Intelligent Fault-tolerant Improved Advanced Human�machine Synthetic Avionics flight 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 and Aeronautics, for health and coatings analysis, polymers and suppression, ceramics materials NASA high-temperature load aeromechanical for vehicle materials innovations Structures and optimization prediction environmental rotorcraft and structures and control Innovative and Innovative Multifunctional Integrated Adaptive Multidisciplinary Next-generation Noise Structural High-temperature vibration coatings Challenges C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6a C6b C8 C9 C10 C Materials management morphing design, composites suppression metals and stability high-speed and and to short thermal Technology flight capable system systems all and for for and mode high- power hypersonic and turbine gaseous in reconfiguration engines envelope lift gas systems with engines and systems power systems high-power Power propulsion reduce electric propulsion visits systems and and to emissions power vertical operating flight systems Research shop 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 and for and of novel Highest and layer multi- to high of performance reduce models and formation vortex tools of transition, to detection including reducing/ through separation designs configurations Aeroacoustics performance enable flexible prediction robust boundary wake performance for efficient Fifty-one system noise of tools and conditions, of power boom design and propulsion�airframe that vortex and through aerodynamic and/or schemes performance configurations, turbulence ESTOL, rotor disturbances 5-1 layer, improved and design advantages and techniques sonic novel aircraft 3-D icing and control Aerodynamic and Accuracy weather Aerodynamic Accuracy Techniques shaping Robust 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 Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... To effectively exploit the As of January 2006, NASA seemed intent on allocating benefits of R&T to meet the Strategic Objectives, new tools 93 percent of NASA's aeronautics research funding for inand techniques are required to anticipate and introduce house use.2 While the committee has no specific recommenchange. Without research to better define and develop dation on the in-house/external split, it does not believe that change management tools and techniques, the inability to such a split would serve the best interests of NASA or the introduce change in a timely manner will serve as a barrier nation. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... Because the issues transcend dates close cooperation and coordination between NASA's NASA, the steering committee observes that in the national civil aeronautics R&T program and other federal agencies interest, organizational options should be reviewed by a that support related research. senior group commissioned by or within the federal DoD conducts research on and development of many government. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... gies to TRL 5. While this study did not include a detailed assessment of When NASA is developing technologies for transfer to facilities, some key facilities -- and their deficiencies -- are operational federal agencies such as the FAA, the committee noted in Appendixes A-E. Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... NASA should use five Common Themes to make the oaiID=oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20050199428>. most efficient use of civil aeronautics R&T resources:3 Kegelman, J Read the entire page →

From page 65...

... � Advanced configurations In addition, many of the high-priority R&T Challenges have � Intelligent and adaptive systems uses in fields other than civil aeronautics and are applicable � Complex interactive systems to the missions of other federal agencies -- DoD, DHS, and FAA, among others. Cooperative research between NASA Each Theme encompasses enabling approaches that will and other agencies could therefore produce substantial na- contribute to multiple R&T Challenges.

Read the entire page →

From page 66...

... 66 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 of assurance turbulence and and techniques and ensure and ground-based and 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 making, systems vehicle flow airspace and and integrated weather unmanned R&T uncertainty, integration of and adaptive by and enhanced decision national guidance under and onboard communication, planning surveillance and closed-loop management the tools Navigation, and operation in path via making techniques health and Safe Prioritized Advanced Distributed Aerodynamics Intelligent Fault-tolerant Improved Advanced Human�machine Synthetic Avionics flight 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 and Aeronautics, for health and coatings analysis, polymers and suppression, ceramics materials NASA high-temperature load aeromechanical for vehicle materials innovations Structures and optimization prediction environmental rotorcraft and structures and control Innovative and Innovative Multifunctional Integrated Adaptive Multidisciplinary Next-generation Noise Structural High-temperature vibration coatings Challenges C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6a C6b C8 C9 C10 C Materials management morphing design, composites suppression metals and stability high-speed and and to short thermal Technology flight capable system systems all and for for and mode high- power hypersonic and turbine gaseous in reconfiguration engines envelope lift gas systems with engines and systems power systems high-power Power propulsion reduce electric propulsion visits systems and and to emissions power vertical operating flight systems Research shop 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 and for and of novel Highest and layer multi- to high of performance reduce models and formation vortex tools of transition, to detection including reducing/ through separation designs configurations Aeroacoustics performance enable flexible prediction robust boundary wake performance for efficient Fifty-one system noise of tools and conditions, of power boom design and propulsion�airframe that vortex and through aerodynamic and/or schemes performance configurations, turbulence ESTOL, rotor disturbances 5-1 layer, improved and design advantages and techniques sonic novel aircraft 3-D icing and control Aerodynamic and Accuracy weather Aerodynamic Accuracy Techniques shaping Robust 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

Read the entire page →

From page 67...

... To effectively exploit the As of January 2006, NASA seemed intent on allocating benefits of R&T to meet the Strategic Objectives, new tools 93 percent of NASA's aeronautics research funding for inand techniques are required to anticipate and introduce house use.2 While the committee has no specific recommenchange. Without research to better define and develop dation on the in-house/external split, it does not believe that change management tools and techniques, the inability to such a split would serve the best interests of NASA or the introduce change in a timely manner will serve as a barrier nation.

Read the entire page →

From page 68...

... Because the issues transcend dates close cooperation and coordination between NASA's NASA, the steering committee observes that in the national civil aeronautics R&T program and other federal agencies interest, organizational options should be reviewed by a that support related research. senior group commissioned by or within the federal DoD conducts research on and development of many government.

Read the entire page →

From page 69...

... gies to TRL 5. While this study did not include a detailed assessment of When NASA is developing technologies for transfer to facilities, some key facilities -- and their deficiencies -- are operational federal agencies such as the FAA, the committee noted in Appendixes A-E.

Read the entire page →

From page 70...

... NASA should use five Common Themes to make the oaiID=oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20050199428>. most efficient use of civil aeronautics R&T resources:3 Kegelman, J

Read the entire page →

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5 Findings and Recommendations Pages 65-70

5 Findings and Recommendations
Pages 65-70