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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

FCSR TASK ORDER TITLE: FLIGHT TEST OF SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEXTGEN 1.0 BACKGROUND: THE INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT FLIGHT DECK (IIFD) PROJECT, UNDER NASAS AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM (AVSP), IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (RDT&E) OF DISPLAYS AND DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES WHICH MAY PROACTIVELY OVERCOME AIRCRAFT SAFETY BARRIERS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE CONSTRAIN THE FULL REALIZATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN). PART OF THIS RESEARCH EFFORT INVOLVES THE USE OF SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET THESE SAFETY CHALLENGES. EQUIVALENT VISUAL OPERATIONS (EVO) ARE DEFINED AS OPERATIONS WHERE AN ELECTRONIC MEANS PROVIDES SUFFICIENT VISIBILITY OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD AND OTHER REQUIRED FLIGHT REFERENCES ON A FLIGHT CREWS COCKPIT DISPLAYS THAT THE SAFETY, OPERATIONAL TEMPOS, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR)-LIKE PROCEDURES ARE REPLICATED IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES ARE CRITICAL ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TO EVO WITH THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF EVO, BEING ONE COMPONENT OF A BETTER THAN VISUAL (BTV) OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY REPLICATING THE CAPACITY OF TODAYS VFR FLIGHT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MEETING AND IMPROVING ON THE SAFETY OF TODAYS VFR FLIGHT IN ALL-WEATHER NEXTGEN OPERATIONS. AS AN INITIAL STEP IN MEETING THESE NEXTGEN GOALS, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN NASA AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION AND USE OF SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES. THIS WORK BUILDS FROM AND EXTENDS CURRENT OPERATIONAL USE AND CERTIFICATION OF EXISTING SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES TO SERVE AS BUILDING BLOCKS TOWARD ALL-WEATHER, LOW VISIBILITY OPERATIONS FOR NEXTGEN. 2.0 SCOPE/OBJECTIVE: THIS TASK ORDER IS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE NASA AND FAA PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT TEST ACTIVITY TO OBTAIN PILOT-IN-THE-LOOP OPERATIONAL TEST DATA USING SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS. THE DATA FROM THIS FLIGHT TEST WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR FLIGHT-VALIDATION /-VERIFICATION/-DEMONSTRATION OF SELECTED SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION OPERATIONAL AND SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE TEST POINTS. THE FLIGHT TEST IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT ANALYSIS AND GROUND SIMULATION ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED BY NASA FOR RDT&E OF SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES. THIS OVERALL PROGRAM OF ANALYSIS, GROUND SIMULATION, AND FLIGHT TEST MAY BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION AND USE OF SYNTHETIC AND ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES IN CURRENT-DAY AND NEXTGEN OPERATIONS.

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NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) IN SOLICITATION NNH07ZEA001N. FCSR TASK ORDER TITLE: "VERIFIABLE ADAPTIVE CONTROL: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN". BACKGROUND: THIS EFFORT FALLS UNDER THE NASA INTEGRATED RESILIENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL (IRAC) PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ARRIVE AT A SET OF VALIDATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT CONTROL DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING SAFE FLIGHT IN THE PRESENCE OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS (E.G., FAULTS, DAMAGE AND/OR UPSETS). THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF ADAPTIVE CONTROLS AS A DESIGN OPTION TO PROVIDE ENHANCED STABILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY MARGINS FOR SAFE LANDING. THE IRAC PROJECT'S TECHNICAL APPROACH IS RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING FOUR LEVELS OF RESEARCH DEFINED BY THE AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE (ARMD). 1. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH (LEVEL 1) FOCUSES ON FUNDAMENTAL THEORY AND METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS, THEORETICAL ADVANCES IN ADAPTIVE CONTROL, INTELLIGENT PLANNING AND GUIDANCE, AND RELEVANT CONTROL METRICS FOR MEASURING AVAILABLE STABILITY AND CONTROLLABILITY MARGINS. FUNDAMENTAL THEORY AND METHODS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN: (1) PHYSICS-BASED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF FLUID, STRUCTURAL, AND ENGINE DYNAMICS TO CHARACTERIZE THE EFFECTS OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS, (2) CONTROL UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS, (3) EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR TESTING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, AND THE VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE AND LEARNING SYSTEMS. 2. DISCIPLINE RESEARCH (LEVEL 2) FOCUSES ON METHODS AND TOOLS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MODELING, CONTROL, AND RESPONSE PREDICTION METHODOLOGIES FOR ADVERSE EVENTS. THE RESEARCH DISCIPLINES INCLUDE: INTEGRATED DYNAMICS AND FLIGHT CONTROL; INTEGRATED PROPULSION CONTROLS AND DYNAMICS; AIRFRAME & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; INTELLIGENT FLIGHT PLANNING AND GUIDANCE; AND VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION METHODS AND TESTBEDS. 3. MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (LEVEL 3) FOCUSES ON STABILITY, MANEUVERABILITY, AND SAFE LANDING USING FLIGHT CONTROL TO PREVENT AND/OR MANEUVER SAFELY AFTER AN ADVERSE EVENT. TO ACHIEVE THIS, INTEGRATED ADAPTIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR STABILITY AND SAFE MANEUVERABILITY, INTEGRATED ADAPTIVE MISSION MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR SAFE FLIGHT, AND VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM ARE IDENTIFIED AS KEY ELEMENTS. 4. SYSTEM LEVEL RESEARCH (LEVEL 4) ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATED METHODS, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACHIEVING CONTROL RESILIENCE UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS AND THE VALIDATION OF INTEGRATED IRAC TECHNOLOGIES USING SIMULATION AND VEHICLE TEST BEDS, AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS DEFINITIONS BASED ON ACCIDENT/INCIDENT ANALYSES, COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY EVALUATIONS, AND PARTNERING. THIS RESEARCH EFFORT FALLS PRIMARILY UNDER FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH AT LEVEL 1 WITH SOME LEVEL 2 WORK AND IS AN INTEGRAL RESEARCH COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL PROJECT CONTENT. IT HAS BEEN DEFINED TO CONTRIBUTE TO PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, ADVANCING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR PILOTED AIRCRAFT, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT'S APPLICATION FOCUS ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT CONTROL DESIGN SYNTHESIS. THIS EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADAPTIVE CONTROL METRICS AND ASSOCIATED TOOLS FOR EVALUATING ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS. SCOPE: THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND ALGORITHMS FOR ADAPTIVE FLIGHT CONTROL. BASED ON THE ROBUSTNESS STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED UNDER THIS PROGRAM, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM RIGOROUS EVALUATIONS OF ADVANCED ADAPTIVE FLIGHT CONTROL LAWS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE OFF-NOMINAL CONDITIONS AND DOCUMENT THE RESULTS IN ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORTS. OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS TOOLS WHICH CAN BE EFFECTIVELY USED TO DESIGN AND VERIFY ADAPTIVE CONTROL LAWS. IN ORDER TO MEET THIS GOAL, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING FUNDAMENTAL T

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FCSR IDIQ TASK ORDER: TASK ORDER TITLE: HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES & OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN MERGING & SPACING FOR NEXTGEN OPERATIONS 1.0 BACKGROUND: THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONS (FAA) PLANNED NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) WILL REDUCE AIRCRAFT SEPARATION AND IMPLEMENT A SHIFT TOWARDS FLIGHT DECK SEPARATION ASSURANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. THESE CHANGES WILL, IN TURN, SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER EXISTING COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND SEPARATION ASSURANCE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, DISPLAYS AND ALERTS. NEW METHODS OF SEPARATION ASSURANCE REQUIRE DELEGATION OR SHARING OF SEPARATION ASSURANCE FUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDER (ANSP) AND THE FLIGHT DECK FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS OF A FLIGHT SEGMENT AND/OR FOR SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONALLY, COLLISION AVOIDANCE ALGORITHMS MAY REQUIRE SOME ALTERATION OR CONSIDERATION OF INTENT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO MATCH COLLISION AVOIDANCE ALERTING CRITERIA WITH REDUCED SEPARATION STANDARDS. THE FAA'S EXPERIENCE FROM RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED PROCEDURES LIKE STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID) AND STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL ROUTE (STAR) SUGGESTS THAT INTENDED BENEFITS PROVIDED BY NEW PROCEDURES MAY BE NEGATED BY HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES SUCH AS FREQUENT PILOT ERRORS IN MATCHING OF PROCEDURES TO RUNWAYS AND PILOT CHALLENGES RESPONDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DIRECTIONS. ACHIEVING INTENDED LEVELS OF REDUCED SEPARATION REQUIRES RESEARCH THAT IDENTIFIES RELEVANT HUMAN PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS, INFORMATION NEEDS, HUMAN ERROR POTENTIAL AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. WHILE LIMITED MERGING AND SPACING OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTED IN THE US NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (E.G., UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OPERATIONS AT LOUISVILLE, KY), ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WHEN EXTENDING THESE OPERATIONS TO MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT OPERATORS AND TYPES. 2.0 SCOPE / OBJECTIVES: THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO CONDUCT REVIEWS, SURVEYS, AND WORKSHOPS FOR ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEXTGEN HUMAN FACTORS COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND SEPARATION ASSURANCE SYSTEMS FOR MERGING & SPACING OPERATIONS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: ESTABLISHING HUMAN CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS THAT AFFECT HUMAN ERROR POTENTIAL AND IMPACT. DEVELOPING INFORMATION NEEDS FOR DISPLAYS, ALERTS AND PROCEDURES. EVALUATING SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCEDURES. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF TASK REQUIREMENTS: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT REVIEWS, SURVEYS, AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEXTGEN HUMAN FACTORS COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND SEPARATION ASSURANCE SYSTEMS FOR MERGING & SPACING OPERATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS: 3.1 LITERATURE REVIEW: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE, MACRO-LEVEL REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF COMPLETED, ONGOING, AND /OR PLANNED HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH RELEVANT TO MERGING AND SPACING OPERATIONS THAT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF NEW ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (INCLUDING DISPLAY FORMATS AND SYMBOLS) USED TO ACCOMPLISH MERGING & SPACING OPERATIONS. THE REVIEW AND SUMMARY SHALL CONSIDER RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN BOTH THE US AND FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER A DRAFT LITERATURE REVIEW REPORT (DELIVERABLE 4.6) WHICH INCLUDES A COMPILATION OF SOURCE DOCUMENTS USED AND A FORMAL REFERENCE SECTION IN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) CITATION FORMAT. THE NASA TECHNICAL MONITOR (TM) WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS VIA EMAIL TO THE CONTRACTOR WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INCORPORATE THE NASA TM S COMMENTS AND DELIVER A FINAL LITERATURE REVIEW REPORT WHICH INCLUDES A COMPILATION OF SOURCE DOCUMENTS USED AND A FORMAL REFERENCE SECTION IN APA CITATION FORMAT. (DELIVERABLE 4.7) 3.2 OPERATIONS REVIEW & OPERATOR PERSPECTIVES DOCUMENT: THIS TASK ASSESSES INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT BEST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES RELEVANT TO

IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH (FCSR) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK TITLE: ASSESSING VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESSES FOR AUTOMATION WITH RESPECT TO VULNERABILITIES TO LOSS OF AIRPLANE STATE AWARENESS 1.0 BACKGROUND NASA'S AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH DIRECTED AT PROACTIVELY IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING, AND MATURING TOOLS, METHODS, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE OVERALL SAFETY OF NEW AND LEGACY AIRCRAFT. RESEARCH IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE PROJECT AREAS: (1) SYSTEM-WIDE SAFETY AND ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGIES (SSAT), (2) VEHICLE SYSTEMS SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES (VSST), AND (3) ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES (AEST). THIS SOW SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES LONG-TERM TECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN BOTH THE SSAT AND VSST PROJECTS. SSAT, ASSURANCE OF FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT OF VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (V&V) TECHNIQUES TO ESTABLISH CONFIDENCE THAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE SAFE AND PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE BASIS FOR ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLEX CIVIL AVIATION SYSTEMS. SSAT, ASSURING SAFE HUMAN-SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST HUMAN-AUTOMATION SYSTEMS BY INCORPORATING KNOWN LIMITATIONS OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE INTO ANALYSIS TOOLS. VSST, IMPROVED CREW DECISION MAKING AND RESPONSE IN COMPLEX SITUATIONS DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITIES THAT ENABLE PILOTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND SAFELY TO COMPLEX SITUATIONS. VSST, SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL UNDER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOP INTEGRATED GUIDANCE, CONTROL, AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CREW/SYSTEM AIRCRAFT CONTROL UNDER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THE ASSURANCE OF FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS CHALLENGE OF SSAT, THERE IS A SUB-CHALLENGE RELATED TO THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF AUTHORITY AND AUTONOMY (A&A) CONSTRUCTS. AUTHORITY, IN THE CONTEXT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, REFERS TO HAVING THE RIGHT, OR POWER, TO EXERCISE CONTROLS THAT WILL CHANGE THE POSITION, VELOCITY, AND/OR ATTITUDE OF AN AIRCRAFT. AUTONOMY REFERS TO A FUNCTION OR SYSTEM THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF PILOT OR CONTROLLER INTERVENTION. FOR CURRENT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, PILOTS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE THE AUTHORITIES; HOWEVER, THEY MAY, AND DO, DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO AUTOMATION FOR SELECTED ACTIVITIES OR FUNCTIONS (E.G., AUTO-LAND SYSTEMS). IN THESE CASES, THE PILOT AND/OR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AUTOMATION TO ASSURE IT PERFORMS ITS INTENDED FUNCTION, AND TO RECLAIM AUTHORITY SHOULD IT FAIL, OR OTHERWISE DE-COUPLE PER ITS DESIGN LOGIC. THIS PARADIGM HAS WORKED WELL AND HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE SAFE FOR MANY SITUATIONS DUE LARGELY TO ESTABLISHED V&V PROCESSES FOR SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS TRAINING. HOWEVER, THERE REMAIN SITUATIONS THAT THESE PROCESSES CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR, OR PREDICT. THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH THAT THIS SOW CONTRIBUTES TO IS TO STUDY ONE CLASS OF SUCH SITUATIONS THOSE INVOLVING LOSS OF AIRPLANE STATE AWARENESS BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 2.0 SCOPE / OBJECTIVE: THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXAMINE METHODS FOR ASSESSING WHETHER, AND HOW, OPERATIONAL CONSTRUCTS PROPERLY ASSIGN AUTHORITY AND AUTONOMY IN A SAFE AND COORDINATED MANNER WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ASSURING ADEQUATE AIRPLANE STATE AWARENESS BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN OFF-NOMINAL AND/OR COMPLEX SITUATIONS. ONE OUTCOME SHOULD BE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING DESIGN STANDARDS AND V&V TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS TRANSPARENCY OF BOTH AUTHORITY TRANSITION MECHANICS (E.G., MODE TRANSITIONS AND DE-COUPLING), AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO DELIVER A FINAL REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS THE FOLLOWING: (1) CURRENT PROCESSES USED BY THE INDUSTRY TO CONDUCT V&V ACTIVITIES TO ASSURE THAT AIRPLANE STATE AWARENESS IS MAINTAINED IN CASES WHERE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE AIRPLANE STATE; (2) RESULTS OF AN ANALYSES OF T

FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH (FCSR) TASK ORDER STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK ORDER TITLE: CONFLICT DETECTION AND RESOLUTION FOR NEXTGEN TERMINAL MANEUVERING AREA CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND PILOT VEHICLE INTERFACES BACKGROUND: BY 2025, U.S. AIR TRAFFIC IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE 3-FOLD, YET THE CURRENT AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CHALLENGE, A CONSORTIUM OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE PROPOSED A REVOLUTIONARY NEW CONCEPT FOR U.S. AVIATION OPERATIONS, TERMED THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR NEXTGEN. EMERGING NEXTGEN OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS REPRESENT A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND AS A RESULT, A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN THE TASKS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FLIGHT DECK TO ENSURE A SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL GOALS OF NEXTGEN, JPDO HAS PUBLISHED A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) [HTTP://WWW.JPDO.GOV/LIBRARY/NEXTGENCONOPSV12.PDF] AND AN INTEGRATED WORK PLAN [HTTP://WWW.JPDO.GOV/IWP/IWP_VERSION_02_MASTER_W-O_APPENDIX.PDF] TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT IT CONSIDERS VITAL TO REACH THE NEXTGEN GOALS. WHILE THIS VISION IS NOT NECESSARILY SHARED BY ALL NOR IS IT THE ONLY WAY TO ACHIEVE NEXTGEN, IT DOES ILLUSTRATE MANY OF THE CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVING A NEXTGEN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. IN PARTICULAR, ONE OF THE KEY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXTGEN INVOLVES AUTOMATED SURFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE DYNAMIC ALGORITHMS TO CALCULATE THE MOST EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF ALL SURFACE TRAFFIC TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY. PILOTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 4-DIMENSIONAL (4-D) TAXI CLEARANCES, DICTATING THAT AIRCRAFT ARRIVE AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN SPECIFIC TIME WINDOWS. FURTHER, PILOTS MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATION FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT DURING THESE OPERATIONS REGARDLESS OF VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. PROACTIVE SAFETY LAYERS ENABLE PRESENT-DAY OPERATIONS. THESE LAYERS INCLUDE AUTOMATION TO MANAGE, ASSIST AND EVEN, CONDUCT THESE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS. IN TODAY S OPERATIONS, A SIGNIFICANT LAYER OF CONFLICT DETECTION AND RESOLUTION (CD&R) CAPABILITY IS PROVIDED BY THE TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (TCAS). TCAS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IMPROVED FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING OR ELIMINATING AIRBORNE COLLISIONS. NEXTGEN OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS ARE BEGINNING TO EMERGE TO MEET THE PROJECTED AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE DEMANDS. IT WILL BE VITAL TO RETAIN AND EVEN IMPROVE UPON THESE PROACTIVE SAFETY LAYERS FOR NEXTGEN. LIMITED RESEARCH TO DATE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED ON CONCEPTS AND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CD&R IN A NEXTGEN ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE TERMINAL MANEUVERING AREA (TMA) AND ON THE SURFACE. RESEARCH TO DATE INDICATES THAT THE USE OF TCAS MAY WORK FOR ENVISIONED TRAJECTORY-BASED 4-D OPERATIONS, BUT THE SUITABILITY OF TCAS DEGRADES IN OPERATIONS NEARING THE AIRPORT FOR OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS LIKE THOSE MOST LIKELY TO EMERGE FOR NEXTGEN. RESEARCH FOR CD&R IN A 4-D SURFACE OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENT IS IN ITS INFANCY. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE 4-D TERMINAL AREA OPERATIONS CONCEPTS PROPOSED FOR NEXTGEN ARE BEING BUILT UPON PRESENT-DAY OPERATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY PROBLEMATIC. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD CONTINUES TO INCLUDE IMPROVING RUNWAY SAFETY ON ITS MOST WANTED LIST OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR AVIATION [HTTP://NTSB.GOV/RECS/MOSTWANTED/AVIATION_ISSUES.HTM]. IN THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 2003 AND 2006, 1,306 RUNWAY INCURSION EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH IS A RATE OF ALMOST 1 RUNWAY INCURSION EVENT PER DAY. THE PRESENT-DAY STATISTICS AND EVENTS ARE CAUSE ENOUGH FOR ALARM BUT, WITHOUT PROACTIVE COUNTER-MEASURES, THE INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC FORECASTED UNDER NEXTGEN AND USING NOVEL 4-D OPERATING CONCEPTS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC INCREASES IN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY INCURSION ACCIDENTS. OBJECTIVE: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO IDENTIFY AN

FCSR TASK ORDER: TASK ORDER TITLE: CONFLICT DETECTION AND RESOLUTION FOR NEXTGEN TERMINAL MANEUVERING AREA FOLLOW-ON 1.0 BACKGROUND: BY 2025, U.S. AIR TRAFFIC IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE 3-FOLD, YET THE CURRENT AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GROWTH. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CHALLENGE, A CONSORTIUM OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE PROPOSED A REVOLUTIONARY NEW CONCEPT FOR U.S. AVIATION OPERATIONS, TERMED THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR NEXTGEN. EMERGING NEXTGEN OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS REPRESENT A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND AS A RESULT, A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN THE TASKS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FLIGHT DECK TO ENSURE A SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL GOALS OF NEXTGEN, THE JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (JPDO) HAS PUBLISHED A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) AND AN INTEGRATED WORK PLAN TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT IT CONSIDERS VITAL TO REACH THE NEXTGEN GOALS. THIS VISION ILLUSTRATES MANY OF THE CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVING A NEXTGEN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. IN PARTICULAR, ONE OF THE KEY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXTGEN INVOLVES AUTOMATED SURFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE DYNAMIC ALGORITHMS TO CALCULATE THE MOST EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF ALL SURFACE TRAFFIC TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY. PILOTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 4-DIMENSIONAL (4-D) TAXI CLEARANCES, DICTATING THAT AIRCRAFT ARRIVE AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN SPECIFIC TIME WINDOWS. FURTHER, PILOTS MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATION FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT DURING THESE OPERATIONS REGARDLESS OF VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. PROACTIVE SAFETY LAYERS ENABLE PRESENT-DAY OPERATIONS. THESE LAYERS INCLUDE AUTOMATION TO MANAGE, ASSIST AND EVEN, CONDUCT THESE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS. IN TODAYS OPERATIONS, A SIGNIFICANT LAYER OF CONFLICT DETECTION AND RESOLUTION (CD&R) CAPABILITY IS PROVIDED BY THE TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (TCAS). TCAS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IMPROVED FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING OR ELIMINATING AIRBORNE COLLISIONS. NEXTGEN OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS ARE BEGINNING TO EMERGE TO MEET THE PROJECTED AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE DEMANDS. IT WILL BE VITAL TO RETAIN AND EVEN IMPROVE UPON THESE PROACTIVE SAFETY LAYERS FOR NEXTGEN. LIMITED RESEARCH TO DATE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED ON CONCEPTS AND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CD&R IN A NEXTGEN ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE TERMINAL MANEUVERING AREA (TMA) AND ON THE SURFACE. RESEARCH TO DATE INDICATES THAT WHILE THE USE OF TCAS MAY WORK FOR ENVISIONED TRAJECTORY-BASED 4-D OPERATIONS, THE SUITABILITY OF TCAS DEGRADES IN OPERATIONS NEARING THE AIRPORT FOR OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS LIKE THOSE MOST LIKELY TO EMERGE FOR NEXTGEN. RESEARCH FOR CD&R IN A 4-D SURFACE OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENT IS IN ITS INFANCY. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE 4-D TERMINAL AREA OPERATIONS CONCEPTS PROPOSED FOR NEXTGEN ARE BEING BUILT UPON PRESENT-DAY OPERATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY PROBLEMATIC. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD CONTINUES TO INCLUDE RUNWAY SAFETY ON ITS MOST WANTED LIST OF AVIATION TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. IN THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 2005 AND 2008, 3,496 RUNWAY INCURSION EVENTS WERE REPORTED (USING THE NEW ICAO DEFINITION FOR RUNWAY INCURSION). THE PRESENT-DAY STATISTICS AND EVENTS ARE CAUSE ENOUGH FOR ALARM BUT, WITHOUT PROACTIVE COUNTER-MEASURES, THE INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC FORECASTED UNDER NEXTGEN AND USING NOVEL 4-D OPERATING CONCEPTS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC INCREASES IN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY INCURSION ACCIDENTS. 2.0 SCOPE / OBJECTIVES: THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK IS TO DELIVER A REPORT THAT IDENTIFIES AND QUANTIFIES THE SAFETY ISSUES, CHALLENGES, TECHNICAL HURDLES AND REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CD&R IN EMERGING OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS FOR THE NEXTGEN TMA, INCLUDING SURFACE OPERATIONS. THIS TASK IS INTENDED TO BUILD UP THE RESEARCH PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED UNDER TASK ORDER NNL08AD71T.

FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH (FCSR) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK ORDER TITLE: AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DATA CONVERSION 1.0 INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND: NASAS AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETECTING, DIAGNOSING, PREDICTING, AND MITIGATING ADVERSE EVENTS DURING THE FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT, REGARDLESS OF THE SUBSYSTEM(S) FROM WHICH THE ADVERSE EVENT ARISES. UNDER NASA CONTRACT NNL09AA08B, TASK NNL09AD44T (COMPETITIVELY AWARDED AFTER EVALUATING RESPONSES TO NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT NNH09ZEA001N), HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. IS DEVELOPING A VEHICLE INTEGRATED PROGNOSTIC REASONER (VIPR) TO DETECT FAULTS AND FAILURES AT THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL, ENABLE ISOLATION OF THESE FAULTS, AND ESTIMATE REMAINING USEFUL LIFE. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT HONEYWELL IS ANALYZING ACTUAL FLIGHT DATA FOR MEASURING THE ACCURACY OF VIPR AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF VIPR RELATIVE TO RECORDED SAFETY INCIDENTS AND EVENTS. THIS DATA, COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FLIGHTS, WAS CAPTURED ON A FLEET OF VEHICLES INSTRUMENTED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONEYWELL AND A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE. DURING THE CONDUCT OF TASK NNL09AD44T HONEYWELL HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE NASA WITH AN ANONYMIZED VERSION OF THIS DATA TO SUPPORT ONGOING VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND AVIATION SAFETY RESEARCH. SINCE THE TRANSFER OF THIS DATA IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF NNL09AD44T, NEW AND SEPARATE TASKING IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THIS MIGRATION EFFORT WHICH REQUIRES REMOVAL OF EXPLICIT IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE TAIL NUMBERS, TIME OF FLIGHT, AND PROPRIETARY ENCODINGS. 2.0 SCOPE / OBJECTIVE(S): THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO CONVERT THE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FLIGHTS (ARCHIVED ON APPROXIMATELY 3,000 CDS) BEING ANALYZED UNDER NASA CONTRACT NNL09AA08B, TASK NNL09AD44T INTO NON-PROPRIETARY ANONYMIZED DATA FILES IN ARINC 717 FORMAT . THIS CONVERSION INCLUDES RELEVANT SAFETY INCIDENT DATA FOR THE FLIGHTS (ALSO MAPPED TO THE FLIGHT DATA IN AN ANONYMIZED FASHION) AS WELL AS DOCUMENTATION DESCRIBING THE FILE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS TASK ARE TO: 1) ANALYZE THE EXISTING FLIGHT DATA ARCHIVES TO IDENTIFY CDS CONTAINING DATA AND/OR MEDIA ANOMALIES; 2) FOR THE NON-ANOMALOUS CDS CREATE ANONYMIZED VERSIONS OF THE FLIGHT AND SAFETY INCIDENT DATA ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE; 3) FOR THE ANOMALOUS CDS PERFORM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS APPROPRIATE AND CREATE ANONYMIZED VERSIONS OF THE FLIGHT AND SAFETY INCIDENT DATA ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE OR DVD; AND 4) VALIDATE THE PROCESS USED FOR CONVERTING THE FLIGHT DATA FILES. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: THE TASKS ARE ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE NASA WITH PERIODIC DELIVERY OF ARINC 717 FORMATTED FLIGHT DATA ALONG WITH RELATED SAFETY AND/OR INCIDENT DATA THROUGHOUT THE TASK ORDER AWARD PERIOD. THE DELIVERED FLIGHT DATA SHALL BE ANONYMIZED SO THAT NO IDENTIFYING OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED IN THE DELIVERED DATA. A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ALREADY CONDUCTED BY THE CONTRACTOR SUGGESTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE 3,000 CDS HAVE DATA AND/OR MEDIA ANOMALIES THAT WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSION PROCESS. 3.1 CONVERSION AND DELIVERY OF AN INITIAL SAMPLE SET OF APPROXIMATELY 20 NOMINAL FLIGHT DATA CDS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TO NASA VIA DVD OR FTP DOWNLOAD THE CONVERTED FLIGHT DATA AND RELATED SAFETY AND/OR INCIDENT DATA FOR AN INITIAL SET OF APPROXIMATELY 20 NOMINAL CDS NO LATER THAN (NLT) THAN THE REQUIRED DELIVERABLE DUE DATE. (DELIVERABLE 4.2). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT THEIR VALIDATION APPROACH AND DOCUMENT THE RESULTS FROM APPLICATION OF THAT APPROACH TO THE INITIAL SAMPLE SET OF CDS. THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE DELIVERED TO NASA NLT THE REQUIRED DELIVERABLE DUE DATE. (DELIVERABLE 4.3) 3.2 CONVERSION AND DELIVERY OF THE FIRST BATCH OF 1,000 NOMINAL FLIGHT DATA CDS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TO NASA, ON A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE USB CONNECTED EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE, THE CONVERTED FLIGHT DATA AND RELATED SAFETY AN

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY - TASK TITLE: ASSESSING THE IMPACT THAT SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY WILL HAVE ON QUALIFYING AND CERTIFYING FLIGHT-CRITICAL AERONAUTICS SOFTWARE 1.0 BACKGROUND: NASA'S AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. THE RESEARCH FOCUS IS ON THE WAY VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED, BUILT, OPERATED, AND MAINTAINED, AND IS ORGANIZED INTO FOUR PROJECT AREAS: (1) INTEGRATED VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, (2) INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT FLIGHT DECK, (3) INTEGRATED RESILIENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND (4) AIRCRAFT AGING AND DURABILITY. THIS RESEARCH STATEMENT OF WORK SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE INTEGRATED VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT (IVHM) PROJECT WHICH IS PURSUING RESEARCH DIRECTED AT DEVELOPING CONCEPTS, TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF FLIGHT-CRITICAL AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE. THIS EFFORT IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE IVHM SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SUB-ELEMENT WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN VERSION 2.0 OF THE IVHM TECHNICAL PLAN1. SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SEEKS TO PERFORM THE FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH NEEDED TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL DETECT, DIAGNOSE, PREDICT, AND MITIGATE ADVERSE EVENTS THAT OCCUR DURING FLIGHT. ADVERSE EVENTS INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARISE FROM SYSTEM, SUBSYSTEM, OR COMPONENT FAULTS OR FAILURES DUE TO DAMAGE, DEGRADATION, OR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS (SUCH AS TURBULENCE, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, AND LIGHTNING). FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH PROVIDES THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A TECHNOLOGY BASE TO SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WHILE DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSTICS, AND MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IN HARDWARE SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS, APPLICATION OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO SOFTWARE IS A NEW CONCEPT RECENTLY ADDED TO THE IVHM RESEARCH PORTFOLIO. THE POTENTIAL SAFETY BENEFITS AFFORDED BY THE ENVISIONED SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONCEPT LED TO THE 2008 NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT TOPIC 5.1 SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES (HTTP://WWW.AERONAUTICS.NASA.GOV/NRA.HTM) WHICH SPECIFICALLY TARGETS THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUNDATIONAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO ENABLE THE DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND MITIGATION OF ERRORS AND RELATED ADVERSE EVENTS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO BY SOFTWARE IN ON-BOARD SYSTEMS. THESE IN-PROGRESS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE ADDRESSING MANY OF THE FOUNDATIONAL TECHNICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH REGARDS TO PLANNING FOR THE POTENTIAL DISRUPTION SUCH TECHNOLOGY MAY INTRODUCE TO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION FOR SOFTWARE-BASED SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. THIS TASK SEEKS TO CHARACTERIZE THE IMPACT THAT NEW SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES MAY HAVE ON CURRENT AND EMERGING AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES. ESTABLISHING THIS CHARACTERIZATION IS VITAL FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INFUSION OF SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES INTO CIVIL AVIATION. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK: THIS EFFORT WILL RESULT IN A PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPER DIRECTED AT CHARACTERIZING THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT THAT NEW IVHM-DEVELOPED SOFTWARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY WILL HAVE ON CURRENT AND EMERGING AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR FLIGHT-CRITICAL AERONAUTICS SOFTWARE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IDENTIFY EXISTING REGULATORY GUIDANCE FOR FLIGHT-CRITICAL CIVIL AVIATION SOFTWARE, IDENTIFY EXISTING SYSTEM LEVEL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND CERTIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS, IDENTIFY NEW INITIATIVES FOR ASSURING THE SAFETY OF FLIGHT-CRITICAL SOFTWARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE FAA S NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN), AND PERFORM AN ANALYSIS OF ANTICIPATED IMPACT TO FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS AND ADVISORY CIRCULARS. NEXTGEN IS THE FAA S PLAN TO MODERNIZE THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) THROUGH 2025 IN ORDER TO HANDLE A PREDICTED TWO TO THREE TIMES GROWTH WHILE ENSURING THAT FUTURE SAFETY, CAPACITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS ARE MET. -------

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IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - TASK ORDER - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK TITLE: FLIGHT DECK INTERVAL MANAGEMENT DISPLAY ELEMENTS, INFORMATION,&ANNUNCIATIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND: THERE ARE NUMEROUS HUMAN FACTOR ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FLIGHT DECK INTERVAL MANAGEMENT (FIM) OPERATIONS IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONS (FFAS) NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) ENVIRONMENT THAT NEED TO BE EXAMINED. IN THE PROPOSED FIM OPERATIONS, AN ADS-B EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT IS CLEARED BY A CONTROLLER TO ACHIEVE AND/OR MAINTAIN AN INTERVAL RELATIVE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. PILOTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A SPEED TARGET AND A LOCATION AT WHICH TO ACHIEVE THIS SPEED (THE ACHIEVE-BY POINT), AND A TRAFFIC-TO-FOLLOW (TTF) AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIER IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS INTERVAL. FIM OPERATIONS ARE PURPORTED TO: INCREASE THROUGHPUT, REDUCE TACTICAL MANEUVERING (ESPECIALLY VECTORING), REDUCE CONTROLLER WORKLOAD, AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY ENABLING OPTIMIZED PROFILE DESCENTS (AKA CONTINUOUS DESCENT ARRIVALS). FUTURE CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS ENVISION REDUCED INTERACTION WITH CONTROLLERS AND INCREASED AUTOMATION. THESE FUTURE CONCEPTS INCLUDE: CPDLC (CONTROLLER/PILOT DATALINK COMMUNICATIONS) CLEARANCE DELIVERY, CLEARANCE AUTOLOAD INTO FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (FMS), AND SELF-SEPARATION RESPONSIBILITY INCREASINGLY ALLOCATED TO THE FLIGHTDECK. THE FAA HAS NOTED FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE BENEFITS OF ADVANCED PROCEDURES, SUCH AS STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE (SID) AND STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL ROUTE (STAR) , CAN BE NEGATED BY HUMAN FACTORS CHALLENGES (E.G., FREQUENT PILOT ERRORS IN MATCHING OF PROCEDURES TO RUNWAYS, PILOT CHALLENGES RESPONDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ATC). FULLY ACHIEVING FIM'S PROMULGATED PERFORMANCE BENEFITS IS LIKELY TO BE CONTINGENT ON CONSIDERATION OF RELEVANT HUMAN PERFORMANCE ISSUES, INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS, AND HUMAN ERROR POTENTIAL. THEREFORE, THE QUESTION AT HAND IS HOW TECHNOLOGY, PROCEDURES, AND PILOT TRAINING SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT FIM OPERATIONS. 2.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES: THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF DISPLAYS AND ANNUNCIATIONS THAT SUPPORT FIM DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, SPANNING HIGH AND LOW TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS TASK ARE TO DELIVER THE FOLLOWING: 1. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DISPLAY FEATURES, INFORMATION, AND ANNUNCIATIONS THAT AIM TO SUPPORT FIM. 2. A CATALOG, IN MICROSOFT OFFICE ACCESS , OF THE DISPLAY ELEMENTS AND ANNUNCIATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT FIM OPERATIONS. THE RESULT OF THIS EFFORT WILL SUPPORT HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP (HITL) INVESTIGATIONS OF A PROPOSED SET OF FIM-SUPPORTING FEATURES, INFORMATION, AND ANNUNCIATIONS. 3. A DOCUMENT DESCRIBING THE CONTEXTUAL CONDITIONS FOR FIM DISPLAY FEATURES. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS: 3.1 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES ADDRESSING FIM PILOT INTERFACE: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IDENTIFY DISPLAY FEATURES, INFORMATION, AND ANNUNCIATIONS THAT AIM TO SUPPORT FIM OPERATIONS IN COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS JET OPERATIONS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. MINIMALLY THIS COMPILATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE WORK CONDUCTED AT NASA LANGLEY, NASA AMES, MITRE, UPS, FEDEX, VOLPE, NATIONAL AEROSPACE LAB OF NETHERLANDS (NLR), FAA TECHNICAL CENTER, AND AS SPONSORED BY FAA AND EUROCONTROL. WHERE LITERATURE INCOMPLETELY SPECIFIES INTERFACE FEATURES, AND AUTHORS ARE CONTACTED, THE COMPILATION SHALL INCLUDE THESE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. DELIVERABLE ITEM 4.4.A. IS THE DRAFT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THESE SOURCES (ENDNOTE IS PREFERRED) AND A COMPENDIUM OF ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF THE SOURCES LINKED BY FILENAME TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE. 3.2 DATABASE OF FIM-RELATED DISPLAY FEATURES, INFORMATION, AND ANNUNCIATIONS: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSTRUCT A DATABASE IN MICROSOFT ACCESS (OR ANOTHER FORMAT AS AGREED TO BY NASA TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC)) CONTAINING A PICTURE OF THE FEATURE IN CONTE

IGF::OT::IGF FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH (FCSR) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)TASK ORDER TITLE: REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS1.0INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND:ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS ADAPTIVE CONTROLS, HAVE PROVEN BENEFICIAL IN SOME APPLICATION DOMAINS IN MAINTAINING NEEDED PERFORMANCE IN THE PRESENCE OF UNCERTAINTY AND IN ACCOMMODATING UNANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SENSOR INPUT. THE BENEFITS AFFORDED BY ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES MAKE THEM ATTRACTIVE FOR USE IN SYSTEMS PLANNED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) AND THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SYSTEM. NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) IS WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIALLY-PLANNED ADAPTIVE APPROACHES FOR NEXTGEN, NAS ATC, AND OTHER SAFETY-CRITICAL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SAFETY REGULATIONS. THE FAA AND LARC ARE JOINTLY INVESTIGATING THE VERIFICATION ASPECTS OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT APPROACH USED FOR AIRBORNE SOFTWARE APPROVAL AND THE PLANNED USE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS. 2.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE(S): THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO EXAMINE THE VERIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND THE MEANS BY WHICH TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF THE SOFTWARE TO RTCA/DO-178BF F, IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE ACHIEVED, AND PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE AS NECESSARY. THIS TASK WILL ALSO REVIEW PAST RESULTS AND CURRENT PLANS, AS AVAILABLE, BY THE FAA SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL SYSTEMS (SDS) TECHNICAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES GROUP (TCRG) AS RELATED TO DETERMINISTIC AND NON-DETERMINISTIC RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THIS TASK WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE USE OF TOOLS TO VALIDATE AND VERIFY ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS. FOR THIS STUDY, ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT RUN-TIME IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY OR OTHER FACTORS, AND WOULD INCLUDE LEARNING SYSTEMS. SINCE THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO DO-178B, PILOTED SYSTEMS (INCLUDING UAS) ARE THE PRIMARY INTEREST AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NEXTGEN PLANS THAT PROPOSE ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED IN THE STUDY. THIS STUDY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON ONE TYPE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEM (OR APPLICATION) BEFORE ANOTHER, BUT CONSIDER THE BROAD RANGE OF POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS. EXAMPLES OF ENVISIONED ADAPTIVE NEXTGEN SYSTEMS INCLUDE ALGORITHMS THAT PROVIDE FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES TO MEET PREVAILING DEMAND AND OPTIMIZE THROUGHPUT; ADAPTIVE WEATHER PREDICTION; ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT; AND AUTONOMOUS LANDING OF A DAMAGED UAS. CONSIDERATION OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY ASSESSMENT, AND SAFETY ASSURANCE PROCESSES THAT PERTAIN TO DO-178B ARE ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR THIS STUDY, AS ARE SYSTEM-LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ASSURANCE OF AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEM, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES AND OBSTACLES THAT ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS POSE TO THESE PROCESSES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A RECOMMENDED APPROACH FOR ASSURING FLIGHT SOFTWARE THAT USES TECHNIQUES SUCH AS ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND MACHINE LEARNING TO MODIFY ITS BEHAVIOR DURING OPERATION. DO-178B AND RELATED GUIDELINES HAVE AN UNDERLYING ASSUMPTION THAT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH THEIR SOFTWARE AND ITS ASSURANCE ARTIFACTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCRUTINY AT ONE TIME, AND THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SOFTWARE IS FULLY DETERMINED AT THAT TIME. ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE THAT IS, SOFTWARE THAT ADJUSTS ITS BEHAVIOR DURING OPERATION VIOLATES THIS ASSUMPTION AND THEREFORE LIKELY REQUIRES SOME REVISION IN THE CURRENT APPROACH TO ASSURANCE FOR FLIGHT SOFTWARE. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: NASA IS CURRENTLY DOCUMENTING PRELIMINARY BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO TERMINOLOGY DEFINITIONS (E.G., ADAPTIVE SYSTEM, NEURAL NET, ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE, A

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