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The Aviation Performance Measuring System (APMS): An Integrated Suite of Tools for Measuring Performance and SafetyThis is a report of work in progress. In it, I summarize the status of the research and development of the Aviation Performance Measuring System (APMS) for managing, processing, and analyzing digital flight-recorded data, The objectives of the NASA-FAA APMS research project are to establish a sound scientific and technological basis for flight-data analysis, to define an open and flexible architecture for flight-data analysis systems, and to articulate guidelines for a standardized database structure on which to continue to build future flight-data-analysis extensions. APMS offers to the air transport community an open, voluntary standard for flight-data-analysis software; a standard that will help to ensure suitable functionality and data interchangeability among competing software programs. APMS will develop and document the methodologies, algorithms, and procedures for data management and analyses to enable users to easily interpret the implications regarding safety and efficiency of operations. APMS does not entail the implementation of a nationwide flight-data-collection system. It is intended to provide technical tools to ease the large-scale implementation of flight-data analyses at both the air-carrier and the national-airspace levels in support of their Flight Operations and Quality Assurance (FOQA) Programs and Advanced Qualifications Programs (AQP). APMS cannot meet its objectives unless it develops tools that go substantially beyond the capabilities of the current commercially available software and supporting analytic methods that are mainly designed to count special events. These existing capabilities, while of proven value, were created primarily with the needs-of aircrews in mind. APMS tools must serve the needs of the government and air carriers, as well as aircrews, to fully support the FOQA and AQP programs. They must be able to derive knowledge not only through the analysis of single flights (special-event detection), but also through statistical evaluation of the performance of large groups of flights. This paper describes the integrated suite of tools that will assist analysts in evaluating the operational performance and safety of the national air transport system, the air carrier, and the aircrew.
Document ID
20020064442
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Statler, Irving C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Connor, Mary M.
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Subject Category
Documentation And Information Science
Meeting Information
Meeting: World Aviation Congress Meeting
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 28, 1998
End Date: September 30, 1998
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 548-70-12
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA Order R-5086J8
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA Order H-5377-S
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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