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Technology Considerations for Inclusion of Survivability in MDAORising traffic density, along with autonomy and diversity of vehicles in the air, will fundamentally change the safety environment of the future air transportation system. The change in risk is two-fold: increasing chances of mid-air collisions with non-cooperative objects and increasing chances of crashes over highly populated areas. The changing nature of the vehicles populating the airspace means that civilian aircraft design must now explicitly include considerations of survivability in the event of collision with other vehicles, as well as prevention of damage to people, animals and property on the ground, to a much greater extent than today. This paper offers a preliminary perspective on how MDAO could contribute toward these goals. One of the conclusions is that, in contrast to traditional vehicle design, to accommodate the complexity of the future airspace safely and efficiently, vehicle design requirements, modeling, and design optimization must be closely connected to the properties of the airspace, including those of other vehicles in the air. Thus, the total measure of a vehicle's survivability should include the traditional survivability in malfunction scenarios, combined with new considerations of survivability in collisions and survivability of the public on the ground.
Document ID
20170005871
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Alexandrov, Natalia M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
June 29, 2017
Publication Date
June 5, 2017
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-25746
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference 2017
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: June 5, 2017
End Date: June 9, 2017
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 154692.02.90.07.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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