H. Tran_ARCTek2012_ARMD
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The document discusses NASA's aeronautics research goals and programs. It aims to guide aeronautics research through 2020 based on national aeronautics policy and plans. The document outlines NASA's aeronautics programs, including fundamental aeronautics, integrated systems research, airspace systems, and aviation safety. It provides examples of projects focused on issues like improving air traffic efficiency, reducing noise and emissions from aircraft, and developing new aircraft technologies and concepts. The document also describes NASA's internal Seedling Fund program which invests in high-risk, early-stage aeronautics ideas from NASA civil servants.
H. Tran_ARCTek2012_ARMD
- 1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Aeronautics Research Huy Tran Deputy Director for Aeronautics NASA Ames Research Center ARCTek 2012 18 January 2012 www.nasa.gov
- 2. Alignment with National Goals! How do we know we are working on the right goals?! National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy! NASA and in consultation with other Federal agencies shall develop a national aeronautics policy to guide the aeronautics programs of the Administration through 2020 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2006 (Public Law 109 108 - November 22, 2005)! ≒Executive Order signed by President Bush, December 2006" - Outlines principles to follow in order for the U.S. to maintain its technological leadership across the aeronautics enterprise! National Plan for Aeronautics Research and Development and Related Infrastructure! Original plan signed by White House December 2007; Biennial update signed Feb 2010! - Goals and objectives for mobility, national security and homeland defense, aviation safety, energy and the environment (except workforce which is being worked under a separate activity)! - Summary of system-level challenges identi鍖ed with speci鍖c quantitative targets! Vision 100 Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act and the Integrated Work Plan (IWP)! Vision100: Public Law 108-176, December 2003! - Established the Joint Planning and Development Of鍖ce (JPDO) to engage multiple agencies to plan, develop and implement the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)! IWP: Version 1.0 Released September 2008! - Functional outline of activities needed to achieve the NextGen Vision" 2 油
- 3. NASA Aeronautics Investment Strategy! Technology" Transfer" Integrated System-Level Research" Technology" Transfer" Seeking New Ideas" Fundamental Research" Enabling Game Changing concepts and technologies from advancing fundamental research ultimately to understand the feasibility of advanced systems! 3 油
- 4. NASA Aeronautics Programs Integrated 油 油 Systems 油 油 Research 油Program 油 Fundamental 油Aeronau.cs 油Program 油 Airspace 油Systems 油Program 油 Conduct 油cu+ng-足edge 油research 油that 油will 油 Conduct 油research 油at 油an 油integrated 油 油 Directly 油address 油the 油fundamental 油ATM 油 produce 油innova8ve 油concepts, 油tools, 油and 油 system-足level 油on 油promising 油concepts 油and 油 research 油needs 油for 油NextGen 油by 油 油 technologies 油to 油enable 油revolu8onary 油 technologies 油and 油explore/assess/demonstrate 油the 油 developing 油revolu8onary 油concepts, 油 油 changes 油for 油vehicles 油that 油鍖y 油in 油all 油 油 bene鍖ts 油in 油a 油relevant 油environment. 油 capabili8es, 油and 油technologies 油that 油 油 speed 油regimes. 油 will 油enable 油signi鍖cant 油increases 油 油 in 油the 油capacity, 油e鍖ciency 油and 油 油 鍖exibility 油of 油the 油NAS. 油 Avia.on 油Safety 油Program 油 Conduct 油cu+ng-足edge 油research 油to 油produce 油innova8ve 油concepts, 油 tools, 油and 油technologies 油to 油improve 油the 油intrinsic 油safety 油a@ributes 油of 油 current 油and 油future 油aircraA 油and 油air 油tra鍖c 油management 油systems. 油 SVS 油HUD 油 Aeronau.cs 油Test 油Program 油 Preserve 油and 油promote 油the 油tes8ng 油capabili8es 油of 油one 油of 油the 油United 油States 油 largest, 油most 油versa8le 油and 油comprehensive 油set 油of 油鍖ight 油and 油ground-足based 油 research 油facili8es. 油 4 油
- 5. NextGen Operations! Problem" Current ground delay policy at SFO can lead to excessive San Francisco Bay area! unrecoverable delays due to fog! air traf鍖c 鍖ows! Approach" Conducted a simulation recommending Ground Delay Program (GDP) parameters for SFO airport. Merges National Weather Service real-time data with Air Traf鍖c Control departure scheduling.! Results" Signi鍖cant near-term reduction in ground delays at San Francisco Airport.! Next Steps" ≒ Brief FAA Air Traf鍖c Control System Command Center (Dec. 2010)! $ 0.5M FAA Collaborative Agreement ≒ Delivery of implementation plan (Jan. 2010) ! Contribution! Partners: FAA, Mosaic ATM, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory! 5 油
- 6. Data Mining for Aviation Safety! ≒ NASA has open-sourced key data mining software for analyzing 鍖ight data recorder output through DASHlink, a collaborative website with over 300 members! ≒ Southwest Airlines acquired sequenceMiner and Orca, two advanced anomaly detection techniques, through DASHlink! ≒ Early application of these techniques to data from 7200 鍖ights uncovered 鍖ight events speci鍖ed in SWA兵s Flight Operations Manual that were not caught by SWA兵s existing analysis methods! ≒ Events 鍖agged by these software tools will be added to SWA兵s daily operations review to improve operational performance! ≒ Southwest plans to incorporate these software tools into daily use 1600 鍖ights/305 planes. ! ≒ Five year non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement is being drafted! 6 油
- 7. Environmentally Friendly Vehicles! Vehicle! Estimated Fuel Savings*! Since July 2007, Achieving Signi鍖cantly Reduced Fuel Burn Will Require NASA has conducted Integration of Multiple Technologies! more than 80 鍖ights of the Hybrid Wing Body X-48B aircraft, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, Boeing, and Cran鍖eld Aerospace Ltd.! Bene鍖ts to the Public" Fuel burn savings: " Over 40% reduction from current aircraft! Emissions reduction:! 1 = Hybrid wing con鍖guration! Local air quality: 50% less NOx ! 2 = + advanced engine and airframe Global climate: 40% less CO2! technologies! 3 = + embedded engines with BLI inlets! Noise reduction ! 4 = + laminar 鍖ow! 1/6th the objectionable ground noise footprint of current aircraft! * NASA systems analysis results. Reductions relative to B777 with GE90 engines.! 7 油
- 8. Advanced 油Vehicles 油System 油Study 油 Description: Completed four 18-month Advanced Concept Studies for Commercial Subsonic Transport Aircraft Entering Service in the 2030-35 Period. Study is intended to stimulate far-term thinking towards future aircraft needs and identify key technology needs to meet the challenges. ! Results:" ≒ Lower cruise speeds at higher altitude (~40-45k ft)! ≒ Heading toward BPR 20 (or propeller) with small, high ef鍖ciency core! ≒ Higher wing aspect ratio and laminar 鍖ow to varying degrees! ≒ Uniquely enabling concepts/technologies emerged (strut/truss, double bubble, hybrid-electric (battery) propulsion for example)! ≒ Broadly applicable technology advances needed (for example lightweight materials, high-temp materials, gust load alleviation)! Boeing, GE, Georgia Tech! Impact: Results used as key information to guide future investment in the SFW project. Phase 2 investigations to follow." MIT, Aurora, P&W, Aerodyne! 8 油
- 9. Chevrons - The Road From Idea to Deployment! Initial service entry, 2002! Systems Assessment: 2001-2005! ≒ Ground-test evaluation in engine test stands ! ≒ Flight evaluation in relevant environments! Fundamental Research: 1996-2000! ≒ Computational and experimental research to develop a fundamental understanding of the 鍖uid mechanics governing the effectiveness of the concept! ≒ Development of practical implementations (chevrons)! Seedling Idea: 1994-1996! Basic studies on jet mixing suggest that tabs can enhance jet mixing, with the potential to reduce noise! 9 油
- 10. Boeing 747-8 with Chevron Nozzles! Source: 油The 油Boeing 油Company 油 10 油
- 11. ARMD Internal Concepts for Innovation in Aeronautics (ARMD Seedling Activity)
- 12. What is the ARMD Seedling Fund?! ≒ The Seedling Fund is an element of a new ARMD investment strategy to explore early-stage innovative ideas for aeronautics ≒ While all of the R&D conducted in Aeronautics programs is innovative, the Seedling Fund fills a gap by investing in high-risk, high-payoff concepts at the bottom of the TRL (Technology Readiness Level) scale ≒ The Seedling Fund is intended to support primarily in-house work conducted by NASA Civil Servants (CS) on efforts that span one to two years. ≒ Funds are awarded through selection of short proposals solicited annually ≒ 20 awards and $3M awarded in FY11 phase I; FY12 proposals call will be coming out soon
- 13. What the Seedling Fund is NOT:! ≒ The Seedling Fund is NOT intended to: Supplement funded R&T projects Serve as a gap-filler when program funds are insufficient Provide last-resort coverage for AFNW or WYE Serve as a core competency preservation fund Restore funding to activities canceled by other funding sources Bring 油us 油your 油crea.vity 油and 油 pursue 油a 油revolu.onary 油new 油 concept! 油