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Systems of Systems Architecture and Methods

A suite of capabilities to super-integrate aviation and other expanding complex systems of the mid-21st century, inclusive of socio-economic-technical-ecological considerations for adaptive realization of sustainable, resilient aviation.

Attributes

  • Establishes machine-intelligent methodology to integrate ecosystems beyond technical domains
  • Standardizes visual machine-based capabilities to optimize architectures and outcomes
  • Tools to enable total system optimization balancing global and local needs with performance metrics
  • Automates model-based approach for adaptive behavior to anticipate risk and conflicting independent interests, objectives, purpose, and requirements
  • Auto-architects application path over multiple lifecycles with evolving elements being implemented asynchronously
  • Technical methods and standards to integrate, verify, transition, implement, and validate
  • Speeds unique outcomes that none of the constituent systems can accomplish on its own

Sub Capabilities

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Systems able to adapt/grow and accept advanced tech
Life cycle tools for sustainability metrics
Systems of Systems Models for Rapid Airspace Integration
NAS Digital Twin for Rapid System Validation
Automated Software Interoperability Testing

Research Questions

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What policies, limits and annual processes will manage over-use of the airspace monitoring to protect human health (e.g. community noise/emissions) and to protect wildlife?
What fidelity do NAS models need to have to enable rapid evaluation of interoperability?
How will NAS models be qualified and kept up to date as systems are updated?
How should NAS models incorporate human performance and behavior?
As the number and complexity of qualified services increases, how do you make sure that the functional and software requirements between different services are compatible?

Barriers

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