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Potential non-NASA uses of this innovation include: * Concept evaluation by FAA and system developers * Validation and FAA certification of new concepts for prognostic safety assessment * Development of a system-wide prognostic safety assurance system * Evaluating tradeoffs and alternative designs of automated or autonomic systems * Exploring applications of autonomy, including safety issues","description":"Crown Consulting, Inc., proposes a new method of verification and validation for autonomous operations by using cloud computing resources for massively parallel execution of National Airspace System (NAS) simulations. This method increases by an order of magnitude the number of Monte Carlo simulation runs that can be executed in a given time, enabling assessments of safety and performance across thousands of scenarios. 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Potential non-NASA applications for this innovation include: - Evaluations by FAA and system developers of concepts for UAS operations - Validation and FAA certification of new concepts for prognostic safety assessment and system-wide prognostic safety assurance system development - Use by system developers to evaluate tradeoffs and alternative designs of complex automated or autonomic systems - Use by industry and other government agencies to amplify the capabilities of existing simulation models to explore an order of magnitude greater range of variables and input conditions - Exploring industry and government applications of autonomy, including identifying safety issues, assessing performance, and evaluating algorithms - Exploration by system developers of concepts for real-time evaluation of strategy options by autonomic system, enabling adaptability to unforeseen conditions or events Potential customers include researchers in government, industry, and academia exploring UAS uses, new system concepts, safety assurance methods, and autonomy; FAA offices, industry, and operators involved in certification of new systems or procedures; government agencies involved in operation of UAS or other new system concepts; entities concerned with development of complex systems and uses of autonomy (e.g., autonomous ground vehicles); and UAS civil operators such as precision agriculture, commercial package delivery, energy, survey, real estate, and similar applications.","description":"Crown Consulting, Inc. proposes a new method of concept verification and validation for autonomous operations and identifying emergent behaviors. This method integrates several Internet technologies to enable massively parallel execution of National Airspace System (NAS) simulations in a cloud environment, vastly increasing the number of Monte Carlo simulation runs that can be executed in a given time, thus enabling broad assessments of safety, performance, and workload across thousands of scenarios representing wide ranges of conditions. Potential uses include verification and validation of concepts for autonomous UAS operations, validation of advanced NAS concepts, identifying emergent behavior, data mining and discovery, and development of SMART NAS Phase I will establish feasibility by demonstrating greatly reduced run time by running thousands of simulation cases at a time; automated system performance and safety evaluation; and capabilities for rapid analysis of safety, performance, and workload related to NAS operations.. The proposed effort will establish baseline scenarios, identify a suitable configuration of the Airspace Concept Evaluation System (ACES), implement an interface for creating a large set of scenarios, set up ACES for a cloud environment, create an interface for executing Monte Carlo runs in the cloud, demonstrate use as an automated cloud-based analysis tool, and define a SMART NAS Testbed for Phase II. The Phase II effort will establish requirements to support near-term applications, define a system architecture and design, and conduct prototype testing and demonstration. Potential applications of this concept to meet NASA needs include analysis of UTM and other concepts for managing UAS operations, prognostic safety assessments, NAS performance assessments, amplifying the capabilities of existing simulation models, exploring applications of autonomy, and real-time evaluation of traffic flow management strategies.","startYear":2015,"startMonth":6,"endYear":2015,"endMonth":12,"statusDescription":"Completed","website":"","program":{"acronym":"SBIR/STTR","active":true,"description":"
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Schedule and links for the SBIR/STTR solicitations and selection announcements
Federal and non-Federal sources of assistance for small business
Search our complete archive of awarded project abstracts to learn about what NASA has funded
Still have questions? Visit the program FAQs
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The SBIR and STTR Phase I contracts last for 6 months with a maximum funding of $125,000, and Phase II contracts last for 24 months with a maximum funding of $750,000 - $1.5 million.
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Provides access to the annual SBIR/STTR Solicitations containing detailed information on the program eligibility requirements, proposal instructions and research topics and subtopics
Schedule and links for the SBIR/STTR solicitations and selection announcements
Federal and non-Federal sources of assistance for small business
Search our complete archive of awarded project abstracts to learn about what NASA has funded
Still have questions? Visit the program FAQs
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