Potential NASA Commercial applications include licensing the results of the research and leveraging them in Space Act Agreements for the following: - Developing UTM and other concepts for UAS operations: Monte Carlo and deterministic simulations to explore Rules of the Road under wide ranges of conditions and to support air traffic management (ATM) concept development. - Prognostic safety assessments and concepts: Monte Carlo and deterministic simulations to support validation and certification of new concepts for prognostic safety assessments and system-wide prognostic safety assurance system development. - NAS performance assessments: Monte Carlo and deterministic simulations to evaluate performance of ATM and other system concepts for use in the NAS, as well as to develop a screening model based on a response-surface representation of NAS performance under a range of conditions. - Amplifying the capabilities of existing simulation models: Use with existing simulation models to explore an order of magnitude greater range of variables and conditions. - Applications of autonomy: Monte Carlo and large-scale deterministic simulations to identify potential safety issues, assess performance, and evaluate algorithms for proposed applications of autonomy. - Real-time evaluation of traffic flow management (TFM) strategies: Use of extremely fast parallel simulations for real-time evaluation of TFM strategies, enabling adaptability to unforeseen conditions or events.
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.
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