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Avionics Workshop 2012Federal AviationAdministration 1January 2012

Technology

Trends in GASafety

Presentation to CGAR 2012 Annual Meeting

By: Wes Ryan, Manager ACE-114

Date: June 12, 2012


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Objective Discuss Future Trends for GA Technology

How to Leverage CGARs Work


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Trends NOW Portable Devices

Connected Devices Hybrid Avionics

Auto Collision

Avoidance - Air/Gnd Easy Button -

Automatic Landing

Optionally PilotedVehicles

Electric & Hybrids


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Future Technology Trends

Shrinking Electronics

Smart Materials

Electric/Hybrid Propulsion

Powered LiftVertical T.O.

Networked Vehicles

Active/Passive SelfProtection/Healing

Analysis vs. Test


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Ideas for GA R&D Anything related to cheap, retrofit stall

prevention systems Impact/Use of Portables vs. Installed

SystemsPilot Trust/Use of Handhelds

Pilot perception of AOA data & dynamic stall Autoland/Autonomous Effect on Ops/ATC

UAS Control Tech on GA Accidents

How to Present 4D Trajectory Data New Fuels & Impact on Systems/Materials


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Grounding Principles

R&D Must Help Keep PaceWith Technology

Find Clear Cert. Paths

Focus on Accomplishing

Future Safety GoalsManaging Risk

Reap Unimaginable Benefits

Counter Zero Risk Mentality &Removal of All Uncertainty


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Technology Key to..

Address Remaining RootCauses of GA Fatalities

Reduce Fatal Accidents by 50%

Reduce Costs by 50%


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Supporting


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Critical Time for GA Rising Fuel & Maint. Costs,

Pace of Cert, etc. Greater Scrutiny on GA

Safety & Cert. Burden

Need Right Approach


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Cost

&

Complexity

Time & Expectations

EarlyAircraft

Transport

Aircraft

Digital

Systems

Electronics

CurrentCivil Cert

Requirements

Integrated

Systems

Creating the Right Regulatory Approach

Safety

Enhancements

ForSimple

Aircraft

High Value

Systems

Simple

Aircraft

10E-??

Active Risk Management


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Risk Based Approach

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Safety Risk

Management

Applied to

Assure Safety

Societal

Safety

Expectations

Potential

Threat to

Persons &

Property on

the Ground

Occupant

Understanding

of Personal

Risk


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Goals of the P23 ARC

A Look Ahead to part 23 in 20+ Yrs Risk & Performance DrivenRequirements Instead of Weight &Propulsion

Encourage New, Safer DesignsWhile Reducing Cert Cost

Opportunity to help transform entrylevel GA airplanes into 21st century

products Leverage Technology for Safety


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Portable Devices

ConceptMimic Trend in

Personal Electronics

BenefitNew Functions @

Low Cost

Premise - Advisory & Non-

critical Functions Only

Limitation - Cannot Be a

Primary Source of Required

Information of Function


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Connected Hybrid Avionics

Concept - Provide I/O to Certified Systems

BenefitFaster Flt. Planning & Data Input

Premise - Advisory & Non-critical

Functions Only Limitation -

Certified Avionics

Systems Still

Primary Input


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Air/Ground Collision Avoidance

ConceptUtilize Autopilot & Terrain Data

BenefitRefuse to Crash Capability

PremiseEmergency Use, Non-Required

System Limitation - Pilot

Can Disengage

or Override

Demonstration

on NASA UAS


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Easy ButtonAuto Land

ConceptDigital Parachute, orPilot Incapacitation Recovery

BenefitAutomatic Emergency

Landing Capability

PremiseNon-Required Ftn.

Limitation - Pilot

Can Disengage orOverride


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Step 1

Aircraftencounters

emergency

Step 2

Crew/passengerpresses guarded

Panic Button

Easy ButtonConceptual Steps

Step 3

Flight controls take over and

fly aircraft to nearest airport

Step 4

Flight controls land aircraft safely


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Optionally Piloted Aircraft

ConceptManned UAS

BenefitReduction in Crew,

Workload, Accidents, Etc.

PremiseMarriage of GA andUAS Technology for Safety

Limitation -

Prototype for Non-

Pax, Cargo,

Surveillance, Etc.


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Electric Propulsion ConceptManned Electric Flight

BenefitEmissions, Noise, Costs

of Operations

PremiseSafely Gain

Experience in Exp. & LSA priorto Part 23 Certification

Limitation - Battery

Costs, Endurance, &Hazards


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Links for reference:

Vertical Power

http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/

Vertical Power Auto-land Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bkYXdlLYJ8

Collins Auto-land

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRS8st2mts

Athena/Collins Reconfigurable Controlshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTMpq_8SSCI&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUkn7gyBQA

Quadcopter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWmOHedrXw&feature=related

NASA Concept

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KloqLa2Og&feature=g-vrec
http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bkYXdlLYJ8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRS8st2mtshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTMpq_8SSCI&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUkn7gyBQAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWmOHedrXw&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KloqLa2Og&feature=g-vrechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KloqLa2Og&feature=g-vrechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KloqLa2Og&feature=g-vrechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KloqLa2Og&feature=g-vrechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWmOHedrXw&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUkn7gyBQAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTMpq_8SSCI&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRS8st2mtshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bkYXdlLYJ8http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/http://verticalpower.com/vp-400/


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Automation Goals

Continue to Focus on Better

Automation in GA

Reduce Workload - Single Crew -

Reduce Accidents

Intuitive & Consistent AutomationPhilosophy

Reduce Subjective Requirements

Combined Challenge Due to RapidEvolution


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Discussion


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Thank you!

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