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NNL13AC68T / NNL13AA06B - TASK ORDER - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK TITLE: CERTIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS 1.0 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: NASA'S AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. THE RESEARCH FOCUS INCLUDES THE SYSTEM-WIDE SAFETY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGIES (SSAT) PROJECT. UNDER SSAT, THERE IS A TECHNICAL CHALLENGE AREA KNOWN AS ASSURANCE OF FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS (AFCS). THE AFCS TECHNICAL CHALLENGE IS TO DEVELOP VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES THAT ENSURE HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE SAFE AND PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE BASIS FOR ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLEX CIVIL AVIATION SYSTEMS. VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY FALL UNDER THIS CHALLENGE. ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT RUN-TIME IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES TO VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, ARE USED IN MYRIAD DOMAINS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PURPOSES. THIS RANGE CAN EXTEND FROM PASSIVE MONITORING OR ADVISORY SYSTEMS, TO ESTIMATING ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OR EFFICIENCY, AND IN THE EXTREME, TO REPLACING THE PILOT WITH AUTONOMOUS COMPUTING. AS THE COMPUTATIONAL ABILITY TO ANALYZE LARGE QUANTITIES OF DATA INCREASES, NEW APPLICATIONS ARE BEING DEVISED. FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS TO BE USED IN CIVIL AVIATION APPLICATIONS IN AIRBORNE OR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, THEY WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS JUST AS ANY OTHER SYSTEM WOULD. BECAUSE REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM SAFETY ASSURANCE ARE BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT CORRECT BEHAVIOR OF A SYSTEM CAN BE SPECIFIED, PREDICTED, AND VERIFIED PRIOR TO OPERATION, ANY USE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN CIVIL APPLICATIONS POSES CHALLENGES IN ASSURING SAFETY BY MEANS OF TRADITIONAL SAFETY ASSURANCE METHODS AND PROCEDURES. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, NASA HAS TAKEN INITIAL STEPS TO IDENTIFY REGULATORY CHALLENGES TO USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO ENABLE REAL-TIME ADAPTATION, INCLUDING MACHINE LEARNING AND NEURAL NETWORKS, IN AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO RECOGNIZE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS SUBFIELDS THAT HAVE DIRECT APPLICABILITY TO AVIATION APPLICATIONS, AND EXTEND UNDERSTANDING OF CERTIFICATION GAPS OR CHALLENGES WITH DIFFERENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS LINE OF INVESTIGATION IS TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE MEANS TO ENSURE, WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE, THAT ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS USED IN AIRBORNE OR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS ARE SAFE, AND DETERMINE CHANGES, IF ANY, NEEDED TO EXISTING SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE TO ASSURE THEIR SAFETY. 2.0 SCOPE&OBJECTIVE(S): 2.1 THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT STATE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS IT MIGHT APPLY IN THE CIVIL AVIATION DOMAIN, INCLUDING AIRBORNE AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 2.2 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO DELIVER A DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE SUBFIELDS AND ASSOCIATED APPROACHES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT MIGHT HAVE APPLICABILITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTIVE AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS; (B) TERMINOLOGY, CATALOG, AND CATEGORIZATION OF THOSE SUBFIELDS AND ASSOCIATED APPROACHES THAT FACILITATES DEVELOPMENT OF A STEP-WISE APPROACH TO CERTIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AND (C) SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, AND (IF RELEVANT) HARDWARE CERTIFICATION GAPS AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIFFERENT SUBFIELDS AND APPROACHES. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: FOR THIS TASK ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE TASKS LISTED BELOW. 3.1 DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS APPLICABLE TO CIVIL AVIATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE PUBLISHED LITE
Delivery Order - Flight Critical Systems Research (2013) - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
SAAB (SAAB SENSIS CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Langley Research Center
Effective date
09/27/2013
Obligated Amount
$209.5k
NNL13AC67T / NNL13AA05B - TASK ORDER - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TASK TITLE: CERTIFICATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS 1.0 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: NASA'S AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. THE RESEARCH FOCUS INCLUDES THE SYSTEM-WIDE SAFETY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGIES (SSAT) PROJECT. UNDER SSAT, THERE IS A TECHNICAL CHALLENGE AREA KNOWN AS ASSURANCE OF FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS (AFCS). THE AFCS TECHNICAL CHALLENGE IS TO DEVELOP VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES THAT ENSURE HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE SAFE AND PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE BASIS FOR ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLEX CIVIL AVIATION SYSTEMS. VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY FALL UNDER THIS CHALLENGE. ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT RUN-TIME IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES TO VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, ARE USED IN MYRIAD DOMAINS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PURPOSES. THIS RANGE CAN EXTEND FROM PASSIVE MONITORING OR ADVISORY SYSTEMS, TO ESTIMATING ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OR EFFICIENCY, AND IN THE EXTREME, TO REPLACING THE PILOT WITH AUTONOMOUS COMPUTING. AS THE COMPUTATIONAL ABILITY TO ANALYZE LARGE QUANTITIES OF DATA INCREASES, NEW APPLICATIONS ARE BEING DEVISED. FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS TO BE USED IN CIVIL AVIATION APPLICATIONS IN AIRBORNE OR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, THEY WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS JUST AS ANY OTHER SYSTEM WOULD. BECAUSE REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM SAFETY ASSURANCE ARE BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT CORRECT BEHAVIOR OF A SYSTEM CAN BE SPECIFIED, PREDICTED, AND VERIFIED PRIOR TO OPERATION, ANY USE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN CIVIL APPLICATIONS POSES CHALLENGES IN ASSURING SAFETY BY MEANS OF TRADITIONAL SAFETY ASSURANCE METHODS AND PROCEDURES. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, NASA HAS TAKEN INITIAL STEPS TO IDENTIFY REGULATORY CHALLENGES TO USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO ENABLE REAL-TIME ADAPTATION, INCLUDING MACHINE LEARNING AND NEURAL NETWORKS, IN AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO RECOGNIZE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS SUBFIELDS THAT HAVE DIRECT APPLICABILITY TO AVIATION APPLICATIONS, AND EXTEND UNDERSTANDING OF CERTIFICATION GAPS OR CHALLENGES WITH DIFFERENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS LINE OF INVESTIGATION IS TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE MEANS TO ENSURE, WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE, THAT ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS USED IN AIRBORNE OR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS ARE SAFE, AND DETERMINE CHANGES, IF ANY, NEEDED TO EXISTING SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE TO ASSURE THEIR SAFETY. 2.0 SCOPE&OBJECTIVE(S): 2.1 THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT STATE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS IT MIGHT APPLY IN THE CIVIL AVIATION DOMAIN, INCLUDING AIRBORNE AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 2.2 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO DELIVER A DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE SUBFIELDS AND ASSOCIATED APPROACHES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT MIGHT HAVE APPLICABILITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTIVE AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS; (B) TERMINOLOGY, CATALOG, AND CATEGORIZATION OF THOSE SUBFIELDS AND ASSOCIATED APPROACHES THAT FACILITATES DEVELOPMENT OF A STEP-WISE APPROACH TO CERTIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AND (C) SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, AND (IF RELEVANT) HARDWARE CERTIFICATION GAPS AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIFFERENT SUBFIELDS AND APPROACHES. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: FOR THIS TASK ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE TASKS LISTED BELOW. 3.1 DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS APPLICABLE TO CIVIL AVIATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE PUBLISHED LITE
Delivery Order - Flight Critical Systems Research (2013) - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
Raytheon (RTX) (ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Langley Research Center
Effective date
09/27/2013
Obligated Amount
$387.3k
NNL12AB32T / NNL06AA05B - FLIGHT CRITICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH (FCSR) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)TASK ORDER TITLE: REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS1.0INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND:ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS ADAPTIVE CONTROLS, HAVE PROVEN BENEFICIAL IN SOME APPLICATION DOMAINS IN MAINTAINING NEEDED PERFORMANCE IN THE PRESENCE OF UNCERTAINTY AND IN ACCOMMODATING UNANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SENSOR INPUT. THE BENEFITS AFFORDED BY ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES MAKE THEM ATTRACTIVE FOR USE IN SYSTEMS PLANNED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) AND THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SYSTEM. NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) IS WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIALLY-PLANNED ADAPTIVE APPROACHES FOR NEXTGEN, NAS ATC, AND OTHER SAFETY-CRITICAL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SAFETY REGULATIONS. THE FAA AND LARC ARE JOINTLY INVESTIGATING THE VERIFICATION ASPECTS OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT APPROACH USED FOR AIRBORNE SOFTWARE APPROVAL AND THE PLANNED USE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS. 2.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE(S): THE SCOPE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO EXAMINE THE VERIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS AND THE MEANS BY WHICH TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF THE SOFTWARE TO RTCA/DO-178BF F, IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE ACHIEVED, AND PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE AS NECESSARY. THIS TASK WILL ALSO REVIEW PAST RESULTS AND CURRENT PLANS, AS AVAILABLE, BY THE FAA SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL SYSTEMS (SDS) TECHNICAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES GROUP (TCRG) AS RELATED TO DETERMINISTIC AND NON-DETERMINISTIC RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THIS TASK WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE USE OF TOOLS TO VALIDATE AND VERIFY ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS. FOR THIS STUDY, ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AT RUN-TIME IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY OR OTHER FACTORS, AND WOULD INCLUDE LEARNING SYSTEMS. SINCE THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO DO-178B, PILOTED SYSTEMS (INCLUDING UAS) ARE THE PRIMARY INTEREST AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NEXTGEN PLANS THAT PROPOSE ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED IN THE STUDY. THIS STUDY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON ONE TYPE OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEM (OR APPLICATION) BEFORE ANOTHER, BUT CONSIDER THE BROAD RANGE OF POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS. EXAMPLES OF ENVISIONED ADAPTIVE NEXTGEN SYSTEMS INCLUDE ALGORITHMS THAT PROVIDE FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES TO MEET PREVAILING DEMAND AND OPTIMIZE THROUGHPUT; ADAPTIVE WEATHER PREDICTION; ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT; AND AUTONOMOUS LANDING OF A DAMAGED UAS. CONSIDERATION OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY ASSESSMENT, AND SAFETY ASSURANCE PROCESSES THAT PERTAIN TO DO-178B ARE ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR THIS STUDY, AS ARE SYSTEM-LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ASSURANCE OF AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEM, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES AND OBSTACLES THAT ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS POSE TO THESE PROCESSES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A RECOMMENDED APPROACH FOR ASSURING FLIGHT SOFTWARE THAT USES TECHNIQUES SUCH AS ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND MACHINE LEARNING TO MODIFY ITS BEHAVIOR DURING OPERATION. DO-178B AND RELATED GUIDELINES HAVE AN UNDERLYING ASSUMPTION THAT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH THEIR SOFTWARE AND ITS ASSURANCE ARTIFACTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCRUTINY AT ONE TIME, AND THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SOFTWARE IS FULLY DETERMINED AT THAT TIME. ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE THAT IS, SOFTWARE THAT ADJUSTS ITS BEHAVIOR DURING OPERATION VIOLATES THIS ASSUMPTION AND THEREFORE LIKELY REQUIRES SOME REVISION IN THE CURRENT APPROACH TO ASSURANCE FOR FLIGHT SOFTWARE. 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/TASKS TO BE PERFORMED: NASA IS CURRENTLY DOCUMENTING PRELIMINARY BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO TERMINOLOGY DEFINITIONS (E.G., ADAPTIVE SYSTEM, NEURAL NET, ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE, A
Delivery Order - 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Contractor
Honeywell International (HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (0650) 994)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Langley Research Center
Effective date
03/07/2012
Obligated Amount
$116.8k

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