Aircraft Virtual Flight Testing and Certification in Off-nominal Multifactorial Situations
Formalizing the task of predicting aircraft flight safety in multifactorial situations during the lifecycle, this introductory course covers technology that allows for easing the 'curse of dimensionality' of this task, increasing the volume and accuracy of the System-level safety knowledge, and cutting budget and time of classic flight test and certification. The workshop concludes with examples of the technology applications to support various phases of the lifecycle for several aircraft types and design projects. It is demonstrated how VFTC can complement classical techniques of flight research for safety. Advantages, benefits, limitations and pitfalls of the virtual flight testing and certification (VFTC) technology are summarized for next generation aircraft.
What Will You Learn
- Identify the requirements to the system model's input data base
- Understand ARs, FTGs, SOPs, AFMs, TSs, and ADs for the design of flight scenarios
- Discuss scripts of flight situation scenarios for VFTC using a generalized language
- Define how to normalize various risk factors and multifactorial risk hypotheses
- Identify VFTC experiments to verify flight goals, constraints and piloting tactics in complex operational conditions
- Interpret results of VFTC experiments using safety knowledge maps and assess potential accident precursors, etc.
Is This Course For You
This course has been tailored for engineers and others involved in aircraft aerodynamics, flight controls, powerplant, undercarriage, safety avionics, flight simulators, pilot-aircraft interface, and pilot cognitive aids. Individuals who work with aircraft flight performance evaluation, flight testing and certification/assessment, flight accident/incident analysis and prevention and flight safety management may also benefit from this course.