A future with advanced air mobility aircraft populating the skies will require the U.S. to implement enhanced preflight planning that can mitigate potential risks well before takeoff – and NASA is working to develop the tools to make that happen. Preflight planning is critical to ensuring safety in the complex, high-risk environments of the future … Read more
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the growing volume of these aircraft will require trusted safety management systems to maintain safe operations. NASA is testing a new software system to create an improved warning system – one that can predict hazards to drones before … Read more
A new era of aviation is here, and NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project is developing innovative data solutions to assure safe, rapid, and repeatable access to a transformed National Airspace System (NAS). SWS was created in 2018 and is part of NASA Aeronautics’ Airspace Operations and Safety Program. SWS evaluates how the aerospace industry and … Read more
System-Wide Safety (SWS) project leaders are listed here. Project ManagerDr. Kyle Ellis Deputy Project ManagerSummer Brandt Associate Project ManagerDr. Wendy Okolo Associate Project ManagerMichael Vincent Project ScientistDr. Paul Miner Senior Technical Advisor for Aviation SafetyDr. Lance Prinzel Senior Technical Advisor for AutonomyDr. Joseph Coughlan Senior Technical Advisor for AssuranceDr. Natasha Neogi Safety LiaisonDr. Misty Davies … Read more
The National Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Conference was held at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 12-13. NASA Langley engineers presented their work at the conference and staffed a NASA information table, promoting the benefits of NASA technologies and research for drone responders. “It’s exciting to see the effect drones have on search … Read more
NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards before they occur. Through its System-Wide Safety project, NASA and its partners in government, industry, and academia are exploring new technologies and techniques to improve current aviation safety and potentially enable widespread use of new … Read more
Operations within the National Airspace System continue to grow in scale and complexity. As a result, causal factors of risks and hazards are increasingly complex and drive the need to transform the way we conduct risk management and safety assurance. NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project recently commemorated the completion of a major step towards that … Read more