MIT ICAT Technology Considerations for Advanced Formation Flight Systems Prof, r john hansman MIT International Center for Air Transportation
MIT ICAT Technology Considerations for Advanced Formation Flight Systems Prof. R. John Hansman MIT International Center for Air Transportation
MIT How Can Technologies Impact ICAT System Concept Need (technology Pull O Technologies can fulfill need or requirement a Technologies can overcome barriers(imitations, constraints, etc. Opportunity(Technology Push) a Technologies can Create Opportunities 日 New Capabilities 口 Competitive advantage ◆Cost ◆ Performance Maintenance ◆ Other
MIT ICAT How Can Technologies Impact System Concept y Need (Technology Pull) Technologies can fulfill need or requirement Technologies can overcome barriers (limitations, constraints, etc.) y Opportunity (Technology Push) Technologies can Create Opportunities New Capabilities Competitive advantage Cost Performance Maintenance Other
MIT Formation System Concept is Itself ICAT a Technology Needs 口 Efficient Transport Fuel ◆Cost N Crew Maintenance Operational Access(Noise, Runways) ◆F| exibility ◆ Others Opportunity a Different design space if use multiple vehicles a Overcome constraints(eg runway width, single departure point) □ Performance ◆ Fuel efficiency,crew a Development of key technologies enable formation flight 日 Flexibility 日 Runway Throughput
MIT ICAT Formation System Concept is Itself a Technology y Needs Efficient Transport Fuel Cost ÐCrew, Maintenance… Operational Access (Noise, Runways) Flexibility Others y Opportunity Different design space if use multiple vehicles Overcome constraints (eg runway width, single departure point) Performance Fuel efficiency, crew Development of key technologies enable formation flight Flexibility Runway Throughput
MIT What are the Key Technologies for ICAT Formation Flight Start with Fundamental abstraction of system or concept (many ways) □ Functiona 口 Operational ◆ Concept of operations 口 Physical 日 Component a Constraint 口 Information Based on Abstract view, identify 日 Technology needs 日 Key questions a Potential opportunities Useful to sketch elements to visualize system 日 Multiple views
MIT ICAT What are the Key Technologies for Formation Flight y Start with Fundamental Abstraction of System or Concept (many ways) Functional Operational Concept of Operations Physical Component Constraint Information y Based on Abstract view, identify Technology needs Key questions Potential opportunities y Useful to sketch elements to visualize system Multiple views
MIT What are the Key Technologies for ICAT Formation Flight
MIT ICAT What are the Key Technologies for Formation Flight