Commercial Aircraft Integrated Vehicle Health Management Study

NASA’s Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Project is one of four projects within the Agency’s Aviation Safety Program (AvSafe) in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD). The IVHM Project, which was updated August 14, 2008, conducts research to develop validated tools and technologies for automated detection, diagnosis, and prognosis to mitigate adverse events during flight. Adverse events include those that arise from system, subsystem, or component faults or failures due to damage, degradation, or environmental hazards that occur during flight (Ref. 1). The purpose of this study is to review statistical data and literature from academia, industry, and other Government agencies to establish requirements for future work in detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and mitigation for IVHM-related hardware and software. This study is considered a “waypoint” with the following expected outcomes (Ref. 1): (1) Report and document the incidents and accidents related to IVHM utilizing the most current statistical and prognostic data available from the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Project. (2) Document and use data such as true and false positive rates for detection and diagnosis from the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and other relevant programs. (3) Complete a focused assessment of the potential impact of Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) Research and Development Plan (R&D)/Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) plans on IVHM. (4) Document reports by subject matter experts on future directions in IVHM research areas. (5) Assess future directions in aviation technology as related to IVHM topics through a report documenting the trends according to at least three conferences. The results of this study are considered a “key decision point” to establish future requirements for the project.