IGF::OT::IGF AIRCRAFT LOSS-OF-CONTROL (LOC) HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO RATAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS…

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IGF::OT::IGF AIRCRAFT LOSS-OF-CONTROL (LOC) HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO RATAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS. INAPPROPRIATE PILOT ACTION FUR HEAHHY AIRCRAFT, CONTROL RAILURES, AND VEHICLE IMPAIRMENT ARE FREQUENT CONTRIBUTORS TO LOC ACCIDENTS. THESE ACCIDENTS COULD BE REDUCED IF AN ON-BOARD SYSTEM WAS AVAILABLE TO INNNEDIATELY GUIDE THE PILOT TO A SARE FLIGHT CONDITION (INCLUDING CASES OF CONTROL FILILURE OR VEHICLE IMPAIRMENT). BARRON ASSOCIATES PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED (IN PILOT-IN-THE-LOOP SIRRRULATIONS) A SYSTEM FUR FINDING APPROPRIATE CONTROL INPUT SEQUENCES TO RECOVERY FROM UPSET CONDITIONS, AND FUR CUEING PILOTS TO FUILOW THESE SEQUENCES. THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD ADD SEVERAL INNOVATIVE CAPABILITIES TO THE EXISTING ARCHITECTURE. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS IS THE ADDITION OF ADAPTATION TO ADDRESS OFF-NOMINAL VEHICLE RESPONSES. OFF-. NOMINAL VEHICLE RESPONSES CAN OCCUR FUR A NUMBER OF REASONS INCLUDING ADVERSE ONBOARD CONDITIONS (E.G., ACTUATOR FILILURES, ENGINE FILILURES, OR AIRFRAME DAMAGE) AND EXTERNAL HAZARDS, ESPECIALLY ICING. THE ADDITION OF ADAPTATION CAPABILITIES WILL ALLOW THE PROPOSED SYSTEM TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE UPSET RECOVERY GUIDANCE IN CASES OF OFF-NOMINAL VEHICLE RESPONSE. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IS ALSO SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE ROBUST TO VARIATIONS IN PILOT DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS PROVIDE ENHANCED ROBUSTNESS TO PILOT DEVIATIONS FROM THE RECOMMENDED RECOVERY STRATEGIES.