Multi-Objective Risk Prediction and Hazard Evaluation/optimization for Urban Air Services (MORPHEUS)

In the Phase I, The Longbow Group, LLC (LONGBOW), with Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc. (DHWA) as a subcontractor, demonstrated the feasibility of developing key components of a future In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) and commercializing those components as IASMS Services, Functions, and Capabilities (SFCs) within one or more Supplemental Data Service Providers (SDSPs) supporting Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM). Phase I laid the groundwork for Phase II prototype development of a Multi-Objective Risk Prediction and Hazard Evaluation/optimization for Urban air Services (MORPHEUS), which will support (1) pre-flight planning to assess and mitigate risk (e.g., to the populace, infrastructure, airframe/payload/mission); (2) in-flight monitoring and mitigation of risk; and (3) post-flight analysis of risk and model and database updates. MORPHEUS will leverage LONGBOWrsquo;s development of PEGASUS whichnbsp;will soon be used to demonstrate safe, effective, and efficient UAS operations in Hampton, VA, as well asNASA Langley Research Centerrsquo;s (LaRC) Ground Risk Assessment Service Provider (GRASP),DHWArsquo;s experience with AI and Machine Learning (ML) and commercialization of a NASA Langley Phase II SBIR for UAS route evaluation/optimization with respect to weatherLONGBOWrsquo;s Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA134272 for uncrewed systems collaborative testing with NASA LaRC at LONGBOWrsquo;s Unmanned Systems and Research and Technology Center (USRTC) at Fort Monroe, andPh II NASA SBIRs to develop an Urban Weather Testbed (UWT) and Weather Sensor Data Monitoring System (WSDM) for UAS operations in HamptonPh II prototype development will result in a functional MORPHEUS system as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready for transition to PEGASUS and other UTM systems. Benefits to NASA and the UAS commercial enterprise will include safer and more efficient flights in the NAS.