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

In this Phase I SBIR project for NASA, The Longbow Group, LLC (LONGBOW), with Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc. (DHWA) as a subcontractor, will demonstrate 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 system (UAS) traffic management (UTM). This proposed Phase I will lay 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.nbsp;MORPHEUS willnbsp;leverage NASA 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 weather (RouteCAST), LONGBOWrsquo;s Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA1-34272 for uncrewed systems collaborative testing with NASA LaRC.nbsp;and the teamrsquo;s involvement in a recently awarded Phase II NASA SBIR to develop an Urban Weather Testbed (UWT) for UAS operations in Hampton Roads. By leveraging these other projects, in Phase I we will be able to conduct real-world demonstrations of using MORPHEUS to assess and mitigate risk. Phase II prototype development will result in a functional MORPHEUS system as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready for transition tonbsp;UTM systems. Benefits to NASA and the UAS commercial enterprise will include safer and more efficient flights in the national airspace system (NAS).nbsp;