Aerospace R&D

 Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Materials

How do we incorporate multifunctional materials, create lighter systems through the application of new materials and new manufacturing techniques, and accelerate the certification of new materials and new manufacturing processes?

 Autonomy

We must safely insert advanced information technologies into aerospace systems and provide smart contingency management capabilities across all aerospace plattorms. How can we leverage lessons from the automotive industry to help us address emerging issues, such as increasing congestion in both air and space traffic? We should consider how we adopt a human-centered autonomy approach.

 Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Recent developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning are making headlines, and are already having a strong impact on how aerospace professionals work. How will Al and ML impact aerospace science and engineering practices? How can Al and ML applications provide new pathways for safer, faster, and more cost-effective aerospace system development?

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 Resilient and Assured Systems

With increasing levels of autonomous control, how do we ensure that the resulting behaviors satisfy legal, moral, and ethical perspectives? As we create increasingly more complex and adaptive systems, how do we ensure that these systems are as safe, or safer, than previous generations? How do we accelerate lessons learned and incorporate into already deployed systems? As systems become more self-aware, can they adapt their control systems to reflect sensor or mechanical disruptions?

 Transformative Systems Engineering

How do we embrace digital twin concepts being inspired by engineered resilient systems and accelerate adoption of model-based systems engineering (MBSE)? How do we create frameworks to incorporate new technologies into system engineering methodologies, such as human-AI teaming and advanced materials more effectively? And we must leverage new digital techniques to reverse the trend of increasing timelines from first flight to initial operational capability.

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