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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)"”.
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Optimizing Aviation Security Architectures using the SAFE Model
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wishes to minimize the overall operational costs of their aviation security detection systems. These systems consist of a collection of security devices. The objective of this research is to develop an algorithm to design the optimal system of devices. The …
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An Investigation of the Floor Attachment Assembly of a Large Transport Aircraft Seat Subjected to Crash Dynamic Loadings
… prescribed for certification under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.</p>
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Computerized Aircraft Accident Investigation: Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspectors' Perceptions
… of this study was to solicit the perceptions of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on the use of a personal computer in the aircraft accident investigation process. A descriptive study survey questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study, which was …
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Effects of Oxygen Deprivation on Pilot Performance and Cognitive Processing Skills: A Pilot Study
<p>According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, pilots flying above 14,000 ft. are required to use supplemental oxygen. The purpose of this study was to examine how oxygen deprivation below 14,000 ft. affects pilot performance using the Frasca Mentor Advanced Aviation Training …
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The Effects of Male-Based Anthropometric Cockpit Designs on Self-Reported Female Aircrew Accommodation
… in the United States of America, who hold a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate. The responses provided to the Likert questions were analyzed using a goodness-of-fit statistical method. The data collected did not support the research hypothesis that …
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Improving Interpersonal Communication Between Generation Y and Management in Flight Service
… October 2005 the flight service division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made history when the operations of the division was awarded to a third party vendor, Lockheed Martin. Through the outsourcing, communication issues arose in flight service between management, between …
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Modeling next generation air traffic control system with petri net
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is one of the largest Air Navigation Service Providers, managing air traffic for more than 15% of the world's airspace. Today's Air Traffic Control (ATC) system cannot meet the growth of the air traffic activities, which brings with more unprecedented …
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Successes of collaborative decision making at the Traffic Flow Management Program Office and the advantages of adopting toolkits
… Flow Management (TFM) Program Office, within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the task the do just that. To its credit the TFM program office has come quite close to achieving this. The goal of this thesis is to identify and document the practices that have made the TFM program office …
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Considerations for domestic law enforcement implementation of a UAS program in the proposed FAA regulatory environment of integration into the national airspace system
… regulations, a task currently in progress by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). First, the author reviews current academic literature and provides analysis on key policy issues of safety, the transfer of risk, and constitutional rights. Then, the author consults the knowledge and …
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Impact of Uncertainties on Structures Damage Tolerance Parameters
… requirements, such as those established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The project's outcome will be a versatile code allowing for future updates and adaptations. Through this research, we anticipate enhancing aerospace structural reliability and safety.</p>
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Application of Systems Engineering Principles and Methods to an Advanced Technology Research Project
… sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and a consortium of industry, universities, research institutes, and state and local aviation authorities. Its goals are to show that the introduction of emerging airborne and ground …
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Dynamic Simulation of General Aviation Cabin Environments and Occupant Restraint Systems
<p>After a five year study of General Aviation (GA) accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that aircraft cabin environments place the occupant at high risk of suffering severe injuries in an emergency crash situation. Studies of Federal Aviation Administration …
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Modeling Aircraft Position and Conservatively Calculating Airspace Violations for an Autonomous Collision Awareness System for Unmanned Aerial Systems
… System (UAS) into the national airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is concerned with UAS capabilities to sense and avoid conflicts. Since the operator is outside the cockpit, the proposed collision awareness plugin (CAPlugin), based on probability and error propagation, …
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Probabilistic Estimation of State via Propagation of Error for a Collision Warning System
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is scheduled to open the national airspace to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) by 2015. Although there are many beneficial applications by integrating UASs into the national airspace, the primary concern is UAS related midair collisions. The University of …
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A practical method for incorporating Real Options analysis into US federal benefit-cost analysis procedures
… approach builds upon a careful analysis of Federal mandates for benefit-cost analyses, the implementing directions of the OMB, and the way these guidelines are followed by practitioners who have to deal with the particularities that exist in the field. The current practice was determined by …
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Tailoring an Airworthiness Document to Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Case Study of MIL-HDBK-516C
… Many governmental agencies such as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) analyzed the risks of UAS to third-parties, all personnel and properties exterior to the aircraft. This thesis concerns the adaptation of existing airworthiness documents written for manned aircraft to UAS. The …
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Locating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
… in some areas without prior permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, many incidents of UAVs breaching such restrictions have been reported. A UAV location system can help the law enforcement to be alerted and can prevent UAVs breaching any restricted area without …
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Impact of structure, material properties, temperature curling, and trafficking on load transfer efficiency
… of rigid airfield pavements. The current FAA mechanistic design procedure for rigid pavements assumes constant stress-based load transfer efficiency (LTE (S)) of 25% at the joints. The design procedure assumes the material properties remain constant throughout the life of the pavement. …
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A statistical analysis of the potential impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes on passenger behavior
… According to the latest announcement of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the MAX will be grounded until the summer of 2020. After the grounding, the MAX will return to the fleets of airlines in North America, such as American Airlines and Air Canada. However, will travelers accept …
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A Modeling Framework to Estimate Airport Runway Capacity in the National Airspace System
… report includes capacity estimates for general aviation and commercial airports. To estimate airport runway capacity, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airfield Capacity Model (ACM) is used to assess the capacity at all candidate airports in a target airport set. This set includes all …
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