Evaluating the Effect of Technology Insertion into the National Airspace System

Authors

  • James T. Luxhøj Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick New Jersey 08901
  • Kimberlee Kauffeld Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick New Jersey 08901

Keywords:

aviation safety, risk analysis

Abstract

A Probabilistic Decision Support System (PDSS) is being developed to assist NASA program managers with evaluating new technologies that are intended to lower the fatal aircraft accident rate. This decision support system utilizes the method of case-based reasoning in which case studies of specific accidents are modeled and analyzed.

One such case study is the crash of Air Ontario Flight 1363 which resulted from a loss of control due to ice contamination on the wings. The decision to take-off without deicing was the end result of a complex interaction of causal factors including crew resource management, worsening weather conditions, and organizational issues.

In this research work, accidents such as Air Ontario 1363 are modeled and the reduction in risk from the insertion of appropriate technologies is assessed. A user-friendly interface is being developed to create a software application that is flexible and easy to use.

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Author Biography

Kimberlee Kauffeld, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick New Jersey 08901

Rutgers Undergraduate Research Fellow and Federal Aviation Administration/NASA Fellow

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Published

2003-09-30

How to Cite

Luxhøj, J. T., & Kauffeld, K. (2003). Evaluating the Effect of Technology Insertion into the National Airspace System. The Rutger Scholar, 5. Retrieved from https://rutgersscholar.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/scholar/article/view/69

Issue

Vol. 5 (2003)

Section

Articles