Emerging Technologies Committee

2011 Inside Aerospace

May 10, 2011

Daniel T. Jensen, ETC Chair

Agenda

1200 – 1230 Lunch1230 – 1300 ETC Guest Speaker Jay Falker1300 – 1450 Roll Call and Introduction of Guests

Opening Remarks and ETC Overview (Dan Jensen) 2011 Goals (Dan Jensen) Technical Subcommittee Reports

Aviation (Bob Winn) / Space (Tony Gross) / Multidisciplinary and Systems (Jack Agee) Watch List Review, Proposed 2011 Submittals to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

and “Top 10” List for 2011 Operations Update Membership Subcommittee (Sam Bruner) New Members / Membership Diversity (Corporate/Academia/Government) Membership Gaps / "Retirements" Communications (Dan Jensen) Old Business Green Engineering PC (Jason Slagle) New Business FAAC (Glenn Roberts) Public Policy Position Paper Action Item Review (Elizabeth Carter) Next Subcommittee Teleconferences and Next Face-to-Face ETC Meeting 1450 - 1500 Close

Guest Speaker

John M Falker, PhD, works at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He goes by “Jay” informally, and currently manages the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program. The most open and imaginative program in the Office of the Chief Technologist, NIAC develops visionary concepts that could revolutionize future missions. Since joining NASA in 2003, Jay has supported both Headquarters and the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in project, program, and agency roles. He has received more than a dozen awards, including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for leading the realignment of NASA’s $2 billion exploration research and technology portfolio, and the JSC Director’s Commendation for strategic analysis of the lunar architecture. Prior to joining NASA, Jay led various engineering and policy analyses for seven years, first while pursuing advanced degrees and later full-time. He has worked in several government agencies, private contractors, academic institutions, and federal research centers. Jay holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Policy Analysis from MIT, an MS in Technology and Policy from MIT, and a BS in Engineering Science (Honors) from Penn State, with minors in Economics and in Science, Technology, and Society. His graduate research helped develop the Federal Aviation Administration’s first Concept of Operations for Commercial Space Transportation. Jay has two wonderful sons. His dreams about their future possibilities inspire his push to advance humanity the stars. Because “sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” he can sometimes be found hopefully waving a wand.

Dr. John (Jay) M. Falker NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program NASA Headquaters, Washington, DC 202-358-4545; Jfalker@nasa.gov

ETC Overview and Update

• The Scope of the ETC is to identify both new and expanding technologies and programs that have the potential for significant AIAA involvement, to identify champions for new AIAA activities, and to identify products and services that AIAA could provide to support new emerging initiatives.

• The business of the ETC is conducted in large part within three technical subcommittees:· Aviation (Chair: Bob Winn)· Space (Chair: Tony Gross)· Multidisciplinary and Systems (Chair: Jack Agee)

Each subcommittee has the ability to select its preferred ways of working between the face-to-face ETC meetings.

• The whole ETC meets face-to-face three times per year. Each subcommittee will submit its current Watch List and recommendations for the Parking Lot and Launch Pad prior to each face-to-face ETC meeting. The ETC as a whole will review these at the meeting.

• The ETC Leadership Team will have additional teleconferences as required.

External Sources· Contracted Studies· Web based input· Sponsored Workshops· etc.

Aeronautics

Other AIAA Sources· Other committees· Other members· etc.

Members· Personal Knowledge· Company contacts· Extended networks

Multidisciplinary and Systems

SpaceWatchListWatchList

Parking lot· Revisit· Recheck facts

Launch Pad· Augment Current TC/PC activity· New TC/PC/WG· New AIAA Initiatives

Launch Pad· Augment Current TC/PC activity· New TC/PC/WG· New AIAA Initiatives

SUCCESSSTORIES!

Input Organization OutputProcess

ETC Process

Definitions

• Watch List· An Excel spreadsheet maintained by the ETC which lists technologies and programs

which are being monitored for new or increased AIAA future involvement· Each technical subcommittee maintains its own sheet (tab) in the spreadsheet· Prior to each face-to-face meeting, the three sheets (tabs) are combined into an updated

ETC master Watch List· Each Watch List item should have a PRI on the responsible technical subcommittee, and

each item should be reviewed during each telecon or meeting· In general, items should remain on the Watch List no longer than one year prior to

moving to either the Parking Lot or Launch Pad.• Parking Lot

· Watch List items which are not progressing toward the Launch Pad, or are progressing too slowly to warrant continuous monitoring, are moved to the Parking Lot.

· Each technical subcommittee should review its Parking Lot items annually.· When warranted, Parking Lot items can be “promoted” back to the Watch List.

• Launch Pad· Watch List items which have enough interest and momentum are moved to the Launch

Pad.· The ETC will identify a Champion for the item and will assist in moving it forward within

the AIAA as a Working Group, PC or TC.

ETC Success Stories

• Energy Optimized Systems Program Committee

• Directed Energy Program Committee

• Green Engineering Program Committee

2011 Goals

• Strengthen the Organization· Leadership team and ETC members fully engaged and contributing· Membership roster scrubbed and updated· Membership gap analysis completed and targeted recruiting begun

• Standardize and Consolidate Watch Lists· Best practice identified and shared· Watch lists submitted and consolidated regularly· 2011 “Top 10” List provided to TAC

• Identify Liaisons to Other AIAA Committees · International Activities Committee· Public Policy Committee· TAC New Initiatives Subcommittee

• Continue and Expand Support to External Stakeholders· United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board· Other branches of service advisory boards identified for future support

• Expand ETC Awareness· Introduce ETC at a Young Professionals Reception· Submit an article to Aerospace America which introduces the ETC

Technical Subcommittee Reports

• Aviation (Bob Winn)• Watch List Review• Proposed 2011 Submittals to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board• “Top 10” List for 2011

• Space (Tony Gross)• Watch List Review• Proposed 2011 Submittals to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board• “Top 10” List for 2011

• Multidisciplinary and Systems (Jack Agee)• Watch List Review• Proposed 2011 Submittals to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board• “Top 10” List for 2011

Operations Updates

• Membership (Sam Bruner)• New Members• Membership Diversity (Corporate/Academia/Government)• Membership Gaps• “Retirements”

• Communications (Dan Jensen)

Recent New Members

• Dr. Vicki S. JohnsonCessna Aircraft Company

• Mr. Andrew LuersThe Boston Consulting Group

• Dr. Anthony M. MitchellUSAF Scientific Advisory Board

• Mr. William K. WestAirbus Americas Engineering

• Dr. Mark S. WhortonTeledyne Brown Engineering

Liaison Roles

• Liaisons are desired for closer cooperation between the ETC and key Institute committees and industry groups. The liaison is expected to attend of participate in the meetings of both the ETC and the other group and provide two-way communication in order to ensure strategic alignment and mutual visibility.

• Liaison positions have been identified for the following groups:

• International Activities Committee (TBD)• Public Policy Committee (Dan Jensen)• TAC New Initiatives Subcommittee (TBD)• NASA Office of the Chief Technologist (Rich Antcliff)

Old Business

• Technology Horizons Report

Technology Horizons Report

The strategic context and enduring realities identified in "Technology Horizons" lead to a set of 12 "Overarching Themes" to vector S&T in directions that can maximize capability superiority. These shifts in research emphases should be applied judiciously to guide each research area.

From ... Platforms To ... Capabilities From ... Manned To ... Remote-piloted From ... Fixed To ... Agile From ... Control To ... Autonomy But … complete V&V impossibleFrom ... Integrated To ... Fractionated From ... Preplanned To ... Composable From ... Single-domain To ... Cross-domain From ... Permissive To ... Contested From ... Sensor To ... Information But … humans become weak linkFrom ... Operations To ... Dissuasion/Deterrence From ... Cyber defense To ... Cyber resilience From ... Long system life To ... Faster refresh

Technology Horizons Report (continued)

A further key theme is the need to focus a greater fraction of S&T investments on research to support increased freedom of operations in contested or denied environments. Three main research areas are of particular importance: (i) cyber resilience, (ii) precision navigation and timing in GPS-denied environments, and (iii) electromagnetic spectrum warfare.

Additionally, the study identifies further key priority areas where S&T investment will be needed over the next decade to enable essential capabilities, including processing-enabled inteligent sensors, directed energy for tactical strike/defense, persistent space situational awareness, rapidly composable small satellites, and next-generation high-efficiency gas turbine engines.

New Business

• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts

• Future of Aviation Advisory Committee

Action Item Review

• Review of Open Action Items (Elizabeth Carter)

Next ETC Teleconferences and Meeting

• Aviation Subcommittee

• Space Subcommittee

• Multidisciplinary and Systems Subcommittee - monthly

• Leadership Telecon

• Face-to-Face ETC Meeting• Joint Propulsion Conference (July 31 – August 3, San Diego, CA)• Aerospace Sciences Meeting (January 9 – 12, 2012, Nashville, TN)

“Top 10” List for 2009

1. "Greener Aviation" Technologies - including emission-reduction and noise-reduction technologies (ref. FAA's Continuous Low Emissions, Energy and Noise (CLEEN) program and European Environmentally Friendly Engine (EFE) program and "Clean Sky" Joint Technology Initiative.)

2. Alternative Fuels - including biofuels (ref. Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) and FAA Grant to the X PRIZE Foundation to Spur Renewable Aviation Fuels and Technologies)

3. High-Speed Flight Technologies - including supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics, sonic boom reduction, thermal management etc.)

4. Efficient Propulsion Technologies - including Open Rotors and Geared Turbofans (ref. European program DREAM - valiDation of Radical Engine Architecture systeMs)

5. Active Flow Control Technologies - including plasma actuators 6. Advanced Materials - including nanotechnology, composites, etc. 7. Active Structures - including Shape Memory Alloys, morphing, flapping, etc. 8. Health Management - including monitoring, prognostics, self-healing, etc. 9. Remote Sensing Technologies - including UAVs and satellites (ref. Global Earth Observation System of

Systems (GEOSS) program)10. Advanced Space Propulsion Technologies - including plasma-based propulsion (ref. Variable Specific

Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) and solar sails

2009 Submittals to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

1. Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Aerospace Applications (Multidisciplinary and Systems)

2. The Role of Humans and Machines in the Future of Space Operations (Space)

3. Active Aviation Structures (Aviation)4. Next-Generation High Speed Flight (Aviation)