NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) has considered the potential benefits of and challenges to realizing Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM can provide many benefits, including improved passenger transportation capabilities, public services such as traffic monitoring, and cargo/package delivery around metropolitan and urban areas. ARMD is implementing its AAM strategy through an AAM Mission Integration Office (AMIO).
The purpose of this task was to support the enablement of several elements of ARMD’s AAM strategy. These elements include supporting the AMIO to oversee ARMD’s AAM strategy, the development of a framework of data within a Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool, entry of information into that tool, and developing a tool to assess the progress of the community.
Crown assists AMIO in the documentation of the MBSE process, and the continued maturation of the AAM Reference Framework including identified Architectures, Requirements, and Guidance. We built, developed, and maintained the AAM Reference Framework in the MBSE tool selected by NASA, including a prototype ConOps System Architecture.
We defined and implemented an MBSE process to govern the capture and maintenance of the AAM Reference Architecture and Standards, Requirements and Guidance (SRG) materials. The Crown team has provided training sessions for numerous NASA and FAA staff, as well as AAM ecosystem stakeholders such as state departments of transportation. The Crown team has built and maintained the AAM Reference Architecture, including the SRG in Dassault Systemes’ CATIA MagicDraw/Cameo. In addition to maintaining the MBSE Architecture, the Crown team has supported the alignment of the AAM MBSE model with external stakeholder models. Finally, the Crown team has analyzed the AAM System Architecture within the MBSE model for completeness and consistency to support verification of the model components, including developing the concept validation approach and defining the measures of effectiveness.
Benefit to NASA: The purpose of this task was to support the enablement of several elements of ARMDs AAM strategy. These elements include supporting the AMIO to oversee ARMDs AAM strategy and the development of a framework of data within a MBSE tool. The support enabled AMIO to efficiently meet all its requirements, maintain archives of material, and effectively engage external and internal stakeholders while responding to multiple actions. The framework was implemented and a version published. It was a solid foundational effort that has allowed both continued builds and an easy transition to other owners as the projects have matured their portfolios.
All deliverables were provided at or before their due dates; invoices and monthly reports were also submitted in a timely manner. Notification of upcoming allotment dates was prompt and efficient.
Client
- NASA