TABLE D-1 Prioritization of R&T Challenges for Area D: Dynamics, Navigation, and Control, and Avionics
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Strategic Objective
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National Priority
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Why NASA?
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NASA Priority Score
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Capacity
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Safety and Reliability
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Efficiency and Performance
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Energy and the Environment
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Synergies with Security
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Support to Space
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Supporting Infrastructure
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Mission Alignment
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Lack of Alternative Sponsors
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Appropriate Level of Risk
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Why NASA Composite Score
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R&T Challenge
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Weight
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5
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3
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1
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1/4 each
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D1
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Advanced guidance systems
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9
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9
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9
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3
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3
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3
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132
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9
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9
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3
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9
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7.5
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990
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D2
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Distributed decision making, decision making under uncertainty, and flight-path planning and prediction
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9
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9
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9
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3
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3
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3
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132
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3
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9
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3
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9
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6.0
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792
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D3
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Aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics via closed-loop flow control
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1
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9
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9
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3
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3
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3
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92
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9
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9
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3
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9
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7.5
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690
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D4
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Intelligent and adaptive flight control techniques
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3
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9
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9
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3
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3
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9
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108
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3
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9
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3
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9
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6.0
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648
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D5
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Fault-tolerant and integrated vehicle health management systems
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3
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9
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3
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1
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3
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9
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84
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9
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9
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3
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9
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7.5
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630
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D6
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Improved onboard weather systems and tools
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9
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9
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3
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1
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1
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1
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104
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9
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9
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3
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3
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6.0
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624
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D7
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Advanced communication, navigation, and surveillance technology
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9
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9
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9
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3
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3
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3
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132
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3
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9
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3
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3
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4.5
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594
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D8
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Human-machine integration
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3
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9
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9
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1
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3
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3
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96
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3
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9
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3
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9
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6.0
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576
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D9
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Synthetic and enhanced vision systems
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3
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9
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3
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1
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1
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3
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76
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9
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9
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3
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3
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6.0
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456
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D10
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Safe operation of unmanned air vehicles in the national airspace
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3
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9
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3
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1
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9
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1
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82
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3
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9
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3
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3
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4.5
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369
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D11
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Secure network-centric avionics architectures and systems to provide low- cost, efficient, fault-tolerant, onboard communications systems for data link and data transfer
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9
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9
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9
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1
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9
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3
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132
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3
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3
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1
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3
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2.5
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330
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D12
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Smaller, lighter, and less expensive avionics
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1
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3
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9
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3
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3
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9
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68
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3.0
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204
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D13
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More efficient certification processes for complex systems
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3
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9
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9
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1
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1
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3
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94
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3
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1
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1
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3
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2.0
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188
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D14
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Design, development, and upgrade processes for complex, software-intensive systems, including tools for design, development, and validation and verification
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3
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9
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3
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1
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1
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3
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76
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1
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3
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1
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1
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1.5
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114
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