SACD_Overview_Transition_2016.pdf

Systems Analysis and Concepts

Directorate

(SACD)

Overview

SACD

Overview

Agency Function

NASA

Engineering and Safety Center (C1)

Timmy Wilson

Aeronautics Research (E1) George Finelli

Science (E3) David Young

Flight Projects (E6) Mary DiJoseph

Office of Strategic Analysis, Communications, and Business Development (H1)

Richard Antcliff

Research Services (D1) Shane Dover

Systems Analysis and Concepts (E4)

Vicki Crisp

Center Operations (D4) Loretta Kelemen

Mission Support

Mission

Safety & Mission Assurance (C2) Grant Watson

Office of Procurement (B1)

Susan McClain

Chief Counsel (B2) Tom McMurry

Equal Opportunity (B3)

Melvin Ferebee

Human Capital Management (B4)

David LeDoux

Chief Financial Officer (B6)

Kathryn Ferrare

Chief Information Officer (B7)

Jeffrey Seaton

Director's Office (A)

Associate Director Cathy Mangum

Space Technology and Exploration (E5) Walter Engelund

Research (D3) Jill Marlowe

Earth System Science Pathfinder Program

Office (A5) Greg Stover

Agency Programs and Support

Science Office for Mission

Assessments (A1) Cindy Daniels

Game Changing Development

Program Office (A3) Stephen Gaddis

Chief Scientist - Dennis Bushnell

Chief Engineer - David McGowan

Chief Technologist - Jean-Francois Barthelemy

Deputy Director Clayton Turner

Engineering (D2) Edward Healy

Director David Bowles

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NASA Langley Research Center Organization

SACD

Overview

SACD

Organiza;on E4

Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate

Vicki Crisp, Director

Laura Brewer, Deputy Director

Chuck Leonard, Associate Director

Bill Kimmel, Chief Technologist

Vehicle Analysis

Branch

Glenn Bobskill, Head

Frank Gern, Asst.

Head

Space Mission

Analysis Branch

Dr.

J.D.

Reeves, Head

Paul Speth, Asst.

Head

Aeronau;cs Systems

Analysis Branch

Dan Williams, Head

Phil Arcara, Asst.

Head

SACD

Overview

Defines future Architectures, Vehicle, or opera;onal concepts within a physics-‐based mul;-‐ disciplinary, variable fidelity environment to determine the feasibility, performance, and/or system requirements from a performance, cost, risk, and schedule perspec;ve to enable customers to make informed technical, programma;c, and budgetary decisions.

Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate

SACD

is responsible for the systems analysis core competency for the center and the agency to enable future

NASA

missions

SACD

Overview

Who We Are

Advanced

Concepts

Control Systems

Aerodynamics

Entry Descent and

Landing Trajectory

Cost Analysis

Opera@ons

Aerohea@ng

Vehicle Sizing

Propulsion

Uncertainty and Risk

Load Es@ma@on

Modeling and

Simula@on

Flight Dynamics

Structures

• 96 CS personnel

• Average of 25 years of service

• Education

• ~30% BS

• ~50% MS

• ~20% PhD

SACD

Overview

Solutions changing flight across all regimes

Missions and architectures to explore beyond earth

Ideate, Evaluate, and Stimulate

Concepts to study earth

Inform

Decisionmakers

Shape the Future

What We Do

SACD

Overview

Our Customers, Products and Services

Customers System Analysis Products/Services

Headquarters

Other Centers

Industry, Academia, DoD

Other Agencies

NASA

Programs

• Integrated analysis for

Agency future direc;ons

• Requirements analysis and evalua;on

• Architecture defini;on and advanced concepts

• Global benefits and capability/ technology assessments, including gap analysis and investment porYolios

• Mul;disciplinary assessment of individual research programs

• Life Cycle Cost/ risk assessments

The systems analysis competency fosters collabora3on across

NASA

centers, academia, and industry to integrate new ideas and technologies to enable exci3ng missions and concepts!

SACD

Overview

Answer big ques;ons as early as possible:

Ø Is it affordable?

Ø Is it technically viable?

Ø Is it safe?

Ø Will it be supported?

To do this we must:

Ø Use the appropriate tools for the job

Ø Employ a mul@-‐ disciplinary approach

Our Approach:

Working with Research Engineering

Project Maturity

Systems Analysis Effort

Detailed Engineering

Research Portfolio

Project Inception

CONTRIBUTIONS

SACD

Overview

Exploring Alterna;ve PlaYorms for Earth Science

Ø Problem

• Constrained budgets require alterna@ve, lower cost solu@ons for earth science

Ø Objec;ves

• Enable more affordable and responsive science data collec@on

• Determine if next genera@on long endurance UAVs would be cost effec@ve

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• System concept feasibility studies

• Aircra\ concepts

High Altitude Long Endurance Science Missions

SACD

Overview

Ø Problem

• Current regula@ons do not allow aircra\ to make a sonic boom

Ø Objec;ves

• Enable fast and efficient travel

• Design aircra\ that create acceptable boom signature

• Establish acceptable noise level for supersonic flight over land

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Aircra\ concepts

• Low boom design methods

• Sonic boom analysis

Enabling Domes;c Supersonic Flight

Low Boom Supersonic Transport

SACD

Overview

Improving Environmental Sustainability

Ø Problem

• Achieving industry’s goals for sustainable growth requires energy efficient aircra\ and low-‐carbon propulsion op@ons

Ø Objec;ves

• Pioneer technologies and concepts for big leaps in efficiency and environmental performance

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Assessment of Industry Concepts

• Development of In-‐house Concepts

• Technology/Concept trade studies

Ultra-Efficient, Environmentally Compatible Commercial Aircraft

SACD

Overview

Revolu;onizing Personal Travel

Ø Problem

• Current commercial transport market limits the poten@al breadth and impact of avia@on

Ø Objec;ves

• Enable safe, affordable, convenient, and environmentally fair and friendly system

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Aircra\ Concepts

• Mobility system studies

• Vision

On-Demand Mobility

SACD

Overview

Char;ng the Path for Human Space Explora;on

Ø Problem

• Need human explora@on plan that is robust to change

Ø Objec;ves

• Develop robust campaign that supports current and future developments

• Lay out path toward Mars explora@on in 2030s

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Analysis and integra@on of mul@-‐ center work

• Contributed to the development of

NASA’s “exci@ng human explora@on roadmap”—Charlie Bolden

Evolvable Mars Campaign

SACD

Overview

Crea;ng Architectural Alterna;ves v Leading agency development of future human space explora@on v Evolvable Mars Campaign is NASA’s path for the future of human spaceflight v SMAB contributed to the development of NASA’s “exci@ng human explora@on roadmap” –Charlie Bolden

Ø Problem

• Original

ARRM

approach depended on finding exactly the right asteroid to capture and return

Ø Objec;ves

• Develop system that can retrieve boulder from larger, beker understood asteroid

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Developed alterna@ve op@on, including concept and system analysis

• Presenta@on to

NASA

leadership led to selec@on of new op@on for

ARRM

Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission

SACD

Overview

Ø Problem

• Evaluate entry, descent, and landing

(EDL)

technologies needed to deliver the payloads necessary to send humans to Mars

Ø Objec;ves

• Quan@fy benefits of two novel

EDL

concepts in the 2-‐40 metric ton payload range

§ Ultra high L/D entry bodies

§ Powered Descent Vehicles

• Determine op@mum payload range for each

EDL

concept

Ø SACD

Contribu;on

• Systems analysis of reentry vehicles

Examine Advanced Entry, Descent, and Landing

Concepts

Novel Entry, Decent, and Landing Concept Evaluation

SACD

Overview

Ø Systems Analysis and Concepts is one of the seven major product lines of

NASA

Langley

Ø SACD

supports all the Agency Mission Directorates by providing the required analyses to make informed decisions on

Ø Technology impact and investment

Ø Concepts

Ø ConOps

Ø Missions

Ø Architectures

Summary