Distribution Unlimited Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) Update Ned Chase David Friedmann Marty Walsh JMR TD Project Team US Army ADD / AMRDEC JMR TD Purpose: Demonstrate transformational vertical lift capabilities to prepare the DoD for decisions regarding the replacement of the current vertical lift fleet Products: • Technology maturation plans • Foundation for cost analysis for future capabilities • Two demonstrator test bed aircraft Schedule MILESTONES Gov. Configurations Operational Analysis Industry Configurations Air Vehicle Demo Joint Common Architecture Mission Systems Arch Demo FVL Spec Evolution FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Payoff: • A refined set of technologically feasible and affordable capabilities that enable higher speed, better lift efficiency, lower drag (L/De), and improved Hover Out of Ground Effect (HOGE) at high/hot conditions (6K/95) FY19 FY20 • Standards, architectures and tools that increase SW reuse and reduce SW costs 6 • Reduced risk for critical technologies 5 • Data readily available to support future DoD acquisitions JMR TD Schedule FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 Fort Rucker/FVL Study Phase I Phase II FY13 FY14 FY15 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Scope: Design, fabricate and test 2 vehicles • Performance demonstration and verification • Technology characterization • Test predictions and correlation • Value and readiness assessments Model Performance Specification (MPS) Vehicle Config Trades Scope • Trade space description • Prioritize critical attributes/capabilities • Establish success metrics • Assess value and affordability FY16 Air Vehicle Demonstration (AVD) BAA Award IDRR FDRR 1st flight Air Vehicle Demonstration (AVD) Mission Systems Architecture Demo (MSAD) MS Trades • Architectures • Communications • Survivability Joint Common Architecture (JCA) Development JCA Demo • Incremental efforts designed to investigate specific concepts / technologies • Demonstrate benefits of Model Based Approach & Open Systems Architecture • Later efforts will be adjusted based on results of earlier efforts ACVIP Shadow Trades and Analyses • Cockpit HMI Technologies • Sensors and Sensor Fusion • Weapons • Verify JCA Standard 0.X • Utilize JCA / FACE Ecosystem • Exercise Partial System Architecture Virtual Integration (SAVI) Process • Demonstrate Software Portability and Interoperability Architecture Implementation Process Demos 3 FVL Operational View FVL describes a family of vertical lift aircraft – Includes multiple sizes/classes of vehicles – Considers the vertical lift needs across the DoD – Achieves significant commonality between platforms – Addresses the capability gaps identified in the Aviation Operations CBA, the OSDsponsored Future Vertical Lift CBA, and the 2010 Air SID gap analysis • Configuration selection – Advanced Helicopter – Compound Rotorcraft – Tilt-rotor Performance Light Medium Heavy Ultra JMR TD Affordability Demonstrates scalable/common technologies Affordability Size Scale Risk Capabilities Survivability Survivability IR/RF/Laser Kinetic Threat Small Arms Range Payload Fuel Efficiency Station Time Speed Future Aviation Capabilities Environmental 6K/95 All Weather Ops in Degraded Visual Environment Operational Availability Operations & Support Costs Sustainability • Objective vehicle attributes – – – – – – – – – – – Scalable common core architecture Integrated aircraft survivability Speed 170+ kts Combat Radius 424 km Performance at 6,000 feet and 95⁰F Shipboard Compatible Fuel Efficient Capability to Perform Supportable Worldwide Operations Affordability Optionally Manned Commonality JMR TD Fundamental Objectives • Demonstrate technologies for the next generation fleet • Design and build to a representative requirement • Size to accommodate: – Demonstration of technologies applicable to multiple aircraft classes – Demonstration utility • Fly two new build demonstrator aircraft • May be the same or different configurations • Evaluate the overall value of what is demonstrated – Technologies – Configurations – Capabilities • Mature the skillsets and tools required to design, analyze, predict, and evaluate the next generation rotorcraft • The JMR TD is not – An FVL prototyping effort – Indicative of an end state FVL performance requirement CT&A Methodology Resolve the Trade Space Unprioritized Attributes Identify Technology Enablers for Vehicle Demonstration Model Performance Spec Conduct Sensitivity Studies and Vehicle Trades 1st Iteration of Vehicle Specification CT&A Results • Established design sensitivities to variations in payload, take-off conditions, land vs sea-based, etc. • Multiple Industry data/design-based justifications for the Objective requirement to limit aircraft size and cost • Industry designs that meet their objective requirement • Requirements community insight to operational benefits of Industry-designed capabilities • Identification of enabling component technologies both within and outside of the aviation enterprise • Identification of technical risks and demonstration approaches for nextgeneration rotorcraft • Provided information for development of AVD plan and Model Performance Spec Air Vehicle Demo (AVD) Four Air Vehicle Demo Technology Investment Agreements (TIAs) were awarded for the design, fabrication, and test of vehicle demonstrators AVD Contractors were – AVX – Bell – Karem Aircraft – Sikorsky Key Milestones – Kickoff meetings – ID&RR – Descope decision – FD&RR – 1st flight AVX Karem Bell Sikorsky-Boeing JMR TD – Bell Helicopter Low Disk Loading Superior Low-Speed Maneuverability Advanced Rotor and Drive System Non-Rotating Fixed Engines 2 Pilots 2 Crew Chiefs Fly-By-Wire 11 Passengers Large Side Door Conventional Retractable Landing Gear Large Cell Carbon Core Wing Cruises at 280 knots VTOL MODE Turboprop-like Ride Quality Superior High-Speed Handling Qualities CRUISE MODE Advanced Composite Fuselage JMR TD - Sikorsky/ Boeing X2TM Technology Advanced Rigid Rotor System Advanced Drive System Lift Offset Co-Axial Rotor Crew of four Retractable Gear Cabin for 12 Combat equipped troops Pusher Prop Key Features of the AVD • • • BAA / MPS results in large aircraft − MPS represents a snapshot of a desired FVL-M capability − 230+ kt (significant impact on coaxial compound designs) − 6K / 95 F vertical take-off − 424 km combat radius − 4 crew + 12 troops (335 lb/troop) − Self-deploy Flight test efforts will implement commercial airworthiness processes Enables significant learning with regards to − Advanced technology implementation on high speed air vehicle configurations − The refinement of analytical methods for coaxial and tilt rotor configurations − The efficiencies a commercial airworthiness approach − The extent to which the MPS describes an affordable FVL solution − The collaboration of the rotary wing enterprise to provide an advanced, efficient, affordable Aviation weapon system Mission Systems Architecture Demo (MSAD) • Background: It is too early to design a mission equipment package (MEP) or mission systems architecture for FVL • Objective: Provide FVL development with the tools, information and processes necessary to design and implement a mission system suite that is effective and affordable • Approach: Develop and validate new approaches through: • Analysis • Modeling and Simulation • Laboratory instantiation and test • Products for transition to FVL • Standards • Processes • Tools Focuses on concepts, tools and processes, not an objective design for an FVL MEP or architecture MSAD Approach Execute a series of increasingly complex demonstrations directly relevant to FVL implementation Investigate the challenges related to implementing a mission systems architecture – – – – – Address challenges using existing and emerging technologies and methodologies. – – – Safety & Airworthiness Certification Security Certification Reliability Commonality Resiliency Open Systems Architecture (OSA) Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Architecture Centric Virtual Integration Process (ACVIP) Demonstrate the utility of the technologies and methodologies, and invest in enhancements / maturation. Define processes for implementing the technologies and methodologies across development community (fleet manager, PM, requirements generator, certifier, systems integrator, component developers, etc.) Provide FVL with the guidance and infrastructure to succeed MSAD Schedule FY14 1Q 2Q 3Q FY15 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q FY16 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q FY17 4Q 1Q 2Q Baseline Objective MEP Def. Tasks • Assimilate MS ETA Results • Coordinate with Community • SME Support • Update MPS • Compile Supporting Docs • Semi-annual Updates JCA Demo / ACVIP Shadow Tasks • Source Selection • AADL Modeling • JCA Model Refinement • Lab Integration / Testing • Report Generation • Process Refinement 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q FY19 4Q 1Q 2Q JCA Sustainment JCA V1.0 Development Products • Behavior Model • Data Model • Guidance Documents • JCA Revs to FACE Tools 3Q FY18 Architecture Centric Virtual Integration Process (ACVIP) Products • Analysis Tools • Demo Models • Model Translators / Interfaces • Notional FVL Requirements Model Architecture Implementation Process Demonstrations Focus Areas • JCA / ACVIP Maturation •Safety & Airworthiness Certification • Model Based Approaches •Security Certification • Single Truth Model •Reliability • Model Based Systems Eng (MBSE) •Commonality • Model Based Acquisition •Resiliency, Fault Tolerance , FDIR • Infrastructure Technologies •Availability • Multi-core processors • High speed databuses (e.g., Fiber, Wireless) • Deterministic protocols (e.g. TTP) • VPI/VPX 3Q 4Q JMR TD Link to FVL “The Congressional Rotorcraft Caucus is concerned about the lack of a strategic plan for improving the state of vertical lift aircraft in the United States.” •Escalating Ops and Sustainment Cost •Unacceptable Number of Vertical Lift Losses •Vertical Lift Fleet Accelerated Aging Due to OPTEMPO •Capability Gaps (2008 CBA – 55 gaps) •Decaying US Vertical Lift Industrial Base JMR TD Program CT&A 6 Elements of the FVL Strategy Air Vehicle Demo PSR 1st CSR 1. 2. flight MS T&A AoA MDD JCA Dev FVL MS A Program JCA Demo Mission System Architecture Demo FVL Spec Evolution FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 3. 4. 5. 6. Decision Point -Based Plan of Execution S&T Plan that Aligns Technology Development with Milestone Decision Options Early Joint Requirements Development Multi-Role Family of Aircraft Common Systems and Open Architecture Industry Partnership/Interaction (thru the VLC) – Considers the vertical lift needs across the DoD – Addresses the capability gaps identified in the Army Aviation Operations CBA, and the OSDsponsored Future Vertical Lift CBA FVL S&T IPT • JMR TD objectives focus on the air vehicle and mission systems architecture – Demonstrate enabling technologies for the next generation fleet – Evaluate the overall value of technologies, configurations, and capabilities – Mature the skillsets and tools required to design, analyze, predict, and evaluate the next generation rotorcraft – Reduce the technology risk for transition to an FVL PoR • Many of the critical technologies and components necessary to accomplish the Joint Aviation mission exceed the AMRDEC’s technology purview – – – – Sensors Comm/Nav equipment Weapons Soldier interface accommodations The S&T community is responsible for delivering a technology suite that enables a fully capable aviation weapon system Bottom Line • The Joint vertical lift aviation community has aggressive expectations for the next generation vertical lift fleet − − − − − − Farther Faster All weather More affordable Networked Survivable • Critical technologies and components necessary to accomplish the Aviation mission exceed the JMR TD technology purview • The Vertical lift S&T community is responsible for establishing the foundation for a fully capable aircraft system • A cohesive, comprehensive S&T investment strategy is essential for FVL success 18
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