Total Envelope Modeling Application for Transport Aircraft Navy SBIR FY2008.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2008.1 Topic No.: N08-005 Topic Title: Total Envelope Modeling Application for Transport Aircraft Proposal No.: N081-005-0807 Firm: Bihrle Applied Research, Inc. 81 Research Dr Hampton, Virginia 23666 Contact: Chris Wilkening Phone: (757) 766-2416 Web Site: www.bihrle.com Abstract: As the military increasingly relies on the militarization of commercial items, the need to assess these items in the military operational environment is key. This is particularly important in the use of commercial transport aircraft, where operational demands greatly differ between civil and military use. The use of simulation is of crucial importance, both as a method to identify operational and engineering performance, as well as familiarizing pilots with the aircraft characteristics. Unfortunately, the reliance on commercially certified training simulations, with their focus on civilian operational training, do not satisfy the assessment and training requirements for a military vehicle. In order to address the modeling deficiencies for transport aircraft, Bihrle Applied Research (BAR) proposes the development of a new "Total Envelope Modeling Application for Transport Aircraft" (TEMATA) program. The TEMATA effort will integrate recently developed modeling methodology with newly developed test and computational approaches to establish a validated modeling process for the development of high fidelity transport aircraft simulations. Further, the effort will investigate and apply novel methods of deploying these enhanced flight models in both engineering and training applications - from desktop simulation and analysis platforms to integrating the models on novel motion based simulation and in flight simulation applications Benefits: An innovative process and associated software tools for the cost-effective acquisition, processing and deployment of high-fidelity simulation flight models of large transport aircraft that include accurate modeling of upset and recovery behaviors. Development of a tool suite to provide database reformatting and verification, test data correction and model update. Services include improved wind tunnel model design and fabrication techniques for testing large-scale aircraft as well as improved efficiencies in test planning and the most effective collection of test data using the Design of Experiments (DOE) approach. Development of an approach to provide upset training in it's most effective form to candidate pilots. Development of a portable engineering and training application for use by engineers and pilots Upon successful completion of Phase II, Bihrle will also possess a high-fidelity flight model of the 737 aircraft that appropriately models the upset and recovery characteristics of the aircraft. This flight model will be marketed to 737 simulator integrators for the updating of existing 737 simulators. This presents a significant source of potential revenue for Bihrle. Return