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Environmental Challenge: How to Close the Gap Between Policy and Technology?

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The recent increase in focus on climate change in the US, brought on by the results of the November 2008 elections; along with the economic stimulus package passed in the winter of 2009 illuminated the need for a capability to rapidly assess the gap between the policies being proffered and the technology portfolios currently under development in various research & development establishments. This paper demonstrates one such capability, developed for NASA's Subsonic Fixed Wing Project, as a means of rapidly looking at what technology combinations might help close the gap between the current trends and different proposed policies. It makes use of a rapid technology modeling process and parts of the US FAA's environmental analysis tool suite. The process is demonstrated using a set of different technology "futures" ranging from "frozen", to including a range of systems proposed by NASA and compares them to different policy goals. Copyright © 2009.

Source: AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference (ATIO)

DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-7003

Authors: Holger Pfaender, Peter Hollingsworth, Hernando Jimenez, Henry Won

Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Aeronautics and Space Administration