Dr. Agam Sinha Named Chairman of the Board of RTCA
August 12, 2010
MCLEAN, Va., August 12, 2010 — Dr. Agam Sinha has been named Chairman of the Board of RTCA Inc. Dr. Sinha is director, senior vice president, and general manager of the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), the federally funded research and development center that MITRE operates for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). RTCA is a private, not-for-profit corporation that develops consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management system issues. RTCA functions as a federal advisory committee. The FAA uses its recommendations as the basis for policy, program, and regulatory decisions.
Flight Validation Toolset Helps Get New Flight Paths Off the Ground Quickly and Safely
August 3, 2010
Flight paths in and out of busy airports are dictated by precise sets of guidelines. These flight paths, also called "procedures," ensure that aircraft avoid obstacles and other aircraft. Thousands of such flight procedures are currently in use worldwide. Now, advanced navigation capabilities and other technologies allow new procedures to be developed that will reduce flight times, save fuel, and reduce noise—making air travel more efficient and environmentally friendly.
MITRE Launches Nationwide Effort to Better Manage Human Fatigue in Aviation
July 23, 2010
For more than a decade, human fatigue in aviation has been the subject of extensive research across military and civilian services. Experts are seeking to better understand human fatigue risks and take countermeasures. Their efforts were underscored last year in part when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed in Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated crew fatigue, and the subsequent public hearings highlighted issues relating to pilot commuting, training, rest and duty time, and fatigue management.
MITRE's UAT Beacon Radio Receives 2010 R&D 100 Award
July 23, 2010
BEDFORD, Mass., July 23, 2010 — The MITRE Corporation's Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Beacon Radio has been honored with a 2010 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The technologies on R&D Magazine's list are considered the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. They are selected by the magazine's editors and an independent judging panel. MITRE staff listed on the award are: Matt DeGarmo, Perry Hamlyn, Chuck Mazzola, Chris Moody, Brian McHugh, Marc Pepi, Rob Strain, and Warren Wilson.
CAASD’s Vanessa Fong Delivers on the FFRDC Promise to Do the Right Work and the Work Right
May 17, 2010
Vanessa Fong has grown professionally and technically with MITRE, having worked here for more than 30 years, in three centers, in two different careers. When she first joined the corporation, she applied her chemistry background in the environmental and energy mission areas. She then pursued a master’s in computer science, which led her to the artificial intelligence area, before joining the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), working on expert systems prototyping.
A Fast-Track Task Force Moves NextGen Forward
May 17, 2010
Just as the safe flight of an aircraft requires the combined effort of the flight crew and air traffic controllers, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) plan to modernize the National Airspace System requires the combined efforts of the government, airspace users, and the aviation industry. Now, thanks to recommendations from a highly effective volunteer task force, the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to move ahead with NextGen's development. The long-term benefits of the task force's work will include improved safety in the air and at airports, better use of existing capacity, greater design flexibility, and reduced environmental impacts.
Debby Kirkman's Contributions to NextGen
February 4, 2010
When Debby Kirkman first came to MITRE in 1984, she was looking for a challenging work environment in a family-friendly company. More than two decades later she's still here and feeling satisfied with her role supporting the Federal Aviation Administration's efforts to implement the Next Generation Air Transportation System, a large-scale multi-year program also called NextGen.
Equivalent Visual Operations: More Than Meets the Eye
January 27, 2010
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration is sponsoring research that will help reduce airline congestion and delays, especially during bad weather. Equivalent Visual Operations (EVO) is a collection of new air traffic management technologies and procedures that will allow pilots and controllers to operate as efficiently in poor weather conditions as they can in favorable ones.
MITRE's Cyber Security Operations Helps Sponsors Keep Networks Secure
January 14, 2010
With more than 7,400 computer users spread across dozens of offices around the world, and two million e-mail messages processed each day, MITRE's information technology infrastructure is complex and continually evolving. Also evolving are the best practices and state-of-the art technologies that keep our network safe from malicious code, viruses, and hackers. To investigate and enhance cyber defenses for our company and for our sponsors, MITRE has launched a corporate initiative, the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). In addition to providing support for MITRE's operational environment, the CSOC is exploring innovative solutions to counter increasingly sophisticated forms of cyber attack, also known as the Advanced Cyber Threat (ACT).
MITRE Engineers Honored for Achievements in Airborne Traffic Avoidance
December 7, 2009
MITRE Corporation engineers Chris Moody, Doyle Peed, Robert Strain, and Dr. Warren Wilson have received the 2009 Dr. John C. Ruth Digital Avionics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. The award, formerly known as the Digital Avionics Award, recognizes outstanding achievement in technical management and/or implementation of digital avionics in space or aeronautical systems to include system analysis, design, development or application.
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