PSAM 16 Conference Paper Overview
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Lead Author: George Ligler Co-author(s): Eric Allison, eric@joby.aero; Leticia Cuellar-Hengartner, leticia@lanl.gov, Zahra Mohaghegh, zahra13@illinois.edu
| National Academies' Panel on Evaluation of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology |
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| The U.S. Congress mandated the FAA to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to develop a report regarding the methodology and effectiveness of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (TARAM) process used by the FAA. TARAM is used to identify potential risks in currently operating airplanes, which will alert FAA officials if they need to take action to prevent potential accidents. The National Academies appointed an ad hoc committee of 12 members to undertake a study to evaluate the FAA’s TARAM process. This panel discussion will cover: Role and objectives of TARAM within the FAA’s overall safety oversight system; Assessment of the TARAM analysis process; Effectiveness of TARAM for the purposes of improving aviation safety; Recommendations to improve the methodology and effectiveness of TARAM as an element of aviation safety.” |
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Lead Author Name: George Ligler (gtligler@tamu.edu)
Bio: GEORGE T. LIGLER is the proprietor of GTL Associates, a consultancy that has provided systems integration/engineering and product management services to clients on three continents. He is also a professor and the Dean’s Excellence Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering at the Texas A&M University. He has served as a subject-matter expert since the 1990s to support the Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of both satellite-based navigation and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as components of the Next Generation Air Transportation System. He received the RTCA Achievement Award, RTCA’s highest award, in both 2006 and 2017 (co-recipient) for his contributions. Ligler is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and is the past chair of NAE Section 12, Special Fields and Interdisciplinary Engineering. He holds a D.Phil. in mathematics and computation from the University of Oxford, with his studies supported by a Rhodes Scholarship.
Country: United States of America
Company: GTL Associates and Texas A&M University
Job Title: Chaired Professor
Bio: GEORGE T. LIGLER is the proprietor of GTL Associates, a consultancy that has provided systems integration/engineering and product management services to clients on three continents. He is also a professor and the Dean’s Excellence Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering at the Texas A&M University. He has served as a subject-matter expert since the 1990s to support the Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of both satellite-based navigation and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as components of the Next Generation Air Transportation System. He received the RTCA Achievement Award, RTCA’s highest award, in both 2006 and 2017 (co-recipient) for his contributions. Ligler is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and is the past chair of NAE Section 12, Special Fields and Interdisciplinary Engineering. He holds a D.Phil. in mathematics and computation from the University of Oxford, with his studies supported by a Rhodes Scholarship.
Country: United States of America
Company: GTL Associates and Texas A&M University
Job Title: Chaired Professor