NATO STO AVT-297 | Development of a Framework for Validation of Computational Tools for Analysis of Air and Sea Vehicles
AVT-297In the NATO STO AVT-297 project I was a lead graduate researcher within an international team of experts. My contributions centered on developing a novel systems engineering-based process for validating computational tools used in the analysis of air and sea vehicles. This involved a comprehensive examination of coupled constituent physics and their representation in computational models, assessing their accuracy and relevance for various intended applications. I helped identify a validation database for the intended uses of vehicle systems, with a specific focus on demonstrating the process on a transport aircraft.
The work was a significant part of my Ph.D. research at Georgia Tech and a contribution to systems engineering and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). It advances the understanding of how different physical phenomena interact within simulation environments and how these interactions can be captured and assessed, laying a foundation for more reliable use of computational tools in the design and operation of complex vehicle systems.
The research output of this effort will be published as two chapters of a NATO STO Technical Report.
Efe Yarbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Engineering Systems Group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). His research covers the safety of automated and driver-assistance systems and the electrification of transportation. He serves as principal investigator and co-principal investigator on projects sponsored by NHTSA, Toyota Motor North America, and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. He co-leads the Low Altitude Airspace Working Group at M-Air.
He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. There he worked in the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory under Prof. Dimitri Mavris and developed methods to find and reduce the uncertainties that matter most in complex, multi-disciplinary designs. He is a member of AIAA and IEEE.
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