HIGH-PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE
CRITICAL UPDATES
High-performance computing is critical to updating legacy helicopters, such as the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach, Training Support Activity Europe)
agreements were awarded to four compa- nies—AVX Aircraft Co., Bell Textron Inc., Karem Aircraft Inc. and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. teamed with Boeing. In an effort to better understand the aircraft and technologies being developed under JMR-TD, Helios was applied to all four of the configurations awarded under the technology investment agreements in 2013. Tis enabled Army aviation engi- neers to conduct an independent analysis of contractor proposals, resulting in more informed and timely acquisition deci- sions. Results from the analysis were used during the initial design and risk review to guide selection of the two demonstrator aircraft from Bell and the Sikorsky-Boeing team. Helios continues to be used to carry out further analysis on the two test-bed aircraft selected for development. Because the actual vehicles have proprie- tary information, these results cannot be disseminated openly.
V280 VALOR
This Bell V-280 Valor is one of two aircraft selected for further testing under the JMR-TD program. (Image courtesy of Bell)
The High Performance Computing Modernization Program also works closely with the Engineered Resilient Systems program, an effort initiated in 2012 to accelerate acquisition through the use of high-performance comput- ing. Te Engineered Resilient Systems approach combines high-fidelity, physics- based modeling, advanced data analytics, machine learning and process automa- tion with high-performance computing to enable better-informed decisions before major acquisition milestones. Te partner- ship with Engineered Resilient Systems allows Army high-performance comput- ing to be used in new ways; the program recently developed an artificial intelli- gence and machine learning ecosystem for large-scale data management. As a result, the Army was able to consolidate terabytes of H-60 helicopter data, giving analysts the ability to explore the full maintenance dataset and enabling true predictive main- tenance for the first time. When fully
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