IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS: INVESTIGATING SCENARIO-BASED VERIFICATION&VALIDATION (V&V)METHODS FOR AVIATION AUTHORITY&AUTONOMY (A&A) CONSTRUCTS THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED, AND SELECTED FOR AWARD, UNDER A NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ENTITLED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN AERONAUTICS 2011 (NNH11ZEA001N), AMENDMENT 8, SUBTOPIC AFCS-1.4, RELEASED, AUGUST 26, 2011. THIS SUBTOPIC ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION (V&V) OF AUTHORITY AND AUTONOMY (A&A) CONSTRUCTS IN AVIATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF FUTURE OPERATING CONCEPTS. AUTHORITY, IN THIS CASE, REFERS TO HAVING THE RIGHT, OR POWER, TO EXERCISE CONTROLS OR ISSUE AIR TRAFFIC COMMANDS THAT IMPACT THE POSITION, VELOCITY, AND/OR ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT. AUTONOMY REFERS TO A FUNCTION OR SYSTEM THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF PILOT OR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER INTERVENTION. FOR CURRENT COMMERCIAL AVIATION OPERATIONS, PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS HAVE AUTHORITY; HOWEVER, THEY MAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PILOT CASE, DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO AUTOMATION FOR SELECTED ACTIVITIES OR FUNCTIONS (E.G. AUTO-LAND SYSTEMS). IN THESE CASES, THE PILOT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AUTOMATION TO ASSURE IT PERFORMS ITS INTENDED FUNCTION, AND TO RECLAIM AUTHORITY SHOULD IT FAIL. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN ITS CONDUCT OF THE INVESTIGATION: (A) RIGOROUS SCENARIO DESIGN TAILORED FOR V&V DIRECTED AT A&A CONCERNS, (B) A SCALABLE, DYNAMIC, COGNITIVE WALKTHROUGH APPROACH TO SCENARIO-BASED V&V THAT FACILITATES THE EXPOSURE OF INFREQUENT THOUGH SAFETY-CRITICAL FAULTS IN HUMAN-AUTOMATION DESIGN, AND (C) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATIVE AND CONVENTIONAL V&V AND SCENARIO APPROACHES. THE CONTRACTOR PROPOSED TO COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH NASA, INCORPORATE RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND ENGAGE WITH THE A&A AND V&V DOMAINS THROUGHOUT THE EFFORT. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PRODUCE A SCENARIO DESIGN, CREATE A RANGE OF CURRENT AND NEXTGEN SCENARIOS, EXERCISE THESE INNOVATIVE SCENARIOS USING A CORRESPONDINGLY INNOVATIVE V&V APPROACH, RELATE TO ALTERNATIVE V&V APPROACHES, PREPARE FOR A HIGH-FIDELITY V&V EVENT TO FOLLOW, AND DOCUMENT ALL RESULTS. TASKS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES.