Process Flow Modeling for an In-Time Aviation Safety Management System

Seydou Mbaye (Morgan State University, NASA Ames Research Center)
Garfield Jones (Morgan State University)
Misty Davies (NASA - Ames Research Center)

Keywords
In-time Aviation Safety Management System;Risk Management;Safety Assurance
Abstract

In 2018, the National Academies challenged the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS). This IASMS would enable increasingly autonomous aviation operations by automating the safety monitoring, assessment, and mitigation functions currently performed manually as part of the Safety Manage- ment System (SMS) process. In this paper, we detail today’s SMS processes. We will also be drafting a process flow of today’s SMS based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s guidelines. Furthermore, we will be developing bowtie diagrams for two use case sce- narios identified by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) in their Disaster Monitoring and First Re- sponse studies.