Roland Weibel – Background, Experience & Technical ProblemsAdditional Observations from FieldMIT MIT ICAT ICAT 1Roland Weibel – Background, Experience & Technical Problemsy Educational Background- BS in Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, May 2002- MS in Aeronautics/Astronautics, MIT, May 2005y Technical Experience- Undergraduate – Airplane Design° Internships: Boeing, Cessna- Current Graduate Field – National Airspace System° Research topic: Integration of Unmanned Aircraft into the National Airspace System° Topic areas: Human Factors, Regulation, Safetyy Difficult Problems in Industry- Implementing solutions to enhancing capacity of air transportation system° Technical challenges - controller tools, new runways, surveillance technologies, impact of new systems° Political challenges – stakeholder negotiation, rulemaking, public support/oppositionMIT MIT ICAT ICAT 2Additional Observations from Fieldy Cynical Viewpoint – Very Few Designs Are Elegant- Exception: radical airplane or engine design –blended wing body, sonic cruiser- Architecture of entire system not considered elegantBoeing sonic cruiserImage removed for copyright reasons.y Frequent Assumption: All you have to do is solve technical problem to implement- Several historical examples of technical solutions developed in absence of implementation & usability considerations- Technical analysis models – discrete, continuous, and hybridy Respected Expertise in Industry- Systems-level thinking skills- Political & budgetary expertise- Quantitative analysis and subject matter expertisey Resulting Personal Biases- Majority of experience with physical architecture and constraints- Technical analysis and solutions cannot always be performed/found –human & political factor often key &
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