Abstract: A system comprising a computer readable storage device readable by the system, tangibly embodying a program having a set of instructions executable by the system to perform the following steps for indication confirmation for detecting a sub-surface defect, the set of instructions comprising: an instruction to initialize a transducer starting location and a transducer orientation responsive to a prior determination of a potential flaw location; an instruction to optimize an observation point of the transducer responsive to the transducer starting location and the transducer orientation responsive to a flaw response model; an instruction to move the transducer to the observation point location and orientation; an instruction to collect the scan data at the observation point location and orientation; and an instruction to analyze the scan data to extract a measure of the flaw response model; and an instruction to update the flaw response model.

Abstract: A system including a supervisory controller configured to receive one or more mission objectives for an aircraft mission, and condition data; a memory for storing program instructions; at least one local supervisory controller, operatively coupled to the memory, and in communication with the supervisory controller and operative to execute program instructions to: simulate execution of the aircraft mission to address at least one of the one or more mission objectives; receive data output from at least one subsystem, the data output including a measurement of an aircraft physical system; generate a mission plan executable to address at least one of the one or more mission objectives via manipulation of the at least one subsystem; receive the generated mission plan at a subsystem controller directly from the at least one local supervisory controller; and automatically execute the generated mission plan to operate an aircraft.

Abstract: A system comprising a computer readable storage device readable by the system, tangibly embodying a program having a set of instructions executable by the system to perform the following steps for indication confirmation for detecting a sub-surface defect, the set of instructions comprising: an instruction to initialize a transducer starting location and a transducer orientation responsive to a prior determination of a potential flaw location; an instruction to optimize an observation point of the transducer responsive to the transducer starting location and the transducer orientation responsive to a flaw response model; an instruction to move the transducer to the observation point location and orientation; an instruction to collect the scan data at the observation point location and orientation; and an instruction to analyze the scan data to extract a measure of the flaw response model; and an instruction to update the flaw response model.