Case Study: Boeing improves flight operational safety analysis with Wolfram Mathematica

Boeing quantifies flight safety risks with Wolfram in 3D simulations

Boeing needed to develop quantitative models to analyze the safety of new flight operation concepts and present compelling cases to regulators. The challenge was to create a solid model for quantifying the tradeoff between an airplane's navigational capabilities and the risk of a collision in various situations.

Using Mathematica from Wolfram, Boeing was able to generate airplane trajectories and run statistical simulations to analyze the effects of different parameters on flight paths. This solution provided a firm quantitative basis for safety discussions, giving decision-makers better insight and confidence in the results. Wolfram's technology enabled the creation of these powerful models in a very small, efficient package.

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