The Army is concerned with maintaining safe operations in light of increasing operational demands. The Army Safety Centers goal, as approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Technology, is to reduce accident severity by 50% in the next decade. The Safety Center chartered the Aviation Safety Investment Strategy Team to evaluate accidents to determine their hazards, or contributing conditions, and their controls, or reduction measures. This study specifically targets these force-modernized aircraft: AH-64 Apache, CH/MH-47 Chinook, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, and UH-60 Black Hawk. This research takes a look at selecting the best portfolios of controls to minimize aviation accident severity. The accidents are simulated using Monte Carlo techniques. Value-Focused Thinking techniques evaluate the severity of accidents generated by the simulation. The optimization is approached using a knapsack heuristic. Insights into selecting the best sets of controls aid decision makers when determining the portfolios with the best Percent Severity Reduction given budget considerations. | Selecting Optimal Control Portfolios To Improve Army Aviation Safety by Sarah E Shelton, Paperback | Indigo Chapters