Intrinsic Determinants and Harmonic Measure of Flight Safety

Awareness of the approaching hazards and assessment of the potential risks are indispensable to continually defend the safety of flight. Hazard identification and risk management involve various aviation events and assessment criteria. A unified mechanism of transforming domain, whereby safety factors are summed up in three intrinsic determinants, was proposed so that all kinds of safety information shall be measurable and evaluable in the form of quantification based on harmonic measure and its tensorial transport. The method was applied to the final approach and landing flare of a large commercial aircraft, where real risks were acknowledged as exemplifications. The results demonstrated that the harmonic measure of flight safety is theoretically rigorous and practically feasible to extend automation and enhance safety.