Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE)
The research efforts of the staff have resulted in numerous publications as NACA, NASA, DoD and other government agency notes and reports, in papers published in recognized professional archival journals, and in reports made to symposia and congresses throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East. Theoretical and experimental research in the aerodynamics of the helicopter rotor has been conducted from the beginning of the School to the present day, and reference to this work appears in international literature. The wind tunnel has been used extensively to obtain aerodynamic, propulsion, and flutter characteristics of airplanes, aircraft components, and helicopter rotors. Recent studies have yielded new laser-based techniques for flow visualization and measurement.
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Recent Submissions
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The Environmental Design Space: Modeling and Performance Updates
(2021-01)The Environmental Design Space (EDS) is a modeling and simulation environment devised for the design and evaluation of subsonic aircraft. One of the main features that sets it apart from other similar frameworks is its ... -
Helicopter Operations Weather Information Pilot Interviews
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-29)Helicopter pilots face unique challenges with regard to adverse weather when compared to fixed-wing pilots. Rotorcraft typically operate at lower altitudes in off-field areas that are not always well covered by weather ... -
Evaluation of Off-Nominal Performance and Reliability of a Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft during Early Design
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021-01-04)General Aviation (GA) is likely to be at the forefront of a paradigm change in aviation, where the introduction of novel concepts such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM), architectures like e-VTOL, and technologies like Distributed ... -
Use of Machine Learning to Create a Database of Wires for Helicopter Wire Strike Prevention
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021-01-04)Rotorcraft collisions with wires and power lines have been a major cause of accidents over the past decades. They are rather difficult to predict and often result in fatalities. For this reason, there is a push to provide ... -
Improving Courier Service Network Efficiency through Consolidations
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021-01-04)Service network design is a significant consideration for courier companies because an efficient design reduces operating costs while maintaining service quality. While companies typically rely on subject-matter experts ... -
Imitation Learning for UAS Navigation in Cluttered Environments
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021-01-04)Autonomous navigation is a critical component for the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in complex tasks such as package delivery and disaster response. In recent years, these systems have seen increased usage in harsh ... -
Parametric Design, Manufacturing and Simulation of On-Demand Fixed Wing UAVs
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2021-01-04)As the market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continues to expand, an unfulfilled need has been identified for tailor-made solutions leveraging an end-to-end process for the design and manufacture of the vehicle. The ... -
Multi-Fidelity Reduced-Order Modeling Applied to Fields with Inconsistent Representations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-12-06)Our ever-increasing capacity for high-performance computing has progressively elevated the role of physics-based simulations in the conceptual and preliminary phases of aircraft design. This virtualization of the early ... -
A Framework for Fan Stage Conceptual Design Under Distortion Induced by Boundary Layer Ingestion
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-12-04)Various tightly integrated aircraft concepts have emerged as a result of aggressive performance goals set forth by various organizations. Most integrated aircraft system configurations exploit the concept of Boundary Layer ... -
Methods for Construction of Surrogates For Computationally Expensive High-Dimensional Problems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-19)Maturation of computational models has increased reliance on numerical simulations for the analysis, and more importantly, design of complex engineered systems. The high accuracy and realism offered by simulation-based ... -
A Refined Potential Theory for the Incompressible Unsteady Subcritical-Reynolds number Flows on Canonical Bluff Bodies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-19)The three main approaches to exploring fluid dynamics are actual experiments, numerical simulations, and theoretical solutions. In classical potential theory, the steady inviscid incompressible flow over a body can be ... -
Development and Evaluation of Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy for Electric Propulsion Plasma Diagnostics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-19)Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a novel plasma diagnostic that has the potential to fill present gaps in electric propulsion (EP) plasma diagnostic capabilities. However, there remain unanswered questions ... -
A Methodology for Capturing the Aero-Propulsive Coupling Characteristics of Boundary Layer Ingesting Aircraft in Conceptual Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-11)Economic and environmental benefits of fuel efficient aircraft have driven research towards unconventional configurations and technologies. Boundary Layer Ingesting (BLI) concepts appear to be a promising solution, relying ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Model Simplifications on the Transference of Policies Learned in Simulation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-10-08)Both the military and civil worlds are being transformed by the development and deployment of unmanned systems to a wider range of scenarios. As the field of unmanned systems has grown and matured, it has continuously ... -
Entrainment, Mixing, and Ignition in Single and Multiple Jets in a Supersonic Crossflow
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08-19)Jets in crossflow are a canonical example for three-dimensional turbulent mixing. Here, non-reacting and reacting sonic jets in a supersonic crossflow are studied. The influence of injectant properties on turbulent mixing ... -
LES of Turbulent Premixed Flame Kernel Formation and Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-12-17)Spark ignition of flammable mixtures is highly sensitive to early and local conditions. Kernel formation and subsequent flame development are largely governed by turbulent conditions and interactions with igniter geometry. ... -
X-ray Pulsar Navigation Instrument Performance and Scale Analysis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-06)This thesis investigates instruments for autonomous satellite navigation using measurements of X-ray emissions from millisecond pulsars. A manifestation of an instrument for this purpose, called the Neutron star Interior ... -
Development of a Multidisciplinary Design Analysis Framework for Unmanned Electric Flying Wings
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-03)Small-scale subsonic unmanned aerial vehicles have become common tools in both military and civil applications. A vehicle configuration of special interest is the flying wing (aka all-wing or tailless aircraft). This ... -
Assessment of Propulsor On Design and Off Design Impacts on BLI Effects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01)As part of an effort to develop a parametric and coupled aero-propulsive conceptual design methodology for boundary layer ingesting (BLI) aircraft, there is a need to investigate propulsor sizing and off-design impacts on ... -
A Method for Modeling the Aero-Propulsive Coupling Characteristics of BLI Aircraft in Conceptual Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01)The impacts of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) on vehicle performance can be modeled using either a decoupled or a coupled approach. Several studies in literature have adopted the former, while some have shown differences ...
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