Publications

2023

 

Altamirano, G., Matt, J., Foster, J., Suh, P., Hanson, C., Malpica, C., Schuet, S., "Flying Qualities Analysis and Piloted Simulation Testing of a Lift+Cruise Vehicle with Propulsion Failures in Hover and Low-Speed Conditions," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023. Download

Conley, S., "Multirotor Test Bed Load and Stress Analysis," NASA/TM-20230000313, February 2023 Download

Cornelius, J., "Designing a Coaxial Quadrotor for Urban Air Mobility," Presented at the VFS Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Mesa, Arizona, January 24-26, 2023. Download

Gladfelter, M., He, C., and Saberi, H., Malpica, C., Johnson, W., and Silva, C., "Enhanced Flight Dynamics Models with Aerodynamic Interference for Real-Time Simulation of VTOL Concept Vehicles," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023. Download

Koning, W., Romander, E., Cummings, H., Perez Perez, B.N. and Buning, P., "On Improved Understanding of Airfoil Performance Evaluation Methods at Low Reynolds Numbers," Journal of Aircraft, Volume 60, No. 2, March 2023 Download

Koning, W., Allan, B., Romander, E., Johnson, W., "Comparing 3D and 2D CFD for Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Rotor Performance Prediction," 49th European Rotorcraft Forum, Buckeburg, German, September 2023. Download

Koning, W. J. F., Allan, B. A., Romander, E. A., Johnson, W., “Comparing 3D and 2D CFD for Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Rotor Performance Prediction”, Presented at the 49th European Rotorcraft Forum, Bückeburg, Germany, 5-7 September, 2023. Download

Kottapalli, S., Silva, C., Boyd, D., "Effect of Rotor Blade Elasticity on UAM Quadrotor Acoustics," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, May 16-18, 2023, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Download

Lumba, R., Chi, C., Datta, A., Koning, W., Perez Perez, N., Cummings, H., "Structural Design and Aeromechanical Analysis of Unconventional Blades for Future Mars Rotorcraft," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Volume 68, Number 2, April, 2023. Download

Malpica, C., Withrow-Maser, S., Aires, J., Schuet, S., Suh, P., Barnes, K., Hanson, C., Ruan, A., Altamirano, G., Foster, J., "Handling Qualities of Multirotor RPM-Controlled Electric-Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft for Urban Air Mobility (UAM),"Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023. Download

Norman, T., Heineck, J.T., Schairer, E.T., Schaeffler, N.W. Wagner, L.N., Yamauchi, G.K., Overmeyer, A.D., Ramasamy, M., Cameron, C.G., Dominguez, M., Sheikman, A.L., "Fundamental Test of a Hovering Rotor: Comprehensive Measurements for CFD Validation" Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023. Download

Schairer, E.T., Heineck, J.T.,Dominguez, M., Norman, T., "Blade Deformation Measurements of the HVAB Rotor in Hover by Stereo Photogrammetry," NASA/TM—20230009506, February 2023. Download

Withrow-Maser, S., Grip, H., Young, L., Cummings, H., Meyn, L., Johnson, W., Koning, W., Chan, A., Allan, B., Pipenberg, B., Tzanetos, T., Schatzman, N., Ruan, A., Malpica, C., Keennon, M., "Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter: Rotorcraft to Retrieve the First Samples from the Martian Surface," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, May 16-18, 2023. Download

Wright, S., Koning, W., Perez Perez, N.B., Cummings, H., Johnson, W., "Predicted Performance Effects of Blade Elasticity on Testing of Rotors for Mars," Presented at the VFS Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Mesa, Arizona, USA Jan. 24-26, 2023. Download

Young L., "Novel Tilting Ducted-Fan Aerial Vehicle Configurations," Presented at the VFS Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Mesa, Arizona, January 24-26, 2023. Download

Young, L., "Performance, Inflow, and Tip Loss Characteristics of Rotors with Discontinuous Steps in Twist and Lift at the Blade-Tips," NASA/TM—20220017246, February 2023. Download