Publications

2024

 

Aires, J., Withrow-Maser, S., Peters, N., "Utilizing Advanced Air Mobility Rotorcraft Tools for Wildfire Applications," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2024. Download

 

Bowman, J., Dominguez, M., Johnson, W., Koning, W.J.F., Sahragard-Monfared,G., Schatzman, N., Wright, S., "Airfoil Table Modification for Improved Calculation of Ingenuity Rotor Performance," NASA/TP–20240002920 Download

 

Conley, S., Peters, N., Aires, J., Wagner, L., Kallstrom, K., Withrow-Maser, S., Wright, S., Radotich, M., Chianello, C., Ortiz, G., Ewing, G., Anderson, A., Klokkevold, K., Kluch, E., "VTOL Analysis for Emergency Response Applications (VAERA) – Identifying Technology Gaps for Wildfire Relief Rotorcraft Missions," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Cornelius, J., Schmitz, S., "Coaxial Rotor CFD Validation and ML Surrogate Model Generation," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Cornelius, J., Schmitz, S., "Machine Learning Models for Multirotor Performance Prediction,"AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Volume 61, Number 3, May 2024. Download

 

Cornelius, J., Schmitz, S., "Dragonfly Rotor Optimization using Machine Learning Applied to an OVERFLOW Generated Airfoil Database," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Canada, May 7–9, 2024A. Download

 

Gladfelter, M., He, C., Saberi, H., Caudle, D., Singh,R., Malpica, C., Silva, C., "Enhancements, Verification, and VMS Integration of VTOL Concept Vehicle Simulation Models," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 7–9, 2024. Download

 

Johnson, W., "VTOL Aeromechanics from 1974 to 2024 and the Future —Aerodynamics," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024 (presentation only). Download

 

Kallstrom, K., Shirazi, D., "Airfoil Table Generation and Validation for the VR-12 and SSC-A09 Airfoils and Quadrotor Performance Prediction," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Kallstrom, K., Weist, L., Schatzman, N., Shirazi, D., Dominguez, M., Young, L., "PlanetarY Telemetric Helicopter for Investigation and Analysis (PYTHIA): A Rotorcraft for Martian Lava Tube Exploration," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Koning, W.J.F., Dominguez, M., "Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Rotor Geometry," NASA/TM–20240001510, February 2024. Download

 

Koning, W., Perez Perez, N., Cummings, H., Romander, E., Johnson, W., "ELISA: A Tool for Optimization of Rotor Hover Performance at Low Reynolds Number in the Mars Atmosphere," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Kottapalli, S., Silva, C., Boyd, D., "Applicability of Fly Neighborly Noise Recommendations to UAM Quadrotors Undergoing Steady Maneuvers," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Malpica, C., Suh, P., Silva, C., "Flight Dynamics Conceptual Design Exploration of Multirotor eVTOL," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 7–9, 2024. Download

 

Marshall, M., Tang, E., Cornelius, J., Ruiz, J.F., Schmitz, S., "Performance of the Dragonfly Lander's Coaxial Rotor in Vortex Ring State," AIAA Science and Technology Forum, AIAA–2024–0247, Orlando FL, January 8–12, 2024 Download

 

Radotich, M., "Conceptual Design Trade Studies for Acoustic Predictions of the NASA UAM Tiltrotor Reference Vehicle," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Ramasamy, M., Heineck, J., Yamauchi, G., Schairer, E., Norman,T., "Comprehensive Aerodynamic Analysis of PIV Measurements in the NFAC 80- by 120-ft Test Section Towards Understanding HVAB Hovering Rotor Characteristics," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Canada, May 7–9, 2024A. Download

 

Schatzman, N., Boyd, D., "A Brief History of Rotorcraft Aeroacoustics," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024 (presentation only). Download

 

Schatzman, N., Chan, A., Gehlot, V., Glazebrook, K., "Data Processing and Analysis of Performance Measurements from Ingenuity Rotors in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 25-ft Space Simulator," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Schatzman, N., Holly, K., "RApid Blade and Blade'Vortex InTeraction (RABBIT) Reimagined: Algorithm Improvement and User–Friendly Interface Implementation," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Schatzman, N., Chan, A., Fillman, M., Meyn, L., Gehlot,V., Glazerbrook, K., Santillan, D., Ridland, P., "Performance Analysis and Data Processing for the Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 25-ft Space Simulator," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 7–9, 2024. Download

 

Shirazi, D., Chan, A., Johnson, W., "Rotor Performance Predictions of a Next Generation Mars Science Helicopter," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Silva, C., "Updates to NASA Urban Air Mobility Reference Vehicles," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024 (presentation only). Download

 

Silva, C., Solis, E., "Aircraft Design Implications for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles Performing Public Good Missions," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 7-9, 2024 Download

 

Singh, R., "Hexacopter Flight Dynamics on Earth and Martian Surfaces," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Weist, L., Schatzman, N., Shirazi, D., "Best Practices for Predicting Acoustics of a Single Rotor Using the NASA RVLT Conceptual Design Toolchain," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Wright, S., Sahragard-Monfared, G., Schatzman, N., Johnson, W., Ridland, P., Fillman, M., "Comprehensive Analysis Aeroelastic Stability Predictions for the Mars Sample Recovery Helicopters and Ingenuity," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download

 

Young, L., "Novel Conceptual Designs for Stopped–Rotor Aerial Vehicles and Other High-Speed Rotorcraft," Vertical Flight Society Sixth Decennial Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, Santa Clara, CA, February 2024. Download