Publications

2026

 

 

Aagren, T., Ruan, A., Garcia-Bonilla, J., Steyert, V., Filipe, N., Jones-Wilson, L., Izraelevitz, J., Withrow-Maser, S., "Rotor–Rotor Interference Modeling for Flight Dynamics Analysis of a Mars Hexacopter Concept" Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Cummings, H., Radotich, M., Perez Perez, B. N., Koning, W., Wright, S., Johnson, W., Romander, E., Withrow-Maser, S., “Capabilities of Mars Helicopters Using Optimized Rotors,” Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Johnson, W., Silva, C., "Impact of Technology and Mission Variations on Aircraft Designed for Advanced Air Mobility" Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Pereyra, C, Kung, E., "RCOTools Upgrades: Scalable Comprehensive Rotorcraft Design and Coupled Optimization," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Perez Perez, B. N., Cummings, H., Koning, W., Haddad, F., Sheikman, A., Cornelison, C., Perez, A., Cervantes, A. Wright, S., Romander, E., Johnson, W., Smith, J., Lumba, R., Chi, C., Donovan, M., Dat-ta, A., Nagata, T., Asai, K., Nonomura, T., Caros, L., Buxton, O., Vincent, P., “Guidelines and Designs for Helicopter Airfoils and Blades for Mars Applications With Experimental Validation,” AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2026. Download

 

Perez Perez, B. N., Cummings, H., Koning, W., Haddad, F., Sheikman, A., Cornelison, C., Perez, A., Cervantes, “Hover Stand Development Enabling Expanded Experimental Capabilities for Mars Ro-tors,” Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Spe-cialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Schatzman, N., Dominguez, M., Lee, P., Nagami, K., Caudle, D., Young, L., Pichay, I., " LILI (Long-term Ice-field Levitating Investigator): A Mars Aerial and Ground Explorer for Glaciers and Polar Ice Fields," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Scott, R., Conley, S., , "Applications and Assessments of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles for Dual-Use Public Good and Military Missions," NPresented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Young, L., Dominguez, M., Schatzman, N.,, "Past, Present, and Future Conceptual Designs for Venus Aerial Explorers," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download

 

Young, L., Kallsrom, K., Shirazi, D., Conley, S., , "Help is on the Way: Opportunities and Challenges of Novel Rotorcraft and Associated Systems for Disaster Relief and Emergency Response," NPresented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, Jan. 27-29. Download