Browsing by Author "Gaeta, Richard Joseph"
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Evaluation of Hybrid-Electric Power System Integration Challenges for Multi-Rotor UAS
McKinney, Kristen Elise (2018-05-01)The modern standard for multi-rotor unmanned aircraft system (UAS) propulsion is an electric configuration typically consisting of battery-powered electric motors. The primary issue with this type of propulsion system is ... -
Exploring the Feasibility of a Passively Actuated Binary-Pitch Propeller For Group 2 UAVs
Rhyne, Caleb T. (2018-07-01)In the early years of aviation, the type of propulsion system implemented limited aircraft performance. Up until the introduction of the jet engine in 1939, and still today, aircraft used a fixed-pitch propeller based ... -
Flight Characteristics of a Tilt-Wing, Distributed-Propulsion, Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Concept
Whyte, Seabrook (2018-05-01)Unmanned aircraft are starting to be utilized in a diverse set of applications ranging from military surveillance to railroad inspections and natural disaster damage assessment. Given the nature of these missions, runways ... -
Plasma Flow Control for Distortion Tolerant Fans with Aircraft Boundary Layer Ingestion
Zimbelman, Tyler (2018-05-01)Recent efforts to reduce commercial transport aircraft drag include embedding an aft-mounted engine into the airframe in order to fill the vehicle wake with engine exhaust, consequently reducing fuel consumption. Embedded ... -
Self-Aspirated Vortex Generator Jet Application for Propeller Boundary Layer Separation Suppression
Bellcock, Andrew C. (2018-05-01)This paper presents a novel propeller flow control design to suppress boundary layer separation for improved propeller performance at low Reynolds number conditions or highly loaded operation. The design includes a series ...