Session Category: AVIATION The Hub Schedule

Meet the Author, Daniel P. Raymer

AIAA Fellow Daniel P. Raymer is a world-renowned expert in aerospace vehicle design. President of Conceptual Research Corporation, he received the 2010 AIAA Aircraft Design Award, the AIAA Summerfield Book Award, the Rockwell Engineer of the Year Award, and the Purdue University Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Astronautics and Aeronautics from Purdue, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, and a Doctorate of Engineering (Ph.D.) from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology.

Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach and RDSwin Student software

Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach presents the entire process of aircraft conceptual design—from requirements definition to initial sizing, configuration layout, analysis, sizing, optimization, and trade studies. Widely used in industry and government aircraft design groups, it is also the design text at major universities around the world. A virtual encyclopedia of engineering, it is known for its completeness, easy-to-read style, and real-world approach to the process of design. The RDSwin Student software allows engineering students to take an aircraft design from first conceptual layout through functional analysis, leading to performance, range, weight, and cost results. By automating the “grunt work” of vehicle analysis, RDSwin Student makes time for the student to truly learn design.

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Aerospace America Q&A with Bob Pearce

Join Aerospace America staff reporter Cat Hofacker as she interviews Bob Pearce, associate administrator, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.

When NASA Gives the Lead to Universities

What happens when NASA turns over the reins to universities for a research effort that’s at the system level? This is NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI). Hear from members of the ULI team led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville [Principal Investigator Jim Croder and students Missy Karman (UTK), Phillip Rishel (Penn State), Anna ‘Liece’ Tessman (UTK)] and NASA’s Dr. John Cavolowsky, Director, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program discuss their work on a viable aerodynamic wing-design concept.

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Rising Leaders in Aerospace: Collaboration with the International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR)

Rising Leaders in Aerospace, in collaboration with the International Forum for Aviation Research Virtual Exchange series, invites you to hear from Greg Bowles, Head of Government Affairs at Joby Aviation. This session will provide you with an opportunity to develop experience and international networking.

Abstract

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)

Historically in aviation, major technical advances have been driven by new types of propulsion; we are fortunate to live in the age where electric propulsion is taking hold. Just as the accessibility of aviation grew by orders of magnitude in accessibility when piston engines begot the jet age, the availability of electric aviation propulsion will have as dramatic an effect on society.

To fully realize the benefits of electric propulsion in aviation requires more than the supposition of one powerplant for another. Electric aircraft provide a myriad of new control and aerodynamic tools which are even still being brought into reality. Today aviation regulators and innovators work shoulder to shoulder to address new challenges to bring these new aircraft into operation over the next few years.

The effective introduction of these new aircraft will allow all of us increase our daily circle of activity in a more dramatic fashion than occurred with the invention of trains or cars. To enable these benefits requires understanding, planning and coordination. The opportunities for smart people to engage in this quickly evolving world are widespread. Let us continue the work together

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Rising Leaders in Aerospace: Career Skills Panel

Come hear from leaders in industry about the skills most in demand, and how to make your way through a complicated and changing job environment during rapid changes brought on by new technology and the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage with panelists.

Speakers:
Spencer Fugal, Senior CFD Engineer, Archer
Jason Merret, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois
Kyle Tsai, Operations Engineer, Zipline International

Navy Forum SBIR/STTR Transition

We’re joining the virtual AIAA AVIATION Forum to bring you the same opportunities to learn about our  aviation-related small businesses that were slated to exhibit in Reno. Scroll down to the Tech Talk section to view their digital profile and a recorded Tech Talk — exactly as it would have been presented in the HUB. Have a question? We will help you Meet the Expert! behind the technology and turn your questions into solutions. Find out why we say we are virtually delivering Tomorrow’s Technology Today!

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Design Challenge: Marshmallow Lander

Contestants will design a shock absorbing method to protect their rover and other hardware from the impact of landing. Come join the fun as a contestant or a spectator!

Calculating Shape From OFDR-Based Distributed Strain Measurements

This presentation describes how engineers are utilizing Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) based fiber optic strain measurements to derive distributed shape. OFDR offers the ability to acquire strain measurements continuously along the length of an optical fiber. Coupled with fiber’s flexible routing options, this allows one to capture various components of strain continuously or quasi-continuously along the length of the substrate to which the fiber is bonded. Through any number of mechanics models or computational techniques, this information may then be used to determine distributed displacements and deflections along the length of structural components. This has been particularly useful in the aerospace industry for monitoring wing deflection in real-time during flight.