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The objective of this effort is to create potential commercial flight control products in the emerging eVTOL / UAM vehicles market. The focus will be on the development of eVTOL vehicles autonomy and distributed electric propulsion (DEP)-based control tec

Due to requirements to minimize radar cross-sections, most modern turbine engines of military aircraft are coupled with offset diffusers that create significant fan face distortion. Conceptual blended-wing/body commercial aircraft also create distortion challenges. In order to fully understand the effects of complex inlet distortions on conventional fan and compressor designs, a range of inlet dis ...

Corrosion of Air Force aircraft and missiles is estimated to cost $5.7 billion per year and result in 2.1 million non-available hours.  The first line of defense and single most important factor in controlling corrosion of aircraft is the protective coating system.  Chromate containing primers used for aerospace are the largest single source of hexavalent chromium in the US DoD, but elimination ...

Our program objective is to produce and deliver an engineering prototype of our Integrated Multi-Sensor Life Detection System (IMLDS),  a dual-use sensor technology implemented on eVTOL/UAS/UGV to aid in defense-related missions.  For EOD professionals, IMLDS is a proactive tool to verify safe evacuation cordons during emergencies; for SAR professionals, it’s a reactive tool to locate and asse ...

The STTR Phase I effort has successfully demonstrated (1) that the use of machine intelligence algorithms for identification of specific features on non-cooperative space objects is feasible under realistic lighting and motion conditions; (2) that artific

Hypersonic flight generates a significant heat flux on the vehicle leading edge, often driving the selection of exotic materials which require rigorous inspections and material handling procedures, preventing high flight rates (multiple per day). However,

Smuggled drugs, hazardous chemicals, or explosive threats can enter aircraft in cargo and packages loaded at aerial ports. These threats can be both intentional and inadvertent and screening for them is currently time consuming and exposes Airmen to unnec

Future intelligent autonomous vehicles like the Orb/eVTOL/UAM (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing/Urban Air Mobility) vehicles will be able to “feel”, “think”, and “react” in real time by incorporating high-resolution state-sensing, awareness, and self-diagnostic capabilities. They will be able to sense and observe phenomena at unprecedented length and time scales allowing for super ...

The amount of eVTOL air vehicle development activities has increased dramatically in recent years, covering numerous area of applications, including urban air mobility, cargo delivery, surveillance, disaster relief, etc. Many current designs either adopt

Sensors and trusted autonomy are as important to the future of Flying Cars as safe and reliable propulsion systems. The recent autonomous car tragedies indicate the gravity of the matter. And the increased speeds, 3-D complexities, and numerous obstacles