Research
2016 to 2017 Research
Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensing System Sensitive to Local Microstructure Variation
American Society for Nondestructive Testing Fellowship
Faculty: Lissenden, C.
Detection of Manufacturing Defects In Thick Composites, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Principal Investigator: Lissenden, C.
Rotorcraft Noise Abatement Operating Conditions Modeling
Principal Investigator: Kenneth S. Brentner, Federal Aviation Administration, Patricia Watts.
High-Performance Computing System for Real-Time Analysis of Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Principal Investigator: Sven Schmitz, Co-PI: Kenneth S. Brentner, Office of Naval Research, Elizabeth Ford.
Economical Thin-Haul Aviation Concepts (ETHACS)
Principal Investigator: Kenneth Brentner, Georgia Institute of Technology (In support of GIT NASA Learn Project, NASA ARMD), Brian German.
Fundamental Investigations into Future Low-Drag Single-/ and Co-axial Rotor Hub Systems
Faculty: Schmitz, Jaffa, Coder. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Advanced Transition and Turbulence Modeling for Rotorcraft CFD Applications
Faculty: Coder, Glasby. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Ice Adhesion Strength Modeling and Mitigation Via Low Surface Roughness Erosion Resistant Coatings for Rotor Blades
Faculty: Palacios, Wolfe. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Seamless Manufacturing of Hybrid-Material Turbines for High Temperature Rotorcraft Propulsion System by Field Assisted Sintering
Faculty: Yamamoto, Singh. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Fidelity Requirements for Ship Airwake Modeling in Dynamic Interface Simulations
Faculty: Horn, Schmitz, Kinzel, Leishman, Gnanamanickam. 2016 VLRCOE Task
High Airspeed Carriage of External Loads
Faculty: Horn, Langelaan, Enciu, Rosen. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Load Alleviation Control Design Using High Order Dynamic Models
Faculty: Horn, Enciu. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Fundamental Aeroacoustics of Coaxial Helicopter Rotors
Faculty: Brentner, Lee. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Enhanced Damping for High-Speed Rigid Rotors via Tailored Hybrid Nanocomposites and Flexible Fluidic Matrix Composite Blade Dampers
Faculty: Smith, Rahn, Bakis. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Experimental and Computational Analysis of Thermal and Dynamic Performance of Hybrid Gears Under Normal and Loss-of-Lubrication Operation
Faculty: McIntyre, Isaacson, Campbell, Juska. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Experimental Validation, Noise and Dynamic Analysis and Variable Speed Attributes of High Power Density Pericyclic Transmission
Faculty: Smith, DeSmidt, Bill. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Active Clutch Engagement Control and Maneuver-Assisted Shifting for Two-Speed Rotorcraft Transmissions
Faculty: DeSmidt, Smith, Bill. 2016 VLRCOE Task
Slung Load State and Parameter Estimation for Autonomous Multi-lift Systems
Faculty: Langelaan, Horn. Sponser: 2016 VLRCOE Task
Vertical Lift Consortium (Army, Navy + Industry)
- Computational and Experimental Investigation of Interactional Aerodynamics Relevant to Rotor Hub and Empennage Flows (Schmitz, Coder, Foster + GA TECH)
- Next Generation Rotorcraft Electric and Hydraulic Actuation System Design and
Optimization (Merenich, Yukish + EATON) - Design Tool for Gearbox Loss-of-Lubrication Performance (Kunz, McIntyre)
- Rotorcraft Handling Qualities Requirements for Future Configurations and Missions
Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC), funded by the U.S. Army, partnered with Sikorsky Aircraft, Boeing, and Bell Helicopters.
Faculty: Horn, J. F. - U of Tenn VLC Project – Development of an Airfoil Design and Analysis Tool for Rotorcraft Applications (Coder
Office of Naval Research (ONR) Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Flight Test Measurement of Airwake Disturbances for Validation of Virtual Dynamic Interface Simulations (Horn, Snyder USNA, + Barron Assoc)
- Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States (Horn with ART)
- Pilot-in-the-Loop CFD Method Development (Horn)
- Experimental and Computational Study of Impinging-Jet Flowfields (McLaughlin, Morris)
- 2017 DURIP Award: Time-Resolved PIV Measurements for High Resolution Flow Measurements (Leishman, Gnanamanickam, Zhang at ERAU)
- 2016-2017 DURIP Award on Computing/Simulation High-Performance Computing System for Real Time Analysis of Rotorcraft Aeromechanics (Schmitz and Brentner)
- 1D-patterned Nanocomposites Structured Using Oscillating Magnetic Fields (Yamamoto)
- Multi-functional Nano-porous Ceramics (Singh and Yamamoto)
- DURIP Award on Scalable manufacturing of hierarchical 3D polymer nanocomposites using oscillating magnetic fields (Yamamoto)
Army ADD AATD
- Boeing Next Generation Rotorcraft Transmission (DeSmidt at UTK)
- Loads Simulation for Variable Speed Rotorcraft Drivelines (UTenn DeSmidt, PSU Smith & BIll)
Army Research Lab (ARL)
- Design of Composite Shafts for Testing at APG (Bakis)
- Survivability Study of Rotorcraft with Power Loss for Multi-Rotor Configuration (Smith and Zhang)
- Tiltrotor Wind Tunnel Model Design (Smith and Zhang)
NAVAIR
- Autonomous UAV Aerodynamic Performance Analysis for the Near-Ship Environment (STTR Phase II with CRAFT-Tech, Horn)
- V22 Deck Heating Analysis (Kunz, Tarter, Zajaczkowski)
- Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing (PBFAM) for V-22 components (Reutzel)
NASA
- Design and fabrication of an ice adhesion strength rig using centrifugal forces (NASA Glenn)
- Ice protective coating evaluation for Rotorcraft (NASA Langley)
- Bearing Loads Analysis for Pericyclic Transmissions Harvesting (NASA Aeronautics Fellowship for Zach Cameron)
- Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft Comprehensive Analysis & Design Tool (Horn with CDI)
- Ice Adhesion Testing and Surface Characterization of Hydrophilic Coatings with Hydrogen-Bondings (Palacios)
- Experimental Measurement of Ice Crystal Dynamics (Palacios)
- Comprehensive Variable-Speed Rotorcraft Propulsion Modeling Tool (Smith and DeSmidt at Utenn)
Bell Helicopter TEXTRON
- Gear Research Consortium (Isaacson)
Boeing
- Loss of Lubrication Testing (via VLC, Isaacson)
- Loss of lubrication CFD simulation (McIntyre)
- Gear Research Consortium (Isaacson)
Hughes Research Lab/Boeing
- Ice protective coating evaluations for rotorcraft (Palacios)
Sikorsky
- Dynamic Gear Testing – AATD FARDS program (Isaacson)
- Support for Hub Drag testing – VLRCOE program (Schmitz)
- Gear Research Consortium (Isaacson)
GE Global Research
- Ice Accretion to Cascade Flow Configurations of Engine Compressors (Palacios)
LORD Corporation
- Vibration Control via Coupled Fluidic Pitch Links (Rahn and Smith)
- Passive Balancing Device for Supercritical Drive Shafts (Palacios)
Monterey Technologies Inc
- Gearbox windage CFD for Dual Start Idler, and windage reduction (McIntyre)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Flexible Fluidic Matrix Composites for Vibration Control and Energy Harvesting (NSF Fellowship for Matt Krott)
- Mixing elastic waves to nondestructively characterize microstructure during additive manufacturing of metals (Lissenden, Nassar)
Department of Defense (DoD)
- Engine Icing CFD Simulations (NDSEG Fellowship for Belen Veras-Alba)
- Active Rotors for Performance and Vibration Control (NDSEG Fellowship for Ethan Corle)
- Handling Qualities Requirements for High Speed Rotorcraft Configurations (SMART Fellowship for Tom Berger)
- Impinging Hot/Cold Jet flows (SMART Fellowships for Scott Hromisin and Leighton Myers)
Gear Research Institute (Aerospace Bloc) – Isaacson, PSU ARL
- Avio Group (Italy), Bell Helicopter, Boeing (Mesa and Philadelphia), Carpenter Technology Corporation, General Electric, Aviation, General Electric, Global Research, Honeywell International, Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford, CT and Quebec, Canada), REM Surface Engineering, Rolls Royce, Sikorsky Aircraft, UTC Aerospace Systems