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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
The Digital to Analog Risk: Should We Teach New Dogs Old Tricks?
Imagine being competent and certified to fly under both visual and instrument rules in a single engine aircraft. Then imagine flying cross country, entering actual instrument conditions and having the stark realization t…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Homogenous Learning Styles Among Airport Management Professionals
Research on the career paths of airport management professionals included an assessment of learning styles to better understand the psychological profile of those in this career field.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2012 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Aviation Law After September 11th: Cases and Materials by Timothy M. Ravich, Lake Mary, FL: Vandeplas Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-60042-118-1.
- Semantic Scholar 2012 Article
The Effects of Startle on Pilots During Critical Events: A Case Study Analysis
The startle reaction is examined from a cognitive perspective, followed by an analysis of several recent aircraft accidents where startle effects may have been strong contributory factors, and the link between startle an…
- Semantic Scholar 2012 Article
An Approach to the Health Monitoring of a Pumping Unit in an Aircraft Engine Fuel System
- Semantic Scholar 2012 Article
When profit-seeking trumps safety: The risks and opportunities of liminality in commercial aviation in post-9/11 America
- arXiv 2011 ARXIV arXiv preprint
The importance of bubble deformability for strong drag reduction in bubbly turbulent Taylor-Couette flow
Bubbly turbulent Taylor-Couette (TC) flow is globally and locally studied at Reynolds numbers of Re = 5 x 10^5 to 2 x 10^6 with a stationary outer cylinder and a mean bubble diameter around 1 mm.
- Semantic Scholar 2011 Article
Understanding conflict-resolution taskload: implementing advisory conflict-detection and resolution algorithms in an airspace
The goal of the research is to understand how the formulation, capabilities, and implementation of conflict-detection and resolution tools affect the controller taskload (system demands) associated with the conflict-reso…
- arXiv 2011 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Ice Particles Trapped by Temperature Gradients at mbar Pressure
In laboratory experiments we observe that ice particles (\leq100 μm) entrained in a low pressure atmosphere (~1 mbar) get trapped by temperature gradients between three reservoirs at different tempertature.
- arXiv 2011 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Freezing singularities in water drops
In this fluid dynamics video we show how a drop of water freezes into a singular shape when deposited on a cold surface. The process of solidification can be observed very clearly due to the change in refraction when wat…
- NASA NTRS 2011 ARC Conference Paper
Optimal Trajectories for the Helicopter in One-Engine-Inoperative Terminal-Area Operations
This paper presents a summary of a series of recent analytical studies conducted to investigate one-engine-inoperative (OEI) optimal control strategies and the associated optimal trajectories for a twin engine helicopter…
- Semantic Scholar 2011 Article (2011 First International Conference on Instrumentation, Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control)
Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication PrinciplesInvestigation of Human Factors in UAV Accidents Based on Analysis of Statistical Data
- arXiv 2011 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Nonlinear Robust Tracking Control of a Quadrotor UAV on SE(3)
This paper provides nonlinear tracking control systems for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that are robust to bounded uncertainties.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
FLIGHT SAFETY ASPECTS OF MANNED SPACE FLIGHT
Flight safety in manned space flight
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Paper
System safety education focused on flight safety
The measures necessary for achieving higher levels of system safety are analyzed with an eye toward maintaining the combat capability of the Air Force.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Safety hazard of aircraft icing
The problem of aircraft icing is reported as well as the type of aircraft affected, the pilots involved, and an identification of the areas where reduction in icing accidents are readily accomplished.
- NASA NTRS 2011 LaRC Conference Paper
Deep-Stall Aerodynamic Characteristics of T-Tail Aircraft
A wind-tunnel research program has been under-taken by the NASA to study the aerodynamic characteristics of T-tail aircraft at high angles of attack.
- NASA NTRS 2011 ARC Conference Paper
Simulator Studies of the Deep Stall
Simulator studies of the deep-stall problem encountered with modern airplanes are discussed. The results indicate that the basic deep-stall tendencies produced by aerodynamic characteristics are augmented by operational …
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Simulator studies of the deep stall
Simulator studies of aircraft deep-stall problem - pitch control problem
- NASA NTRS 2011 LaRC Conference Paper
Large Eddy Simulation of Aircraft Wake Vortices: Atmospheric Turbulence Effects
Crow instability can develop in most atmospheric turbulence levels, however, the ring vortices may not form in extremely strong turbulence cases due to strong dissipation of the vortices.
- NASA NTRS 2011 LaRC Conference Paper
Wake Vortex Encounter Model Validation Experiments
The goal of this current research is to establish a database that validate/calibrate wake encounter analysis methods for fleet-wide application; and measure/document atmospheric effects on wake decay.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
A continuous wave Doppler system for aircraft collision hazard warning
Low-cost pilot indicator for midair collision avoidance
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Factors affecting ditching of new transport airplanes
Ditching behavior of dynamic C-5A model
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Theory of the response of a slender vertical structure to a turbulent wind with shear
Wind shear and turbulence effects on vertical slender structures
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
A unified cleaning facility in a Class 100 clean room
Downdraft clean room for cleaning and potting of mechanical and electrical components and various plastics systems
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Paper
Experiments in pilot decision-making during simulated low visibility approaches
A simulation task is reported which incorporates both kinds of variables, informational and psychological, to successfully study pilot decision making behavior in the laboratory.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Acceleration stress effects on pilot performance and dynamic response
Acceleration stress effects on pilot performance and dynamic response
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
PHYSIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING PILOT RESPONSE TO STRESS AT ZERO AND HIGH G
Physiological instrumentation systems for monitoring pilot response to stress at zero and high g
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Flight crew procedures and training
Flight procedures and astronaut training including flight simulation for Gemini missions
- NASA NTRS 2011 GSFC Conference Paper
MU-SPIN Update
Current goals are to: (1) Strengthen the science and engineering capabilities of MU-SPIN institutions in research and education via computer networks; (2) Involve and prepare minority institutions and principal investiga…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Paper
Combined vibration/temperature/sideload environmental testing of UHF blade antennas
Service problems encountered on the F-4 aircraft showed that the environmental qualification requirements for the UHF blade antenna were not adequate.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Other
Helicopter engine core noise
Calculated engine core noise levels, based on NASA Lewis prediction procedures, for five representative helicopter engines are compared with measured total helicopter noise levels and ICAO helicopter noise certification …
- NASA NTRS 2011 MSFC Conference Paper
TSS-1R Failure Mode Evaluation
Soon after the break of the tether during the Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R) mission in February, 1996, a Tiger Team was assembled at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center to determine the tether failure mode.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Paper
Damage tolerance research on composite compression panels
The damage tolerance of composites was investigated. Results show that severe degradation in material strength may occur due to impact damage and that reduced strain allowables should be considered to compensate for poss…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Assessing fatigue
Despite impressive advances in aircraft technology over the past several decades and an overall decline in the airline accident rate since the introduction of turbine-powered aircraft, flight crew performance problems co…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Managing fatigue in operational settings. 1: Physiological considerations and countermeasures
The authors consider three aspects of managing fatigue in the workplace. They provide a brief overview of important scientific findings related to sleep and circadian physiology that establish the psychobiological founda…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Circadian rhythms, sleep, and performance in space
Maintaining optimal alertness and neurobehavioral functioning during space operations is critical to enable the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) vision "to extend humanity's reach to the Moon, Mar…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Human versus automation in responding to failures: an expected-value analysis
A simple analytical criterion is provided for deciding whether a human or automation is best for a failure detection task. The method is based on expected-value decision theory in much the same way as is signal detection…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
The evolution of Crew Resource Management training in commercial aviation
In this study, we describe changes in the nature of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training in commercial aviation, including its shift from cockpit to crew resource management.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Behavioral consequences of radiation exposure to simulated space radiation in the C57BL/6 mouse: open field, rotorod, and acoustic startle
Two experiments were carried out to investigate the consequences of exposure to proton radiation, such as might occur for astronauts during space flight.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Subjective response of people to simulated sonic booms in their homes
In order to determine the effect of the number of sonic boom occurrences on annoyance, a computer-based system was developed for studying the subjective response of people to the occurrence of simulated sonic booms in th…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
A spatial disorientation survey of experienced instructor pilots
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- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Cerebral versus systemic hemodynamics during graded orthostatic stress in humans
BACKGROUND: Orthostatic syncope is usually attributed to cerebral hypoperfusion secondary to systemic hemodynamic collapse. Recent research in patients with neurocardiogenic syncope has suggested that cerebral vasoconstr…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Associations between errors and contributing factors in aircraft maintenance
In recent years cognitive error models have provided insights into the unsafe acts that lead to many accidents in safety-critical environments.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Skills, rules and knowledge in aircraft maintenance: errors in context
Automatic or skill-based behaviour is generally considered to be less prone to error than behaviour directed by conscious control. However, researchers who have applied Rasmussen's skill-rule-knowledge human error framew…
- NASA NTRS 2011 ARC Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Flight Simulator Platform Motion and Air Transport Pilot Training
The influence of flight simulator platform motion on pilot training and performance was examined In two studies utilizing a B-727-200 aircraft simulator.