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5,883 papers · NASA NTRS, NTSB, FAA CAMI
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- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Multi-Layer Software Architecture for Aerial Cognitive Multi-Robot Systems in Power Line Inspection Tasks
This paper presents a multi-layer software architecture to perform cooperative missions with a fleet of quadrotors providing support in electrical power line inspection operations.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Mission Planning and Execution in Heterogeneous Teams of Aerial Robots supporting Power Line Inspection Operations
A software architecture aimed at coordinating a team of heterogeneous aerial vehicles for inspection and maintenance operations in high-voltage power line scenarios is presented in this paper.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Vision-Based Algorithm for a Path Following Problem
A novel prize-winner algorithm designed for a path following problem within the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) field is presented in this paper.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
MRS Modular UAV Hardware Platforms for Supporting Research in Real-World Outdoor and Indoor Environments
This paper presents a family of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) platforms designed for a diverse range of indoor and outdoor applications.
- NASA NTRS 2023 GSFC Conference Paper
Reducing Landing Site Contamination Using 3-D Trajectory Optimization for Surface Hoppers
Rocket-powered vehicles utilizing Vertical Take-off Vertical Landing (VTVL) are a compelling alternative to surface rovers for exploring planetary and lunar bodies.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Robust trajectory optimisation for transitions of tiltwing VTOL aircraft
We propose a method to generate robust and optimal trajectories for the transition of a tiltwing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft leveraging concepts from convex optimisation, tube-based nonlinear Model Pred…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Ice melting in salty water: layering and non-monotonic dependence on the mean salinity
The presence of salt in ocean water strongly affects the melt rate and the shape evolution of ice, both of utmost relevance in geophysical and ocean flow and thus for the climate.
- NASA NTRS 2023 LaRC Presentation
Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Flight Deck Experiment: Throttle and Engine Display Concepts
NASA is developing a new hybrid-electric aircraft concept called the SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan. The SUSAN airplane is being designed as a 180-passenger commercial regional jet and is expected to fly i…
- Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (Frontiers in Public Health)
Pilot fatigue survey: A study of the mutual influence among fatigue factors in the “work” dimension
Background Fatigue risk management for pilots has received increasing attention. The existing fatigue management systems have detailed descriptions of the factors and the mutual influences among the factors that affect t…
- NASA NTRS 2023 AFRC Conference Paper
High-Altitude ADS-B Flight Tests on a NASA ER-2 Research Airplane
Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (Edwards, California); the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and Regulus Group, LLC (Atlantic City, New Jersey…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Wind Tunnel Testing and Aerodynamic Characterization of a QuadPlane Uncrewed Aircraft System
Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles will open new opportunities in aviation. This paper describes the design and wind tunnel analysis of an eVTOL uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) prototype with a traditi…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Path Loss Analysis for Low-Altitude Air-to-Air Millimeter-Wave Channel in Built-Up Area
Communications between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an important role in deploying aerial networks. Although some studies reveal that drone-based air-to-air (A2A) channels are relatively clear and thus can be mod…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
3D UAV Trajectory Design for Fair and Energy-Efficient Communication: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Technique
In different situations, like disaster communication and network connectivity for rural locations, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could indeed be utilized as airborne base stations to improve both the functionality and …
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Tracking Control of Optical Beam Transceivers using Mean Field Models
This paper proposes mean field models to maintain an accurate line-of-sight and tracking between transceivers mounted in mobile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) platforms in the presence of underlying mechanical vibration…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Aerial Transportation Control of Suspended Payloads with Multiple Agents
In this paper we address the control problem of aerial cable suspended load transportation, using multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Framework for Operational Volume Generation for Urban Air Mobility Strategic Deconfliction
Strategic pre-flight functions focus on the planning and deconfliction of routes for aircraft systems. The urban air mobility concept calls for higher levels of autonomy with onboard and en route functions but also strat…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Simulating the Integration of Urban Air Mobility into Existing Transportation Systems: A Survey
Urban air mobility (UAM) has the potential to revolutionize transportation in metropolitan areas, providing a new mode of transportation that could alleviate congestion and improve accessibility.
- Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (SLEEP Advances)
PERCLOS-based technologies for detecting drowsiness: current evidence and future directions
Abstract Drowsiness associated with sleep loss and circadian misalignment is a risk factor for accidents and human error. The percentage of time that the eyes are more than 80% closed (PERCLOS) is one of the most validat…
- NASA NTRS 2023 ARC Conference Paper
Perception Testing in Fog for Autonomous Flight
As the path towards Urban Air Mobility (UAM) continues to take shape, there are outstanding technical challenges to achieving safe and effective air transportation operations under this new paradigm.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A deep reinforcement learning approach to assess the low-altitude airspace capacity for urban air mobility
Urban air mobility is the new mode of transportation aiming to provide a fast and secure way of travel by utilizing the low-altitude airspace.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Second-Order Coverage Control for Multi-Agent UAV Photogrammetry
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles equipped with cameras can be used to automate image capture for generating 3D models via photogrammetry. Current methods rely on a single vehicle to capture images sequentially, or use pre-planne…
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Integration of Data Driven Technologies in Smart Grids for Resilient and Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review
A modern-day society demands resilient, reliable, and smart urban infrastructure for effective and in telligent operations and deployment.
- arXiv 2023 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Connecting transonic buffet with incompressible low-frequency oscillations on aerofoils
Self-sustained low-frequency flow unsteadiness over rigid aerofoils in the transonic regime is referred to as transonic buffet. Although the exact physical mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are unclear, it is general…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Smoke, fire, and fumes without the smoke and fire: An emergency checklist for fumes
According to a published review of online fume event databases, U.S. airlines report an average of 5.3 oil/hydraulic fluid fume events per day.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Predicting Expect Departure Clearance Times Based on Surface Weather Observations for a Major Hub Airport: A Machine Learning Approach
Commercial air travel in the United States has grown significantly in the past decade. While the reasons for air traffic delays can vary, weather is the largest cause of flight cancellations and delays in the United Stat…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Utilizing Deep Learning to Predict Unstabilized Approaches for General Aviation Aircraft
Unstabilized approaches pose a major hazard for general aviation aircraft. In the period from 2009 to 2019, 3,257 general aviation accidents occurred during the landing phase of flight in which loss of control was analyz…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
How Partnering with the Humanities Can Produce a More Prepared Aviation Workforce
This presentation will examine the Humanistic STEM (H-STEM) initiative at Embry-Riddle. The goal of H-STEM is to create a transferable model that blends humanities and STEM, showing connections between these disparate fi…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Diversity, Equity, Including, and Belonging: an Additional Pillar in a Flight Training Safety Management System
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), critical to creating an academic environment supportive and welcoming to all students, have additional value to the safe and effective operations of flight training org…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Weather simulation for human-in-the-loop and robotic vehicle training: A literature review and new modeling approach
For decades preceding the advent of “metaverse” becoming a household term, simulation developers and researchers have continued to narrow the gap between digital twins and the high-risk work domains that they replicate.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Air Carrier Pilot Training, Supply & Recruitment Challenges
The route to airline recovery following the global COVID-19 pandemic is flush with opportunity for airlines, unions, and regulators to work together within current regulatory structures to recruit the next generation of …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Creating an Urban Airspace Design: The Future Regulatory Landscape
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) are transformative technologies that will revolutionize the manner that cargo and passengers are transported in the local environment.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Advanced Air Mobility Human factors Considerations for Current eVTOL Pilot Interfaces
Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a novel transportation concept using electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to move people and cargo in urban and rural environments.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Strengthening Oklahoma’s Aviation Maintenance Workforce Pipeline through Collaborative Efforts of CareerTech, Educational Institutions and Industry Partners
As the needs of the 21st century aviation/aerospace workforce change and in-demand job skills evolve, it becomes increasingly important to cohesively bring industry and education together to produce a well-trained, quali…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Using Technology Pedagogy to Enable Workforce Development, Inclusion and Diversity into the Aerospace Industry
The pool of aviation mechanics and technicians is not growing fast enough to support the projected growth in aviation. A group of stakeholders has come together with a big idea to help attract the next generation of tale…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
The Value of Strong Partnerships to Build a Successful Aviation Maintenance Career Pathway Program for Transitioning Military Service Members
The aerospace industry is competing with other industries for a qualified workforce, and many of those competing industries are investing heavily in creating workforce development pipelines.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
The Necessity of Global Standardization Guidelines for Space Travel
This study explored the interest in global standardization guidelines for space travel. Due to the lack of accepted minimum international standards and commercialized space travel guidelines, there is a need to explore t…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Approaching language as a human factor in aviation: the challenges of pilot language training in the academic level in Brazil
Language training for pilots poses challenges worldwide as the use of Aviation English entails a number of features portrayed from a Human Factors perspective.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Developing Critical Thinking and Effective Communication Skills in the Future Aviation Workforce
Critical thinking and effective communication are among the top skills necessary for developing a resilient future workforce across professional areas.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Student Research Opportunities in Aviation Human Factors
When most people think of jobs in aviation or at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), they think of pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, Maintainers, etc., those directly involved in the movement of aircraft, passenger…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Change Fatigue in Aviation Maintenance through a Human Factors Lens
Aviation is a demanding and fast-paced industry and it is not uncommon for aviation professionals, including maintainers, to experience rapid disruption and organizational change.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Targeting the Workforce of Tomorrow Today
Strategically designed and implemented Aviation STEM (AvSTEM) education programs are essential to the future of aviation. As the retirement of a large portion of the aviation workforce rapidly approaches, the industry wi…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
What role do individual differences play in attrition for high school students in a STEM Curriculum?
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Workforce of the future begins with Aviation STEM
The United States has always been a world leader in aviation. This leadership position relies on the strength of the American STEM workforce and the quality of the nation’s educational, industrial, and government institu…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Development of Critical Thinking Skills In Collegiate Aviation Programs
Critical thinking requires an individual to gather and interpret data, develop conclusions based upon relevant findings, and implement the best solution.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Development and Evaluation of an Online Fatigue Training Course for Collegiate Aviation Pilots
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have called for a holistic approach toward improving safety.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Dimensionality Assessment of Fatigue in Collegiate Aviation Operations: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
There have been recommendations for evidence-based studies into the safety risk posed by fatigue in the flight training environment from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), National Transportation Safet…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Determining The Effectiveness of Single-Pilot Resource Management in General Aviation
This research aims to determine the effectiveness of single-pilot resource management (SRM) towards improved safety in general aviation (GA) as compared to its counterpart, crew resource management (CRM), in commercial a…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Why should airline workers be trained to respond to fume events?
The potential for engine oil and hydraulic fluid fumes to contaminate the ventilation air supplied to the aircraft cabin and flight deck has been recognized since the 1950s as a function of the design and maintenance of …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
Utilizing Drones to Streamline Wildlife Hazard Management Efforts by Airport Operators
Airports operating under the Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 should conduct a wildlife hazard assessment (WHA) when some wildlife-strike events have occurred at or near the airport.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper
An Aviator Centered Approach to Mental Health: A Preliminary Look at Stressors, Barriers to Care, and Untreated Aviator Mental Health
The purposeful crash of Germanwings 9525 in March 2015 provided a wake-up call to the aviation community on the ramifications of untreated mental health in commercial aviation.