Research papers

A Machine Learning Based Transfer to Predict Warhead In-Flight Behavior from Static Arena Test Data

Warhead fragmentation predictions are based on either numerical simulations or static arena tests where detonations occur in unrealistic conditions (not flying).

Novel Space Science Test via Adaptive Control and Integral Concurrent Learning Leveraging On-Orbit CubeSat Structural Identification

The objective of this work is to create the basic science underpinning the structural testing and evaluation framework and control for deployable large spacecraft.

GNC Efforts in Support of the University of Florida's Research for the NASA Instrument Incubator

The following tasks will be performed by 1 PhD student and Dr. Bevilacqua (PI at ERAU), in support of the University of Florida’s proposal for the NASA’s Instrument Incubator Program (IIP): Year 1: Drag-compensation and …

CubeSats Hosting Flexible Appendages for On-Orbit Testing of Advanced Control Algorithms

The objective of this work is to start the assembly of a CubeSat hosting specialized flexible appendages, taking inspiration from a previously designed spacecraft developed by the Advanced Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft …

Reconfigurable Guidance and Control Systems for Emerging On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) Space Vehicles

Dynamic response to emergent situations is a necessity in the on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) field, because traditional on-orbit guidance and control (G&C) cannot respond efficiently and effective…

Demonstration of an Electrostatic Dust Shield on the Lunar Surface

This project, which is funded by NASA Kennedy Space Center, will demonstrate the capability of an electrostatic dust shield, developed by NASA/KSC engineers, to remove dust from the lens of a camera after impact on the l…

Hazard Detection and Avoidance for Lunar Landing

This project, funded by Intuitive Machines, develops and demonstrates algorithms for detecting and avoiding areas of large rocks and high slopes for a lunar lander.

Improved Image Processing for Orbit Estimation

This project, funded by Air Force Research Laboratory, seeks to improve orbit estimation methods using advanced image processing techniques applied to images from ground and space-based telescopes.

Mitigating GPS and ADS-B Risks for UAS

This project is funded under the FAA ASSURE program. Unvalidated or unavailable GPS and “ADS-B In” data poses security and safety risks to automated UAS navigation and to Detect and Avoid operations.

Shielded UAS Operations Detect and Avoid

This project is funded under the FAA ASSURE program. Certain small UAS (sUAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, such as structural inspection, may be in close proximity to structures that are collision haza…

Development of an SE(3)-Based Rigid Body Pose Estimation Scheme for Unknown Moments of Inertia in a Spacecraft

This research project will continue the development of an special Euclidean (SE(3))- based rigid body pose estimation scheme for unknown moments of inertia in a spacecraft from the successful implementation of a Phase I …

Flexible Body Control Using Fiber Optic Sensors, Florida Space Grant Consortium

This project would build on previous research that developed the dynamics formulation and control of a rigid-flexible system. A cantilevered beam attached to a rotating central body is considered and analyzed through the…

Investigate Detect and Avoid Track Classification and Filtering

In this project, which is funded by the FAA ASSURE program, the research team consisting of The Ohio State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Mississippi State University, University of North Dakota and Ca…

Integrated Structural Health Sensors for Inflatable Space Habitats

Under this research project we will develop an innovative structural health monitoring system for inflatable space habitat structures by integrating nanocomposite piezoresistive sensors Inflatable structures for space ha…

Behavior of Super Alloys Subjected to Fatigue Loads Under High Temperature

This study is evaluating what initial conditions can activate cubic slip planes, then the level of accommodation and strain homogenization within the grain, and how a given initial condition affects the material behavior…

Bird Strike: The Effect of the Leading-Edge Radius on the behavior of the Bird Upon Impact

This project is in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation under MMSE program. Birds pose a major threat to aviation. Bird impact can lead to significant damage of the aircraft and can be sometimes catastrophic…

Influence of Cold Expansion and Aggressive Environment on Crack Growth in Aluminum Alloy

This research aims to establish the effect of hole cold expansion on fatigue life of pre-cracked material under aggressive environment.

REU Site: Exploring Aerospace Research at the Intersection of Mechanics, Materials Science and Aerospace Physiology

This Project is founded by National Science Foundation, under REU site. This project aims to educate students and promote scientific research in materials and aerospace science that encompasses not only building lighter …

Seaplane Design Analysis: Focus on Structure Factor Optimization

In this work, a design optimization is being investigated considering possible hydrodynamic and structural advantages aiming to reduce the structure weight factor, with a trade-off between fluid dynamics and structural a…

A Data Analytics Framework for the Application of Pedestrian Dynamics to Public Health

The central hypothesis of this NIH funded project is that combining location-based service (LBS) data with pedestrian dynamics modeling can uncover movement patterns of people in complex situations with many public healt…

Nanoscale Design of Interfacial Kinematics in Composite Manufacturing

This NSF-funded research will elucidate the role of interfacial kinematics and energetics in the evolution of inter-ply interfaces in composite structures during manufacturing.

Software Infrastructure For Analysis of Infection Propagation Through Air Travel

This NSF funded project seeks to develop a novel software that will provide a variety of pedestrian dynamics models, infection spread models, as well as data so that scientists can analyze the effect of different mechani…

Airline Quality Rating 2023

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method for assessing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

What role do individual differences play in attrition for high school students in a STEM Curriculum?

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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 …

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.

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.