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- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Full-scale ground proximity investigation of a VTOL fighter model aircraft
Exhaust gas ingestion characteristics and induced aerodynamics for vertical takeoff lift engine fighter model in ground proximity
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Reliability assessment testing of 2 kw hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell stacks.
Reliability assessment test program for determining capabilities and limitations of 2 kw hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell stacks
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Clear air turbulence.
Clear air turbulence problems including forecasting inadequacy, detection device requirements, categories, etc
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Estimating Refractive Index Spectra in Regions of Clear Air Turbulence
Estimation of refractive index spectra in regions of clear air turbulence
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Remote Detection of Clear Air Turbulence. Part I - Pulsed Microwave Radars
Pulsed microwave radar backscattering used in model tests of clear air turbulence detection
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Engineering design of a pitot-static probe payload Engineering report no. 2
Engineering aspects of instrumentation and circuitry for pitot-static probe payloads for Nike-Cajun rockets
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Study of flight management requirements during SST low visibility approach and landing operations Final summary report
Flight management operational problems and task requirements for low visibility approach and landing of supersonic transports
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Fatigue behavior of aluminum in vacuum.
Tenfold increase in fatigue life of 1100 aluminum in reverse bending at vacuum level below 10-2 torr due to retardation of crack propagation phase of fatigue process
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Coordinated Path Following Control of Fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
In this paper, we investigate the problem of coordinated path following for fixed-wing UAVs with speed constraints in 2D plane. The objective is to steer a fleet of UAVs along the path(s) while achieving the desired sequ…
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Assisted Vehicular Networks
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are envisioned to complement the 5G communication infrastructure in future smart cities. Hot spots easily appear in road intersections, where effective communication among vehicles is chal…
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Towards Big data processing in IoT: Path Planning and Resource Management of UAV Base Stations in Mobile-Edge Computing System
Heavy data load and wide cover range have always been crucial problems for online data processing in internet of things (IoT). Recently, mobile-edge computing (MEC) and unmanned aerial vehicle base stations (UAV-BSs) hav…
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Towards Resilient UAV: Escape Time in GPS Denied Environment with Sensor Drift
This paper considers a resilient state estimation framework for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that integrates a Kalman filter-like state estimator and an attack detector.
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Estimation and Tracking of a Moving Target by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
An image-based control strategy along with estimation of target motion is developed to track dynamic targets without motion constraints.
- Semantic Scholar 2019 Article (Journal of Safety Research)
An analysis of human factors in fifty controlled flight into terrain aviation accidents from 2007 to 2017.
INTRODUCTION Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) account for a considerable amount of fatalities when compared to other accident categories. Human factors are deemed significant contributory causes in these accidents.
- AOPA Air Safety Institute 2019 AOPA-ASI ASI report
Loss of Control In-Flight in General Aviation: An Industry Analysis
ASI industry analysis of loss-of-control-inflight (LOC-I) as the leading fatal-accident category in GA. Decomposes LOC-I by phase of flight, pilot certificate, weather, and aircraft category.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Technical Memorandum (TM)
Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration 1 (ATD-1) Tech Transfer Document Summary: Version 3.0
This document summarizes transfer of NASA's terminal sequencing and spacing (TSS) and interval management (IM) technologies to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), as part of its Air Traffic Management Technology (…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Analysis of deep-stall characteristics of T-tailed aircraft configurations and some recovery procedures.
Deep-stall characteristics of T-tailed aircraft configurations and recovery procedures, noting parameters of pitch-up, angle of attack, etc
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
A simulator study of T-tail aircraft in deep stall conditions.
T tail aircraft in deep stall conditions in fixed- base cockpit simulation at large angle of attack
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
A parametric study of factors influencing the deep-stall pitch-up characteristics of T-tail transport aircraft
Analog computer program for parametric study of factors influencing deep stall pitch-up characteristics of T-tail transport aircraft
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
The wind-shear theory of temperate zone sporadic E.
Wind-shear theory of sporadic E layer at temperate zone with single ion and many ions, noting electron density
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Summary of NASA research on jet transport control problems in severe turbulence.
Wind tunnel, simulator and flight test results to evaluate cockpit accelerations, handling qualities and stability and control of jet transports in severe turbulence
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Clear air turbulence detection and warning.
Clear air turbulence detection and warning by airborne devices including radar, IR spectrum, air temperature probes, ozone detection, etc
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Clear air turbulence detection and warning.
Clear air turbulence detection and warning by airborne devices including radar, IR spectrum, air temperature probes, ozone detection, etc
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
A review of NASA high-altitude clear air turbulence sampling programs.
Occurrence frequency and intensity of clear air turbulence as function of altitude between 20,000 and 75,000 ft
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
A study of potential roles of supersonic transport crews and some implications for the flight deck. Volume I - Workload, crew roles, flight deck concepts, and conclusions
Supersonic transport crew roles, and workload implications on flight deck design
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Integrated operating mode of the Apollo mission simulator.
Integrated operating mode of Apollo mission simulator with mission control center for combined training of Apollo flight and ground crews
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Research on fuzzy PID Shared control method of small brain-controlled uav
Brain-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) is a uav that can analyze human brain electrical signals through BCI to obtain flight commands.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
A Simulator Study of T-tail Aircraft in Deep Stall Conditions
Fixed base simulation study of T-tail aircraft deep stall and recovery
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Analysis of an emergency deceleration and descent of the XB-70-1 airplane due to engine damage resulting from structural failure
Analyzing emergency deceleration and descent of XB-70-1 airplane due to engine damage resulting from structural failure for supersonic transport data
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
The effect of surface contamination on contact angles and surface potentials Summary report
Surface contamination effects on behavior of liquids in space vehicle tanks at zero gravity
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Hydrogen-oxygen electrolytic regenerative fuel cells Quarterly report, 1 Jan. - 31 Mar. 1966
Hydrogen-oxygen regenerative fuel cell testing to improve cycle life capability and to investigate modes of cell performance deterioration
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Probabilities of zero wind shear phenomena based on Rawinsonde data records
Probabilities of zero wind shear occurence and depth based on rawinsonde data records
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
A Wind Shear Mechanism for Producing Sporadic E by Concentrating Minor Meteoric Ions
Wind shear mechanism for producing sporadic E layer by concentrating minor meteoric ions
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Clear air turbulence
Research on forecasting, detection, and incidents of clear air turbulence
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Investigation of the sonic fatigue characteristics of randomly excited aluminum viscoelastic panels at ambient temperatures
Sonic fatigue effects on structural reliability of randomly excited aluminum viscoelastic panels at ambient temperatures
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Application of ultrasonics to detection of fatigue cracks
Ultrasonics applied to detection of fatigue cracks in aluminum, mild steel, and alloys of aluminum and nickel
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
ImgSensingNet: UAV Vision Guided Aerial-Ground Air Quality Sensing System
Given the increasingly serious air pollution problem, the monitoring of air quality index (AQI) in urban areas has drawn considerable attention.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Flat-spin recovery system
Spinning technique for low altitude, single parachute recovery system
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Summary of nasa research on jet transport control problems in severe turbulence.
Wind tunnel, simulator and flight test results to evaluate cockpit accelerations, handling qualities and stability and control of jet transports in severe turbulence
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
A review of nasa high-altitude clear air turbulence sampling programs.
Occurrence frequency and intensity of clear air turbulence as function of altitude between 20,000 and 75,000 ft
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Integrated operating mode of the apollo mission simulator.
Integrated operating mode of Apollo mission simulator with mission control center for combined training of Apollo flight and ground crews
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Fatigue behavior of aluminum and titanium sheet materials down to -423 deg f.
Tension-compression fatigue properties under axial loading for aluminum and titanium sheet metal
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Evaluating the Effects of Control Surfaces Failure on the GTM
Despite the advances in aircraft guidance and control systems technology, Loss of Control remains as the main cause of the fatal accidents of large transport aircraft.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Some aspects of wind shear in the upper atmosphere
Hydrodynamic turbulence and wind shear in upper atmosphere
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Effects of gust-induced and maneuvering acceleration stress on pilot-vehicle performance
Piloted motion simulator study of gust induced and maneuvering acceleration stress on pilot performance in low level mission
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
Power spectral measurement of atmospheric turbulence in severe storms and cumulus clouds
Power spectrum measurements of atmospheric turbulence in severe storms and cumulus clouds
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Connectivity-Aware UAV Path Planning with Aerial Coverage Maps
Cellular networks are promising to support effective wireless communications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which will help to enable various long-range UAV applications.
- arXiv 2019 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Depth map estimation methodology for detecting free-obstacle navigation areas
This paper presents a vision-based methodology which makes use of a stereo camera rig and a one dimension LiDAR to estimate free obstacle areas for quadrotor navigation.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION AND PREDICTION OF SPIN AND RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN X-15 AIRPLANE
Spin and recovery characteristics of north american x-15 aircraft
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
Erosion Resistance and Failure Mechanisms of Several Nozzle Materials in a Small Solid-Propellant Rocket Engine
Erosion resistance and failure mechanisms of nozzle materials in small solid-propellant rocket engine