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Aviation research, sourced & cited.
Curated index of aviation-relevant research from NASA NTRS, NTSB safety studies, FAA CAMI, and academic sources. Every record links back to its original — we don't host PDFs, we describe each paper and credit the authors. Built for cross-link with the rest of Atlas: search by topic, drill into a CFR section or airframe and see the research that bears on it.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
The Application of Shared Leadership in an Aviation Maintenance MTS Environment
The use of a multiteam system (MTS) approach has been proven useful for many organizational environments, notably those that operate in dynamic and demanding surroundings.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
The Sky Is Not the Limit: LTE for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Many use cases of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) require beyond visual line-of-sight (LOS) communications. Mobile networks offer wide area, high speed, and secure wireless connectivity, which can enhance control and saf…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
A Conceptual Model for a Universal Severity of Emergency Report (USER): An Example in Aviation
In emergency situations, it is important that information be communicated quickly, concisely, and efficiently. Breakdowns can occur when the receiver of the emergency call does not fully understand the information that t…
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article (Research Anthology on Reliability and Safety in Aviation Systems, Spacecraft, and Air Transport)
Decision Making in Complex Environments
Bayesian probability theory, signal detection theory, and operational decision theory are combined to understand how one can operate effectively in complex environments, which requires uncommon skill sets for performance…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Skating on slippery ice
The friction of a stationary moving skate on smooth ice is investigated, in particular in relation to the formation of a thin layer of water between skate and ice.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Simulation Challenges – Student Perception of Air Traffic Control Simulation
In the world of Air Traffic Management, words such as NextGen (NextGeneration) and SESAR (Single European Sky- ATM Research) elicit a sense of excitement or trepidation as to what this means for the world of Air Traffic …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Cruise Missile Integrated Air Defense System Penetration: Modeling the S-400 System
This research determines improved flight-path routes that make maximum utilization of terrain-masking opportunities, and defending radar and missile system equipment performance and launch timing constraints, in order to…
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article
Investigating pilot’s decision making when facing an unstabilized approach: an eye-tracking study
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Mechanical diffusion in grease ice stirred by gravity waves
The possibility of hydrodynamic diffusion in a model of grease ice stirred by the velocity field of a gravity wave is explored. It is argued that mechanical interactions among ice crystals can induce disturbances in the …
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Stochastic Assume-Guarantee Contracts for Cyber-Physical System Design Under Probabilistic Requirements
We develop an assume-guarantee contract framework for the design of cyber-physical systems, modeled as closed-loop control systems, under probabilistic requirements.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Dynamic Motion Planning for Aerial Surveillance on a Fixed-Wing UAV
We present an efficient path planning algorithm for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle surveying a cluttered urban landscape. A special emphasis is on maximizing area surveyed while adhering to constraints of the UAV and partial…
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article
The Effect of Automation on Human Factors in Aviation
This paper looks to examine the effect of modern day automation on the human machine by reviewing literature spanning over three decades.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Literature Review: Biomimetic and Conventional Aircraft Wing Tips
This paper is an attempt to summarize the effect of wing tip devices employed by birds, as well as aeronautical engineers in the past to improve the performance characteristics of aircraft.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
The pear-shaped fate of an ice melting front
A fluid-structure interaction problem with the melting of water around a heated horizontal circular cylinder is analysed with numerical simulations.
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article
Effect of structural dynamic characteristics on fatigue and damage tolerance of aerospace grade composite materials
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Effects of System Reliability and Time Pressure on Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Performance and Mental Workload
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are in the midst of aviation’s next generation. UAVs are being utilized at an increasing rate by military and security operations and are becoming widely popular in usage for activities su…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
An Evaluation of the Relationships between Collegiate Aviation Safety Management System Initiative, Self-Efficacy, Transformational Safety Leadership and Safety Behavior mediated by Safety Motivation
The study conceptualized Safety Management System (SMS) initiative, self-efficacy, and transformational safety leadership as constructs that relates to safety behavior (measured by safety compliance and safety participat…
- NTSB Safety Studies 2017 NTSB Safety study
Marijuana and Other Drug Use by Aviators
This study examined the prevalence of marijuana and other drug use by U.S. civil aviation pilots involved in fatal accidents between 1990 and 2012.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
The Relationship Between Motivation and Job Preferences in Commercial Aviation Graduates
The current demand for commercial pilots at regional airlines means that graduates of commercial aviation degree programs have the luxury of choosing a particular place of employment post-graduation.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Opening Autonomous Airspace–a Prologue
The proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and in particular small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), has significant operational implications for the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system of the future.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
A Usability Study for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Flight Planning Applications on Tablet Devices for Ab-initio Pilots
The proliferation of mobile technology has prompted the use of tablet devices in the cockpit and during ground operations in general aviation. Due to the increase in affordable and reliable hardware (i.e.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Industry report (AQRR)
Airline Quality Rating 2017
The results of the 27th annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR). The most comprehensive study of the performance quality of the 12 largest airlines in the United States, the AQR is conducted by researchers at the W.…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
On the Selection of Calculable Residual Generators for UAV Fault Diagnosis
Structural Analysis is an established method for Fault Detection and Identification (FDI) in large-scale systems, enabling the discovery of Analytical Redundancy Relations (ARRs) which serve as residual generators.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Complex Number Formulation and Convex Relaxations for Aircraft Conflict Resolution
We present a novel complex number formulation along with tight convex relaxations for the aircraft conflict resolution problem. Our approach combines both speed and heading control and provides global optimality guarante…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Geometric tracking control of thrust vectoring UAVs
In this paper a geometric approach to the trajectory tracking control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with thrust vectoring capabilities is proposed.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
This paper presents a novel approach for localising a GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the aid of a GPS-equipped UAV in three-dimensional space.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Galerkin Least-Squares Stabilization in Ice Sheet Modeling - Accuracy, Robustness, and Comparison to other Techniques
We investigate the accuracy and robustness of one of the most common methods used in glaciology for the discretization of the $\mathfrak{p}$-Stokes equations: equal order finite elements with Galerkin Least-Squares (GLS)…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Path Planning for Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles with Uncertain Service Times
This article presents a framework and develops a formulation to solve a path planning problem for multiple heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles (UVs) with uncertain service times for each vehicle--target pair.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Statistical model for the orientation of non-spherical particles settling in turbulence
The orientation of small anisotropic particles settling in a turbulent fluid determines some essential properties of the suspension. We show that the orientation distribution of small heavy spheroids settling through tur…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
FIRED: Frequent Inertial Resets with Diversification for Emerging Commodity Cyber-Physical Systems
A Cyber-Physical System (CPS) is defined by its unique characteristics involving both the cyber and physical domains. Their hybrid nature introduces new attack vectors, but also provides an opportunity to design new secu…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Cyber-Physical Attacks on UAS Networks- Challenges and Open Research Problems
Assignment of critical missions to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is bound to widen the grounds for adversarial intentions in the cyber domain, potentially ranging from disruption of command and control links to capture …
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Towards the development of a macro-structured water-repellent surface
Drop-surface interaction is predominant in nature as well as in many industrial applications. Freezing rain is the frequent origin of ice accretion on surfaces.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Professional Pilot Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) EFB Usage, Policies and Reliability
Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have flooded the aviation industry. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tablets are now commonly used by pilots as EFBs.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
PI(D) tuning for Flight Control Systems via Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion
Previous results reported in the robotics literature show the relationship between time-delay control (TDC) and proportional-integral-derivative control (PID).
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
As Assessment of Airline Service Quality in a Category One Nation: Focus on Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
To evaluate airline service quality from passengers’ in a Category One (CAT1) nation. The researchers used quantitative method to evaluate airline quality of service, from passengers’ perspective at Mallam Aminu Kano Int…
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Dynamic System Identification, and Control for a cost effective open-source VTOL MAV
This paper describes dynamic system identification, and full control of a cost-effective vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) multi-rotor micro-aerial vehicle (MAV) --- DJI Matrice 100.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Integration of Military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the US National Airspace System: The Relationship Between UAS Accidents and Safety Concerns
The purpose of this study was to discover if a relationship existed between the most common safety concerns and the most common UAS accidents with regards to the integration of military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Advances in Composite Manufacturing of Helicopter Parts
This study investigates and compares different methods for improving standard autoclave composite manufacturing in order to find suitable approaches to a more efficient composite production.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Fast dynamics of water droplets freezing from the outside-in
A drop of water that freezes from the outside-in presents an intriguing problem: the expansion of water upon freezing is incompatible with the self-confinement by a rigid ice shell.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Integrating Fatigue Management with Safety Management Systems for Commercial Flightcrew Operations
Fatigue remains a significant hazard in commercial aviation and has been a major concern among all stakeholders for decades. This review of the literature explores the current prescriptive structure of the regulatory env…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Estimating Airport Operations at General Aviation Airports Using the FAA NPIAS Airport Categories
The number of annual aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) is a significant concern to both airport owners and operators and to governmental agencies because operations data are one of the most important criteria …
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences)
Identification of Human Factors in Aviation Incidents Using a Data Stream Approach
This paper investigates the use of data streaming analytics to better predict the presence of human factors in aviation incidents with new incident reports.
- arXiv 2017 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Design, Control and Visual Navigation of the DelftaCopter
To participate in the Outback Medical Express UAV Challenge 2016, a vehicle was designed and tested that can hover precisely, take-off and land vertically, fly fast forward efficiently and use computer vision to locate a…
- Semantic Scholar 2017 Article (Ergonomics)
Ergonomics and Human Factors in Aviation
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Employing Flight Simulation in the Classroom to Improve the Understanding of the Fundamentals of Instruction among Flight Instructor Applicants
An examination of the gap in the knowledge and understanding of teaching methods that exists in the aviation training industry is examined in this study.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Using Conversation Analysis in Data-Driven Aviation Training with Large-Scale Qualitative Datasets
This paper contributes to a growing body of work related to the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method (CARM) by studying the primary flight instruction environment to create training interventions related to radio commu…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Forecasting the Air Race Classic: Lessons in Interdisciplinary Aviation Weather Support and Decision-Making
The Air Race Classic (ARC) is an all-female Visual Flight Rules air race held each June. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach (ERAU-DB) has had primarily student race teams participate and frequently place …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Competency-Based Training in Aviation: The Impact on Flight Attendant Performance and Passenger Satisfaction
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO, 2017), over one billion tourists traveled the globe in 2016. In spite of this increase of travelers, airlines are faced with declining levels of customer…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Exploration of a Confidence-Based Assessment Tool within an Aviation Training Program
Traditional use of multiple-choice questions reward a student for guessing. This technique encourages rote memorization of questions to pass a lengthy exam, and does not promote comprehensive understanding or subject cor…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 ERAU Journal article (JAAER)
Finding the Balance Between Price and Protection: Establishing a Surface-to-Air Fire Risk-Reduction Training Policy for Air-Carrier Pilots
Currently, U.S. air carriers do not provide equipment or training necessary to mitigate the risk posed by surface-to-air fire (SAFIRE) threats.