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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Clean-Fuel e-VTOL Air Mobility Vehicles for Unmanned and Manned Operations
Imagine for a moment, having your very own safe, affordable, clean-fuel, point-to-any point vehicle for travel in the 21st-century 3-dimensional airspace system.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Session 3: Personal Air Vehicles & UAS – Training and Implications for Pilots
This session (split into two segments with a break in-between) addresses the anticipated increase in air traffic due to the advent of UASs and personal air vehicles.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Developing Solutions for the Aviation Industry Challenges: A Group Collaboration
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Next Wave: Humans, Computers, and Redefining Reality
The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is undergoing a significant change as a result of the introduction of affordable Augmented and Virtual Reality devices.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Lunch Buffet — Sponsored by Talon
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Lunch Keynote Speaker — The Next Wave: Humans, Computers, and Redefining Reality
The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is undergoing a significant change as a result of the introduction of affordable Augmented and Virtual Reality devices.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Pilot Shortage: Sustainability Perspective
Air transport is recently going through an exponential economic growth (ICAO, 2016). Similarly, industry forecast reports predict an upward trend for the next 20 years (Boeing, 2015).
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Essential Air Service: A Lower Rung on the Pilot Shortage Food Chain?
The Essential Air Service (EAS) program, established in 1978 by the federal government as a temporary measure designed to help remote communities cope with the impact of airline deregulation, subsidizes flights to certai…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
JetBlue Pilot Gateway Programs: Creative Approaches to Pilot Sourcing
The JetBlue University Gateway program was the first pathway program in our industry. When it started, it offered the only structured path for aviation students to earn an aviation degree, build time as a flight instruct…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Pilot-Supply Sustainability—Standards, Outreach, and Mentoring
In recent years, aviation universities in the United States have been experiencing strong student interest in flight training and career as a professional pilot, while some regional airlines and flight operators have exp…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Session 2: Pilot Supply
As the shortage of pilots continues, this session discusses the elements of pilot supply in regards to cooperation between airlines and universities, sustainability, and adjustments to the Essential Air Services that cam…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Break — Sponsored by ExpressJet
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Holographic Micro-simulations to Enhance Aviation Training with Mixed Reality
Mixed reality technologies present a new medium, a new paradigm of augmented reality, where for the first time we have the ability to take the analog world and superimpose digital training artifacts and create a ‘mixed r…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Implementing Immersive Virtual Reality in an Aviation/Aerospace Teaching and Learning Paradigm
The ubiquity of computing technology has revolutionized the workplace and has also had a significant impact on education. The use of interactive simulations based on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixe…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Session 1: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality in Aviation Training
Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) are quickly advancing in our society. This session gives on overview of how VR/AR/MR are being used in aviation education.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Exploring the Best Practices of Virtual Training Delivery for the Prospective Air Traffic Controllers
The recent steady growth in the volume of air traffic in the National Airspace System has increased the public’s need for continued safe and efficient air traffic control services.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Symposium Welcome
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Introduction of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Welcome & Symposium Overview
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Registration
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper
Van Service from Hotel to ERAU
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- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Thermodynamic State of the Interface during Acoustic Cavitation in Lipid Suspensions
The thermodynamic state of lipid interfaces was observed during shock wave induced cavitation in water with sub-microsecond resolution, using the emission spectra of hydration-sensitive fluorescent probes co-localized at…
- NASA NTRS 2018 ARC Presentation
NASA System Wide Safety Project Safety Metrics Research
This is a short set of PPT slides that we will use when we visit several US airlines to provide an introduction to a data collection task supporting the System Wide Safety Project.
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effectiveness of a Pedestrian Training Program That Teaches Children Where and How to Cross the Street Safely
Objective Pedestrian injury is a leading cause of injury-related mortality for children. This pilot randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of a training program to teach where and how to cross safely.
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Discrete-element model for the interaction between ocean waves and sea ice
We present a discrete element method (DEM) model to simulate the mechanical behavior of sea ice in response to ocean waves. The interaction of ocean waves and sea ice can potentially lead to the fracture and fragmentatio…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Determination of Takeoff and Landing Distances Using an iPad Performance Application for the Diamond DA40
All pilots are required to calculate aircraft performance parameters prior to flight. This includes takeoff and landing distances. Traditionally, pilots in training have planned for takeoff and landing performance using …
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Safety Science)
Research on a new aviation safety index and its solution under uncertainty conditions
Abstract Aviation safety has been an eternal theme since aircraft is invented, and safety risk assessment is taken as the important method to evaluate the aircraft safety, but it is usually difficult to compute and compa…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning for Traffic Estimation and Detection of Non-Recurrent Congestion
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide a novel means of extracting road and traffic information from video data. In particular, by analyzing objects in a video frame, UAVs can detect traffic characteristics and road inc…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
A Unified Framework for Joint Mobility Prediction and Object Profiling of Drones in UAV Networks
In recent years, using a network of autonomous and cooperative unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) without command and communication from the ground station has become more imperative, in particular in search-and-rescue oper…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Trajectory Optimization for Cooperative Dual-band UAV Swarms
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained a lot of popularity in diverse wireless communication fields. They can act as high-altitude flying relays to support communications between ground nodes due to their ability to…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Analysis of the possibility for time-optimal control of the scanning system of the GREEN-WAKE's project lidar
The monograph represents analysis of the possibility for time-optimal control of a prototype of an aircraft-mounted scanning-imaging system of a Light Detection and Ranging based wake vortex detection system.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Measuring Public Utilization Perception Potential of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Air Space (NAS) in recent times has been met by mixed public responses.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Implications of Short Scheduled Ground Times for European Carriers
Low-cost carriers are applying hybrid business strategies in Europe to compete with traditional airlines for more customers. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between low-cost and non-low-cost carr…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
The perceived value of frequent flyer program benefits among Australian travelers
Understanding the perceived value of frequent flyer program benefits is crucial for commercial operations of airlines. This study aimed to investigate if travelers value various benefits provided by airlines and if such …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
An Optimal Airline Revenue Management Seat Pricing Plan Model
The goal of an airline is to sell tickets at the highest fare possible, thus yielding maximum profit for the stakeholders. As airline seat pricing is divided into different fare classes, a revenue management system is cr…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Improvement in the UAV position estimation with low-cost GPS, INS and vision-based system: Application to a quadrotor UAV
In this paper, we develop a position estimation system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles formed by hardware and software. It is based on low-cost devices: GPS, commercial autopilot sensors and dense optical flow algorithm imp…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
Portable Electronic Devices on the Flight Deck
The emergence of portable electronic devices (PEDs) has provided people with most anything at the touch of a button but has caused many safety-related distractions at the same time.
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article
IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION SAFETY STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE OF AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY: A CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVE
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Decentralized Multi-UAV Routing in the Presence of Disturbances
We introduce a decentralized and online path planning technique for a network of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the presence of weather disturbances.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)
A Comparison of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Small-Format Aerial Photography Platforms
The demand for small-format aerial photography continues to grow in large part due to the rapid adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
An integrated localization-navigation scheme for distance-based docking of UAVs
In this paper we study the distance-based docking problem of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by using a single landmark placed at an arbitrarily unknown position.
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (JMIR Mental Health)
A New Online Mental Health Training Program for Workplace Managers: Pre-Post Pilot Study Assessing Feasibility, Usability, and Possible Effectiveness
Background Mental health has become the leading cause of sickness absence in high-income countries. Managers can play an important role in establishing mentally healthy workplaces and coordinating their organization’s re…
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Safety Science)
Generating synthetic aviation safety data to resample or establish new datasets
Abstract Aviation safety data are limited in availability due to their confidential nature. Some aggregated overviews already exist but in order to effectively use the data, it is important to fill the gaps of their exis…
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging)
Physiological measures in participants with chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and healthy controls following repeated exercise: a pilot study
To compare physiological responses of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME), multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls (HC) following a 24‐h repeated exercise test, a large number of subjects were randomly assigned to eit…
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article
Rapid detection and social media supervision of runway incursion based on deep learning
The experimental result shows that the airport target detection based on optimised YOLO has excellent fastness and accuracy.
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
The combined effects of shear and buoyancy on phase boundary stability
We study the effects of externally imposed shear and buoyancy driven flows on the stability of a solid-liquid interface. By reanalyzing the data of Gilpin \emph{et al.} [\emph{J.
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Supportive Care in Cancer)
Handgrip fatiguing exercise can provide objective assessment of cancer-related fatigue: a pilot study
The handgrip maximal force, critical force, and force variability may offer objective measures of the different dimensions of cancer-related fatigue and could provide a complementary approach to the patient reported outc…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
Synchronization of Singularly Perturbed Systems with Time Scales
Synchronization problems of continuous and discrete singularly perturbed systems are studied in this paper with singular perturbations and time scales (SPaTS) technique.
- Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Materials Performance and Characterization)
A Review on SHM Techniques and Current Challenges for Characteristic Investigation of Damage in Composite Material Components of Aviation Industry
Introduction of composites for aircraft fabrication has given the opportunity to all researchers and original equipment manufacturers to design a lightweight structure that will reduce both fuel consumption and harmful e…
- arXiv 2018 ARXIV arXiv preprint
On the ocean wave attenuation rate in grease-pancake ice, a comparison of viscous layer propagation models with field data
The ability of viscous layer models to describe the attenuation of waves propagating in grease-pancake ice covered ocean is investigated.