Research & Technology
Research Focus
Next Generation Air Vehicles and Systems
The next generation (NextGen) of air and spacecraft will need to meet increasingly stringent noise and environmental regulations. FCAAP will facilitate this need by pooling and leveraging resources in a team oriented approach. Technologies for unmanned and micro air vehicles (UAV and MAV) for reconnaissance, surveillance and for the future reusable launch vehicles to enable commercialization of space will be developed.
Technical Leads
Projects
Current research projects involving next generation air vehicles and systems:
- Virtual Shock Shaping and Design of an Adaptive Supersonic Engine Inlet (Rajan Kumar)
- Thermal Insulation System for Future Space Vehicles (Steven Van Scvier)
- Micriostructure Evolution in Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Aero-Propulsion Applications (Anter El-Azab)
- Nanoengineered Thermal Barrier Coatings (Ongi Englander)
- Biosynthesis of Aerodynamics Microsystems and Structures (Jonathan Clark, William Oates)
- Advanced Numerical Methodology to Quantify and Reduce Uncertainty in Aircraft Trajectory Planning (M. Youseff Hussaini, S. Poroseva)
- Acoustic Simulation and Directional Self Assembly (Ongi Englander, William Oates and S. Poroseva)
- Development of 3D Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites for Next Generation Aero-Engine (J. Gou, L. An).
- Characterization of Alternative-Fueled Flameless Combustion for Future Aero-Propulsion Systems (William Lear)
- Characterization of Aeroacoustic Noise Sources for Future Aircraft Design (Lou Cattafesta)
Platforms
Next Generation Air Vehicles and Systems:
UAV's
UAV's
MAV's
VLJ
VLJ