Numerical Study of Distributed Variable Geometry Ducted Fans for eVTOLs Francis Marois – University of Sherbrooke; Mathieu Picard – University of Sherbrooke; David Rancourt – Université de Sherbrooke
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US EDT
Modeling of Proprotor / Wing / Flap Interaction for Advanced Vertical Lift Aircraft Todd R. Quackenbush – Continuum Dynamics, Inc.; Christine Solomon – Continuum Dynamics Inc.; Daniel Wachspress – Continuum Dynamics Inc.; Michael Yu – Continuum Dynamics Inc.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM US EDT
Comparing RotCFD Predictions of the Multirotor Test Bed with Experimental Results Sarah Conley – NASA Ames Research Center; Kristen Kallstrom – NASA Ames Research Center; Witold Koning – NASA Ames Research Center; Ethan Romander – NASA Ames Research Center; Carl Russell – NASA Ames Research Center
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Technical Session A Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
Design, Development and Flight Testing of a Gun-Launched Rotary-Wing Micro Air Vehicle Hunter Denton – Texas A&M University; Moble Benedict – Texas A&M University; Vikram Hrishikeshavan – University of Maryland; Hao Kang – US Army Research Lab
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM US EDT
Helicopter Rotor Morphing for Performance Improvement in Reverse Flow Conditions Matthew DiPalma – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Daniel Camp – US Army Aviation Combat Capabilities Dev. Command Aviation & Missile Ctr.; Zaffir Chaudhry – Raytheon Technologies Research Ctr.; Etana Ferede – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Farhan Gandhi – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Healy – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
