1996 to 2000 Research

Simultaneous Active-Passive Hybrid Design of Rotorcraft Active Control Systems
Faculty PIs: Kon-Well Wang, Ed Smith; Sponsor: NRTC

Characterization, Modeling, & Aeromechanical Analysis for Rotorcraft with Elastomeric Dampers & Bearings
Faculty PIs: George Lesieutre, Ed Smith, Farhan Gandhi; Sponsor: NRTC Rotorcraft Center, Boeing, UTRC, Lord

Adaptive High Damping Flexbeams for Enhanced Rotorcraft Stability Augmentation
Faculty PIs: Kon-Well Wang, Farhan Gandhi; Sponsors: NRTC Rotorcraft Center, Sikorsky

Analysis and Operational Procedures for Safe Transient Rotor Engage and Disengage Envelopes
Faculty PIs: Ed Smith, Lyle Long, Sponsor: NRTC

Adaptive MR Fluid Lag Dampers for Improved Rotorcraft Stability Augmentation
Faculty PIs: Farhan Gandhi, Kon-Well Wang; Sponsor: NRTC Rotorcraft Center

Low Noise Transmission Active Composite Fuselage Panels for Cabin Noise Reduction
Faculty PIs: Gary Koopmann; Sponsor: NRTC

Development of a Smart Steerable Antennae for Wireless Rotor Control, Sensing, and Anti-Icing Systems
Faculty PIs: Vasundara Varadan, Vijay Varadan; Sponsor: NRTC

Active Control of Driveshaft-Airframe Vibration
Faculty PIs: Kon-Well Wang, Ed Smith; Sponsor: ARO-MURI

Aeromechanical Analysis for Soft-Inplane Tailored Composite Tiltrotors
Faculty PI: Ed Smith; Sponsor: NASA LaRC

Modeling of Acoustic Scattering from Rotorcraft Airframes
Faculty PI: Philip Morris; Sponsor: NASA LaRC

Computational and Experimental Investigation of Air Vehicle Aeromechanics During Shipboard Dynamic Interface Operations
Faculty PIs: Ed Smith, Lyle Long; Sponsor: ONR

Simulation and Analysis of Coupled Rotor-Drivetrain Failure and Fault Signatures
Faculty PI: Ed Smith; Sponsor: ONR-MURI

Active Aeromechanical Stability Augmentation Using Fuselage State Feedback
Faculty PI: Farhan Gandhi; Sponsor: UTRC/RITA

Active Aeromechanical Stability Augmentation Using Fuselage State Feedback PowerPoint Presentation
Optimized Aeroelastic Couplings for Aeromechanical Stability Augmentation
Faculty PI: Farhan Gandhi; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Interior Noise Control Using Smart Wallpaper
Faculty PIs: Vasundara Varadan, Vijay Varadan; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Smart Conformal MEMS-Based Sensors
Faculty PIs: Vasundara Varadan, Vijay Varadan; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Rotor Design and Control for Blade Vortex Interaction
Faculty PI: Farhan Gandhi; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Computational Aeroacoustics and Wake Modeling Using Parallel Computers
Faculty PI: Lyle Long; Sponsor: Army Research Office

Vibration, Stability, and Transient Response of Helicopters with Elastically Tailored Composite Rotor Blades Faculty PI: Ed Smith; Sponsor: Army Research Office, DoD, Graduate Researcher: Matthew William Floros

Health Monitoring of Helicopter Rotor Systems
Faculty PI: Mark J. Schulz, Ahmad S. Naser; Structural Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, North Carolina A + T State University