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The Effects of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Command and Control Latency during Within-Visual-Range Air-To-Air Combat

  • PI David Thirtyacre

    CO-I David Cross

  • The type of military missions conducted by remotely piloted aircraft continues to expand into all facets of operations including air-to-air combat. While future within-visual-range air-to-air combat will be piloted by artificial intelligence, remotely piloted aircraft will likely first see combat. The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of latency on one-versus-one, within-visual-range air-to-air combat success during both high-speed and low-speed engagements. The research employed a repeated-measures experimental design to test the various hypothesis associated with command and control latency. Participants experienced in air-to-air combat were subjected to various latency inputs during one-versus-one simulated combat using a virtual-reality simulator and scored on the combat success of each engagement. This research was pursued in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the United States Air Force Warfare Center.

The Engagement of Non-Traditional Students in Online Engineering Pathways

  • This project aims to serve the national interest by identifying best practices for improving the persistence and advancement of adult and veteran students pursuing online engineering degrees. Through the introduction of peer leaders and synchronous recitation sessions, students will receive additional support beyond what is traditionally offered in online modalities. Moreover, peer-led team learning environments create safe havens where foundational math and engineering principles may be explored outside the instructor-student hierarchical structure. Learning from fellow students who recently completed the course can provide motivation, context, and example for undergraduate students, especially those from adult and veteran populations who may not be comfortable with online learning or perhaps have been out of the formal academic environment for some time. 


The impact of corporate social responsibility communication on corporate reputation

  • PI Doreen McGunagle

    CO-I Dixie Button

  • The goal of this research project is to analyze the ethics of social media used by U.S. airlines. In particular, how the four major carriers, Southwest Airlines, Delta, United, and American Airlines Group, stack up against each other in terms of privacy and the ethical use of information obtained via social media sites such as Facebook.
The Rise and Fall of the Veterans' Airlines

  • PI Alan Bender

  • This is an investigation into a practically unknown chapter in U.S. airline history: the advent of a brand new breed of airlines in the aftermath of World War II, mom-and-pop discounters immensely popular with the general public but very threatening to the established airlines and to the federal regulatory system.
The US Military and Genocide: Perpetration, Liberation, Witness, and Prevention

  • PI Elisabeth Murray

  • This program aims to facilitate a stronger relationship between veteran and ROTC students through the creation of a training and discussion program using the lens of the US military and genocide.
Tow Tug Simulation Feasibility Study

  • PI Massoud Bazargan

  • In this study we conduct a feasibility study using simulation for AirTran Airways at their hub in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). This study pertains to using super-tug to transport aircraft to and from the airline's maintenance facility.
Transfer and Retention of Training in Real and Virtual Spaceflight Environments

  • PI Erik Seedhouse

  • This research compared how effectively suborbital tasks are learned in an actual NBE compared with a VR-rendered NBE. This study demonstrated the efficacy of NBE-type training as a means to improve the effectiveness of training suborbital SFPs. 

Turbulence and Structure in the Magnetospheric Cusps: Cluster spacecraft observations

  • PI Heidi Nykyri

  • Project analyzes the structure, origin of fluctuations and high-energy particles in the high-altitude cusp regions
TurtleTech: Sea Turtle Surveillance By Edge Computing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

  • PI M. Ilhan Akbas

  • To better understand the behavior of multiple sea turtle species along Florida’s Space Coast, we teamed up with Northrop Grumman and the Brevard Zoo to launch a drone-based surveillance effort.

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UAS Flight Data Research in Support of ASIAS (Aviation Safety Information and Analysis Sharing)

  • PI David Esser

  • This research will aggregate high quality UAS flight data with commercial and general aviation flight data and surveillance data, in order to develop enhanced safety analyses for NAS stakeholders and to support UAS integration in the NAS.

UAS Parameters, Exceedances, Recording Rates for ASIAS

  • PI David Esser

  • The project was to support aggregation of UAS flight data with commercial, general aviation and surveillance data, to develop enhanced safety analyses for NAS stakeholders, support UAS integration in the NAS, and support the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST).

UAV-based tools in forest environments

  • PI Scott Post

  • Measuring turbulent wind forces in forests to understand the forces on UAVs in flight, with a goal of being able to keep a UAV in position to mm tolerance.