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Vortices

  • PI Ciprian Mancas

  • Utilizing a rotational actuator with a paddle in a water tank, the velocity and vortices fields of vortex rings are obtained. For a wide range of paddles, and angular velocities, formation of ring vortices that travel in the tank with constant energy will be analyzed. The vortex ring propagation is useful for sending information across an optical fiber for long distances.
Vulnerability Analysis of the Environment, Facilities, and Personnel of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to Extreme Weather Events and Climatic Anomalies Resulting from Global Climate Change

  • PI John Lanicci

  • The major goal of this research project is to conduct a vulnerability analysis of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Complex's natural and physical environments to the potential occurrence frequencies of extreme weather events and climatic anomalies that can be expected under various global climate-change scenarios.
Vulnerability of the Kennedy Space Center to Climate Change

  • PI Jennifer Thropp

    CO-I Guy Smith

  • My particular role in this research project is to contribute to the mapping and analysis of damage incurred by Kennedy Space Center (KSC) by the atypically active 2004 hurricane season, in which multiple hurricanes impacted spaceflight operations at KSC and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS).

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Wake Vortex Safety Analysis in the Context of UAS Integration in the NAS

  • PI Vladimir Golubev

  • ​This project is a collaboration with several research organizations under the supervision of FAA. The focus  of the current research efforts is on developing and employing variable-fidelity prediction approaches to examine safety implications of the future integration of variable-size UAS systems in the National Aerospace System (UAS). 

Water Waves 3D

  • PI Shahrdad Sajjadi

    CO-I David Ross

    CO-I Ciprian Mancas

  • Following advances in two-dimensional water waves, we began to study three-dimensional effects in propagating water waves, where the dependence upon the second horizontal dimension is force by boundary or initial conditions. We study the effects of nonlinearity on the interaction of two equal but non-parallel wave trains or the reflection of an obliquely incident wave train (studied extensively by Sajjadi and Ross).
What Differentiates Superior Performing Aviation and Aerospace Leaders

  • PI Linda Pittenger

  • The requirements of leaders today are radically different than just a couple years ago. Leaders need to be able to manage change, think critically, act globally, think technologically, and successfully lead a diverse workforce. Specific behavioral competencies may distinguish superior performing leaders from average performing leaders
Wildlife Strike Database and Website Maintenance and Expansion of Graphics Applications to Web Search for General Aviation

  • PI Archie Dickey

  • An analysis of US airports for their suitability as test sites for a General Aviation (GA) AHAS was conducted. Approximately 100 airports were analyzed.
Wind Powered Water Pump

  • PI Jeff Brown

    CO-I Christopher Hays

  • The vision of the Wind-Powered Water Pump project is to develop a template for the development of long-range water transportation in areas where no other external energy sources are available.
Wingsuit Aerodynamic Performance Measurement and Design Improvements

  • PI Timothy Sestak

  • Wingsuit flight and wingsuit design is in its pioneering stages. Development of wingsuits with regards to aerodynamics is rudimentary, and has been done primarily by a process of trial and error, and lacks solid aerodynamic foundation. A wingsuit is essentially a ram-air inflated airfoil structure with a human pilot inside.
Wireless Communication Testbed for Internet-of-Things Research
  • Research work to develop Wireless IoT Testbed at ERAU – Prescott campus. The testbed developed currently has three nodes, and is being used for Research and Teaching (EE424-Wireless Communications).
Workplace Accident Survey

  • PI Mark Friend

  • Random employees of unspecified companies will be interviewed to ID cause(s) of accidents in which they were involved.  The goal is to determine if they could have been prevented by adjustments to the overall sysem.