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UAS Emergency Flight Recovery and Termination: Technology Survey and Regulatory Gap Analysis

  • PI Timothy Wilson

  • This paper presents a study of the current technologies, procedures, and regulations related to emergency recovery and flight termination systems for UAS.
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 Maintenance, Modification, Repair, Inspection, Training, and Certification Considerations

  • PI John Robbins

    CO-I Mitchell Geraci

    CO-I Nickolas Macchiarella

  • This research project identifies research topics specific to UAS maintenance, Modification, Repair, Inspection, Training, and Certification considerations and was awarded as part of the ASSURE Center of Excellence program under guidance by the Federal Aviation Administration. 

UAS Surveillance Criticality for SAA

  • PI Mohammad Moallemi

  • By assessing the required technology and operational safety, this research project will ensure a vibrant and productive integration of UAS into our national airspace.

UAV Flight Control with Macrofiber Composite Actuators

  • PI Richard Prazenica

    CO-I Hever Moncayo

    CO-I Dae Won Kim

    CO-I May Chan

    CO-I Boutros Azizi

    CO-I Milton Marwa

  • Smart materials offer several potential advantages for UAV flight control applications compared to traditional servo actuators. One important benefit is that smart materials are lightweight and can be embedded directly into the structure of a wing or control surface.
Understanding Factors that Influence Anesthesia Handoffs

  • PI Elizabeth Lazzara

    CO-I Joseph Keebler

  • Communication is an essential aspect of quality patient care in modern medicine, yet mishaps in communication during handoffs (i.e., the transition of a patient between two or more providers) happen frequently. The purpose of this project was to understand the factors that influence handoffs between anesthesia providers and clinicians within the post anesthesia care unit. 
Understanding the Coupled Dynamics of Particles and Wall Turbulence

  • PI Ebenezer Gnanamanickam

  • ​This work focuses on understanding the coupled interactions between large and heavy solid particles, on a particle bed, and a gaseous (air) carrier phase turbulent boundary layer developing over the bed.
Understanding the Coupled Interactions Between Hair-Like Micromechanoreceptors and Wall Turbulence

  • PI Ebenezer Gnanamanickam

  • ​This research focuses on understanding the interactions between turbulent flows and long (high aspect ratio), flexible hair-like microstructures or micropillars inspired by those encountered in nature. Some examples include lateral line sensors in fish, airflow sensors in bats and hair cover of animals such as seals and bats.
Unmanned Aerial Systems Research, Development, Education and Training at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • PI Michael Hickey

  • With technological breakthroughs in miniaturized aircraft-related components, including but not limited to communications, computer systems and sensors and, state-of-the-art unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have become a reality. This fast growing industry is anticipating and responding to a myriad of societal applications that will provide either new or more cost effective solutions that previous technologies could not, or will replace activities that involved humans in flight with associated risks.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Application to Support Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)

  • PI Brent Terwilliger

    CO-I David Ison

    CO-I Dennis Vincenzi

    CO-I Dahai Liu

  • This continuing research project features refinement of UAS application methods to support of ARFF responses. Previously, modeling and simulation, in combination with UAS attribute performance models, was implemented to better understand challenges, limitations, and potential benefits of UAS support. However, based on the findings and recommendations of the original inquiry, the research will be expanded to include examination of operator knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), performance rating standards, and appropriate training requirements and delivery approaches.

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

  • PI Ciprian Mancas

  • Underwater vehicles, manned or unmanned, mostly rely on ballast tanks pressurization to control their depth. Compressed air and water are allowed to alternately fill the tanks to vary the overall density of the vehicle.
Usability of Urban Air Mobility: Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Usage in Emergency Situations

  • PI Scott Winter

    CO-I Stephen Rice

    CO-I Sean Crouse

  • ​The purpose of these studies is to determine the usability of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles in the emergency response to natural disasters and the ideal locations for their take-off and landing sites to occur, consistent with the Center's Theme 2. UAM involves aerial vehicles, mostly operated autonomously, which can complete short flights around urban areas, although their applications are expanding to rural operations as well. While initially designed to support advanced transportation mobility, these vehicles could offer numerous advantages in the emergency response to natural disasters. Through a series of four studies with over 2,000 total participants, quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to identify UAM vehicles' usability in response to natural disasters. The studies will examine the types of natural disasters and types of missions where UAM could be considered usable, along with the creation of a valid scale to determine vertiport usability. Interviews will also be conducted to provide qualitative insights to complement the quantitative findings.