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Scaling Flight Tests of Unmanned Air Vehicles
Increasing technological advances and research interest in unmanned air vehicles(UAVs), have led to
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Integrating Automated Multi-Disciplinary Optimization in Preliminary Design of Non-Traditional Aircraft
Current methods of aircraft conceptual design lack the ability to quickly generate detailed analysi
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Experimental Methods to Characterize Nonlinear Vibration of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles
For urban combat reconnaissance, the flapping wing micro air vehicle concept is ideal because of it
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Manufacturing and Evaluation of a Biologically Inspired Engineered MAV Wing Compared to the Manduca Sexta Wing Under Simulated Flapping Conditions
In recent years, researchers have expressed a vested interest in the concepts surrounding flapping
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Modeling Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland Hydraulics to Optimize Treatment Efficiency
An upward Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland (uVFTW) at Wright Patterson AFB designed to bioremediate
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A Comparative Analysis of Singe-State-to-Orbit Rocket and Air-Breathing Vehicles
This study compares and contrasts the performance of a variety of rocket and airbreathing, single-s
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Impact of Parameter Accuracy on Aircraft Structural Integrity Estimates
The USAF initiated the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) over 40 years ago because of ca
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An Evaluation of Formic Acid as an Electron Donor For Palladium Catalyzed Destruction of Nitroaromatic Compounds
The Department of Defense is responsible for over 2,000 hazardous waste sites containing nitroaroma
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Chromate Content Bias as a Function of Particle Size in Aircraft Primer Paint Overspray
Spray painting operations using chromate-containing primer paints produce particles which may expos
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Assembly, Integration, and Test Methods for Operationally Responsive Space Satellites
Current government and industry standards in spacecraft testing result in an Assembly, Integration,
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Analysis of Bacterial Population and Distribution in the Developing Strata of a Constructed Wetland Used for Chlorinated Ethene Bioremediation
Chlorinated hydrocarbons and their degradation products are among of the most common organic ground
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Computational Design of Upperstage Chamber, Aerospike, and Cooling Jacket for Dual-Expander Rocket Engine
To increase the performance of the current US satellite launch capability, new rocket designs must
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Optimized Dual Expander Aerospike Rocket
Research at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) focused on designing a cryogenic dual-expa
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Whole Spacecraft Vibration Isolation
The Department of Defense has identified launch vibration isolation as a major research interest. R
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A Comparative Analysis of the Cost Estimating Error Risk Associated With Flyaway Costs Versus Individual Components of Aircraft
A shrinking workforce, unstable budgets, and rapidly changing objectives under stricter time constr
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Critical Design Parameters for Pylon-Aided Gaseous Fuel Injection Upstream of a Flameholding Cavity
The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFRL are investigating means to increase the efficien
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Development of a Screening Model for Design and Costing of an Innovative Tailored Granular Activated Carbon Technology to Treat Perchlorate-Contaminated Water
Perchlorate contamination of drinking water is a problem that has recently gained national attentio
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An Investigation Into Robust Wind Correction Algorithms for Off-the-Shelf Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Autopilots
This research effort focuses on developing methods to design efficient wind correction algorithms t
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Air Traffic Control Capabilities
New world-wide requirements to equip aircraft for ADS-B surveillance systems provides an opportunit
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Cycle Performance of a Pulse Detontation Engine With Supercritical Fuel Injection
Pulse detonation engines (PDE) rely on rapid ignition and formation of detonation waves. Because hy
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The Effects of Employing HVM on C-130 Aircraft at WR-ALC to Aircraft Availability
The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of increasing the labor burn rate, one of
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Characterizing the Exhaust Plume of the Three-Electrode Micro Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
Three-electrode micro-PPTs are a new version of two electrode micro-PPTs devices. Performance predi
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Long Term Quadrotor Stabilization
The work of this thesis focuses on the IMU and getting the best performance possible out of the IMU
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A Comparative Analysis of Singe-State-to-Orbit Rocket and Air-Breathing Vehicles
This study compares and contrasts the performance of a variety of rocket and airbreathing, single-s
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Cockpit Automation and Mode Confusion
The application of computer technology in modern cockpits has resulted in sophisticated automation
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An Evaluation of Formic Acid as an Electron Donor For Palladium Catalyzed Destruction of Nitroaromatic Compounds
The Department of Defense is responsible for over 2,000 hazardous waste sites containing nitroaroma
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Application of Functionally Graded Materials in Aircraft Structures
A Functionally Graded Material (FGM) is a material which has a continuous variation of material pro
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Optimal Re-Entry Trajectory Terminal State Due to Variations in Waypoint Locations
The Air Force's Prompt Global Reach concept describes the desire to have a capability to reach any
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Waste Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel for Diesel Vehicles
Alternative fuels have become a hot topic in the news as the cost of oil remains volatile. Question
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Solar Powered Aircraft in 2025
By the year 2025 advances in solar energy collection and energy storage will enable the constructio
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Spacecraft Charging at Geosynchronous Altitudes
Spacecraft charging threatens to disable spacecraft components and adversely impact any satellite f
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Flight Dynamic Response of HALE Aircraft to KC-135 Flowfield
This research effort examines the static affects of a KC-135 flowfield on a flexible winged Sensorc
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Should the Air Force Consider Investments in Renewable Energy a Weapon System?
The world is faced with an energy supply and demand challenge that greatly impacts the U.S. Air For
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Modeling a Field Application of In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate-Contaminated Groundwater Using Horizontal Flow Treatment Wells
Perchlorate contaminated groundwater is rapidly becoming a significant environmental remediation is
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Impact of Parameter Accuracy on Aircraft Structural Integrity Estimates
The USAF initiated the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) over 40 years ago because of ca
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AMC's Hydrogen Future
The purpose of this research is to compare the costs associated with the transition to hydrogen air
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China's Space Program and Its Implications for the United States
China became a serious member of the spacefaring community in 1985 and in response, the U.S. develo
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Characterizing the Exhaust Plume of the Three-Electrode Micro Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
Three-electrode micro-PPTs are a new version of two electrode micro-PPTs devices. Performance predi
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Medical Devices, Supporting Networks, and Their Vulnerabilities
With the implementation of "one Air Force, one network" under way it is important to look at how th
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Analysis of Bacterial Population and Distribution in the Developing Strata of a Constructed Wetland Used for Chlorinated Ethene Bioremediation
Chlorinated hydrocarbons and their degradation products are among of the most common organic ground
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Employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Canadian Forces Anti-Submarine Warfare
Currently, more than 30 nations are developing or manufacturing more than 250 models of Unmanned Ai
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Modern Airships
Modern airships by design are capable of short-take off and landings (STOL), and vertical take-off
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Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Wing Manufacture and Force Testing
Numerous wing manufacturing techniques have been developed by various universities for research on
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Tailored Systems Architecture for Design of Space Science and Technology Missions Using DoDAF V2.0
The use of systems architecture, following a set of integrated descriptions from an architecture fr
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Optimal Dynamic Soaring for Full Size Sailplanes
Dynamic soaring is a unique flying technique designed to allow air vehicles to extractenergy from h
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Characterizing and Controlling the Effects of Differential Drag on Satellite Formations
The ability to fly satellites in close formations represents a capability that could revolutionize
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CFD Analysis of Experimental Wing and Winglet for FalconLAUNCH 8 and the ExFIT Program
Reusable launch vehicles have many benefits over their expendable counterparts. These benefits rang
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Critical Technologies for Building the Space Elevator
Into Space Using a Thread and a Laser - Blue DartWhat did the world think when Sputnik was launched