About the Research
This project involves aeromechanics research and development in support of real-time dynamic modeling and simulation of small to mid-scale autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The work typically involves implementation, validation, and application of first-principles methods for rotor mechanics to capture static and dynamic response, power requirements, handling qualities, and additional parameters of interest for novel UAS configurations. Focus areas will include steady level typical flight regimes in addition to less understood regimes including ground effect, aerodynamic interaction, aggressive maneuvering, and transitioning flight. Research goals could also incorporate machine learning or empirical corrections based on system identification and/or sub-system experimentation to improve simulation results, as well as making improvements to the code for computational efficiency gains.
ARL Advisor: Jean-Paul Reddinger
ARL Advisor Email: jean-paul.f.reddinger.civ@army.mil
About WMRD
The goals of the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) are to enhance the lethality and survivability of weapons systems, and to meet the soldier’s technology needs for advanced weaponry and protection. Research is pursued in energetic materials dynamics, propulsion/flight physics, projectile warhead mechanics, terminal effects phenomena, armor/survivability technologies, environmental chemistry, and advanced materials (energetic, metals, ceramics, polymers, composite/hybrids, and mechanics) for armor, armament, missiles, ground vehicles, helicopters, and individual soldier applications necessary for maintaining and ensuring supremacy in future land warfare.
About ARL-RAP
The Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP) is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. Scientists and Engineers at the CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL) help shape and execute the Army's program for meeting the challenge of developing technologies that will support Army forces in meeting future operational needs by pursuing scientific research and technological developments in diverse fields such as: applied mathematics, atmospheric characterization, simulation and human modeling, digital/optical signal processing, nanotechnology, material science and technology, multifunctional technology, combustion processes, propulsion and flight physics, communication and networking, and computational and information sciences.
A complete application includes:
If selected by an advisor the participant will also be required to write a research proposal to submit to the ARL-RAP review panel for :
A link to upload the proposal will be provided to the applicant once the advisor has made their selection.
Questions about this opportunity? Please email ARLFellowship@orau.org.
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