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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT Melbourne Campus Map PDF)
Swanston Street, Building 12, Level 10, Lecture Theatre 2
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Feb. 27–28, 2019 (Short Course on Feb. 26)
The series of the Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on VTOL Technology was created in 1995 by the VFS Australia Chapter as a regional helicopter technical forum. Since its establishment, it has successfully progressed in having a forum every two years.
The 10th Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technology 2019 is being organized jointly by the VFS Australia, India and Singapore Chapters during the Australian International Airshow week, providing delegates the opportunity to visit the airshow alongside the conference. The conference will take place on February 27-28 at the RMIT University campus, preceded by a full-day workshop on wind turbine energy (PDF syllabus) presented by Dr. Lakshmi Sankar, Georgia Tech, on February 26th. It will continue on March 1 at the airshow, taking place at Avalon Airport at Geelong. All (paid) conference registrants will receive a complimentary trade pass to visit the Avalon Air Show.
The conference will focus on the status of future vertical lift advancements covering design, development, operation and support, both manned and unmanned.
The presentations will range from keynote addresses to invited presentations and panel discussions from government bodies, industry, regulators, research organisations and academia.
The Opening Address will be given by Mr. Shane Fairweather, First Assistant Secretary, Helicopter Systems Division of the Australian Government Department of Defence.
| Registration Rates | |
| Regular Attendees | US$325 |
| Fully Retired or Student | US$220 |
| Wind Turbine Short Course (Feb. 26)* | US$275 |
| *Full-day short course; students should bring laptops to conduct hands-on analysis. | |
| Tuesday, 26 February 2019 | ||
| Dr. Lakshmi Sankar: Wind Turbine Short Course |
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| PRELIMINARY AGENDA | ||
| Time | Activity/Presentation | Presenters |
| Wednesday, 27 February 2019 | ||
| 0800–0900 | Registration | Conference organizers |
| 0900–0905 | Day 1 Briefing | Mr. Bob Hood, Technical Chair |
| 0905–0915 | Welcome Address | Dr. Arvind Sinha, Conference Chair |
| 0915–0945 | Opening Address | Mr. Shane Fairweather, First Assistant Secretary, Australia Dept. of Defence |
| 0945–1030 | Keynote Address 1 | RADM Colin Lawrence, Head, Navy Engineering, Australia |
| 1030–1100 | Morning Tea & Coffee | |
| 1100–1130 | MRH90 Taipan and ARH Tiger Operations | Peter de Waard, Chief Engineer, Airbus Australia |
| 1130–1200 | Considerations for Aviation Operations at Sea | Colonel Javier Ball, USMC (Ret.) |
| 1200–1300 | Stand-Up Working Lunch | |
| 1345–1415 | eVTOL Performance Potential | Dr. Graham Dorrington, RMIT University |
| 1415-1445 | RANS CFD Modelling for XC-142 Tiltwing Application | Dr. Chunhua Sheng, University of Toledo, USA |
| 1445–1515 | Afternoon Tea & Coffee | |
| 1515–1545 | Pegasus Post Crash Buoyancy for Helicopters | Tim Lyons, One Atmosphere, Australia |
| 1545–1615 | Ship-Helicopter Dynamic Interference with CFD Coupled Rotor Model | Daniel Linton, University of Sydney/DSTG |
| 1615–1645 | Aeroelastic Analysis of Shipboard Helicopter Engagement & Disengagement Operations | Michael Groom, University of Sydney/DSTG |
| 1645–1715 | Aerodynamics of Anhedral Rotor Tips | Dr. Lakshmi Sankar, Georgia Tech, USA |
| 1900–2200 | Conference Banquet, Tech Presentations and Awards | Rydges on Swanston: Roof Deck |
| Thursday, 28 February 2019 | ||
| 0800–0900 | Registration | Conference organizers |
| 0900–0915 | Day 2 Briefing | Dr. Arvind Sinha, Conference Chair |
| 0915–1000 | Keynote Address 3 – Hybrid-Electric Long-Range VTOL Aircraft | Mr. Saleem Zaheer, XTI Aircraft, USA |
| 1000–1030 | Design & Development of the Humming Buzz Individual Flying Machine | Dr. Dan Schrage, VLRCOE, Georgia Tech, USA |
| 1030–1100 | Morning Tea & Coffee | |
| 1100–1130 | Advancements in FVL Reliability Determination | Dr. Adrijan Ribaric, Sentient Science, USA |
| 1130–1200 | Rotorcraft Obstacle Avoidance Simulator Environment (ROSE) Project | Will Trautman, Georgia Tech, USA |
| 1200–1300 | Stand-Up Working Lunch | |
| 1300–1345 | Keynote Address 4 – Australian Military Helicopter Research & Support | Steve Harrison, DSTG, Australia |
| 1345–1415 | Innovative Sustainment of ADF Helicopter Structural Integrity | Anthea Mills, QinetiQ, Australia |
| 1415–1445 | DST Project on Helicopter Advanced Fatigue Test–Test Demonstrator | Tony Mills, DSTG, Australia |
| 1445–1515 | Afternoon Tea & Coffee | |
| 1515–1545 | Unsteady Detached Eddy Simulations of Rotor Blades | Mr. Ying Luo, University of Sydney/DSTG |
| 1545–1615 | Novel Methods to Determine Hydrothermal Residual Stresses in Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials | Mr. Paul Adcock, Monash University/DSTG |
| 1615–1645 | Concluding Remarks | Dr. Arvind Sinha, Conference Chair |
Questions? Please contact Technical Chair, Mr. Bob Hood.
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