Forum 70
Montréal, Québec, Canada | May 20-22, 2014
Proceedings and Materials
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Best Papers
Acoustics
A New Finite-Difference Method for General Long-Range Rotorcraft Acoustics: Initial Comparisons with Intermediate-Range Data
A New Finite-Difference Method for General Long-Range Rotorcraft Acoustics: Initial Comparisons with Intermediate-Range Data
Andrew Wilson, John Steinhoff, Subhashinni Chitta, Wave CPC Inc.
Ben Sim, Frank Caradonna, US Army Aviation Development Directorate
Lakshmi Sankar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Advanced Vertical Flight
Development of Control Strategies and Flight Testing of a Twin-Cyclocopter in Forward Flight
Development of Control Strategies and Flight Testing of a Twin-Cyclocopter in Forward Flight
Elena Shrestha, Moble Benedict, Vikram Hrishikeshavan, Inderjit Chopra, Derrick Yeo, University of Maryland
Aerodynamics
Boundary Layer Transition Measurements on Hovering Helicopter Rotors by Infrared Thermography
Boundary Layer Transition Measurements on Hovering Helicopter Rotors by Infrared Thermography
Kai Richter, Erich Schülein, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Aircraft Design
Design and Development of the Atlas HPH
Design and Development of the Atlas HPH
Cameron Robertson, Todd Reichert, AeroVelo Inc.
Avionics and Systems
Apache Mission Processor Software Architecture: Future Airborne Capability Environment Considerations
Apache Mission Processor Software Architecture: Future Airborne Capability Environment Considerations
Dale Johnson, US Army
Ronald Koontz, The Boeing Company
Crash Safety
Comparison of Mobile Aircrew Restraint Strategies in a Full-Scale CH-46 Airframe Crash Test
Comparison of Mobile Aircrew Restraint Strategies in a Full-Scale CH-46 Airframe Crash Test
Lindley Bark, NAWC-AD PAX RIVER
Crew Stations and Human Factors
3D-LZ Flight Test of 2013: Landing an EH-60L Helicopter in a Brownout Degraded Visual Environment
3D-LZ Flight Test of 2013: Landing an EH-60L Helicopter in a Brownout Degraded Visual Environment
James Savage, Shawn Goodrich, Richard McKinley, US Air Force
Zoltan Szoboszlay, Brian Fujizawa, Carl Ott, US Army
Dynamics
Blue Pulse: Active Rotor Control at Airbus Helicopters - New EC145 Demonstrator & Flight Test Results
Blue Pulse: Active Rotor Control at Airbus Helicopters - New EC145 Demonstrator & Flight Test Results
Antoine Rabourdin, Oliver Dieterich, Peter Konstanzer, Jean-Baptiste Maurice, Airbus Helicopters Deutschland
Handling Qualities
Subjective and Objective Evaluation of PIO Tendencies
Subjective and Objective Evaluation of PIO Tendencies
Michael Jones, Michael Jump, University of Liverpool
History
Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the Aerial Experiment Association and the John Newton Williams Helicopter of 1908
Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the Aerial Experiment Association and the John Newton Williams Helicopter of 1908
Paul Fardink, US Army (Retired)
HUMS-CBM
Airframe Structural Integrity Management: A UH-60 Application and Demonstration
Airframe Structural Integrity Management: A UH-60 Application and Demonstration
Andrew Brookhart, Preston Bates, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Nathaniel Bordick, US Army Aviation Development Directorate - AATD
Manufacturing Technology and Processing
Study of Processing Conditions on the Forming of Ribbed Features Using Randomly-Oriented Strands Thermoplastic Composites
Study of Processing Conditions on the Forming of Ribbed Features Using Randomly-Oriented Strands Thermoplastic Composites
Dominic LeBlanc, Benoit Landry, Arthur Levy, Pascal Hubert, McGill University
Erin Quinlan , Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
Steven Roy, Ali Yousefpour, National Research Council Canada
Modeling and Simulation
Physics-Based Modeling of Viscous Ground Effect for Rotorcraft Applications
Physics-Based Modeling of Viscous Ground Effect for Rotorcraft Applications
Jinggen Zhao, Chengjian He, Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Inc.
Operations
Predictions of Rotor and Rotor/Airframe Configurational Effects on Brownout Dust Clouds
Predictions of Rotor and Rotor/Airframe Configurational Effects on Brownout Dust Clouds
Bharath Govindarajan, J. Gordon Leishman, University of Maryland - College Park
Product Support Systems Technology
Methods and Techniques for Analysis of Field Data for Commercial Rotorcraft Components
Methods and Techniques for Analysis of Field Data for Commercial Rotorcraft Components
Richard Muñiz, Mike Neus, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Propulsion
Prediction of the Thermo-Fluids of Gearbox Systems
Prediction of the Thermo-Fluids of Gearbox Systems
Miad Yazdani, Marios Soteriou, Zaffir Chaudhry, Fanping Sun, United Technologies Research Center
Structures and Materials
Structures Perspective for Strength and Fatigue Prognosis in Composites
Structures Perspective for Strength and Fatigue Prognosis in Composites
Yuri Nikishkov, Guillaume Seon, Andrew Makeev, University of Texas at Arlington
Systems Engineering Tool Processes
Transitioning to MBSE in a Large Systems Engineering Organization that Develops Complex Mission System for Helicopters
Transitioning to MBSE in a Large Systems Engineering Organization that Develops Complex Mission System for Helicopters
Stephen Felter, Lockheed Martin
Test and Evaluation
Full-scale Experimental Validation of Dynamic, Centrifugally Powered, Pneumatic Actuators for Active Rotor Blade Surfaces
Full-scale Experimental Validation of Dynamic, Centrifugally Powered, Pneumatic Actuators for Active Rotor Blade Surfaces
Brian Cormier, Luke Ionno, Kaman Aerospace Corporation
Joseph Szefi, Invercon LLC
Unmanned VTOL Aircraft and Rotorcraft
The Planner Ensemble and Trajectory Executive: A High Performance Motion Planning System with Guaranteed Safety
The Planner Ensemble and Trajectory Executive: A High Performance Motion Planning System with Guaranteed Safety
Sebastian Scherer, Sanjiban Choudhury, Sankalp Arora, Carnegie Mellon University
Image Galleries
Forum 70 Awards
Awards photos from AHS International's 70th Annual Forum & Technology Display, May 20-22, 2014, Montréal, Québec.
Awards photos from AHS International's 70th Annual Forum & Technology Display, May 20-22, 2014, Montréal, Québec.
