Air Transportation Research: Recent submissions

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    • Divergence Between the Human State Assumption and Actual Aircraft System State 

      Silva, Sathya; Hansman, R. John (2016-04-28)
      Divergence is defined in this thesis as an inconsistency between the human operator’s assumption of the system state and the actual state of the system, which is substantial enough to have consequential effects on the ...

    • Development of an In-Flight-Deployable Micro-UAV 

      Tao, Toby S.; Hansman, R. John (2016-02-25)
      A micro-UAV system was developed to be deployed from a host aircraft at normal jet cruise conditions (between 25,000 and 35,000 feet altitude and Mach 0.8) using the standard MJU-10/B countermeasure flare form factor. The ...

    • Design and Performance of an Adaptable Aircraft Manufacturing Concept 

      Tao, Tony; Hansman, R. John (2016-02-25)
      In conventional “vehicle-focused” aircraft design and manufacturing, aircraft are optimized for a given mission and then manufactured using custom-built tooling. This strategy ensures the highest vehicle performance for ...