ASAB in full force at AIAA Aviation 2023

Langley’s Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch (ASAB), part of the Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate, had a strong presence at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aviation Forum in San Diego, California.

During the week of June 12, ASAB members represented numerous Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) projects including Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT), Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT), Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST), System Wide Safety (SWS), Transformational Tools and Technologies (TTT), and the Portfolio Analysis and Management Office (PAMO).

L-R, back: J. Quinlan, Z. Frederick, B. Phillips, S. Rallabhandi, T. Hallock, D. Wells, N. Borer, G. Martinez Rodriguez, S. Whiteside, J. Quinlan; L-R, front: L. White, N. Blaesser, B. Fazal, M. Patterson, P. Revolinski

Ersin Ancel, Nat Blaesser, Nick Borer, Bijan Fazal, Zack Frederick, Tom Hallock, Michael Patterson, Ben Phillips, Sriram Rallabhandi, Tricia Revolinsky, Jesse Quinlan, Gabino Martinez Rodriguez, Doug Wells, Laura White, and Siena Whiteside attended the weeklong event and presented eight technical papers:

In-time Safety Management Capabilities for Wildland Fire Management Aircraft Operations – A Gap Assessment
Development and testing of Supplemental Data Service Provider (SDSP) interface tools to support system-wide safety in UAS Traffic Management (UTM)
CFD Validation Study of a Hypersonic Cone-Slice-Flap Variable Geometry Configuration
Overview of the Research Aircraft for eVTOL Enabling techNologies (RAVEN) Activity
Design Exploration of a Mild Hybrid Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Concept
Regulatory Considerations for Future Regional Air Mobility Aircraft
Thermal Environments and Margin Guidelines for NASA’s X-57 “Maxwell” Flight Demonstrator
Recent Enhancements to Modeling Sonic Boom Propagation using Augmented Burgers’ Equation

*Nick Borer, ASAB’s* *Aero Concepts Incubator Lead*, *speaks at a Forum 360 Panel*

“These presentations, along with our panel and committee presence, fulfill the branch’s ongoing mission to inspire the evolution of aeronautics through research, analysis and innovation.”

“These presentations, along with our panel and committee presence, fulfill the branch’s ongoing mission to inspire the evolution of aeronautics through research, analysis and innovation,” said Acting Branch Head Ersin Ancel.

Members of Team ASAB also chaired over a dozen technical paper sessions, attended numerous AIAA committee meetings, greeted attendees from all over the world at the NASA booth in the exhibit hall, participated in a “speed mentoring” session as part of the AIAA Young Professionals activities, and served as part of a Forum 360 Panel entitled “Distributed Electric Propulsion – Lessons Learned from the X-57.”

Author: Sondra Woodward
Published: July 2023

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