AGRC History
Renewals 1982-2006 | Personnel 1990-2007 | Winning Designs 1998-2007
Period of 25 years (1982-2007) can be divided into 5 phases:
Phase-1: Development of Rotor-Specific Test Facilities
- Rotor rigs, vacuum chamber, hover tower, composite lab
- Visiting Profs: Akira Azuma (Tokyo University), Andre Desopper (ONERA), Omri Rand (Technion)
- View Test Facilities
Phase-2: Consolidation of Core Rotorcraft Program
- Gordon Leishman (Aerodynamics, 1986 )
- Roberto Celi (Flight Mechanics, 1987 )
- Anthony Vizzini (Composite Structures, 1986 )
- View Courses and Winning Designs
Phase-3: Expansion into opportunity-driven programs (Smart Structures)
- Jim Baeder (CFD, 1993 )
- Norm Wereley (Smart Structures, 1993 )
- Darryll Pines (Transmission and Health Monitoring, 1995 )
- Army-URI: 5-year program, “Smart structures technology for rotorcraft” 1992-1997
- More about Smart Structures
Phase-4: Expansion into aeroacoustics
- Fred Schmitz (Acoustics, 1998 )
- Army-MURI: 5-year program in smart rotor development, 1996-2001
Team Members: Penn State, Cornell
“Innovative Smart Technologies for Actively Controlled Jet Smooth Rotorcraft” - See Aeroacoustics
Also See Technology Transfers Example for Smart Structures Technology
Phase-5: Expansion into opportunity-driven programs (Micro Air Vehicles)
- Sean Humbert (micro systems, 2006 )
- Army-MURI: 5-year program in Micro Air Vehicles, 2004-2009
Team Members: Australian National University, North Carolina A&T
“Micro Hovering Air Vehicles: Revolutionary Concepts and Navigational Advancements” - DARPA Quieting Program: 3-year (05-08), Team Partner: Stanford
“Advanced CFD methodology to predict vibratory loads and acoustic signatures” - More about MURI
Also see Chronological Events
Renewals 1982-2006 | Personnel 1990-2007 | Winning Designs 1998-2007
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