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AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGAUBURN UNIVERSITY
Research Overview
forSamuel Ginn College of Engineering
John E. Cochran, Jr.Professor and Head
October 11, 2011
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Roy HartfieldWoltosz Professor
Propulsion, AerodynamicsDesign via GAs
Brian ThurowReed Associate Professor
Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Experimental Techniques,
Laser Diagnostics
Andrew SheltonAssistant Professor
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics
John CochranProfessor & HeadFlight DynamicsAstrodynamics
Anwar AhmedProfessor
ExperimentalAerodynamics
Butch FosterProfessor
Structures andStructural Dynamics
David CicciProfessor
AstrodynamicsDynamics
Gil CrouseAssociate Professor
Applied AerodynamicsMissile Design
Andy SinclairAssociate ProfessorDynamics & Control
Steve GrossAssociate Professor
Structures,Composite Materials
Faculty
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Staff
Ginger WareOffice Administrator
Jim LinResearch Engineer
Evia VickerstaffAssoc. Office Administrator
Andy WeldonMachinist &Model Maker
Student Services Coordinator
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
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Others on-Campus
John E. Burkhalter, Professor EmeritusRhonald M. Jenkins, Associate Professor EmeritusKenneth E. Harwell, Distinguished Visiting Professor Harold Zallen, Distinguished Visiting Research Professor
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• Aeronautical courses taught at API in the early 1930s.• Department of Aeronautical Engineering established in 1945.• Name changed to Aerospace Engineering in 1960. • Undergraduate and Graduate Aerospace Engineering Programs
Degrees: B.A.E, M.A.E., M.S., Ph.D.• Faculty: 10 fulltime• Undergraduate Enrollment = 361 (Fall 2011) ; Sophs + Jrs + Srs = 156• Graduate Enrollment = 48 (Fall 2011) ; Masters = 31; PhDs = 17• Graduate Level Courses in
Aerodynamics (applied, experimental and computational), Astrodynamics (orbital mechanics, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control, optimal control), Propulsion (air-breathing, liquid-fueled and solid propellant rocket), Flight Dynamics and Control (airplanes and helicopters, UAVs, optimal control, flight simulation), Structures and Structural Dynamics (principal AU courses in applied FEM, i.e., NASTRAN, PATRAN);
Some Aerospace Engineering Department Facts
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Students:• Undergraduates excel in Student AIAA technical paper competitions
– many regional awards, several first place national awards.
• AU AE team won first place in SAE Heavy Lift UAV East competition and second place in the West competition in 2004.
• Undergraduates compete in AIAA Design, Build and Fly competitions.
• Graduate students write and present papers at AIAA and AAS technical conferences.
Faculty:• Numerous College Level Teaching Awards
Dave Cicci, Steve Gross, Rhon Jenkins
• ProfessorshipsRoy Hartfield – Walt and Virginia Woltosz Professor in Aerospace Engineering Brian Thurow - W. Allen and Martha Reed Associate Professor in the College of Engineering
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Faculty:• Active members and chairs of AIAA technical committees.
• Young Investigator Awards from ARO and AFOSR Brian Thurow.
• Collaboration with other AU departments and other institutions.
Roy Hartfield (ME, Math, Aviation Management and Logistics)Brian Thurow (FSU and Ole Miss)Andy Shelton (Georgia Tech, Continuum Dynamics Inc.)Gil Crouse ( Comp Air, Hawkes Ocean Technologies)Andy Sinclair (University of Pisa)Anwar Ahmed (Polymer and Fiber Engr.)
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UNIQUE CAPABILITIES• Design and Reverse Engineering of Aerospace Vehicles Using High
Fidelity Simulations and Genetic (and other) Algorithms.
• Design, Prototyping, and Analysis of Novel Unmanned and MannedAircraft Concepts
• Nonintrusive 3D Imaging and Diagnostics of Fluid Flow Using Advanced Optical Methods
• Flow Visualization Using a Water Tunnel
• Legacy Code for Internal Ballistics of Solid Rocket Motors
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Algorithms Incorporating Galerkin Methods
• Simulation of Ballistic Missile Defense Scenarios (BMDS Trades®)
• Flight simulator and head motion detection system for investigating human factors related to UAV control.
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RESEARCH AREAS• Modeling & Simulation Applied to System Design and Reverse Engineering
• Advanced Laser High-Speed Flow Diagnostics
• Mathematical Methods for Improving Fluid Dynamics Computations
• Design, Prototyping, and Analysis of Novel Unmanned and MannedAircraft Concepts
• Vortex Flows
• Unmanned Aerial Systems -- Guidance, Control, Sense and Avoid, Human Factors
• Nonlinear Dynamic Systems
• Development of Hybrid State Estimation Methods
• Tethered Satellites Dynamics and Orbital Motion Prediction
• Launch Vehicle Propulsion Systems
• Dynamics and Control of Satellite Formations
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REPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS• DARPA, “Feasibility Study and Proof of Concept for Submersible Aircraft”
• AMCOM (UAS PEO through Dynetics) – “Enhancement of National Airspace Conflict Avoidance Technologies”
• FAA, “Development of Probability Models for UAS Performance”
• ARO, “Development of an Ultra-Fast Volumetric Measurement System for High-Speed Turbulent Flow Fields“
• AFOSR, “Collaborative Research: Investigation of 3-D Instabilities in Swirling Jet Flows”
• ONR, “High Accuracy, Physics-Based Wake Simulation Techniques”
• Eglin AFB, “UAV Controller Design and Continuous Ground-Target Track Analysis”
• MISC, “Optimization Techniques For Advanced Missile Analysis”
• NASA, “Solid Rocket Motor Off-Design Performance Analysis”
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REPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS (continued)
• AMRDEC, “Evaluation of Future Rotary Wing Vehicle Concepts Using OptimizationBased Trade Studies”
• Hayes Targets (AFRL), “Towed Flight Vehicles Dynamics and Control” (decoys)
• AFOSR, “Tethered Satellites Detection, Identification and Orbital Motion Prediction”
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COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY
• As subcontractor to KRATOS/Digital Fusion under task ordering contract, “Innovative Technologies for the Advancement of AMRDEC Research and Development & Modeling and Simulation Capabilities”BAA W31P4Q-11-D-0075
• As subcontractor through Dynetics, Inc. to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, U. S. Army UAS PEO
• As prime contractor subcontracting to Comp Air, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
• As subcontractor to SSAI, Inc. for engineering support to Robins AFB.
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Charles E. Davis Aerospace Engineering Hall
FACILITIES
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Aerodynamics Lab – L-BuildingFACILITIES
3’ x 4.25’ Low-Speed Tunnel 2’ x 2’ Subsonic Tunnel
4” x 4” Supersonic Tunnel
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Aerodynamics Lab – L-BuildingFACILITIES
Advanced Laser Diagnostics LaboratoryMission: To develop and apply the next generation of non-intrusive laser diagnostics for 2-D and 3-D flow measurementsSponsors: ARO, AFOSR, ONRUnique capabilities: MHz rate pulse burst laser system, High-Speed Imaging (1,000,000 fps), 3-D ImagingExternal Collaborations: Florida State University, Texas A&M University,University of Mississippi,University of Texas, CUBRC, CRAFT Tech, ISSI
3-D Images
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Water Tunnel (First Floor of Davis Hall)FACILITIES
Adaptive Aerostructures Lab
(Second Floor of Davis Hall)
Andrew B SheltonDepartment of Aerospace Engineering
211 Davis HallAuburn AL 36830
[email protected] Engineering
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Computational Fluid DynamicsFACILITIES
• High Performance Computing Cluster– Virtual symmetric multiprocessing (vSMP)– Dell PowerEdge M1000E Blades– 512 cores– 1.5 TB memory– 20 TB internal storage– Ethernet and Infiniband interconnect– 5.74 teraflops and 90 GB/s memory bandwidth– CentOS operating system– Torque resource manager– Maui job scheduler
• Workstations– Dell Precision T7500– 8 cores– 24 GB memory– 3 TB internal storage– 24 in high-res monitor– Ubuntu operating system
• Software– STAR-CCM+ (finite volume flow solver)– LS Dyna (finite element structure solver)– Matlab– Intel Fortran, C, C++ compilers
Dell Precision T7500 workstations
Dell PowerEdge Computing Cluster
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CONTACT INFORMATIONDepartment of Aerospace Engineering
211 Davis HallAuburn University, AL 36849-5338
(334)844-4874(334) 844-6800
(334) 844-6803 FaxDr. John Cochran
