Aerospace Engineering Department faculty actively collaborate with internationally and domestically recognized aerospace industry partners. Faculty research promotes innovation and transformation within the discipline. Faculty serve in collaborative and advisory roles supporting numerous student-led research projects, including those supporting NASA programs.
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Submissions from 2007
The Happy Accidents of Teaching Aircraft Design, David W. Hall and Russell M. Cummings
The Role of Error in the Conceptual Design of a Transport Aircraft, Robert A. McDonald
High Resolution Simulation of Full Aircraft Control at Flight Reynolds Numbers, Scott A. Morton, James R. Forsythe, David R. McDaniel, Keith Bergeron, Russell M. Cummings, Stefan Goertz, Jurgen Seidel, and Kyle D. Squires
F- 16XL Unsteady Simulations for the CAWAPI Facet of RTO Task Group AVT- 113, Scott A. Morton, David R. McDaniel, and Russell M. Cummings
Comparison of DES and URANS for Unsteady Vortical Flows over Delta Wings, L. A. Shiavetta, K. J. Badcock, and Russell M. Cummings
Submissions from 2006
Critical Hypersonic Aerothermodynamic Phenomena, John J. Bertin and Russell M. Cummings
Numerical Evaluation of the Flowfield for a High Fineness Ratio Body with Drag Brakes, Russell M. Cummings, James A. Divine, Thomas R. Yechout, David C. Wetlesen, and Joseph J. Kealos
Continuing Evolution of Aerodynamic Concept Development Using Collaborative Numerical and Experimental Evaluations, Russell M. Cummings and Scott A. Morton
Experiences in Accurately Predicting Time-Dependent Flows, Russell M. Cummings, Scott A. Morton, and David R. McDaniel
Experimental Evaluation of a High Fineness Ratio Body with Drag Brakes, Corey J. Florendo, Thomas R. Yechout, Stefan Siegel, Russell M. Cummings, and Joseph Kealos
Experimental Evaluation of a High Fineness Ratio Body With Drag Brakes, Corey J. Florendo, Thomas R. Yechout, Stefan G. Siegel, Russell M. Cummings, and Joseph Kealos
Investigation of Particle-in-Cell Acceleration Techniques for Plasma Simulations, David D. Marshall and Douglas B. VanGilder
Error Allocation in Complex Systems Design, Robert A. McDonald
The Influence of Viscosity and Surface Curvature on the Pressure Distribution of a Stream Thrust Probe, Renee Pasman and Russell M. Cummings
Submissions from 2005
Performance of a New CFD Flow Solver Using a Hybrid Programming Paradigm, M. J. Berger, M. J. Aftosmis, D. D. Mashall, and S. M. Murman
DES Turbulence Modeling on the C-130 Comparison between Computational and Experimental Results, Malcom P. Claus, Scott A. Morton, Russell M. Cummings, and Yannick Bury
Technology and You: Working with the Aerospace Industry to Enhance Engineering Education, Russell M. Cummings and John H. McMasters
Computational Aerodynamics Goes To School: A Course in CFD for Undergraduate Students, Russell M. Cummings and Scott A. Morton
Experimental Verification of the Aerodynamics of Stream Thrust Probes, Robert S. Hiers III, James R. Sirbaugh, Capt Barrett T. McCann, Russell M. Cummings, Cadet Laura S. Luft, and Cadet Dimitrios P. Grillos
Deformation of Unstructured Viscous Grids, Denis B. Kholodar, Scott A. Morton, and Russell M. Cummings
Submissions from 2004
Modeling and Simulation Research and Instruction at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Russell M. Cummings, Scott A. Morton, and Keith Bergeron
Detached-Eddy Simulation of Slat and Flap Aerodynamics for a High-Lift Wing, Russell M. Cummings, Scott A. Morton, and James R. Forsythe
An Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Scheme for Viscous Flows using a New Viscous Wall Boundary Condition Treatment, David D. Marshall and Stephen M. Ruffin
A New Inviscid Wall Boundary Condition Treatment for Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Schemes, David D. Marshall and Stephen M. Ruffin
Airplane Design and the Biomechanics of Flight – A More Completely Multi- Disciplinary Perspective, John H. McMasters and Russell M. Cummings