50th Anniversary Symposium and Celebration
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008, the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosted a daylong symposium and celebration, featuring faculty, alumni and colleagues.
Presentations and posters from the event are listed below.
Presentations
Jan Achenbach, Northwest University
From the Sputnik Era to the Present: Adventures in Engineering Science of One AA Alum
Andy Barrows - Mercury Computer Systems
GPS, Flight Displays, and Air Traffic Control Modernization
Francis Everitt, Stanford University
Gravity Probe B, the Engineering of a Physics Experiment in Space and the Role of Students in it
Ilan Kroo, Stanford University
Sustainable Aviation
Susan Ying, Boeing
To Boldly Go....Leading Beyond the Horizon
Vance Coffman, Lockheed Martin (ret)
The F35 Lightning II
Arif Karabeyoglu, Space Propulsion Group
Hybrid Propulsion for Future Space Launch
Steve Rock, Stanford University
Robotic Exploration
Three Generations in Aerospace
William F. Ballhaus Sr., Northrop Corp. and Beckman Instruments (ret)
William F. Ballhaus Jr., Aerospace Corp. (ret)
William L. Ballhaus, BAE Systems
Integrated Networked Systems 2000s, Future
Penina Axelrad, University of Colorado
Challenges and Opportunities in Aerospace Education
Panel Discussion
Aerospace: The Next 25 Years
Moderator:
Brad Parkinson, Prof. Emeritus, Stanford University
Panel Members:
Turki Saud Mohammed Al-Saud, KACST
Owen Brown, DARPA
Heinz Erzberger, NASA Ames Research Center, Stanford University
Posters
Space Systems Development Lab
Prof. Cutler
- Emily Eelkema, Randy Lum: SSDL Ground Station Network
- Christine Purcell, Emily Eelkema: Innovation in Aerospace and Space Exploration
Hybrid Systems Lab
Prof. Tomlin
- Gabriel Hoffmann: Decentralized Information-Seeking Control for Mobile Sensor Networks
- Haomiao Huang: Nonlinear Programming (NLP) Trajectory Generation for Predictive Collision Avoidance
- Michael Vitus, Steven Waslander, Vijay Pradeep, Gabriel Hoffmann: Tunnel-MILP: Path Planning with Sequential Convex Polytopes
Aerospace Robotics Lab
Prof. Rock
- Sean Augenstein, Kiran Murthy: ROV Navigation Aids in the Midwater and Benthic Environments
- Peter Kimball, Deborah Meduna: Underwater Terrain Relative Navigation
Aero Fluid Mechanics Labs
Prof. Cantwell
- Kevin Lohner, Yaniv Scherson: Nitrous Oxide as a Monopropellant
- Eric Doran, Jonny Dyer, Kevin Lohner, Zach Dunn, Mark Marzoña, Evan Karlik: Peregrine Sounding Rocket Project
- Siina Haapanen: Direct Numerical Simulation of a Two-Fluid Channel Flow
- Shane Coogan, Mark Marzoña, Ben Gilliland, Sasha MacDonald, Nader Moussa, David Pinner, Arturo Zamora: Hybrid Lunar Descent Motor for Google Lunar X Prize
Structures & Composites Lab
Prof. Chang
Flow Physics and Computation
Prof. Farhat
- David Amsallem: Fast Aeroelastic Analysis of Complex Fighter Configurations Using Reduced-Order Data Bases and Manifold Algebra
- Kevin Carlberg: Enhanced Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Snapshots for Design-Oriented Reduced-Order Models
Prof. Lele's Group
- Alexander Naiman: Large Eddy Simulation and Parameterization of Aircraft Contrail Evolution
- Kenneth Franko, David Dawson, Soshi Kawai: Transition and Shock Boundary Layer Interaction in Hypersonic Flows
- Soshi Kawai: Large-Eddy Simulation of High-Speed Flows: Jet in a Supersonic Crossflow
- Jaiyoung Ryu, Arjun Sharma, William Wolf, Mohammad Shoeybi: Computational Aeroacoustics
- Johan Larsson, Eric Johnsen, Santhosh Shankar, Britton Olson, Ankit Bhagatwala: Simulations of Turbulent Flows with Strong Shock and Density Variations
HEPL
Dr. Sun
- Edgar Torres Matos: Science Frequency Analysis of Temperature Sensors for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)
Aerospace Computing Lab
Prof. Jameson
- Dan Berkenstock: Nonlinear Shape Deformation for Aerospace Vehicle Optimization
Aerospace Design Lab
Prof. Alonso
Space Systems Development Lab
Prof. Cutler
- Julian Mann: Stanford Lunar X: Voyage to the Moon
- Ernesto Diaz: BioLaunch
- Kevin Stein: Stanford NanoSat Affordable Payload (SNAP) Solutions
- Michael Souder: Solar Sailing Nanosatellites
Gravity Probe B Project (GP-B)
Profs. DeBra & Everitt
- All Gravity Probe B Presenters: An Overview of the Gravity Probe B Program
- Michael Adams: Gravity Probe B Attitude & Translation Control System (ATC)
- John Conklin, Michael Salomon, Michael Dolphin, G. Mac Keiser, Alex Silbergleit, Paul Worden: Trapped Flux Mapping for Gravity Probe B
- William Bencze, David Hipkins, Tom Holmes, Sasha Buchman, Robert Brumley: Gravity Probe B Gyroscope Electrostatic Suspension System (GSS)
- Valerio Ferroni, Mike Adams, Bill Bencze, David Hipkins, John Mester, et al: Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle
- Ivanka Pelivan, Stefanie Bremer, Tom Holmes, David Hipkins, John Mester: High Fidelity Dynamics & Control Simulation for Gravity Probe B
- Tommy Baumann, David Hipkins, John Mester: Model Based Design, Analysis, and Validation of STEP Using MLDesigner and SatLab
Aircraft Design Group
Prof. Kroo
- Nikhil Nigam: Control and Design of Multiple UAVs for Persistent Surveillance
- Sara Smoot: High Altitude Wind Power
- Geoffrey Bower: Aircraft and Route Network Design for Reduced Environmental Impact
- Noël Bakhtian, Michael Aftosmis: Investigation of Power Boundary Condition Placement for Axial Plume Modeling using Cart3D
GPS Lab
Prof. Enge