2022 UAS HQs Workshop

The UAS Handling Qualities Workshop

“Ingenuity!"

Friday, January 28, 2022

10am – 1:30pm Eastern

Chair:
David Klyde, Systems Technology, Inc.

Co-Chairs:
Chase Schulze, Systems Technology, Inc.
Matt Rhinehart, Aeromechanics Senior Engineer, NAWCAD

Agenda

10:00 EST: “Welcome and NAVAIR Program Update”, David Klyde, Systems Technology, Inc. & Matt Rhinehart, NAWCAD

10:20: “Taking Flight with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter”, Jaakko Karras, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

11:00: “Flight Results of Autopilot Gain Tuning for Large Hexacopter Handling Qualities”, Dr. John Valasek, Texas A&M University

11:30: “Overview of UAS System Identification, Flight Control, and Handling Qualities Research at TDD”, Anthony Gong and Mark Lopez, Army Technology Development Directorate

12:00: “GA-ASI Automatic Takeoff and Landings Systems Overview”, Alex Valencourt, General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc

12:30: “Toward a UAS Handling Qualities Specification: Development of UAS-Specific MTEs”, Dr. Christy Ivler and Kate Russell, University of Portland

1:00: “Update on AeroVironment HAPS Flight Testing of Sunglider”, Derek Lisoski and Brian Danowsky, AeroVironment