The collaboration that is a hallmark of the work at DSE also extends outside of the gates. The simulation collected data and ratings in support of ongoing science and technology work aimed at informing evolving handling qualities requirements for Future Vertical Lift advanced configurations for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft and Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.

Army pilots joined AvMC vertical lift experts at NASA Ames Research Center’s Vertical Motion Simulation Complex. The Vertical Motion Simulator facility (located at Ames) was built for research into vertical takeoff and landing, so it is perfect for that kind of work - and the Army is the leading organization for that type of research.” “If NASA is our number one customer, then the Army is the second biggest. The partnership between NASA and Army has been highly beneficial for NASA too, said Steven Beard, branch chief for the Aerospace Simulation Research and Development Branch. Sixty-two civilians form its ranks with an impressive 52% holding doctoral degrees.Īll three locations hold individual strengths for the mission, with Ames and Langley home to multiple wind tunnels, including the largest wind tunnel in the world, the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at NASA Ames, and Joint Base Langley-Eustis serving as the headquarters for AvMC’s experimental test pilots. Jeffery Lusardi, ST for Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics Control. Mahendra Bhagwat, ST for Aviation Advanced Design, and Dr. Two Army Senior Research Scientists call DSE home, Dr. They contribute science and technology support for Army aviation in Future Vertical Lift, Joint Multi-Role, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Teaming and Autonomy, and Degraded Visual Environment. It takes a team of people with different sets of the right expertise to solve these problems.”ĭSE scientists and engineers are the lead aviation science and technology experts for the Army in Computational and Experimental Aeromechanics, Rotors, Vehicle Management and Flight Control, and Concept Design and Analysis.

So you can't just have one specialty looking at it. “As a result, there are many aeromechanical phenomenon on helicopters that are highly coupled and fundamentally interdisciplinary in terms of their solution. Oliver Wong, associate director for Design, Simulation & Experimentation. Compared to fixed wing aircraft, rotorcraft spend considerable time flying in highly complex flow fields,” said Dr. “Fixed wing aircraft are relatively mature but if you look at where we are with rotorcraft, you'll find that from a maturation perspective we're well behind. By collaborating with other services, Army organizations, agencies and industry, they produce design criteria and tools supporting Army aviation. (Photo Credit: Photo By Haley Myers, DEVCOM AvMC Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINALĭSE – under the DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center’s Technology Development Directorate, with elements co-located at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia – leads the Army mission to understand, develop and mature rotorcraft technologies for the Warfighter.

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