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Turkey; See also 20000037805 through 20000037844; CD-ROM
contains full text document in PDF format
Report No.(s): RTO-MP-44; AC/323(SCI)TP/17; ISBN 92-837-
0011-2; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A17, Hardcopy; A04,
Microfiche; C01, CD-ROM
The meeting proceedings from this joint symposium on ‘Advances
in Vehicle Systems Concepts and Integration’ contain the
Technical Evaluation Reports and papers presented at Symposium
(A) on ‘Aircraft Update Programmes, The Economical Alternative?’
and at Symposium (B) on ‘Warfare Automation: Procedures and
Techniques for Unmanned Vehicles’. It was organized by the Systems
Concepts and Integration (SCI) Panel of the RTA in Ankara,
Turkey from 26 to 28 April 1999. Symposium (A) was structured in
five sessions covering Cockpit, Sensors, Engine, Overview and
Lessons Learned (Part I and Part II) and was concluded by a panel
discussion. Symposium (B) was structured in four sessions covering
Operational requirements for unmanned vehicles, Integration aspects
and mission management, Platform management and critical
technologies and System concepts and mission experience.
Derived from text
Conferences; Warfare; Upgrading; Economics; Aircraft Engines;
Avionics; Systems Engineering; Human-Computer Interface;
Pilotless Aircraft; Human Factors Engineering
20000037811 Textron Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth, TX USA
STRATEGY FOR LONG-TERM SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCEMENT
Vaught, F. C., Textron Bell Helicopter, USA; Giles, L. B., Textron Bell
Helicopter, USA; Advances in Vehicle Systems Concepts and
Integration; April 2000, pp. A13-1 - A13-13; In English; See also
20000037804; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Many challenges have emerged within the past five years for
both military customers, as they plan for and purchase aircraft, and
for manufacturers, in producing these aircraft. Opportunities to
develop new models of military rotorcraft have decreased with
steady reductions in military budgets and the post cold-war environment.
These budget reductions, coupled with quantum advances in
computing technologies that have advanced ground-based and
airborne processing power, have shifted the focus of military customers
from new model development to increased aircraft performance
via system upgrades and training.
Author
Upgrading; Aircraft Performance; Aircraft Industry; Systems
Engineering
20000037887 Research and Technology Organization, Neuilly-sur-
Seine, France
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF UAVS FOR MILITARY
AND CIVIL APPLICATIONS [DEVELOPPEMENT ET UTILISA-
TION DES AVIONS SANS PILOTE (UAV) POUR DES APPLICA-
TIONS CIVILES ET MILITAIRES]
April 2000; 311p; In English; 13-17 Sep. 1999, Rhode-Saint-Genese,
Belgium; See also 20000037888 through 20000037899; CD-ROM
contains full text document in PDF format
Report No.(s): RTO-EN-9; AC/323(AVT)TP/24; ISBN 92-837-1033-
9; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A14, Hardcopy; A03, Microfiche;
C01, CD-ROM
Lecture Notes for the RTO Applied Vehicle Panel (AVT) Special
Course on ‘Development and Operation of UAVs for Military and Civil
Applications’ have been assembled in this report. The following
topics were covered: Overview of current UAV systems and potential
for the future, Design and airworthiness requirements, Propulsion
systems, Airbreathing propulsion for UVAVs, Microflyers, Experimental
research at low Reynolds numbers, Payloads and sensors,
Datalinks, Airspace policy, Air traffic management and Tools for
software and system architecture validation. The material assembled
in this report was prepared under the combined sponsorship of the
RTO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel, the Consultant and Exchange
Programme of RTO, the von Karman Institute for Fluid
Dynamics (VKI), and the NATO Partnership for Peace Programme.
Author
Airspace; Air Traffic Control; Command And Control; Architecture
(Computers); Air Breathing Engines; Propulsion System
Configurations; Fluid Dynamics; Pilotless Aircraft
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20000047290 Research and Technology Organization, Applied
Vehicle Technology Panel, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
NEW METALLIC MATERIALS FOR THE STRUCTURE OF
AGING AIRCRAFT [LES NOUVEAUX MATERIAUX METAL-
LIQUES POUR LES STRUCTURES DES A ERONEFS D ANCI-
ENNE GENERATION]
New Metallic Materials for the Structure of Aging Aircraft; April 2000;
111p; In English; 19-20 Apr. 1999, Corfu, Greece; See also
20000047291 through 20000047296; Original contains color
illustrations; CD-ROM contains full text document in PDF format
Report No.(s): RTO-MP-25; AC/323(AVT)TP/13; ISBN 92-837-
1029-0; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A06, Hardcopy; A02,
Microfiche; C01, CD-ROM
This workshop dealt with the replacement of Structural component
of aging aircraft with components manufactured from materials
with specifications of a high qualification, with enhancing various
parameters including overall life cycle cost technology (LCC). The
following topics were treated: An Overview Aluminium Alloys and
Composites Processing, Fatigue and Durability.
Author
Replacing; Aging (Materials); Aluminum Alloys; Fatigue (Materials);
Durability
20000053157 Research and Technology Organization, Applied
Vehicle Technology Panel, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT CONTROL
[LES ASPECTS STRUCTURAUX DU CONTROLE ACTIF ET
FLEXIBLE DES AERONEFS]
Structural Aspects of Flexible Aircraft Control; May 2000; 302p; In
English; Specialists’ Meeting of the RTO Applied Vehicle Technology
Panel (AVT): Structural Aspects of Flexible Aircraft Control; 18-20
Oct. 1999, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; See also 20000053158 through
20000053182; CD-ROM contains full text document in PDF format;
Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): RTO-MP-36; AC/323(AVT)TP/17; ISBN 92-837-
0014-7; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A14, Hardcopy; A03,
Microfiche; C01, CD-ROM
The specialists’ meeting dealt with design issues and more
specifically Structural Aspects of Flexible Aircraft Control. Twenty six
papers and a keynote address were presented with the following
objectives: How the design methods used in the development of
military fighter aircraft can be improved, and applied to transport
aircraft design applications. There were three sessions covering the
following topics: (1) Aeroservoelasticity; (2) Active Control for Flexible
Structures I; and (3) Active Control for Flexible Structures II.
Author
Flight Control; Fighter Aircraft; Aircraft Design; Aeroservoelasticity;
Transport Aircraft; Flexible Bodies; Control Systems Design
20000053171 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN NASA’S MORPHING PRO-
GRAM
McGowan, Anna-Maria R., NASA Langley Research Center, USA;
Horta, Lucas G., NASA Langley Research Center, USA; Harrison,
Joycelyn S., NASA Langley Research Center, USA; Raney, David L.,
NASA Langley Research Center, USA; Structural Aspects of Flexible
Aircraft Control; May 2000, pp. 13-1 - 13-10; In English; See also
20000053157; Copyright Waived; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
In the last decade, smart technologies have become important
enabling technologies that cut across traditional boundaries in
science and engineering. Here smart is defined as the ability to
respond to a stimulus in a predictable and reproducible manner.
While multiple successes have been achieved in the laboratory, we
have yet to see the general applicability of smart technologies to
actual aircraft and spacecraft. The NASA Morphing program is an
attempt to couple research across a wide range of disciplines to
integrate smart technologies into high payoff applications on aircraft
and spacecraft. The program bridges research in several technical
disciplines and combines the effort into applications that include
active aerodynamic control, active aeroelastic control, and vehicle
performance improvement. System studies are used to assess the
highest-payoff program objectives, and specific research activities
are defined to address the technologies required for development of
smart aircraft and spacecraft. This paper will discuss the overall
goals of NASA’s Morphing program, highlight some of the recent
research efforts and discuss the multidisciplinary studies that support
that research and some of the challenges associated with