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Propulsion I
Technical Session D: Thurs. May 7, 2026
Application of an Automated HUMS Data Chain for Rapid Engine Installation Diagnostics in New Generation Aircraft Production Environment
Florent Esterle,
Thomas Calvet,
Pierre-Loïc Maisonneuve,
Claire Lecauchois
Development of Test Facility for Interconnected Drivesystem of a Tandem Rotary Wing UAV
Sriansh Singh,
Ashish Nayak,
Tanmay Mathur
Dynamic Testing and Component Inspection of a Pericyclic Drive System
Jeremy McGovern,
Constandinos Mitsingas,
Erik Schroen,
Edward Smith,
Mark Stevens,
Tanmay Mathur,
Patrick Darmstadt,
Hans DeSmidt,
Keith Eicholtz
Fretting Wear of Boundary Lubricated M50 Steel and Si3N4 Cylindrical Rollers on M50 Steel
Carl Hager,
Noah Benak,
Matthew Carl
Gear Coatings for Loss of Lubrication: System Level Transmission Experiment within VIPER
Mark Riggs,
Adrian Hood,
Kelly Jacques,
William Pomplon,
Caleb Matzke,
Kelvin Wong,
Ron Woods,
Ryan Milligan,
Jason Fetty
Propulsion II
Technical Session E: Thurs. May 7, 2026
Adapting Automotive Fuel Cell Technology for Next-Generation VTOL Light Aircraft: Challenges and Opportunities
Maximilian Schmitz,
Marius Walters,
Moritz Taron,
Christian Eschmann
Conceptual Design of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for a Light UAV
Eugenio Rovera,
Andrea Trivella,
Matteo Corno,
Andrea Nesci,
Valerio Bonini
Model-based Optimization of Fuel Cell Powered Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft
Joao Araujo,
Bruno Garcia,
Sophia Zeigler,
Sumit Paul,
Satyum Joshi,
Michael Franke
Shape Optimization of a Single-Stator Dual-Rotor Axial Flux Motor for eVTOL Aircraft
Seiyon Arulampalam,
Jonathan Gutknecht,
Cameron Smith,
Graeme Kennedy,
Brian German
The Impact of Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technologies on Medium Lift Rotorcraft Performance
Aaron Hopkins-Bain,
Michael Vegh,
Chana Goldberg