RCOE 3 Planning

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Penn State Rotorcraft Center of Excellence
NASA Ames Cooperative Agreement NGT-2-52275
Contact Prof. Ed Smith 814-863-0966
ecs5_at_psu.edu
http//www.psu.edu/dept/rcoe/
US Navy Briefing
July 18, 2005
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AGENDA (PM)
Future Directions Navy Essential Programs,
1230 - 230 PM - Smart Structures Based
Nonthermal Anti-Icing - Rotor Flowfield / Ship
Airwake Coupling During Shipboard DI - Active
Rotors for Enhanced Shipboard DI Operations -
Variable Geometry Compact Rotors for Sea-Based
Missions - Active and Passive Mitigation of
Rotor Blade Erosion - Lightweight,
Ballistically Protected Rotor Blades - Robust
Aero-Mechanical-Avionics HUMS Systems -
Aeromechanics of Rotary Wing IED Sensor
Platforms - Crashworthy Systems for High Mass
Payload Items - Optimal Propulsion System
Design for Variable Speed Rotors Wrap-Up and
Adjourn, 230 - 3 PM
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Navy Rotorcraft Missions

• Naval and Marine Corps missions present
• numerous unique challenges
• - All weather operations (icing, winds, sand,
  rain)
• Dynamic interface with moving shipdeck
• Ballistic threats in close air support in
  insertion
• Limited deck space for stowage
• Heavy lift for sea-based logistics support
• Shipboard maintenance support
• Emergency landings and crashes at sea
• IED Detection for deployed USMC

Each challenge relates directly to safety,
operating costs, and sustainment costs, and
mission capability
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Historical Progression of RCOE

• Prior to 1982 - No focused Rotorcraft Research
  and Educational Centers in US Universities.
• Vertical Lift Review Panel sponsored by ASARDA
  1980 recommended long term rotorcraft research
  and education program at respected universities
• Army Research Office (ARO) issued RFP in 1981
• Georgia Tech, University of Maryland and RPI
  awarded RCOE in 1982 for up to five years
  (4M/year total)
• Army RCOE competitively renewed every five years
  (except in 1992), in 1987, 1992, 1996, and 2000
  with Penn State replacing RPI after first phase
  (Army funding decreased from 4M to 2.4M per
  year and to 1.8M in 2000)
• - Industry provided 50 Cost Sharing
  1992-1995 (which continued the RCOE)
• - NASA provided 600K/year toward RCOE funding
  since 2000
• RCOE came under NRTC starting from 1994

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A Very Successful Government-Industry-University
Alliance (Winner of the OSD Hammer Award in
2000)_
Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association Non-Pro
fit
Arizona State University Georgia Institute of
Technology Georgia Tech Research Institute Naval
Postgraduate School Old Dominion
University Pennsylvania State University Rensselae
r Polytechnic Institute University of California,
Los Angeles Mississippi State University Universit
y of Maryland University of Texas at
Arlington West Virginia University Ohio Aerospace
Institute
Membership Agreement, By-Laws, and Intellectual
Property Agreement
Associate Members
Bell
Supporting Members
Principal Members
Boeing
Kaman Corporation
Allison Engine Co.
Sikorsky
Lord Corporation
BF Goodrich
Smiths Industries
Simula Technologies
Endevco
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Historical Progression of RCOE

• Prior to 1982 - No focused Rotorcraft Research
  and Educational Centers in US Universities.
• Vertical Lift Review Panel sponsored by ASARDA
  1980 recommended long term rotorcraft research
  and education program at respected universities
• Army Research Office (ARO) issued RFP in 1981
• Georgia Tech, University of Maryland and RPI
  awarded RCOE in 1982 for up to five years
  (4M/year total)
• Army RCOE competitively renewed every five years
  (except in 1992), in 1987, 1992, 1996, and 2000
  with Penn State replacing RPI after first phase
  (Army funding decreased from 4M to 2.4M per
  year and to 1.8M in 2000)
• - Industry provided 50 Cost Sharing
  1992-1995 (which continued the RCOE)
• - NASA provided 600K/year toward RCOE funding
  since 2000
• RCOE came under NRTC starting from 1994

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A Very Successful Government-Industry-University
Alliance (Winner of the OSD Hammer Award in
2000)_
Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association Non-Pro
fit
Arizona State University Georgia Institute of
Technology Georgia Tech Research Institute Naval
Postgraduate School Old Dominion
University Pennsylvania State University Rensselae
r Polytechnic Institute University of California,
Los Angeles Mississippi State University Universit
y of Maryland University of Texas at
Arlington West Virginia University Ohio Aerospace
Institute
Membership Agreement, By-Laws, and Intellectual
Property Agreement
Associate Members
Bell
Supporting Members
Principal Members
Boeing
Kaman Corporation
Allison Engine Co.
Sikorsky
Lord Corporation
BF Goodrich
Smiths Industries
Simula Technologies
Endevco
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Rotorcraft Education and Research at Penn State
- historical review
John McKoewn (US Navy, Handling Qual, Deputy for
Systems, SES) Mike Deitchman (US Navy, ONR, Exp
Warfare ST Manager, SES) Sam Porter (US Navy,
Rotary Wing Branch Head) Adolph Ragghianti (US
Navy, Senior Rotary Wing Loads and Dyn) Dave
Pauling (US Navy, SES, Head, NAVAIR Propulsion
and Power) Gene Barndt (US Navy, Senior Rotary
Wing Strength Engineer) Larry Trick (US Navy, Pax
River, Shipboard Suitability) Jeff Semensa (US
Navy, UAV Programs) Kurt Long (US Navy, DI
Dept) John Funk (US Navy, Flight mech, H-60
Program) Tom Wise, Mike Vascsenic (US Navy, DI
Engineers) Steve Rajakovic (US Navy, H-53
Propulsion Power IPT Leader) Dave Findley (US
Navy,NAVAIR, CFD Group Leader) Pete Heasley (US
Navy, 1999 Engineer of the Year- PAX River) Bill
Geyer (US Navy, DI Dept, 2000 AHS Bagnoud Award
Winner) Larry Smith (US Navy, 2000 Top Civilian
Engineer Award Winner) Mike Yu (US Navy, V-22
Technology Coordinator)
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Rotorcraft Center Goals and Technical Approach

• Long Range Goals
• 1) Provide an exciting and effective educational
• environment to train the next generation
• of rotorcraft engineers
• 2) Conduct inter-disciplinary basic rotorcraft
  research
• focused on a broad range of technical
  barrier problems
• Speedily transfer technology
• to industry and government labs

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Educational Activities
1st Year Hands on Helicopters 101
(Smith/Howard) Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
(Gandhi/Smith) Rotorcraft Dynamics
(Smith/Gandhi) Rotorcraft Stability and
Control (Horn) Rotorcraft Lab and Design
Aeroacoustics (Morris, Brentner) Parallel
Computing (Long) Structural Dynamics
(Lesieutre/Wang) Smart Structures (Gandhi),
etc., etc. NEW UAV Design-Build-Fly Course
(Long) Summer Short Courses (McCormick et al,

1986-present, 500 attendees) NEW Summer Short
Course TV Courses AHS Design Competition
Lab tours and educational programs for preK-HS
kids
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RCOE Educational AccomplishmentsGraduates
Over 65 of RCOE graduate students are US
citizens Attracted brightest students through
rotorcraft fellowships and enhanced
stipends More than 200 PhD and 500 MS graduates
of which 75 are employed by US Rotorcraft
industry and Government laboratories such as
AFDD, AATD, and ARL RCOE graduates are now
the Technical Leaders in Govt Indusry More
than 100 US Army officers have graduated from
RCOE graduate programs
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Penn State Rotorcraft Center - technology
transfer paths
Lockheed-Martin (Owego)
Schweizer
MRC Bearings
Penn State
UTRC
Lord Corp
Kaman
Sikorsky
FAA
Boeing
Keystone Helicopters
National Helo Museum
NASA/Army Glenn
NASA /Army Ames, NRTC HQ
Univ of Maryland
ARO
NASA HQ
AHS HQ
ONR Navy Pax River Navy Carderock
Army AATD Ft. Eustis
Boeing
NASA/Army Langley
Army AMCOM
Penn State - Western Technology Transfer
Bell
ATI
Ga Tech
Short Course graduates and instructors Graduate
and undergraduate students Research consortia
programs (elastomers, gears, etc)