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  1. Aero-Propulsive Damping Characterization for eVTOL Aircraft Using Free Motion Wind-Tunnel Testing

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  2. Transition Aero-Propulsive Analysis of a Tilt-Wing eVTOL Aircraft Using a Surface-Vorticity Solver

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  3. Development and Capabilities of the NASA Flight Dynamics Research Facility

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  4. Statistical Wind-Tunnel Experimentation Advancements for eVTOL Aircraft Aero-Propulsive Model Development

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  5. Experimental Characterization of an Electric Ducted Fan for the SUSAN 25% Scale Research Vehicle

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  6. Development and Evaluation of Multirotor Flight Dynamic Models for Estimation and Control

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Jeremy Hopwood, Benjamin Simmons, Dr. Craig Woolsey A Woolsey

  7. System Identification Approach for eVTOL Aircraft Demonstrated Using Simulated Flight Data

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, February 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  8. Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Propeller Aircraft Using Flight Data

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, July 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  9. Aero-Propulsive Modeling for eVTOL Aircraft Using Wind Tunnel Testing with Multisine Inputs

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  10. Efficient Variable-Pitch Propeller Aerodynamic Model Development for Vectored-Thrust eVTOL Aircraft

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  11. Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Tilt-Wing, Distributed Propulsion Aircraft Using Wind Tunnel Data

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, March 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  12. System Identification for Propellers at High Incidence Angles

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, July 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  13. Rapid Aero Modeling for Urban Air Mobility Aircraft in Wind-Tunnel Tests

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Patrick C. Murphy, Benjamin Simmons

  14. Wind Tunnel-Based Aerodynamic Model Identification for a Tilt-Wing, Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  15. System Identification for Propellers at High Incidence Angles

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  16. Wind Tunnel Testing Techniques for a Tandem Tilt-Wing, Distributed Electric Propulsion VTOL Aircraft

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Benjamin Simmons

  17. Rapid Aero Modeling for Urban Air Mobility Aircraft in Computational Experiments

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Patrick C. Murphy, Benjamin Simmons

  18. Intelligent Contingency Management for Urban Air Mobility

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Irene Gregory , Dr. Patrick C. Murphy, Benjamin Simmons, Newton Campbell

  19. Nonlinear Model Identification Methodology for Small, Fixed-Wing, Unmanned Aircraft

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Craig Woolsey A Woolsey, Benjamin Simmons