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  1. Sustainable and Portable Vertiports Enabling Autonomous Drone Swarm Inspection in the Oil and Gas Industry

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  2. A Structured Approach to Optimal Airship Design

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  3. Egg Shaped Environmental Sensors to Aid Robot Navigation and Rescue Efforts

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Sean Goodyear

  4. Analyzing the Physiological Effects of Cybersickness Onset by Virtual Reality Headsets

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  5. Enhancing Mars Rover Power Generation With Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy Motors

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  6. Airship Flight Model Creation: A Computational Approach for High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS)

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

    Ahmed Aboelezz, Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  7. Dandelion-Inspired Micro Flying Sensors for the Martian Lava Tubes Exploration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Alexander Heusser

  8. Load Distribution on “V” and Echelon Formation Flight of Flapping-Wings

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

    Ahmed Aboelezz, Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff , Joseph Martinez-Ponce

  9. Potential Applications and Integration of Ground Effects on Amphibious Drones: Shearwaters and Bioinspiration

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

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  10. Dynamical Modeling of a Golden Wheel Spider-Inspired Rolling Robot for Planetary Exploration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Rodrigo Cervantes

  11. Experimental Design for Studying Penguin Huddling: Bioinspiration and Energy Management for Space Infrastructure

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

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  12. Managing the Vortices on the aerostructures with Riblets Oscillating by Liquid Metal Actuators in the Laminar Flows

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  13. A Discussion of the Design and Development of an Intrinsically Safe Drone for Underground Mining Applications

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Ahmed Aboelezz

  14. Investigation of Energy Harvesting Mechanisms for a Titan Drone

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  15. Unmanned Launching & Landing Rover (ULLR) for Moon and Martian Missions on Ice-Caps

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

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  16. Design and Prototyping of Bioinspired Jumping Robot for Lunar Exploration

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

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  17. Aerodynamic Analysis of Manta Ray Inspired Fixed and Flapping-Wing Drones for High Altitude Venus Exploration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  18. Bioinspired Concepts for Potential Martian Habitats Design and Exploration

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

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  19. Solar UAV for the Inspection and Monitoring of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems in Solar Power Plants

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  20. Drones for Venus Exploration: Energy Harvesting Mechanisms and Thermal-based Flight Control

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  21. Design and Fabrication of Electromagnetic Attachment Mechanism for a Hybrid Drone for Mars Exploration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  22. Energy Harvesting Mechanisms for a Solar Photovoltaic Plant Monitoring Drone: Thermal Soaring and Bioinspiration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  23. Design and Manufacturing of a Bioinspired Spider Rolling Robot for Mars Exploration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  24. Heated Boundary Layer and Aerodynamic Efficiency of Airfoils: Birds Coloration and Bioinspiration

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Ahmed Aboelezz

  25. Design and Prototyping a Butterfly-Inspired Flapping-Wing MAV: Novel Applications of Drones for Met Gala Fashion Event

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  26. Design and Optimization of an Encased Drone for Underground Mining Applications

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  27. Insight into Color Effects of Migratory Monarch Butterflies on Their Flight Performance

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

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  28. Design of a Hybrid Detachable Amphibious Drone for Monitoring Marine Environment

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  29. Examination of Explosives in Martian Atmospheric Conditions

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  30. Thermal Effects of Penguins' Colors on Their Swimming Efficiency: Possibility of a New Generation of Biologically Inspired Systems

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  31. Energy Harvesting Techniques for Hybrid Amphibious Drones in the Marine Environment

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  32. Drones as a Driving Force for Smart Towns: Technology and Accessibility

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  33. Adaptive Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Cooperative Swarming Drones: Analytical Study and Aerodynamic Analysis

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  34. Power Analysis of Fixed-Wing UAVs for Titan Exploration in Various Altitudes

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  35. Applying Least Square Curve Fitting for Extraction the Birds’ Wing Shapes: Flapping Wing MAVs and Kinematic Optimization

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Joseph Martinez-Ponce

  36. Conceptual Design of Fueling Mechanism for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Harvesting Liquid-Methane Capability on Titan

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  37. Biomimetic and Bioinspired Anti-Predator Drones

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Savannah Bradley, Mostafa Hassanalian

  38. Dandelion-Inspired Micro-Rovers: Novel Concept of Extraterrestrial Systems for Mars Exploration

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Savannah Bradley, Mostafa Hassanalian

  39. Flight Pattern Formations and Their Effects on Drag: Experimental Study and Flow Visualization

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  40. Particle Swarm Optimization for Wireless Charging of Swarming Drones through Ambient Radio Frequencies

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  41. Autonomous Routing and Power Management of Drones in GPS-Denied Environments through Dijkstra Algorithm

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  42. Harvesting Energy by Base Excitations of Troops’ Backpacks for Charging Drones

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Bilal Majeed

  43. Performance Enhancement of an External Compression Intake by the Boundary Layer Suction

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Javad Sepahi-Younsi, Mostafa Hassanalian , Safa Esmaeili, Victoria Pellerito

  44. Performance Analysis of a Bioinspired Albatross Airfoil with Heated Top Wing Surface: Experimental Study

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Farhad Sabri, Victoria Pellerito, Ahmad Sedaghat

  45. Energy Saving of Echelon Flocking Northern bald ibises with Variable wingtips spacing: Possibility of New Swarming for Drones

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  46. Energy Conservation of V-Shaped Flocking Canada Geese through Leader and Tail Switching

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  47. Drone-Station Matching in Smart Cities through Hungarian Algorithm: Power Minimization and Management

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  48. Cellular Phone Loaded Network Field Test Using Swarming Drones: Replacing Drive Test and Particle Swarm Optimization

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  49. Drone Stations in Airports for Runway and Airplane Inspection Using Image Processing Techniques

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  50. Surface Temperature Effects of Solar Panels of Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Flight Performance

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian

  51. Design and Analysis of a High Pressure and High Temperature Fixed Wing Space Drone for Venus Exploration

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  52. Performance Enhancement and Load Balancing of Swarming Drones through Position Reconfiguration

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  53. Cleaning Mechanisms for Solar Panels of Rovers and Other Extraterrestrial Unmanned Vehicles

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Michael Ward, Mostafa Hassanalian

  54. Insight into the Thermal Effects of Aquatic Animal Colors on their Skin Friction Drag

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian

  55. Feasibility Assesment of Using Hydrokinetic Turbine in Golden Gate Strait

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian