Advanced Vertical Flight Laboratory

AVFL

Publications

  1. Halder, A., Heimerl, J., and Benedict, M., “Hydrodynamic modeling and experimental validation of cycloidal propeller in translational motion,” Journal of Ocean Engineering, Vol. 295, February 2024, pp. 1-18.
  3. Walther, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Force and Flowfield Measurements to Understand Unsteady Aerodynamics of Cycloidal Rotors in Hover at Ultra-Low Reynolds Numbers,” International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 11, March 2019, pp. 1-18.
  4. Runco, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Design and Development of a 30 g Cyclocopter,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 64, No. 1, January 2019, pp. 1-10.
  5. Walther, C., Saemi, F., Benedict, M., and Lakshminarayan, V. K., “Aerodynamics of Symmetric versus Asymmetric Pitching of a Cycloidal Rotor Blade in Hover at Ultra-Low Reynolds Numbers,” Journal of Aircraft, January 2019, pp. 1-22.
  6. Runco, C., Himmelberg, B., and Benedict, M., “Experimental Studies on a Mesoscale Cycloidal Rotor in Hover,” Journal of Aircraft, December 2018, pp. 1-10.
  7. Coleman, D., Gakhar, K., Benedict, M., Tran, J., and Sirohi, J., “Aeromechanics Analysis of a Hummingbird-like Flapping Wing in Hover,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 6, July 2018, pp. 2282-2297.
  8. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Role of Blade Flexibility on Cycloidal Rotor Hover Performance,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 5, July 2018, pp. 1773-1791.
  9. Halder, A., Walther, C., and Benedict, M., “Unsteady Hydrodynamic Modeling of a Cycloidal Propeller,” Ocean Engineering, 154, April 2018, pp. 94-105.
  10. Coleman, D., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of a Robotic Hummingbird Capable of Controlled Hover,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 62, No. 3, July 2017, pp. 1 – 9.
  11. Shrestha, E., Martz, V., Yeo, D., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Development of a Meso-Scale Cycloidal-Rotor Aircraft for Micro Air Vehicle Application,” International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2017, pp. 218 – 231.
  12. Benedict, M., Coleman, D., Mayo, D. B., and Chopra, I., “Experiments on a Rigid Wing Undergoing Hover-Capable Flapping Kinematics at MAV-Scale Reynolds Numbers,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, October 2016, pp. 1145 – 1157.
  13. Elena, S., Hrishikeshavan, V., Benedict, M., Yeo, D., and Chopra, I., “Development of Control Strategies for a Twin-Cyclocopter in Forward Flight,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 61, No. 4, October 2016, pp. 1 – 9.
  14. Winslow, J., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development and Flight Testing of a High Endurance Micro Quadrotor Helicopter,” International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2016, pp. 155 – 169.
  15. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Effects of Asymmetric Blade-Pitching Kinematics on Forward Flight Performance of a Micro-Air-Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal-Rotor,” Journal of Aircraft, 53, No. 5, 2016, pp. 1568-1573.
  16. Shrestha, R., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Hover Performance of a Small-Scale Helicopter Rotor for Flying on Mars,” Journal of Aircraft, 53, No. 4, 2016, pp. 1160-1167.
  17. Benedict, M., Mullins, J., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of a Quad Cycloidal-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 61, No. 2, April 2016, pp. 1 – 12.
  18. Benedict, M., Lakshminarayan, V. K., Johnathan, P., and Chopra, I., “Aerodynamics of a Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Dynamic Blade Pitching,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2016, pp. 924 – 935.
  19. Benedict, M., Winslow, J., Hasnain, Z., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Investigation of Micro Air Vehicle Scale Helicopter Rotor in Hover,” International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 7, No. 3, October 2015, pp. 231 – 255.
  20. Mayo, D., Lankford, J., Benedict, M., Chopra, I., “Aeroelastic Analysis of Avian-Based Flexible Flapping Wings for Micro Air Vehicles,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2015, pp. 1-18.
  21. Mayo, D., Lankford, J., Benedict, M., Chopra, I., “Experimental and Computational Analysis of Rigid Flapping Wings for Micro Air Vehicles”, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 52, Special Section on Second High Lift Prediction Workshop (2015), pp. 1161-1178.
  22. Hrishikeshavan, V., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Identification of Flight Dynamics of a Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle in Hover,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2015, pp. 116 – 129.
  23. Lind, A. H., Jarugumilli, T., Benedict, M., Lakshminarayan, V. K., Jones, A. R., and Chopra, I., “Flowfield studies on a micro-air-vehicle-scale cycloidal rotor in forward flight,” Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 55, November 2014, pp. 1 – 17.
  24. Jarugumilli, T., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Wind Tunnel Studies on a Micro Air Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 59, No. 2, April 2014, pp. 1 – 10.
  25. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., Lakshminarayan, V. K., and Chopra, I., “Effect of Flow Curvature on the Forward Flight Performance of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 52, No. 6, 2014, pp. 1159 – 1169.
  26. Benedict, M., Shrestha, E., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of a Micro Twin-Rotor Cyclocopter Capable of Autonomous Hover,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 51, No. 2, 2014, pp. 672 – 676.
  27. Benedict, M., Gupta, R., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development and Flight Testing of a Twin-Rotor Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 58, No. 4, October 2013, pp. 1 – 10.
  28. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Effect of Rotor Geometry and Blade Kinematics on Cycloidal Rotor Hover Performance,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 50, No. 5, 2013, pp. 1340 – 1352.
  29. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Understanding Micro Air Vehicle Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics Using Force and Flowfield Measurements,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 50, No. 4, July 2013, pp. 1070 – 1087.
  30. Zachary, H., A., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development, and Flight Test of a Small-Scale Cyclogyro UAV Utilizing a Novel Cam-Based Passive Blade Pitching Mechanism,” International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 5, No. 2, June 2013, pp. 145 – 162.
  31. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “A Novel Mechanism for Emulating Insect Wing Kinematics,” Journal of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 7, No. 3, September 2012, pp. 1—15.
  32. Malhan, R., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Studies to Understand the Hover and Forward Flight Performance of a MAV-scale Flapping Wing Concept,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 57, No. 2, April 2012, pp. 022002-1 – 022002-11.
  33. Benedict, M., Mattaboni, M., Chopra, I., and Masarati, P., “Aeroelastic Analysis of a Micro-Air-Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal Rotor in Hover,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 49, No. 11, November 2011, pp. 2430 – 2443.
  34. Benedict, M.,Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Optimization of MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor Performance,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 56, No. 2, April 2011, pp. 022005-1 – 022005-11.
  35. Benedict, M., Ramasamy, M., and Chopra, I., “Improving the Aerodynamic Performance of Micro-Air-Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal Rotor: An Experimental Approach,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 47, No. 4, July-August 2010, pp. 1117 – 1125.
  36. Benedict, M., Ramasamy, M., Chopra, I., and Leishman, J. G., “Performance of a Cycloidal Rotor Concept for Micro Air Vehicle Applications,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 55, No. 2, April 2010, pp. 022002-1 – 022002-14.
  1. Heimerl, J. and Benedict, M., “Flow-Field and Force Measurements on a Cycloidal Rotor Blade in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the 78th Annual Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9-13, 2022.
  2. Heimerl, J. and Benedict, M., “Experimental and Computational Investigation of a UAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor in Forward Flight” Proceedings of the 77th Annual Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Virtual Event, May 10-14, 2021.
  3. Peck, C., Adams, D., McElreath, J., Verras, A., Heimerl, J., Majji, M., Benedict, M., and Junkins, J., “Autonomous Deployment of Payload Packages to Spinning Rocket Bodes: Approach, Apparatus, and Emulation Using Ground Robotics,” Proceedings of the American Astronautical Society Conference, Breckenridge, CO, March 2020.
  4. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Understanding Upward Scalability of Cycloidal Rotors for Large-Scale UAS Applications,” Proceedings of the Transformative Vertical Flight Meeting, San Jose, CA, January 21-23, 2020.
  5. Yang, X., and Benedict, M., “Computational Studies to Understand Flight Stability and Control of a Robotic Hummingbird,” Proceedings of the Transformative Vertical Flight Meeting, San Jose, CA, January 21-23, 2020.
  6. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Free-Wake Based Nonlinear Aeroelastic Modeling of UAV scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation Conference, Dallas, TX, June 17–21, 2019.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Modeling and Simulation Session)
  7. Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Flight Dynamics Identification, Maneuverability, and Gust Tolerance of a Robotic Hummingbird in Hover,” Proceedings of the 75thAnnual National Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Philadelphia, PA, May 13–16, 2019.
  8. Denton, H., Benedict, M., Kang, H., and Hrishikeshavan, V., “Development of a Gun-Launched Rotary-Wing Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 75thAnnual National Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Philadelphia, PA, May 13–16, 2019.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Advanced Vertical Flight Session)
  9. Saemi, F., Benedict, M., and Beals, N., “Semi-Empirical Modeling of Group 1 UAS Electric Powertrains,” Proceedings of the 75thAnnual National Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Philadelphia, PA, May 13–16, 2019.
    (2018 American Helicopter Society Robert L. Lichten Award Runner-Up)
  10. Halder, A., Kellen, A., and Benedict, M., “Aeroacoustic Analysis of UAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor: An Experimental and Computational Approach,” Proceedings of the 75thAnnual National Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, Philadelphia, PA, May 13–16, 2019.
  11. Yang, X., and Benedict, M., “Coupled CFD-CSD Based Aeroelastic Analysis of a Highly Flexible Flapping Wing in Hover,” Proceedings of the Vertical Flight Society Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium, Meza, AZ, January 29-31, 2019.
  12. Kellen, A., White, J., and Benedict, M., “Development of a UAV-Scale Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the Vertical Flight Society Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium, Meza, AZ, January 29-31, 2019.
  13. Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “A Truly Biomimetic Hover-Capable Flapping Wing Robot,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Advanced Vertical Flight Session)
  14. McElreath, J., Benedict, M., and Tichenor, N., “Tip Vortex Measurements on a Cycloidal Rotor Blade at Ultralow Reynolds Numbers,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
    (2018 American Helicopter Society Robert L. Lichten Award Runner-Up)
  15. Runco, C., and Benedict, M., “Understanding Flight Dynamics of a Meso-Scale Twin-Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
  16. Kellen, A., and Benedict, M., “Experimental Investigation of UAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor Aerodynamic Performance in Hover,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
  17. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Coupled Trim Analysis of a Twin-Cyclocopter in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
  18. Yang, X., Badrya, C., Lankford, J., and Benedict, M., “CFD Analysis for Flexible Flapping Wing in Hover Flight,” Proceedings of the 74thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 15–17, 2018.
  19. Walther, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Understanding Unsteady Aerodynamics of Cycloidal Rotors in Hover at Ultra-low Reynolds Numbers,” Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, Kissimmee, FL, Jan 8–12, 2018.
    (2018 AIAA International Student Conference Winner in graduate category)
  20. Yang, X., and Benedict, M., “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Coupled Trim Analysis of Flapping Wing MAV in Hover,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight, San Francisco, CA, January 16–18, 2018.
  21. Kellen, A., and Benedict, M., “Experimental Optimization of UAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight, San Francisco, CA, January 16–18, 2018.
  22. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Modeling of Cycloidal Rotor in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight, San Francisco, CA, January 16–18, 2018.
  23. Walther, C., Coleman, D., Benedict, M., and Lakshminarayan, V. K., “Experimental and Computational Studies to Understand Unsteady Aerodynamics of Cycloidal Rotors in Hover at Ultra-low Reynolds Numbers,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
    (2017 American Helicopter Society Robert L. Lichten Award Winner)
  24. Yang, X., Sudhir, A., Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Aeroelastic Analysis for Highly Flexible Flapping Wing in Hover,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Modeling and Simulation Session)
  25. Halder, A., Walther, C., and Benedict, M., “Unsteady Hydrodynamic Modeling of a Cycloidal Propeller,” Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Marine Propulsion, Helsinki, Finland, June 12 – 17, 2017.
  26. Runco, C., Himmelberg, B., and Benedict, M., “Performance and Flowfield Measurements of a Meso-Scale Cycloidal Rotor in Hover,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
  27. Kellen, A., and Benedict, M., “Performance Measurements of UAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
  28. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Coupled Trim Analysis of a Cyclocopter in Hover,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
  29. Coleman, D., Gakhar, K., Benedict, M., and Tran, J., “Experimental Studies towards Understanding the Aeromechanics of a Flexible Robotic Hummingbird Wing in Hover,” Proceedings of the 73rdAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 9–11, 2017.
  30. Himmelberg, B., and Benedict, M., “Performance Measurements of Meso-Scale Cycloidal Rotors in Hover,” Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, Grapevine, TX, Jan 9–13, 2017.
  31. Runco, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Development of a cantilevered rotor-based meso-scale cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the 7th American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting On Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Meza, AZ, January 24-26, 2017.
  32. Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Linearized Flight Dynamics of a Robotic Hummingbird in Hover,” Proceedings of the 7th American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting On Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Meza, AZ, January 24-26, 2017.
  33. Runco, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Development of the World’s Smallest Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the 72ndAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, West Palm Beach, FL, May 17–19, 2016.
    (2016 American Helicopter Society Robert L. Lichten Award Winner)
  34. Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “System Identification of a Robotic Hummingbird in Hovering Flight,” Proceedings of the 72ndAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, West Palm Beach, FL, May 17–19, 2016.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Advanced Vertical Flight Session)
  35. Yang, X., Sudhir, A., and Benedict, M., “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Model for Highly Flexible Flapping Wings in Hover,” Proceedings of the 72ndAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, West Palm Beach, FL, May 17–19, 2016.
  36. Shrestha, E., Yeo, D., Hrishikeshavan, V., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Gust Disturbance Rejection Study of a Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 72ndAnnual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, West Palm Beach, FL, May 17–19, 2016.
  37. Halder, A., and Benedict, M., “Understanding Effect of Blade Flexibility on Cycloidal Rotor Hover Performance,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Vertical Lift, San Francisco, CA, January 20–22, 2016.
  38. Runco, C., Coleman, D., and Benedict, M., “Design and Development of a Meso-Scale Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech, San Diego, CA, Jan 4–8, 2016.
  39. Coleman, D., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development and Flight-Testing of a Robotic Hummingbird,” Proceedings of the 71stAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Virginia Beach, VA, May 5–7, 2015.
  40. Benedict, M., Lakshminarayan, V. K., Garber, J., and Chopra, I., “Experimental and Computational Investigation of a Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Dynamic Blade Pitching,” Proceedings of the 71stAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Virginia Beach, VA, May 5–7, 2015.
  41. Shrestha, E., Hrishikeshavan, V., Yeo, D., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Flight Dynamics Modeling and System Identification of a Cyclocopter in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 71st Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 5-7, 2015.
  42. Shrestha, R., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Performance of a Small-Scale Helicopter Rotor for Martian Applications,” Proceedings of the 6th American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Chandler, AZ, January 20-22, 2015.
  43. Coleman, D., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Design and Development of a Hover-Capable Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 6th American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Chandler, AZ, January 20-22, 2015.
  44. Winslow, J., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development and Flight Testing of a High Endurance Micro Quadrotor Helicopter,” Proceedings of the 6th American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting On Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Chandler, AZ, January 20-22, 2015.
  45. Shrestha, E., Martz, V., Yeo, D., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Design and Hover Testing of a 60-gram Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the 6th AHS International Specialists’ Meeting On Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, Chandler, AZ, January 20-22, 2015.
  46. Benedict, M., Winslow, J., Hasnain, Z., and Chopra, I., “Performance and Flowfield Measurements of a MAV-Scale Helicopter Rotor in Hover,” Proceedings of the 70thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 20–22, 2014.
  47. Elena, S., Hrishikeshavan, V., Benedict, M., Yeo, D., and Chopra, I., “Development of Control Strategies and Flight Testing of a Twin-Cyclocopter in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the 70thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 20–22, 2014.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Advanced Vertical Flight Session)
  48. Mayo, D. B., Lankford, J. L., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Coupled CFD/CSD-Based Aeroelastic Analysis with Flowfield Measurements of Avian-Based Flexible Flapping Wings for MAV Applications,” Proceedings of the 70thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 20–22, 2014.
  49. Mayo, D. B., Lankford, J. L., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Experimental and Computational Aerodynamic Investigation of Avian-Based Rigid Flapping Wings for MAV Applications,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Specialists’ Meeting on Aeromechanics, San Francisco, CA, Jan 22–24, 2014.
  50. Hrishikeshavan, V., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Flight Dynamics System Identification and Control of a Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle in Hover,” Proceedings of the 69thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 21–23, 2013.
  51. Jarugumilli, T., Lind, A. H., Benedict, M., Lakshminarayan, V. K., Jones, A. R., and Chopra, I., “Experimental and Computational Flow Field Studies of a MAV-scale Cycloidal Rotor in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the 69thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 21–23, 2013.
  52. Benedict, M., Lakshminarayan, V. K., Johnathan, P., and Chopra, I., “Fundamental Understanding of the Physics of a Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Dynamic Blade Pitching: An Experimental and Computational Approach,” Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 8-11, 2013.
  53. Benedict, M., Coleman, D., Mayo, D., B., and Chopra, I., “Force and Flowfield Measurements on a Rigid Wing Undergoing Hover-Capable Flapping and Pitching Kinematics in Air at MAV-Scale Reynolds Numbers,” Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 8-11, 2013.
  54. Shrestha, E., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Autonomous Hover Capability of Cycloidal-Rotor Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Grapevine, TX, January 7–10, 2013.
  55. Zachary, H., A., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of a Hover-Capable 500 gram Cyclogyro Utilizing a Novel Cam-Based Passive Blade Pitching Mechanism,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Scottsdale, AZ, January 22-24, 2013.
  56. Benedict, M., Mullins, J., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of an Optimized Quad Cycloidal-Rotor UAV Capable of Autonomous Stable Hover,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Scottsdale, AZ, January 22-24, 2013.
  57. Jarugumilli, T., Benedict, M., Lind, A. H., and Chopra, I., “Performance and Flow Visualization Studies to Examine the Role of Pitching Kinematics on MAV-scale Cycloidal Rotor Performance in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Scottsdale, AZ, January 22-24, 2013.
  58. Shrestha, E., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of a 100 gram Micro Cyclocopter Capable of Autonomous Hover,” Proceedings of the 38th European Rotorcraft Forum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 4–7, 2012.
  59. Jarugumilli, T., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Investigation of the Forward Flight Performance of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the 68thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Fort Worth, TX, May 1–3, 2012.
  60. Benedict, M.,Jarugumilli, T., Lakshminarayan, V., K., and Chopra, I., “Experimental and Computational Studies to Understand the Role of Flow Curvature Effects on the Aerodynamic Performance of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor in Forward Flight,” Proceedings of the 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23-26, 2012.
  61. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Towards a Fundamental Understanding of Low Reynolds Number Flapping Wing Aerodynamics,” Proceedings of the 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23-26, 2012.
  62. Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Design and Development of an Unconventional VTOL Micro Air Vehicle: The Cyclocopter,” Proceedings of the SPIE Micro-Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 23–27, 2012.
  63. Benedict, M., Shrestha, E., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., “Development of 200 gram Twin-Rotor Micro Cyclocopter Capable of Autonomous Hover,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Future Vertical Lift Aircraft Design Conference, San Francisco, CA, January 18–20, 2012.
  64. Benedict, M., Gupta, R., and Chopra, I., “Design, Development and Flight Testing of a Twin-Rotor Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 67thAnnual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Virginia Beach, VA, May 3–5, 2011.
    (Best Paper Award Winner in the Advanced Vertical Flight Session)
  65. Jarugumilli T., Benedict, M., Chopra, I., “Experimental Optimization and Performance Analysis of a MAV Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 4-7, 2011.
  66. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Rotor Geometry and Blade Kinematics on the Performance of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Tempe, AZ, January 25-27, 2011.
  67. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Control of a Biomimetic Insect-Based Flapping Mechanism for a Hovering Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Tempe, AZ, January 25-27, 2011.
  68. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Performance Optimization of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Specialists’ Meeting on Aeromechanics, San Francisco, CA, Jan 20–22, 2010.
  69. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Investigation of an Insect-based Flapping Wing Hovering Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Specialists’ Meeting on Aeromechanics, San Francisco, CA, Jan 20–22, 2010.
  70. Benedict, M., Mattaboni, M., Chopra, I., and Masarati, P., “Aeroelastic Analysis of a MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor,” Proceedings of the 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, FL, April 12-15, 2010.
  71. Mattaboni, M., Benedict, M., Masarati, P., and Chopra, I., “MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor Multibody Aeroelastic Analysis,” Proceedings of the 1st Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, Lappeenranta, Finland, May 25–27, 2010.
  72. Malhan, R., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Experimental Investigation of an Avian-based Flapping Wing Concept for a Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 66th Annual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 11–13, 2010.
  73. Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., “Design and Development of a Hover-Capable Cyclocopter MAV,” Proceedings of the 65th Annual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Grapevine, TX, May 27–29, 2009.
  74. Benedict, M., Ramasamy, M., Chopra, I., and Leishman, J. G., “Experiments on the Optimization of the MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor Characteristics Towards Improving Their Aerodynamic Performance,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Scottsdale, AZ, January 20-22, 2009.
  75. Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., “Understanding Insect-Based Flapping Flight from a Micro Air Vehicle Perspective,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Scottsdale, AZ, January 20-22, 2009.
  76. Benedict, M., Chopra, I., Ramasamy, M., and Leishman, J. G., “Experimental Investigation of the Cycloidal rotor for a Hovering Micro Air Vehicle,” Proceedings of the 64th Annual National Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Montreal, Canada, April 28–30, 2008.
  77. Benedict, M., Sirohi, J., and Chopra, I., “Design and Testing of a Cycloidal-Rotor MAV”, Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society International Specialists’ Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Chandler, AZ, January 23-25, 2007.
  78. Benedict, M., Bhattacharya, A., and Pant, R., “Economic Benefit of Operating Turboprop Regional Aircraft on Three Short Haul Routes in India”, Air Transport Research Society World Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, July 1-3, 2004.
  79. Benedict, M., Sudhakar, K., Mujumdar, P.M., and Issac, K.K., “Aeroelastic Design of an Ornithopter Wing”, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Advances in Aerospace Sciences, Bangalore, India, December 17-18, 2003.
    (Best Paper Award winner)
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