FUNDED RESEARCH

Biological Fluid Dynamics and MAV Related

• “CAREER: An Integrated Study of Biological Fluid Dynamics in Nature”, funded by NSF CBET Fluid Dynamics program, June 2011 to May 2016.

• “Physics-based Morphology Analysis and Adjoint Optimization of Flexible Flapping Wings”, funded by AFOSR Flow Interactions & Control, May 2012 to May 2015.

• “Flow Modulation and Force Control of Flapping Wings “, funded by AFOSR Flow Interactions & Control, May 2011 to May 2014.

• “Bio-inspired Hair-cell Sensor Development and Flow Measurement of Micro Air Vehicles”, funded by Wright State University Research Incentive Program, April 2011 to March 2012.

• “Vortex-Dominated Flows in Massively-Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics”, funded by AFRL/DASGI Ohio Student-Faculty Fellowship program, June 2010 to June 2011.

• “Design of a Bio-inspired Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle Actuator”, AFRL CAPSTONE senior project, Jan – June 2010.

• “Sensor Testing System for Design a Quad-Winged Micro Air Vehicle”, funded by DoD DURIP-09, July 2009 to June 2010.

• “Integrated Sensing and Modeling for Bio-inspired Micro Flights”, funded by Wright State University Research Council, Jan 2009 to Dec. 2009.

• “Sensing, control and modeling for a quad-winged micro air vehicle platform”, funded by DoD STTR Phase I, Nov. 2008 to July 2009.

• “Physics-Based Analysis of Flapping-Wing Micro-Air Vehicles (MAV)”, funded by Ohio Space Grant Consortium Seed Grant, March 2008 to March 2009.

• “Separation and Vorticity Transport in Massively-Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Flows”, funded by AFRL/DASGI Ohio Student-Faculty Fellowship program, June 2007 to June 2009.

• “Computational Analysis of Biomimetic Dynamic Motion” is funded by Wright State University Research Council, Jan 2008 to Dec. 2008.

• “Development of Simulation Capabilities for Biomimetic/Bioinspired Locomotion”, funded by Wright State University Research Council, Jan 2007 to Dec. 2007.

Energy and Small Engine Related

• “Computation Analysis of MCC Engine Combustion Chamber Design and MCC Engine Cycle of Operation”, funded by Air Force SBIR Phase II, Oct 2011 to June 2012.

• “CFD Analysis of Advanced Rotary Diesel Engine Fuel Injection System for UGVs”, funded by Army SBIR Phase I, June 2011 to Dec 2011.

• “Optimal injection setting and thermodynamic analysis of DISI rotary engine “, funded by DoD OSD SBIR Phase II, Jan 2011 to Jan 2013.

• “Geometrical modeling and analysis of DISI heavy fuel rotary engine”, funded by DoD OSD SBIR Phase II, Feb 2011 to Feb 2013.

• “Direct Fuel Injection and Intelligent Control of Small Engines for Air Force and Automotive Industry Applications”, funded by Wright State University Research Incentive Program, June 2010 to March 2011.

• “Pulsed Detonation Propulsion Research “, funded by AFRL/DASGI Ohio Student-Faculty Fellowship program, June 2010 to June 2011.

• “Computational Analysis of Wankel Rotary Engine with Direct Injection”, funded by LK Inc and DoD SBIR Phase II, January 2010 to Dec. 2011.

• “Computational fluid dynamic investigation to determine the adequate fuel spray pattern for optimum combustion in a rotary engine”, funded by UTC and AFRL/RZ, February 2010 to June 2010.

• “Computational Analysis of Two SI Engines Running on Heavy Fuels”, funded by AFRL RZ, June 2009 to Dec. 2009.

• “Analysis of Air Recirculation System”, funded by Dayton Aero Group from April 2008 to August 2008.

• “Computational Investigation of a Radial Compressor and Downstream Components with Feedback for Maximum Efficiency”, funded by Alpha Engineering, Inc., June 2007 to Sept. 2007.