Mobile Program

Day 1 - April 21

Day 1
21 Apr 2017
07:15 - 08:00

Registration & Breakfast

Welcome to SAS 2017

Opening remarks
Dr. Brien Seeley

Solar Impulse: Making the Impossible Possible

In addition to covering the breakthrough technologies whose convergence enabled...
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André Borschberg

ECO4: New Generation Hybrid-electric Four Place Aircraft

Optimized electric airframes can be combined with modern combustion engines...
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Ingmar Geiss

The Prandtl Wing: Maximum Efficiency

Understanding current wing technology ­gives us insight for possible improvement....
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Al Bowers
10:05 - 10:25

Break

The Sustainable Aviation Project: eFlight Everywhere

Abstract Joseph Oldham will present the Sustainable Aviation Project: eFlight...
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Joseph Oldham

Sustainable Skies Keynote Lecture

Deriving from experience in the first 10 years of electric...
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Dr. Tine Tomazic †

LightningStrike: The XV-24A Hybrid-Electric Tilt-Wing/Canard VTOL

Dr. Carl Schaefer, Program Manager at Aurora Flight Sciences, will...
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Dr. Carl Schaefer
12:10 - 13:00

Lunch

150 Passenger Electric Airliner

Jeff Engler will speak about the unique opportunities presented by...
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Jeff Engler

The Ocean is Climate

The presentation will cover the crucial role of the ocean...
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Dr. Kyle Van Houtan

Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management System (UTM) for Safely Enabling Low-altitude UAS operations

NASA is developing a system to safely enable low altitude...
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Dr. Parimal Kopardekar

Sensors and Autonomy in UAVs

This presentation follows the arc of UAV/drone development from backyard...
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Joe Mohos

Polite Aircraft: Cooperative Behavior in Air Traffic

In an aerial community of autonomous vehicles, principles of politeness...
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Dr. Tyler MacCready
15:30 - 15:50

Break

Amazon, Uber, Airbus & Google: Meet Your Sky Pod

The synergistic benefits of a sleek, ultra-low drag laminar design...
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Wayne Cook

Fast Morphing Wings and Prop Blades

Towards Bird-like Control of Thrust, Lift, Drag, Flare and Ride...
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Dr. Sridhar Kota

ElectroDucts, Optimal Thrusters for Safe and Efficient V/ESTOL Sky Taxis

By: Joshua Portlock and Rob Bulaga Affiliation: Electro.Aero & Trek Aerospace, Inc....
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Joshua Portlock
17:50 - 18:45

Cocktail Hour

18:45 - 21:30

Theme Dinners

Theme Dinners

Day 1
21 Apr 2017

Theme Dinner: Batteries with Wings

Hermes™: High Energy Rechargeable Metal Cells for Space” SolidEnergy is...
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Dr. Qichao Hu

Theme Dinner: Regional Sky Transit: Landing & Takeoff System on Latching Drone Cars and Ground Taxiing & Passenger Assist System

Using electric-latching-platform cars for runway operations enables extremely-short takeoff or...
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Aris Symeonidis

Theme Dinner: Advanced Motors

A discussion on cutting edge motors for electric aircraft.

APSARA (Aerial Platform Supporting Autonomous Resupply Actions)

APSARA (Aerial Platform Supporting Autonomous Resupply Actions) are biodegradable gliders...
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Star Simpson

Day 2 - April 22

Day 1
22 Apr 2017
07:15 - 08:00

Breakfast

Day 2 Opening Remarks

Dr. Brien Seeley

State of the Union for Electric Aircraft

The talk will focus on the structure, design and power...
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Dean Sigler

Treading Lightly: Low Horsepower Aircraft

Energy storage density limitations favor electric aircraft that can maintain...
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Brian Carpenter

World’s Quietest Sky Taxi: The Sustainable Aviation Challenge

There are no less than 7 promising start-up Sky Taxi...
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Dr. Brien Seeley

SA Symposium Earth-Day Lecture: Solar Power for Aircraft

There is a tremendous amount of interest in solar powered...
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Dr. Aarohi Vijh

The Paul B. MacCready Lecture: Doing More with Much Less

Doing More with Much Less: Human Flight on the Power...
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Cameron Robertson
10:50 - 11:15

Break

Hermes™: High Energy Rechargeable Metal Cells for Space

In ancient Greek mythology, Hermes was the God of communication,...
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Dr. Qichao Hu

Ultra Fast Battery Charging with Minimal Cycle Life Degradation

GBatteries developed a smart battery management system, which enables existing...
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Kostya Khomutov