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Day 1 - April 21
Day 1
21 Apr 2017
07:15 - 08:00
Registration & Breakfast
08:00 - 08:05
Dr. Brien Seeley
Welcome to SAS 2017
Opening remarks
Dr. Brien Seeley
08:05 - 08:35
André Borschberg
Solar Impulse: Making the Impossible Possible
In addition to covering the breakthrough technologies whose convergence enabled...
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André Borschberg
08:35 - 09:05
Ingmar Geiss
ECO4: New Generation Hybrid-electric Four Place Aircraft
Optimized electric airframes can be combined with modern combustion engines...
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Ingmar Geiss
09:05 - 09:35
Dr. Josef Kallo
Long-Range Electric Flight With Advanced Fuel Cells
Dr. Josef Kallo
09:35 - 10:05
Al Bowers
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
10:25 - 10:55
Joseph Oldham
The Sustainable Aviation Project: eFlight Everywhere
Abstract Joseph Oldham will present the Sustainable Aviation Project: eFlight...
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Joseph Oldham
10:55 - 11:40
Dr. Tine Tomazic †
Sustainable Skies Keynote Lecture
Deriving from experience in the first 10 years of electric...
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Dr. Tine Tomazic †
11:40 - 12:10
Dr. Carl Schaefer
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
13:00 - 13:30
Jeff Engler
150 Passenger Electric Airliner
Jeff Engler will speak about the unique opportunities presented by...
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Jeff Engler
13:30 - 14:00
Dr. Kyle Van Houtan
The Ocean is Climate
The presentation will cover the crucial role of the ocean...
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Dr. Kyle Van Houtan
14:00 - 14:30
Dr. Parimal Kopardekar
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
14:30 - 15:00
Joe Mohos
Sensors and Autonomy in UAVs
This presentation follows the arc of UAV/drone development from backyard...
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Joe Mohos
15:00 - 15:30
Dr. Tyler MacCready
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
15:50 - 16:20
Wayne Cook
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
16:20 - 16:50
Dr. Sridhar Kota
Fast Morphing Wings and Prop Blades
Towards Bird-like Control of Thrust, Lift, Drag, Flare and Ride...
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Dr. Sridhar Kota
16:50 - 17:20
Martin Albrecht
Higher Efficiencies of Slow Turning, Large Diameter Multibladed Propellers Concepts
Martin Albrecht
17:20 - 17:50
Joshua Portlock
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
18:45 - 21:30
Energy
Dr. Qichao Hu
Theme Dinner: Batteries with Wings
Hermes™: High Energy Rechargeable Metal Cells for Space” SolidEnergy is...
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Dr. Qichao Hu
18:45 - 21:30
Aeronautics
Aris Symeonidis
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
18:45 - 21:30
Motors
Theme Dinner: Advanced Motors
A discussion on cutting edge motors for electric aircraft.
18:45 - 21:30
Aeronautics
Star Simpson
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
08:00 - 08:05
Dr. Brien Seeley
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Dr. Brien Seeley
08:05 - 08:35
Dean Sigler
State of the Union for Electric Aircraft
The talk will focus on the structure, design and power...
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Dean Sigler
08:35 - 09:05
Brian Carpenter
Treading Lightly: Low Horsepower Aircraft
Energy storage density limitations favor electric aircraft that can maintain...
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Brian Carpenter
09:05 - 09:35
Dr. Brien Seeley
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
09:35 - 10:05
Dr. Aarohi Vijh
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
10:05 - 10:50
Cameron Robertson
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
11:15 - 11:45
Dr. Qichao Hu
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
11:45 - 12:15
Advanced Motors for Electric Aircraft
Advanced Motors for Electric Aircraft
11:45 - 12:15
Willi Tacke
New technology from Good Old Europe — an Overview of the Latest Developments in Electric Aviation Europe
Willi Tacke, the Founder and Program Chair for e-Flight Expo...
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Willi Tacke
12:15 - 12:45
Kostya Khomutov
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