SourceNASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
These advancements could lead to faster travel times, quieter flights in populated cities, and a more skilled U.S. aeronautics workforce.
- University of Minnesota will develop an adaptive combined cycle engine transitioning from turbofan to ramjet for Mach 4 flight
- Stanford University will develop learning-enabled avionics and a noise-optimal trajectory planning simulation framework for urban air mobility
- Virginia Tech will develop a certification-driven aircraft design framework incorporating multidisciplinary optimization and uncertainty quantification
- Awards total about $30 million in multiyear support with guidance from NASA and FAA experts