
Aerial Refueling Tanker and Receiver Aerodynamic Interaction Modeling and SimulationAward last edited on: 10/20/2024
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
DOD : NavyTotal Award Amount
$1,902,225Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
N161-003Principal Investigator
Robert VessCompany Information
Coherent Technical Services Inc (AKA: CTSi)
46591 Expedition Drive Suite 100
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 880-3341 |
tom.sanders@goctsi.com |
www.goctsi.com |
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 05
County: St. Mary's
Congr. District: 05
County: St. Mary's
Phase I
Contract Number: N68335-16-C-0264Start Date: 6/2/2016 Completed: 4/28/2017
Phase I year
2016Phase I Amount
$149,642Benefit:
Beyond aerial refueling modeling and simulation, we envision derivative modeling and simulation tools supporting formation flight, aircraft separation standards and naval ship wake effects. Another benefit of the research and development arising from this SBIR effort is the increased fidelity of the Navys refueling hose/drogue model. This model currently uses a single component estimate of the tanker downwash which is based on the tanker lift coefficient and airspeed, and can benefit directly from immersing the hose/drogue model in an accurate tanker wake.
Keywords:
aerial refueling, aerial refueling, Aerodynamics, Vortex lattice method, Airwake, viscous analysis, Formation Flying, inviscid analysis
Phase II
Contract Number: N68335-18-C-0007Start Date: 10/16/2017 Completed: 4/17/2019
Phase II year
2018(last award dollars: 2023)
Phase II Amount
$1,752,583Benefit:
Beyond aerial refueling modeling and simulation, we envision derivative modeling and simulation tools supporting formation flight, aircraft separation standards and naval ship wake effects. Another benefit of the research and development arising from this SBIR effort is the increased fidelity of the Navys refueling hose/drogue model. This model currently uses a single component estimate of the tanker downwash which is based on the tanker lift coefficient and airspeed, and can benefit directly from immersing the hose/drogue model in an accurate tanker wake.
Keywords:
Vortex lattice method, aerial refueling, Aerodynamics, inviscid analysis, viscous analysis, Airwake, Formation Flying