AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

The AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference provides a forum for presentation and discussion of all technical areas related to atmospheric flight. It brings together experts from industry, government, and academia on an international level. Presentations will cover the topics of aircraft dynamics, unsteady and high-angle-of-attack aerodynamics, flying qualities, system identification, aerospace vehicle flight testing, projectile and missile dynamics, UAVs, expendable and reusable launch vehicles, and reentry and aeroassist vehicles. Papers are invited that address new findings and/or innovative approaches in computational, experimental, or theoretical development; flight testing; research and development; or simulation results. Areas of interest for this conference include, but are not limited to: aerodynamic performance; trajectories, attitude dynamics, and evaluation of conventional aircraft as well as vehicles of unusual configurations, including unmanned systems and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV), expendable and reusable launch vehicles (ELV/RLV), and short take-off vertical landing vehicles (STOVL); hypersonic platforms; flying qualities and aircraft-pilot coupling phenomena; missiles; spacecraft; reentry vehicles and vehicles moving through planetary atmospheres; response to atmospheric disturbances; bio-inspired flight mechanics and aircraft icing. In addition, papers are encouraged that deal with education and design in the field of atmospheric flight mechanics, multidisciplinary efforts, and international collaboration projects. Student papers are also eligible for the Best Student Paper Competition. Supplemental information can be found here.·Aerodynamic Prediction Methods·Aircraft Flight Dynamics, Handling Qualities, and Performance·Flight Test and System Identification·Launch Vehicle, Missile, and Projectile Flight Mechanics·Small/Mini/Micro Aerial Vehicles·Atmospheric Entry, Hypersonic Flight and Aeroassist Technology·Aeroservoelastic (ASE) Control, Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization·Biomimetic Flight Mechanics·High Altitude Long Endurance Flight Mechanics and Performance·Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Student Paper Competition