| LE1 | Course Introduction
Introduction of Formation Flight Project (PDF) | Prof. Earll Murman
MIT | Blake, William and Dieter Multhopp, "Design, Performance and Modeling Considerations for Close Formation Flight." AIAA-98-4343.
Wakayama, Sean, Richard Gilmore, and Derrell Brown. "Design Trades for a Large Blended-Wing-Body Freighter." The Boeing Company Huntington Beach, CA.
Barkowski, Ron. "Future Concepts for Air Cargo Delivery." AIAA/ICAS International Air and Space Symposium and Exposition: The Next 100 Year. Dayton, Ohio: 14-17 July 2003, FedEx Express. Memphis, Tennessee.
Jiang, H., L. Ren and R.J. Hansman, "Market and Infrastructure Analysis of Future Air Cargo Demand in China." AIAA 3rd Annual Aviation Technology, Integration and Operations (ATIO) Technical Forum, 2003. AIAA-2003-6770. |
| LE2 | NASA / Boeing / UCLA Autonomous Formation Flight Program Overview and Findings (PDF 1 of 2 - 3.4 MB) (PDF 2 of 2 - 2.1 MB) (Courtesy of Greg Larson. Used with permission.) | Greg Larson
Boeing Phantom Works | |
| LE3 | Technical Considerations for Autonomous Formation Flying Systems (PDF) | Prof. John Hansman
MIT | |
| LE4 | MATECON - Method for Rapid Architecture Selection and Conceptual Design (PDF 1 of 2 - 2.4 MB) (PDF 2 of 2 - 2.5 MB) (Courtesy of Hugh McManus. Used with permission.) | Dr. Hugh McManus
Metis Design | McManus, Hugh. "Space Systems, Policy, and Architecture Research Consortium (SSPARC): 'SSPARC' Book Material." November 4, 2003. |
| LE5 | Systems Study of Global Range Airpower | Dr. Jon Protz
Missile Defense Agency | |
| LE6 | Economics of Commercial Cargo Operations (PDF) | Prof. John-Paul Clarke
MIT | Air Transport Association, Inc. ATA Annual Report, 2002.
Kadar, Mark and John Larew. "Securing the Future of Air Cargo." Mercer on Travel and Transport. |
| LE7 | Military and Commercial Cargo Mission Needs (PDF) (Courtesy of Blaine Rawdon. Used with permission.) | Blaine Rawdon
Boeing Phantom Works (PDF) | |
| LE8 | Market for Cargo Operations (PDF 1 of 3 - 2.8 MB) (PDF 2 of 3 - 4.6 MB) (PDF 3 of 3 - 1.3 MB) (Courtesy of Al Haggerty. Used with permission.) | Al Haggerty
MIT & Boeing (Retired) | |
| LE9 | Architecting and Designing Air Transportation Systems (PDF) | Prof. John-Paul Clarke
MIT | |
| LE10 | System Level Design Issues | Prof. Ilan Kroo
Stanford | |
| LE11 | Airplane Design Issues | Prof. Robert Liebeck
Boeing Phantom Works & MIT | |
| LE12 | Human Factors for Formation Flying (PDF) (Courtesy of Missy Cummings. Used with permission.) | Prof. Missy Cummings
MIT (PDF) | NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Movie Collection: Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR), Autonomous Formation Flight (AAF) |
| LE13 | Autonomous Control | Prof. Nicholas Roy
MIT | |
| LE14 | Avionics (PDF 1 of 2- 1.3 MB) (PDF 2 of 2 - 2.2 MB ) | Prof. John Hansman
MIT | |
| LE15 | Guidance, Navigation and Control | Prof. John Deyst
MIT | |
| LE16 | Managing Risk | Prof. Ray Leopold
MIT and Motorola (Retired) (PDF) | |
| LE17 | Certification Issues | Dr. Kathy Abbott
FAA | |
| LE18 | Air Traffic Control | Prof. John Hansman
MIT | |
| LE19 | System Software and Safety | Prof. Nancy Leveson
MIT | |
| LE20 | Closing the Business Case (PDF) | Prof. John-Paul Clarke
MIT | |
| LE21 | System Realization Issues | Prof. Earll Murman
MIT | |