Publications of Dr. Kevin D. Jones Theses Jones, K.D., "A New Inverse Method for Generating High-Speed Aerodynamic Flows With Application to Waverider Design," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado, Boulder, May, 1993. Chapters in Books Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "On the Prediction of Dynamic Stall Onset on Airfoils in Low Speed Flow," Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, Ed. T. H. Fransson, Kluwer Academic Publications, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1998, pp. 797-812. Jones, K.D., Lund, T.C. and Platzer, M.F., "Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion for Micro Air Vehicles," Chapter 16, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications, AIAA Progress in Aerospace Sciences Series, Ed. T. Mueller., Jan. 2002. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "The Unsteady Aerodynamics of Flapping-Foil Propellers," Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, Eds. Ferrand, P. and Aubert, S., Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, Grenoble, France, 2001, pp. 123-147. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "On the Design of Efficient Micro Air Vehicles," Design and Nature - Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering Eds. Brebbia, C.A., Sucharov, L.J. and Pascolo, P., WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 2002, pp. 67-76. Jones, K.D, Platzer, M.F., Rodriguez, D.L. and Guruswamy, G., "On the Effect of Area Ruling on Transonic Abrupt Wing Stall," IUTAM Symposium Transsonicum IV Ed. Sobieczky., H., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003, pp. 99-104. Castro, B.M., Jones, K.D, Platzer, M.F., Weber, S. and Ekaterinaris, J.A.,, "Numerical Investigation of Transonic Flutter and Modeling of Wind Tunnel Interference Effects," IUTAM Symposium Transsonicum IV, Ed. Sobieczky., H., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003, pp. 71-78. Jones, K.D., Lindsey, K. and Platzer, M.F., "An Investigation of the Fluid-Structure Interaction in an Oscillating-Wing Micro-Hydropower Generator," Fluid Structure Interaction II Eds. Chakrabarti, S.K., Brebbia, C.A., Almorza, D. and Gonzalez-Palma, R., WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 2003, pp. 73-82. Jones, K.D., Nakashima, M., Bradshaw, C.J., Papadopoulos, J. and Platzer, M.F., "On Flow Separation Control by Means of Flapping Wings," Chapter 5, Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying Eds. Kato, N., Ayers, J. and Morikawa, H., Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, 2004. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics in Nature and Engineering," (invited) accepted for presentation and publication, Conference on Design & Nature, 24-25 May 2006. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "Concepts of Aero- and Hydromechanics," Flow Phenomena in Nature - A Challenge to Engineering Design, to be published by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "Steady and Unsteady Aerodynamics," Flow Phenomena in Nature - A Challenge to Engineering Design, to be published by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "Unsteady Airfoil Experiments," Flow Phenomena in Nature - A Challenge to Engineering Design, to be published by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle," Flow Phenomena in Nature - A Challenge to Engineering Design, to be published by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Refereed Publications Jones, K.D. and Dougherty, F.C., "Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Flows About Waveriders with Sharp Leading Edges," AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 29, No. 5, 1992, pp. 661-667. Jones, K.D., Sobieczky, H., Seebass, A.R. and Dougherty, F.C., "Waverider Design for Generalized Shock Geometries," AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 32, No. 6, 1995, pp. 957-963. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Time-Domain Analysis of Low-Speed Airfoil Flutter," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 5, 1996, pp. 1027-1033. Jones, K.D., Dohring, C.M. and Platzer, M.F., "An Experimental and Computational Investigation Of the Knoller-Betz Effect," AIAA Journal Vol. 36, No. 7, 1998, pp. 1240-1246. Weber, S., Jones, K.D., Ekaterinaris, J.A. and Platzer, M.F., "Transonic Flutter Computations for the NLR 7301 Supercritical Airfoil," Aerospace Science and Technology, No. 5, 2001, pp. 293-304. Jones, K.D., Bradshaw, C.J., Papadopoulos, J. and Platzer, M.F., "Bio-Inspired Design of Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles," The Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 109, No. 1098, August 2005, pp. 385-394. Wang, I.H., Dobrokhodov, V.N., Kaminer, I.I. and Jones, K.D., "Design of Vision-Based Target Tracking and Range Estimation Algorithms for Small UAVs," submitted to the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics. Papers, Proceedings and Presentations Jones, K.D., Dougherty, F.C. and Sobieczky, H., "Hypersonic Flows About Waveriders With Sharp Leading Edges," Poster/presentation at the 12th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Oxford, England, July 1990. Jones, K.D. and Dougherty, F.C., "Computational Simulation of Flows About Hypersonic Geometries With Sharp Leading Edges," AIAA Paper No. 90-3065, 8th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 1990. Sobieczky, H., Dougherty, F.C. and Jones, K.D., "Hypersonic Waverider Design From Given Shock Waves," Proceedings of the 1st International Hypersonic Waverider Symposium, College Park, Maryland, Oct. 1990. Sobieczky, H., Dougherty, F.C., Jones, K.D., Center, K.B. and Seebass, A.R., "Analysis of Hypersonic Waverider Forebodies With Inlets," Proceedings of the International Aerospace Congress 1991, Melbourne, Australia, May 1991, pp. 402-417. Jones, K.D., Bauer S.X.S. and Dougherty, F.C., "Hypersonic Waverider Analysis: A Comparison of Numerical and Experimental Results," AIAA Paper No. 91-1696, 22nd Fluid Dynamics, Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 1991. Gustafson, K., Jones, K., Leben, R. and McArthur, J., "Vortex Patterns, Thrust, and Lift for Hovering Modes," Poster/presentation at the 4th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Davis, California, Sept. 1991. Jones, K.D., "On Waverider Design," Seminar presented at the Institute of Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, DLR, Göttingen, Germany, Feb. 1992. Center, K.B., Jones, K.D., Dougherty, F.C., Seebass, A.R. and Sobieczky, H., "Interactive Hypersonic Waverider Design and Optimization," Paper No. ICAS-92-1.8.3, Proceedings of the 18th Congress of ICAS, Beijing, People's Republic of China, Sept. 1992, pp. 1571-1580. Jones, K.D., Dougherty, F.C., Seebass, A.R. and Sobieczky, H., "Waverider Design for Generalized Shock Geometries," AIAA Paper No. 93-0774, 31st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1993. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Time Domain Flutter Analysis of a Two Airfoil system with Application to Unsteady Rotary Wing Flow Fields," AIAA Paper No. 95-0337, 33rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1995. Jones, K.D., Dohring, C.M. and Platzer, M.F., "Wake Structures Behind Plunging Airfoils: A Comparison of Numerical and Experimental Results," AIAA Paper No. 96-0078, 34th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1996. Jones, K.D. and Center, K.B., "Numerical Wake Visualization for Airfoils Undergoing Forced and Aeroelastic Motions," AIAA Paper No. 96-0055, 34th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1996. Dohring, C.M., Platzer, M.F., Jones, K.D. and Tuncer, I.H., "The Characterization and Modification of Wakes from Lifting Vehicles in Fluids," 78th AGARD Fluid Dynamics Panel Symposium, Trondheim, Norway, May 1996. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Numerical Computation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion and Power Extraction," AIAA Paper No. 97-0826, 35th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1997. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "A Fast Method for the Prediction of Dynamic Stall Onset on Turbomachinery Blades," ASME Paper No. 97-GT-101, presented at the `97 ASME/IGTI Turbo Expo., Orlando, Florida, June 1997. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Airfoil Geometry and Flow Compressibility Effects on Wing and Blade Flutter," AIAA Paper No. 98-0517, 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1998. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion," AIAA Paper No. 99-0995, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1999. Weber, S., Jones, K.D., Ekaterinaris, J.A. and Platzer, M.F., "Transonic Flutter Computations for a 2D Supercritical Wing," AIAA Paper No. 99-0798, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 1999. Jones, K.D., Davids, S. and Platzer, M.F., "Oscillating-Wing Power Generator," ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, San Francisco, California, July 1999. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Flapping-Wing Propulsion for a Micro Air Vehicle," AIAA Paper No. 2000-0897, 38th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2000. Jones, K.D., Lai, J.C.S., Tuncer, I.H. and Platzer, M.F., "Computational and Experimental Investigation of Flapping-Foil Propulsion," 1st International Symposium on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms / International Seminar on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms, Tokai University Pacific Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2000. Jones, K.D., Duggan, S.J. and Platzer, M.F., "Flapping-Wing Propulsion for a Micro Air Vehicle," AIAA Paper No. 2001-0126, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2001. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "On the Use of Vortex Flows for the Propulsion of Micro-Air and Sea Vehicles," Proceedings of the Applied Vehicle Technology Panel, AVT Paper No. 40, Loen, Norway, May 2001. Castro, B.M., Jones, K.D., Ekaterinaris, J.A. and Platzer, M.F., "Analysis of the Effect of Porous Wall Interference on Transonic Airfoil Flutter," AIAA Paper No. 2001-2725, Anaheim, California, June 2001. Jones, K.D., Castro, B.M., Mahmoud, O., Pollard, S.J., Platzer, M.F., Neef, M., Gonet, K. and Hummel, D., "A Collaborative Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion," AIAA Paper No. 2002-0706, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2002. Jones, K.D., Castro, B.M., Mahmoud, O. and Platzer, M.F., "A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion in Ground Effect," AIAA Paper No. 2002-0866, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2002. Jones, K.D. and Center, K.B., "Waverider Design Methods for Non-Conical Shock Geometries," AIAA Paper No. 2002-3204, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2002. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Experimental Invesitigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles" AIAA Paper No. 2003-0418, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2003. Jones, K.D., Bradshaw, C.J., Papadopoulos, J. and Platzer, M.F., "Development and Flight Testing of Flapping-Wing Propelled Micro Air Vehicles" AIAA Paper No. 2003-6549, San Diego, California, Sept. 2003. Live demonstration of the MAV in a nearby park Jones, K.D., Bradshaw, C.J., Papadopoulos, J. and Platzer, M.F., "Improved Performance and Control of Flapping-Wing Propelled Micro Air Vehicles" AIAA Paper No. 2004-0399, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2004. Jones, K.D., Bradshaw, C.J., Papadopoulos, J. and Platzer, M.F., "Improved Performance and Control of Flapping-Wing Propelled Micro Air Vehicles" Invited talk at the Royal Aeronautical Society Annual Meeting, September 14-15, 2004. Paper 12. (Same as AIAA Paper No. 2004-0399). Live demonstration of the MAV in the auditorium Yakimenko O.A., Kaminer I.I., Dobrokhodov V.N. and Jones K.D., "On the Development of Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Unmanned Air Vehicles," Automation, Control, and Applications (ACIT-ACA) 2005, June 2005, Novosibirsk, Russia, Paper No. 483-060. Wang, I.H., Dobrokhodov, V.N., Kaminer, I.I. and Jones, K.D., "On Vision-Based Target Tracking and Range Estimation for Small UAVs," AIAA Paper No. 2005-6401, Aug. 2005. Jones, K.D. and Platzer, M.F., "Bio-Inspired Design of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles - An Engineer's Perspective," AIAA Paper No. 2006-0037 (invited), Jan. 2006. Platzer, M.F. and Jones, K.D., "Flapping Wing Aerodynamics - Progress and Challenges," AIAA Paper No. 2006-0500 (invited), Jan. 2006. Dobrokhodov V.N., Kaminer I.I., Wang I.H. and Jones K.D., "Vision-Based Tracking and Position Estimation for Moving Ttargets using Small UAVs," accepted for publication at 2006 American Control Conference (ACC 2006), June 16, 2006. Dobrokhodov V.N., Kaminer I.I., Jones K.D. and Ghabcheloo R., "Vision-Based Moving Target Tracking Using Mini UAVs," accepted for publication in Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 21-24, 2006. Dobrokhodov V.N., Baer W., Kaminer I.I., Jones K.D. and Ghabcheloo R., "Vision-Based Moving Target Tracking Using Mini UAVs," accepted for presentation at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2006, August 29-31, 2006. Technical Seminars/Lectures February 12, 2003 - AIAA Technical seminar at NASA Ames. Discussed the development of the flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). Demonstrated the MAV by flying it in the test section of the NFAC 80' x 120' wind tunnel. October 16, 2003 - ASME Technical seminar. Discussed the development of flapping-wing technologies leading to an oscillating-wing hydro-power generator and the flapping-wing propelled micro air vehicle. April 21, 2004 - Invited seminar at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Discussed the development of the flapping-wing propelled micro air vehicle. September 13, 2004 - Invited seminar at the Royal Military College, Shrivenham, UK. Discussed the development of the flapping-wing propelled micro air vehicle. October 5, 2004 - Invited seminar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Bio-Inspired Design of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles.

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