Howard C. Curtiss, Jr.,
Professor Emeritus Deceased 9/19/2012
B.A.E. (Aeronautical Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1952
M.S.E. (Aeronautical Engineering), Princeton University, 1957
Ph.D. (Aeronautical Engineering), Princeton University, 1965
Fellow, American Helicopter Society
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(609) 258-5149, CV , e-mail: b1002@princeton.edu
Research Interests
Mathematical modeling of helicopters and other rotorcraft, particular focus is directed towards improving the methods available for prediction of the control response and vibration characteristics. The basic approach involves a combination of analytical modeling and parameter identification techniques using flight test data to obtain better prediction methods for rotorcraft.
Selected Publications
- Rotorcraft Stability and Control, Past, Present, and Future, The Alexander A. Nikolsky Honorary Lecture, presented at the American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach,Va 2000
- (with F. Carson, J. Hill, T. Quackenbush), A New Main Rotor For the Sikorsky S-61, paper presented at the American Helicopter Society 58th Annual Forum, Montreal, Can., June 2002
- (with F. Carson, J. Hill), Performance of a Sikorsky S-61 with a new Main Rotor, paper presented at the 28th European Rotorcraft Forum, Bristol , UK., September 2002
- Rotorcraft Stability and Control, Past, Present, and Future, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 48, No.1, January 2003
- (with R. Prouty) Helicopter Control Systems: A History, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 1, January-February 2003
