Academic Papers

Journal Papers

• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., Wachspress, D.A., and Rani, S., "Implementation of a Free-Vortex Wake Model in Real-Time Simulation of Rotorcraft," AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 93-107.
• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., Lopes, L.V., and Brentner, K.S., "Development of a Low-Cost, Multi-Disciplinary Rotorcraft Simulation Facility," AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 267-284.

Conference Papers

• Bridges, D.O., Horn, J.F., Alpman, E., and Long, L.N., "Coupled Flight Dynamics and CFD Analysis of Pilot Workload in Ship Airwakes," AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Hilton Head, SC, August 2007.
• Alpman, E., Long, L.N., Bridges, D.O., and Horn, J.F., "Fully Coupled Simulations of the Rotorcraft/Ship Dynamic Interface," American Helicopter Society 63rd Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 2007.
• Horn, J.F. and Bridges, D.O., "A Model Following Controller Optimized for Gust Rejection during Shipboard Operations," American Helicopter Society 63rd Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 2007.
• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., Long, L.N., and Alpman, E., "Advanced Modeling and Control Design for Helicopter Shipboard Operations," HeliJapan 2006 AHS International Meeting on Advanced Rotorcraft Technology and Life Saving Activities, Nagoya, Japan, November 2006.
• Yasar, M., Bridges, D.O., Mallapragada, G., and Horn, J.F., "A Simulation Test Bed for Coordination of Unmanned Rotorcraft and Ground Vehicles," AIAA Paper 2006-6263, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Keystone, CO, August 2006.
• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., and Lee, D., "Flight Control Design for Alleviation of Pilot Workload during Helicopter Shipboard Operations," American Helicopter Society 62nd Annual Forum, Phoenix, AZ, May 2006.
• Bridges, D.O., Horn, J.F., and Ray, A., "Model-Following Control of a Military Helicopter with Damage Mitigation," AIAA Paper 2005-6347, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.
• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., Wachspress, D.A., and Rani, S., "Implementation of a Free-Vortex Wake Model in Real-Time Simulation of Rotorcraft," American Helicopter Society 61st Annual Forum, Grapevine, TX, June 2005.
• Horn, J.F., Bridges, D.O., Sharma, C., Lopes, L.V., and Brentner, K.S., "A Multi-Disciplinary Rotorcraft Simulation Facility Composed of Commodity Components and Open Source Software," American Helicopter Society 60th Annual Forum, Baltimore, MD, June 2004.
• Bridges, D.O., Horn, J.F., and Ray, A., "Damage Mitigating Control of Rotorcraft," American Helicopter Society 59th Annual Forum, Phoenix, AZ, May 2003.
• Bridges, D.O., "Visualization of Large-Scale Steady and Unsteady Multi-Phase Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations," AIAA Region I-MA Student Conference, University Park, PA, April 2000.

Theses

• Bridges, D.O., "Flight Dynamics Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Rotorcraft with Multiple Vehicle Interactions," Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, in progress.
• Bridges, D.O., "Damage Mitigating Control of Rotorcraft," M.S. Thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, August 2003.
• Bridges, D.O., "Simulation of Ship Airwake Flow Fields Using Parallel Computers," B.S. Honors Thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, May 2001.

Other Writings

• Defiance - a design report of a four-place general aviation aircraft submitted for the 2000-2001 National General Aviation Design Competition - presented at EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI, July 2001.
• The Feasibility of an Aerospace Engineering Career
• Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics with Rotorcraft Applications
• The Postwar German Aviation Industry

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