Robert Niemiec

Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

About

Education & Training

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2014.

Ph. D. Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2018.

Research

Primary Research Focus
Rotary-Wing Flight Mechanics and Handling Qualities
Other Focus Areas
  • Electric VTOL Aeromechanics
  • Electric VTOL Powertrains
  • VTOL Aircraft Design

Teaching

Current Courses

Spring 2025

MANE 4900 - Aeroelasticity and Structural Vibrations

MANE 4210/6210 - VTOL Aircraft Design

Publications

The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Robert Niemiec has 64 indexed publications in the subjects of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science.

Post-ESC-Failure Performance of a UAM-Scale Hexacopter with Dual Three-Phase Motors
Weston Fong, Ariel Walter, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Piloted Simulation Handling Qualities Evaluation of a UAM-Scale Quadcopter with Hybrid RPM & Collective Pitch Control
Ariel Walter, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Tom Berger
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Performance Impacts of Wing and Rotor Placement on a Quadrotor Tailsitter
Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Jean Paul Reddinger, Remi Hensel, John Gerdes
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Verification of Radially Continuous Actuator-Based Models for Rotors in Hover
Ullhas Udaya Hebbar, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Jean Paul Reddinger
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Parametric Actuator-Based Numerical Investigation of Rotor-Ground Interaction
Ullhas Udaya Hebbar, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Jean Paul Reddinger
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Full Flight Regime Controller Design for a Lift+Cruise eVTOL Aircraft
Alexander Keller, Ariel Walter, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi
Vertical Flight Society 80th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2024
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Machine-Learning Based Rotor Fault Diagnosis in a Multicopter with Strain Data
Airin Dutta, Robert Niemiec, Fotis Kopsaftopoulos, Farhan Gandhi
AIAA Journal
, 61
, 2023
, pp.4182-4194
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Hover Dynamics and Flight Control of a UAM-Scale Quadcopter with Hybrid RPM and Collective Pitch Control
Ariel Walter, Michael McKay, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Tom Berger
Journal of the American Helicopter Society
, 68
, 2023
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Identification of Nonlinear Corrections to Multicopter Flight Simulation Model Using Machine Learning
Gaurav Makkar, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi
FORUM 2023 - Vertical Flight Society 79th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2023
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Forward Flight & MTE Simulation of a UAM-Scale Quadcopter with Hybrid RPM & Pitch Control
Ariel Walter, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Tom Berger
FORUM 2023 - Vertical Flight Society 79th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2023
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