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

Other Focus Areas
  • VTOL Flight Mechanics
  • Electric VTOL
  • VTOL Aircraft Design

Publications

The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Robert Niemiec has 55 indexed publications in the subjects of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science.

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
.
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
.
39<sup>th</sup> Annual Student Design Competition eVTOL Air Taxi for Passengers with Reduced Mobility (PRM)
Richard Healy, Abhishek Chopra, Alexander Stillman, Anubhav Haider, Gaurav Makkar, Matthew Bahr, Robert Niemiec
FORUM 2023 - Vertical Flight Society 79th Annual Forum and Technology Display
, 2023
.
A Comparison of Tonal Noise Characteristics of Large Multicopters with Phased Rotors
Brendan Smith, Farhan Gandhi, Robert Niemiec
Journal of the American Helicopter Society
, 68
, 2023
.
Hover Handling Qualities of Fixed-Pitch, Variable-RPM Quadcopters of Increasing Size
Ariel Walter, Michael McKay, Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi, Christina Ivler
Journal of the American Helicopter Society
, 67
, 2022
.
Multirotor electric aerial vehicle model identification with flight data with corrections to physics-based models
Robert Niemiec, Christina Ivler, Farhan Gandhi, Frank Sanders
CEAS Aeronautical Journal
, 13
, 2022
, pp.575-596
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Multi-Fidelity Approach to Predicting Multi-Rotor Aerodynamic Interactions
Orazio Pinti, Assad A. Oberai, Richard Healy, Robert J. Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi
AIAA Journal
, 60
, 2022
, pp.3894-3908
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Machine-Learning Framework for Online Probabilistic Rotor Fault Diagnosis via Strain Data under Varying Flight States
Airin Dutta, Robert Niemiec, Fotis Kopsaftopoulos, Farhan Gandhi
AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
, 2022
.
Handling qualities of fixed-pitch, variable-speed multicopters for urban air mobility
M. Bahr, M. McKay, R. Niemiec, F. Gandhi
Aeronautical Journal
, 2021
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