2024
An assessment of Dragonfly-Backshell aerodynamics preparing for the initial flight on Titan
C Zucker, W Farrell, L Amaya, TG McGee, BN Shapiro, J Asiatico, et al.
Acta Astronautica 224, 127-137, 2024
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Luis Amaya
M.S., Aerospace Engineering — University of Central Florida
Dissertation / Thesis
"Aerodynamic Characterization of an Elliptical Fairing in the Wake of a Bluff Body"
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Publications
2023
A Numerical Investigation of the Dragonfly Lander Exiting an Aero Backshell During Descent into Titan
CA Zucker, L Amaya, W Farrell, MP Kinzel
AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 1948, 2023
2023
Aerodynamic Investigation of a Rotorcraft Lander Fixed to a Descending Capsule Backshell
C Zucker, L Amaya, W Farrell, M Kinzel
AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023, 2023
2022
Optimization of an Elliptical Fairing in the Wake of a D-Shaped Bluff Body
L Amaya, G Loubimov, M Kinzel
Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 85840, V002T05A030, 2022