Welcome to Rotorcraft Systems Engineering & Simulation Center
RSESC is a multifaceted research center focused on applied research and on systems engineering techniques to enhance success for government, industry, commercial, and small business partners. Our expertise in the area of Autonomous Aerospace Research (A2R) reinforces proven, unparalleled capabilities in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), Vertical Lift, Model-Based Systems Engineering, System Integration & Interoperability, and uSOURCE (Student Support Staffing Programs). Our Center is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence supporting the integration of UAS in the National Airspace System, while working with the Department of Defense in robotic threats and counter autonomous solutions.
Our multi-disciplined team has decades of hardware and software experience including analysis, design, prototyping, fabrication, modeling, simulation, testing, and integration of complex engineered systems deployed in the air, space, ground and water. We excel with projects from concept, through design, verification, prototyping, integration, deployment, retrofitting, and obsolescence/disposal.
In 2022, the Huntsville Madison County Airport Authority (HMCAA), supported by UAH, discussed UAS (Uncrewed Aerial System) and Counter UAS (C-UAS) testing with Congress. The primary focus was on the development of a UAS and C-UAS Center of Excellence (CoE) in Huntsville, Alabama on airport owned property. This CoE included a Critical Urban Operating Area (CUOA) for the purpose of assessing UAS and C-UAS detection, identification and mitigation technologies supporting DoD and DoJ local to Huntsville and supporting local emerging industry around Alabama and across the United States.
The Huntsville UAS and C-UAS Test Range addresses all aspects of solving and protecting the US, including policy development, regulations development, economics, analysis, workforce development, research, integration and testing of UAS and Counter UAS systems including Detection, Tracking and Identification and Mitigation (DTIM) Systems. Schedule time at the range here.
We are dedicated to excellence in developing tomorrow’s aerospace and autonomous engineering solutions today!
Mission
Conducting research on behalf of the aerospace community in Huntsville and in the nation, focusing on advanced solutions, systems engineering, systems integration and simulations.
The 5 Pillars of Our Research
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Enabling UAS Innovation!
Vertical Lift
Advancing the Future of Vertical Lift!
Model-Based Systems Engineering
A Partner for MBSE!
System Integration & Interoperability
Innovative Solutions for Complex Engineering Challenges!
uSOURCE
Training Tomorrow’s Workforce today!
Student Opportunities
We Appreciate Our Students! Our Center manages uSOURCE, a program providing local employers with part time student staffing. Qualified participants, both undergraduate and graduate students, work alongside researchers and engineers to obtain real-world experience while reinforcing their academic studies.
A2R
Our expertise in Autonomous Aerospace Research helps government, industry and students soar.
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Dr. Howard Chen
Assistant Professor
A2R is proud to conduct robotics and navigation research with Dr. Howard Chen, Assistant Professor for Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM) department at UAH. Dr. Chen is a subject matter expert in multi-sensor data fusion, state estimation, machine learning, and MEMS-based gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers.
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