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Faculty in Residence: James Hubbard |
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James E. Hubbard, Jr., Ph.D.
University of Maryland Langley Professor
Smart, Adaptive Aerospace Vehicle Technology and Concept Development
Morpheus Lab Website
Dr. Hubbard began his professional career as a USCG licensed Marine Engineer, and worked as an engineering officer on ships that carried supplies to the troops in Vietnam. He later enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he completed his Ph.D. in aero-acoustics. He performed parametric wind tunnel tests on blade/vortex interactions of helicopter rotor blades for his research.
Dr. Hubbard’s primary research interest is in the area of morphing aircraft structures (MAS). This is inherently a real time shape control problem. The ability to change shape or morph has the potential to significantly impact system performance characteristics such as turning radius, endurance, payload, and maximum velocity. Spatially distributed transducers and concomitant real time control offer the potential for unobtrusive, conformal, energy efficient structural control. Ultimately as a Langley Professor he would like to design, build, and demonstrate a seamless, aerodynamically efficient, aerial vehicle capable of radical shape change.
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