Research Motivations
Research Motivations
Target: N/A
Introduced in Top Gun: Maverick
Speed: Mach 10 (7,673 mph) in the movie
Developed by the Skunk Works division
Target: N/A
Speed: Mach 5.0 (3,836 mph)
Unknown design (thermal protection system and hot structures required)
Target: 2024
Speed: Mach 1.7 (1,122 mph)
Carbon composite fuselage & wings
Research Overview
In collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Center
In collaboration with Advanced Composites Institute (ACI), Mississippi State University
In collaboration with Structural Science Center, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
In collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST)
Research Introduction
Development of Experimental Framework to Characterize Rate and Temperature Dependency in Composite Material Properties for the LS-DYNA MAT213 Model
Jackob Black, Robert Goldberg, Mike Pereira, Trent Ricks, and Han-Gyu Kim
EM4133/6133 Composite Materials 2025, March 5, 2025
Experimental Multi-Scale Characterization of Mode-II Interlaminar Fracture in Geometrically Scaled Stitched & Unstitched Resin-Infused Composites
Allison White, Wayne Huberty, Chris Bounds, and Han-Gyu Kim
EM4133/6133 Composite Materials 2025, March 5, 2025
Development of Carbon Composite Rotor Sleeves for High-Speed Electric Motors
Drew Walters, Rahman, MD Rashedur, Seung-deog Choi, and Han-Gyu Kim
EM4133/6133 Composite Materials 2025, March 5, 2025
LS-DYNA MAT213 MODELING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES UNDER HIGH STRAIN RATE IMPACT
Jackob Black, Robert Goldberg, Mike Pereira, Trent Ricks, and Han-Gyu Kim
AHFRL Group Meeting Fall 2023, August 31, 2023
MULTI-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF T700/LMPAEK MATERIAL PROPERTIES FOR THE LS-DYNA MAT213 MODEL
Ryan Premo, Robert Goldberg, Mike Pereira, Trent Ricks, and Han-Gyu Kim
AHFRL Group Meeting Fall 2023, August 31, 2023
ENHANCED INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS IN STITCHED RESIN-INFUSED COMPOSITES
Dawson A. Ozborn, Wayne Huberty, Chris Bounds, and Han-Gyu Kim
AHFRL Group Meeting Fall 2023, August 31, 2023