SUPERSONIC

Our team will address the issue of adaptive overland supersonic boom mitigation. We will sense conditions between aircraft and the ground. We will make small, distributed adjustments to the shape of the aircraft to reduce boom for all flight conditions... The NASA ULI framework enables true technology transition of creative and novel concepts from the laboratory to impactful applications. Texas A&M faculty are internationally renowned in the areas of adaptive structures and high-speed flow, and provide natural leadership to this effort. Our academic team has the opportunity to work closely with established and new partners alike to simultaneously study the exciting issues of flow, noise, structures, materials and design, while also testing concepts that will truly benefit society. The period of performance and funding level of the ULI program allow our diverse team to address this technical challenge that would not be tractable given reduced resources.