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R. John Hansman

R. John Hansman

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
45
Citations
6792
World Ranking
5591
National Ranking
1560

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of aviation display and alerting systems for air safety.
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

R. John Hansman is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes primarily in engineering, with a strong focus on aerospace engineering. Their research output spans multiple subfields including automotive engineering, speech and hearing, mechanics of materials, and biomedical engineering.

Their main research topics cover various aspects of air traffic management and optimization, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, and rocket and propulsion systems. Additional areas of interest include noise effects and management, energetic materials and combustion, acoustic wave phenomena research, and probabilistic and robust engineering design.

Recent papers authored by or involving Hansman include:

  • Flight Test Results of a Subscale Super-STOL Aircraft, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Evaluating the Interoperability of Urban Air Mobility Systems and Airports, 2021, Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Low-Thrust Solid Rocket Motors for Small, Fast Aircraft Propulsion: Design and Development, 2021, Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Slow-Burn Ammonium Perchlorate Propellants with Oxamide: Burn Rate Model, Testing, and Applications, 2021, Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Modeling of Delayed Deceleration Approaches for Community Noise Reduction, 2021, Journal of Air Transportation

Frequent coauthors contributing to their research include Jacqueline Thomas, Sandro Salgueiro, Kelly J. Mathesius, Jacqueline L. Huynh, and Matthew T. Vernacchia.

Hansman's works are regularly published in specific venues such as the Journal of Air Transportation, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM, NOISE-CON proceedings, Journal of Propulsion and Power, and AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, indicating consistent engagement with specialized aerospace and transportation research communities.

Among the recognitions received, Hansman is a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 2013, acknowledged for the development of aviation display and alerting systems for air safety. Additionally, they became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967.

Best Publications

  • Air transportation in a carbon constrained world: Long-term dynamics of policies and strategies for mitigating the carbon footprint of commercial aviation

    Sgouris Sgouridis;Sgouris Sgouridis;Philippe A. Bonnefoy;Philippe A. Bonnefoy;R. John Hansman;R. John Hansman

  • Anomaly detection via a Gaussian Mixture Model for flight operation and safety monitoring

    Lishuai Li;R. John Hansman;Rafael Palacios;Roy Welsch

  • Analysis of flight data using clustering techniques for detecting abnormal operations

    Lishuai Li;Santanu Das;R. John Hansman;Rafael Palacios

  • DEMONSTRATION OF REDUCED AIRPORT CONGESTION THROUGH PUSHBACK RATE CONTROL

    Ioannis Simaiakis;Harshad Khadilkar;Hamsa Balakrishnan;Tom G. Reynolds

  • Existing and Required Modeling Capabilities for Evaluating ATM Systems and Concepts

    Amedeo R. Odoni;Jeremy Bowman;Daniel Delahaye;John J. Deyst

  • Nonlinear fluid slosh coupled to the dynamics of a spacecraft

    Lee D. Peterson;Edward F. Crawley;R. John Hansman

  • SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM

    Roland E. Weibel;R. John Hansman

  • Investigation of surface water behavior during glaze ice accretion

    R. John Hansman;Stephen R. Turnock

  • Safety Considerations for Operation of Different Classes of UAVs in the NAS

    Roland Weibel;R. John Hansman

  • Introducing Structural Considerations into Complexity Metrics

    Jonathan M. Histon;R. John Hansman;Guillaume Aigoin;Daniel Delahaye

  • Situation Awareness Information Requirements for Commercial Airline Pilots

    Mica R. Endsley;Todd C. Farley;William M. Jones;Alan H. Midkiff

  • Analysis of Urban Air Mobility Operational Constraints

    Parker D. Vascik;R. John Hansman;Nicholas S. Dunn

  • Identification of flow constraint and control points in departure operations at airport systems

    Husni Idris;Bertrand Delcaire;Ioannis Anagnostakis;William Hall

  • Observations of Departure Processes at Logan Airport to Support the Development of Departure Planning Tools

    Husni R. Idris;Ioannis Anagnostakis;Bertrand Delcaire;R. John Hansman

  • Single‐Antenna GPS‐Based Aircraft Attitude Determination

    Richard P. Kornfeld;R. John Hansman;John J. Deyst

  • Identification, Characterization, and Prediction of Traffic Flow Patterns in Multi-Airport Systems

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  • Anomaly detection in onboard-recorded flight data using cluster analysis

    Lishuai Li;Maxime Gariel;R. John Hansman;Rafael Palacios

  • Development of Vertiport Capacity Envelopes and Analysis of Their Sensitivity to Topological and Operational Factors

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  • Integrated flight information and control system

    R. John Hansman;Richard P. Kornfeld;John J. Deyst

  • Benefits and incentives for ADS-B equipage in the National Airspace System

    Edward Lester;R. John Hansman

  • Research agenda for an integrated approach to infrastructure planning, design and management

    R. John Hansman;Christopher L. Magee;Richard de Neufville;Renee Robins

  • Scaling Constraints for Urban Air Mobility Operations: Air Traffic Control, Ground Infrastructure, and Noise

    Parker D. Vascik;R John Hansman

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Johnson
Eric N. Johnson Pennsylvania State University
Rafael Palacios
Rafael Palacios Imperial College London
Mark Hansen
Mark Hansen University of California, Berkeley
Mica R. Endsley
Mica R. Endsley SA Technologies (United States)
Eric Feron
Eric Feron King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
John-Paul Clarke
John-Paul Clarke The University of Texas at Austin

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