Hydrogen Powered Drones

Ali Raissi is a 30+-year veteran of hydrogen energy research and development. He is a Brain Pool Fellow of the Korea National Research Foundation and Director of the HEXAR Lab at MetaVista, Inc. He has published more than 200 articles and technical reports, has been granted 30+ patents, and was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors. He is the Former Director of University of Central Florida’s Advanced Energy Research Division, a position he held until his retirement. Mostafa Hassanalian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Tech. He earned his PhD and second Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico State University in July 2018 and December 2016, respectively and his first Master of Science from Isfahan University of Technology in June 2013.He is doing research on different types of drones (UAV/MAV/NAV/PAV) for 10 years. his main research interests are in the fields of flapping wing micro and nano air vehicles, tilt-rotor and tilt-wing drones, Morphing drones, space and marine drones, separation and swarming flight of micro drones, flight dynamics, biomimetics, fluid-structure interaction, and optimization.

1. Power Needs of Unmanned Flight
2. Applications of Drones
3. Propulsion Systems
4. Propulsion Fuels
5. Safety Considerations of Hydrogen Fuel
6. Properties of Liquid and Gaseous Hydrogen
7. Hydrogen Interaction with Materials
8. The Nature of Catastrophic Failures