PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers

2023

Clarke, M., “Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization of VTOL Rotor Blades”. Manuscript in Preparation for Journal of Aircraft.       

2022

Clarke, M., and Alonso, J.J., 2022. “Forecasting the Operational Lifetime of Battery-Powered Electric Aircraft”. Journal of Aircraft, pp.1-9.

2021

Clarke, M., and Alonso. J. J., "Lithium–Ion Battery Modeling for Aerospace Applications" Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 58, No. 6 (2021), pp. 1323-1335        

Conference Papers 

2023

Clarke, M. “A Framework for Modeling Multi-Rotor Aircraft Noise in Urban Environments” submitted to AIAA Aviation Forum, San Diego, CA Jan. 2023

2023

Clarke, M., Botero E., Alonso J.J., “Aeroacoustic Optimization of VTOL Rotor Blades” submitted to AIAA SciTech Forum, Washington, DC Jan. 2023        

2022

Botero E., Clarke, M., Erhard R., Smart J., Alonso J.J., Blaufox A., “Aerodynamic Verification and Validation of SUAVE” AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2022. AIAA 2022-1929        

2022

Clarke, M. and Alonso J.J., “Forecasting the Operational Lifetime of Electric Aircraft Through Battery Degradation Modeling” AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2022. AIAA 2022-1996    

2021

Clarke, M. and Alonso J.J., “Evaluating the Performance and Acoustic Footprint of Aircraft for Regional and Urban Air Mobility” AIAA Aviation Forum, Washington, DC, Jun. 2021 AIAA 2021-3205    

2021

Clarke, M., Erhard, R., Smart, J. and Alonso J.J., “Aerodynamic Optimization of Wing-Mounted Propeller Configurations for Distributed Electric Propulsion Architectures” AIAA Aviation Forum, Washington, DC, Jun. 2021 AIAA 2021-2471    

2021

Erhard R., Clarke, M. and Alonso J.J., “A Low-Cost Aero-Propulsive Analysis of Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft” AIAA SciTech Forum, Jan. 2021. AIAA 2021-1200

2019

Vegh J. M., Botero E., Clarke M., Smart J., and Alonso J.J., “Current Capabilities and Challenges of NDARC and SUAVE for eVTOL Aircraft Design and Analysis” AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Indianapolis, IN, August 2019. AIAA 2019-4505 

2018

Clarke, M., Smart, J., Botero, E., Maier, W. and Alonso, J. J., “Strategies for Posing a Well-Defined Problem for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles” AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, Jan 2018. AIAA 2019-0818

2017

MacDonald, T., Clarke, M., Botero, E., Vegh, J. M. and Alonso, J. J., “SUAVE: An Open-Source Environment for Multi-Fidelity Vehicle Optimization” AIAA Aviation Forum, Denver, CO, June 2017. AIAA 2017-4437 

2015

Clarke, M., Norman N., Smith S. “Hybrid-MCX-1, BWB and 777 Aircraft Comparison”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Houston, TX, November  Nov. 2015, Vol.1: Advances in Aerospace Technology, Paper No. IMECE2015-52526 

Invited Talks

2023

Accomplishing Sustainable Aviation in Urban Ecosystems

2022

Accomplishing Sustainable Aviation in Urban Ecosystems

2022

Increasing Modeling Fidelity in the Assessment of Electric Aircraft for Regional and Urban Air Mobility

2022

Leveraging Medium-Fidelity Battery Modeling to Predict Electric Aircraft Performance 

2021

Accelerating Aircraft Design Through Mid-Fidelity Techniques for Multi-Fidelity Design Approaches

2020

Accelerating Aircraft Design Through Mid-Fidelity Techniques for Multi-Fidelity Design Approaches