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  1. Swimming Robotic Taxidermy Duck for Wildlife Monitoring: Development and Initial Testing

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Sean Goodyear

  2. CFD Analysis and Design Optimization of Dandelion-Inspired Flying Sensors for Remote Sensing in Inaccessible Environments

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Gifty Quayson

  3. How Internal Weight Shifts Can Control a Coaxial Rotor Drone

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Duc Thien An Nguyen

  4. How a Drone Learns to Fly by Moving Its Internal Weights.

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Duc Thien An Nguyen

  5. Teaching Airships to Fly Themselves: Using AI and Physics to Control Flight Smoothly and Safely.

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Duc Thien An Nguyen

  6. Implementing Multi-Core Algorithms on Single Chip Computers for Low-Cost Fixed-Wing UAV Swarming

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  7. Design and Aerodynamic Analysis of a Novel 4+2 Retractable-Rotor VTOL UAV

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  8. Optimal Altitude Determination for a Flying Drone in an Underground Mine Environment

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  9. Bio-Inspired Capsule and Dynamic Base Design for Sustainable Drone Vertiport

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  10. Path Planning for Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Underground Mining

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  11. Motion Analysis of a Bacterial Flagella-Inspired Robot in Underwater Planetary Exploration

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  12. Numerical Comparison of Propulsion Configurations for Stratospheric Airships: Stabilization and Control Effort

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Dr. Carlo E.D. Riboldi

  13. Assessing the Feasibility of Electric Airships on Mars

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  14. April-Tag Detection via Deep Learning CNN Models

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  15. Bacterial Flagella-Inspired Robotics for Subsurface Ocean Exploration on Oceanic Worlds

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  16. Sustainable and Portable Vertiports Enabling Autonomous Drone Swarm Inspection in the Oil and Gas Industry

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  17. A Structured Approach to Optimal Airship Design

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  18. Egg Shaped Environmental Sensors to Aid Robot Navigation and Rescue Efforts

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Sean Goodyear

  19. Analyzing the Physiological Effects of Cybersickness Onset by Virtual Reality Headsets

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  20. Enhancing Mars Rover Power Generation With Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy Motors

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Amin Weinman

  21. Airship Flight Model Creation: A Computational Approach for High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS)

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Ahmed Aboelezz, Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  22. Dandelion-Inspired Micro Flying Sensors for the Martian Lava Tubes Exploration

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Alexander Heusser

  23. Load Distribution on “V” and Echelon Formation Flight of Flapping-Wings

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Ahmed Aboelezz, Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff , Joseph Martinez-Ponce

  24. Potential Applications and Integration of Ground Effects on Amphibious Drones: Shearwaters and Bioinspiration

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  25. Dynamical Modeling of a Golden Wheel Spider-Inspired Rolling Robot for Planetary Exploration

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Rodrigo Cervantes

  26. Experimental Design for Studying Penguin Huddling: Bioinspiration and Energy Management for Space Infrastructure

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  27. Managing the Vortices on the aerostructures with Riblets Oscillating by Liquid Metal Actuators in the Laminar Flows

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  28. A Discussion of the Design and Development of an Intrinsically Safe Drone for Underground Mining Applications

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Ahmed Aboelezz

  29. Investigation of Energy Harvesting Mechanisms for a Titan Drone

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  30. Unmanned Launching & Landing Rover (ULLR) for Moon and Martian Missions on Ice-Caps

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  31. Design and Prototyping of Bioinspired Jumping Robot for Lunar Exploration

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  32. Aerodynamic Analysis of Manta Ray Inspired Fixed and Flapping-Wing Drones for High Altitude Venus Exploration

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  33. Bioinspired Concepts for Potential Martian Habitats Design and Exploration

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Brenden Herkenhoff , Mostafa Hassanalian

  34. Solar UAV for the Inspection and Monitoring of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems in Solar Power Plants

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  35. Drones for Venus Exploration: Energy Harvesting Mechanisms and Thermal-based Flight Control

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  36. Design and Fabrication of Electromagnetic Attachment Mechanism for a Hybrid Drone for Mars Exploration

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  37. Energy Harvesting Mechanisms for a Solar Photovoltaic Plant Monitoring Drone: Thermal Soaring and Bioinspiration

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  38. Design and Manufacturing of a Bioinspired Spider Rolling Robot for Mars Exploration

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  39. Heated Boundary Layer and Aerodynamic Efficiency of Airfoils: Birds Coloration and Bioinspiration

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Ahmed Aboelezz

  40. Design and Prototyping a Butterfly-Inspired Flapping-Wing MAV: Novel Applications of Drones for Met Gala Fashion Event

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  41. Design and Optimization of an Encased Drone for Underground Mining Applications

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  42. Insight into Color Effects of Migratory Monarch Butterflies on Their Flight Performance

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  43. Design of a Hybrid Detachable Amphibious Drone for Monitoring Marine Environment

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  44. Examination of Explosives in Martian Atmospheric Conditions

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  45. Thermal Effects of Penguins' Colors on Their Swimming Efficiency: Possibility of a New Generation of Biologically Inspired Systems

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  46. Energy Harvesting Techniques for Hybrid Amphibious Drones in the Marine Environment

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Brenden Herkenhoff

  47. Drones as a Driving Force for Smart Towns: Technology and Accessibility

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  48. Adaptive Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Cooperative Swarming Drones: Analytical Study and Aerodynamic Analysis

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  49. Power Analysis of Fixed-Wing UAVs for Titan Exploration in Various Altitudes

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  50. Applying Least Square Curve Fitting for Extraction the Birds’ Wing Shapes: Flapping Wing MAVs and Kinematic Optimization

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Joseph Martinez-Ponce

  51. Conceptual Design of Fueling Mechanism for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Harvesting Liquid-Methane Capability on Titan

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  52. Biomimetic and Bioinspired Anti-Predator Drones

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Savannah Bradley, Mostafa Hassanalian

  53. Dandelion-Inspired Micro-Rovers: Novel Concept of Extraterrestrial Systems for Mars Exploration

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Savannah Bradley, Mostafa Hassanalian

  54. Flight Pattern Formations and Their Effects on Drag: Experimental Study and Flow Visualization

    Article • June 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  55. Particle Swarm Optimization for Wireless Charging of Swarming Drones through Ambient Radio Frequencies

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  56. Autonomous Routing and Power Management of Drones in GPS-Denied Environments through Dijkstra Algorithm

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  57. Harvesting Energy by Base Excitations of Troops’ Backpacks for Charging Drones

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Bilal Majeed

  58. Performance Enhancement of an External Compression Intake by the Boundary Layer Suction

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Javad Sepahi-Younsi, Mostafa Hassanalian , Safa Esmaeili, Victoria Pellerito

  59. Performance Analysis of a Bioinspired Albatross Airfoil with Heated Top Wing Surface: Experimental Study

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Farhad Sabri, Victoria Pellerito, Ahmad Sedaghat

  60. Energy Saving of Echelon Flocking Northern bald ibises with Variable wingtips spacing: Possibility of New Swarming for Drones

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  61. Energy Conservation of V-Shaped Flocking Canada Geese through Leader and Tail Switching

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  62. Drone-Station Matching in Smart Cities through Hungarian Algorithm: Power Minimization and Management

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian , Savannah Bradley

  63. Cellular Phone Loaded Network Field Test Using Swarming Drones: Replacing Drive Test and Particle Swarm Optimization

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  64. Drone Stations in Airports for Runway and Airplane Inspection Using Image Processing Techniques

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  65. Surface Temperature Effects of Solar Panels of Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Flight Performance

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian

  66. Design and Analysis of a High Pressure and High Temperature Fixed Wing Space Drone for Venus Exploration

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  67. Performance Enhancement and Load Balancing of Swarming Drones through Position Reconfiguration

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mostafa Hassanalian

  68. Cleaning Mechanisms for Solar Panels of Rovers and Other Extraterrestrial Unmanned Vehicles

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Michael Ward, Mostafa Hassanalian

  69. Insight into the Thermal Effects of Aquatic Animal Colors on their Skin Friction Drag

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian

  70. Feasibility Assesment of Using Hydrokinetic Turbine in Golden Gate Strait

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Sina Mohammadi, Mostafa Hassanalian