Helicopter Flight Testing Presentation Excerpts

I pursued a career at NASA because I wanted to do research and make discoveries. I enjoyed conducting experiments and analyzing large amounts of data.

Designing simulations allowed me to think in multiple dimensions – both in the experiment setup and in the helicopter dynamics that I was testing. I created the visual cues that the pilot referenced out the window and on head-down displays. Writing papers on the results helped me improve my written skills and presenting at conferences helped me improve my speaking abilities.

I created the slides and graphics that are illustrated in this project.

Publications:

Blanken, Hart, & Hoh. “Helicopter Control Response Types for Hover and Low-Speed Near-Earth Tasks in Degraded Visual Conditions” Presented at the 47th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 1991

Hart, D. “ADS-33C Flight Test Maneuvers Validation in a Degraded Visual Environment” Presented at the 50th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Washington, DC, May 1994

Keller, Hart, Schubert & Feingold. “Handling Qualities Specification Development for Cargo Helicopters” Presented at the 51st Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Forth Worth, TX, May 1995

Hart & Reynolds. “Validation of ADS-33C Flight Test Maneuvers in a Degraded Visual Environment”
NASA Technical Memorandum 110377, February 1996

Hart & Mitchell. “A Simulation Investigation of Motion Cueing and Visual Time Delay Effects on Two Helicopter Tasks”, – NASA Technical Memorandum 110385, April 1996

Research site: US Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate

The Django CMS allows the editors to enter all the content directly into the database. Zend/php publishing templates are automated to produce flat html/css/javascript pages that are deployed on the live site.

Technologies used include: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Flash, Django, and SQL.

Live site: NOVA

NOVA homepage

Lift and Drag interactive

Beyond Good Intentions Film website

I designed and built this video site. It’s an example of my freelance work that allows me to exercise my talents in production, design, and development. The challenge in this project was to illustrate the author’s journey while highlighting her point of view on aid work across the globe. Developed in 2012, this video-intensive site was developed in Flash AS3 with a full html fallback site.

Live link: BGI films

In the NOVA Labs project, I collaborate with scientists (at NASA Goddard, CMU, Harvard, and MIT) by adapting their research for the purpose of educating high school students. The platform presents video, an educational game, and an open-ended experience where students can do research on the same data that scientists are using. Part of my contribution is to ensure that a hands-on digital game experience is included in each of the labs.

Technologies used: AngularJS, jQuery, CSS, Raphael, canvas, Django.

Live link: NOVA Labs

The images and graphics in this project are NOVA’s. I worked from storyboard sketches and Illustrator graphics to develop the animations that appear in this video and I produced the video walkthrough.

The images in this project are NOVA’s. I produced the video walkthrough.

Live link: Physics of Stone Arches on NOVA

This type of project–where the user can visit a place that has limited access–is very relevant today for 3D immersive experiences such as the Oculus rift.

The images in this project are NOVA’s. I produced the video walkthrough.

Live link: Explore Ancient Egypt on NOVA