Kapseong Ro, Ph.D. Office: 269-276-3412 Fax: 269-276-3421 E-mail: kapseong.ro@wmich.edu
Education 1995 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Dissertation Title: “Dynamic Analysis and Robust Control of an Advanced Subsonic Transport Jet Aircraft” Area of Interests: Aircraft/Spacecraft Flight Dynamics & Control, Optimal & Robust Control, Modeling & Simulation of Dynamic System 1988 Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Area of Interests: Dynamic System & Control, Classical & Modern Control Theory, Optimal Control 1986 Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Professional Experience 2003.09 – Now Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI, USA Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering 2003.09 – 2008.08 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI, USA Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering § Course Instruction AAE 261 Introduction to Aeronautics ME 256 Statics AAE361 Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics AAE 450 Flight Vehicle Performance AAE 460 Aircraft Stability and Control ME540 Automatic Control of Flight Vehicles ME541 Continuous System Modeling & Simulation ME633 Advanced Control System § Faculty Advisor American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) WMU Student Chapter § Funded Projects - The 43rd Joint Propulsion Conference Student Design Challenge: WMU ICAURS, sponsored by Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) - Heavy Truck Rollover Characterization – Phase III, sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) - Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Traffic and Emergency Surveillance: Demonstration and System Design, sponsored by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) - Dynamic Analysis and Control Law Synthesis of an Articulated Wing-Body-Tail Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, funded by Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) - A Study of Multivariable Robust Synthesis for a Generic Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Flight Control Law Design, funded by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) - Performance Analysis of Articulated Wing-Body-Tail Unmanned Aerial Vehicle through Nonlinear Flight Simulation, funded by FRACASF, Western Michigan University 2002.01 – 2003.08 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, USA Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering § Course Instruction: MSIM720 Foundations for Continuous and Real-time Simulation AE760 Atmospheric Flight Dynamics & Control AE604 Analytical Dynamics of Aerospace Vehicles AE761 Space Flight Dynamics & Controls § Developed control theory learning module of Hierarchical Learning Network (HLN) Project 2000.12 – 2001.12 Suewon Unmanned Technology Taejon, KOREA Research Consultant § Research & Development of Flight Control Software & Hardware Integration for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (Small UAV) 1995.11 – 2000.11 Korea Aerospace Research Institute Taejon, Korea Senior Researcher § Project Management and Simulation Software Design of the KARI Engineering Simulator Development for Korea Regional Transport Jet Aircraft 1994.12 – 1995.08 Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel, College Park, MD, USA Post Doctorate § Dynamic Modeling & Numerical Simulation of Advanced Transport Jet Aircraft 1988.09 – 1994.12 University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA Teaching Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering Lecturing & Grading for undergraduate aerospace engineering courses including Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics, Aerospace Vibration
Publications Journal · “Modeling and Simulation of Hose-Paradrogue Aerial Refueling Systems,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, accepted for publication, September 2009 · “Flight Mechanics of a Free-wing Tilt-body Aircraft,” Royal Aeronautical Society (RAS) The Aeronautical Journal, vol. 112, No. 1137, November 2008 · “A Feasibility Study of Highway Traffic Monitoring using Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” The KSAS International Journal, vol. 8, No. 2, November 2007 · “Aerodynamic Characteristics of Paradrogue Assembly in Aerial Refueling System,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, vol. 44, No. 3, May-June 2007 · “Aerodynamics of Free-wing Tilt-body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, vol. 44, No. 5, September-October 2007 · “Modeling and Simulation of Aircraft Motion on the Ground (I): Derivation of Equations of Motion,” The KSAS International Journal, Vol.2, No.1, May 2001 · “Mathematical Formulation of Integrated Equations of Motion for Flexible Aircraft (I): Nonlinear Model,” The KSAS Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, April 2000 · “Flight Simulation and Control System Design Software for Prototype Development,” The KSAS Journal, Vol.27, No.8, December 1999. · “The KARI Engineering Simulator: A Design Tool for Regional Transport Aircraft Development,” The Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Science (KSAS) Journal, Vol.27, No.7, November 1999. Conference · “Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Hose-Paradrogue Assembly for Mid-Air Operations,” AIAA-2009-1849, Infotech@Aerospace, 2009 Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, April, 2009. · “Development, Test and Evaluation of an Integrated GNC System for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” AIAA-2009-2063, Infotech@Aerospace, 2009 Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, April, 2009. · “Lessons Learned: Application of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Traffic Monitoring,” the 45th AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 2007 · “Flight Dynamic Investigation of Flying-wing with Winglet configured Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” SPIE 6228-21, Modeling and Simulation for Military Application, the Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, April 2006. · “Analytical Modeling and Simulation of an AUV with Five Control Surfaces,” SPIE 6228-19 Modeling and Simulation for Military Application, the Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, April 2006. · “Interaction Force-field Modeling of min-UAV Swarm,” SPIE 6228-23, Modeling and Simulation for Military Application, the Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, April 2006. · “Aerodynamic Investigations of Paradrogue Assembly in Aerial Refueling System,” AIAA Paper 2006-855, the 44th AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January, 2006. · “Nanotechnology Application to Aerospace and Aeronautics: Swarming,” AIAA Paper 2005-6933, Infotech@Aerospace, Arilington, Virginia, September, 2005 · “Flight Performance Analysis of Freewing Tilt-body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” AIAA Paper 2005-6327, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference & Exhibits, San Francisco, CA, August, 2005. · “Flight Dynamic Modeling of an Articulated Wing-Body-Tail Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” AIAA Paper 2005-1024, the 43rd AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January, 2005. · “Prototype Design, Test and Evaluation of a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a Short-range Operations,” AIAA Paper 2004-6536, AIAA 3rd Unmanned Unlimited Technical Conference, Workshop and Exhibit, Chicago, IL, September, 2004. · “A Descriptive Modeling and Simulation of Aircraft-Runway Dynamics,” AIAA Paper 2003-1095, AIAA Dynamics Specialists Conferences, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, April, 2003 · “On the Inclusion of Wind and Wind Shear Effects into the 6-DOF Equations of Motion,” 2000 Annual Spring Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, April 2000 · “Flight Simulation and Control System Design Software for Prototype Development,” AIAA Paper 99-4321, Modeling and Simulation Technology Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, August, 1999 · “The KARI Engineering Simulator: A Design Tool for Regional Transport Aircraft Development,” AIAA Paper 99-4198, Modeling and Simulation Technology Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, August 1999. · “Modeling and Simulation of a Turn Coordinator/Turn & Bank Indicator,” 1999 Annual Fall Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “A Study on Engineering Simulator Design for Aircraft Development,” 1999 Annual Spring Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “Design & Evaluation of Control Loading System Linkage for KARI Engineering Simulator”, 1999 Annual Spring Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “A Study on Engineering Simulator Software Design for Aircraft Development,” 1999 Annual Spring Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “Development of Engineering Simulator for Korea Regional Transport Aircraft,” 1997 Annual Fall Conference, Korean Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “An Introduction to Development of Engineering Simulator for Korea Regional Transport Aircraft,” 1997 Seminar and Exhibition for Electronic Warfare & Simulation Systems, Invited Speaker, Kaeryongdae, Taejon, Korea, October 1997. · “Weighting Functions for Flexible Aircraft Robust Control Law Synthesis,” 1996 Annual Fall Conference, Korea Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences. · “On the Development of Flexible Aircraft Equations of Motion,” The 20th Congress of the International Council on Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), Sorrento, Italy, September 1996. · “Flight Dynamics of an Integrated Active Control Transport Jet Aircraft,” The 34th Aerospace Science Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 1996. · “Integrated Flight Control Law Synthesis for an Aeroelastic Forward-Swept Wing Aircraft”, The 30th Aerospace Science Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 1992.
Research Photos & Video Ø Free-wing Tilt-body UAV Prototype Flight (08/2009) Ø Free-wing Concept Demonstration Ø Experimental Surveillance Small UAV Prototype Test Video Photos