CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium Set For May 1
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This year's CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium is set for May 1 and 2 in Santa
Rosa, California. The event will feature talks by experts from Pipistrel,
Airbus, Bye Aerospace, NASA, Northrop Grumman, PC Aero, Joby Aviation, Stanford
University and more. The speakers will focus on recent advances in technology
that aim to make it possible to create quiet, emission-free aircraft. Topics
will include updates on battery technology, new motor designs, and advances in
autonomous capabilities.
The talks are scheduled for a full day on Friday, followed by a networking
dinner, and a half day on Saturday. The symposium, now in its ninth year, is
held at the Flamingo Resort in the Sonoma wine country, north of San Francisco.
Online registration is $649.
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EAS IX: An Amazing All-Star Cast
January 18, 2015
On May 1, 2, 2015, the world’s leading experts will converge for the 9th Annual
CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium in the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country. The
confirmed presenters include:
Airbus on “The e-Fan Design”
Professor Wei Lu of Univ. of Michigan on “Physics-based modeling of Li-ion
battery”
Italy’s Eric Raymond of GFC I Team-eGenius on “Sunstar and the SunSeeker Duo”
Slovenia’s Tine Tomazic of GFC I Team Pipistrel USA on “Converting GA Aircraft
to Electric Propulsion”
UCR’s Zach Favors on “Beach Sand for Long Cycle Life Li-ion Batteries”
Northrop-Grumman’s J. Philip Barnes on “Regenerative Electric Flight”
NASA’s Dr. Eric Darcy on “Battery Safety”
Ford/Ricardo’s Neil Johnson on “Li-ion BMS & Gauging”
Launchpoint’s Michael Ricci on “Propulsion by Wire”
Also expected are Northrop-Grumman’s Barnaby Wainfan on “Low Aspect Ratio
Electric Aircraft”
Scott Sevcik of Stratasys on “ Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace”
Dr. Yi Cui of Stanford on "Materials Design for Battery Breakthroughs: from
Fundamental Science to Commercialization"
Michael Meador, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office at
OSTP.
View the full program and speaker list:
May 1, 2015
7:15 am - 8:00 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
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8:00 am - 8:05 am
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Brien Seeley – President, CAFE Foundation
Dr. Brien Seeley – President, CAFE Foundation
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8:05 am - 8:30 am
HOW FLIES THE ALBATROSS – THE FLIGHT MECHANICS OF DYNAMIC SOARING
J. Philip Barnes – Technical Fellow of Pelican Aero Group
J. Philip Barnes – Technical Fellow of Pelican Aero Group
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8:30 am - 9:00 am
LOW ASPECT RATIO ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
Barnaby Wainfan – Northrop Grumman
Barnaby Wainfan – Northrop Grumman
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9:00 am - 9:30 am
E-FAN, THE WAY FORWARD
Ken McKenzie – Deputy Chairman, Airbus Group
Ken McKenzie – Deputy Chairman, Airbus Group
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9:30 am - 10:00 am
SOLARSTRATOS – MANNED SOLAR FLIGHT AT THE EDGE OF SPACE
Calin Gologan – PC Aero
Calin Gologan – PC Aero
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10:00 am - 10:20 am
COFFEE BREAK
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10:20 am - 10:50 am
INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND USE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS
David Calley – CEO, PlanetRider
David Calley – CEO, PlanetRider
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10:50 am - 11:20 am
PROGRESS IN ELECTRIC AND SOLAR AIRCRAFT
Eric Raymond – Solar-Flight, Inc.
Eric Raymond – Solar-Flight, Inc.
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11:20 am - 11:50 am
CHEAPER, LIGHTER, NOT NECESSARILY FASTER: ULTRALIGHT ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
Dean Sigler – Editor-in-Chief, CAFE Blog
Dean Sigler – Editor-in-Chief, CAFE Blog
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11:50 am - 12:20 pm
PROPULSION BY WIRE
Michael Ricci – Launchpoint Technologies
Michael Ricci – Launchpoint Technologies
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12:20 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
BATTERY RESERVE LIMITS AND GAUGING
Neil Johnson – Navitas Systems Advanced Solutions Group
Neil Johnson – Navitas Systems Advanced Solutions Group
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
DRIVING FACTORS FOR MITIGATING CELL THERMAL RUNAWAY PROPAGATION AND ARRESTING
FLAMES IN HIGH PERFORMING LI-ION BATTERY DESIGNS
Dr. Eric Darcy – NASA JSC
Dr. Eric Darcy – NASA JSC
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PHYSICS-BASED MODELING OF LI-ION BATTERY
Dr. Wei Lu – University of Michigan
Dr. Wei Lu – University of Michigan
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
BEACH SAND FOR LONG CYCLE LIFE LI-ION BATTERIES
Dr. Zach Favors – ZAF Energy Systems
Dr. Zach Favors – ZAF Energy Systems
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3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
COFFEE BREAK
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3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
ORION: PIONEERING AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT
Dr. John S. Langford – CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences
Dr. John S. Langford – CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences
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4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
KEY INGREDIENTS FOR SKY TRANSIT
Dr. Brien Seeley – President, CAFE Foundation
Dr. Brien Seeley – President, CAFE Foundation
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4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
SWARM SCIENCE: ENABLING THE FUTURE’S CROWDED SKIES
Tyler MacCready – Ocean Lab
Tyler MacCready – Ocean Lab
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5:20 pm - 5:50 pm
WHY DRIVE AUTONOMOUSLY WHEN YOU CAN FLY AUTONOMOUSLY?
Dr. Sanjiv Singh – Carnegie Mellon University and CEO, Near Earth Autonomy
Dr. Sanjiv Singh – Carnegie Mellon University and CEO, Near Earth Autonomy
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5:50 pm - 7:00 pm
COCKTAIL HOUR
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7:00 pm -
THEME DINNER – MOTORS/CONTROLLERS/PROPULSION/QUIETUDE
Chip Erwin – Aeromarine LSA
Chip Erwin – Aeromarine LSA
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7:00 pm -
THEME DINNER – AERONAUTICAL DESIGN + UAVS, MARKETS & LICENSING
Sumon Sinha, Sinhatech
Pete Lynn – Otherlab
Pete Lynn – Otherlab
George Bye – Bye Aerospace
George Bye – Bye Aerospace
Calin Gologan – PC Aero
Calin Gologan – PC Aero
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7:00 pm -
THEME DINNER – ENERGY: BATTERIES, ULTRA-CAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS, FUSION
Tony Williams – Quick Charge Power LLC
Tony Williams – Quick Charge Power LLC
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May 2, 2015
7:15 am - 8:00 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
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8:00 am - 8:05 am
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Larry Ford – Vice President, CAFE Foundation
Dr. Larry Ford – Vice President, CAFE Foundation
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8:05 am - 8:35 am
REGEN-ELECTRIC FLIGHT: SYNERGY AND INTEGRATION OF DUAL-ROLE MACHINES
J. Philip Barnes – Technical Fellow of Pelican Aero Group
J. Philip Barnes – Technical Fellow of Pelican Aero Group
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8:35 am - 9:05 am
CONVERTING GA AIRCRAFT TO ELECTRIC PROPULSION
Dr. Tine Tomazic – Pipistrel
Dr. Tine Tomazic – Pipistrel
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9:05 am - 9:35 am
PURPOSE-DESIGNED AIRCRAFT MOTOR
Dr. Frank Anton – Siemens Integrated Drive System
Dr. Frank Anton – Siemens Integrated Drive System
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9:35 am - 10:05 am
MATERIALS DESIGN FOR BATTERY BREAKTHROUGHS: FROM FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE TO
COMMERCIALIZATION
Dr. Yi Cui – Stanford University
Dr. Yi Cui – Stanford University
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10:05 am - 10:25 am
COFFEE BREAK
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10:25 am - 10:55 am
787 BATTERY INCIDENTS – AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK INTO THE THREE INTERNATIONAL
INCIDENTS
Michael Bauer – NTSB
Michael Bauer – NTSB
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10:50 am - 11:10 am
ULTRA-HIGH WING LOADING LONG-RANGE ELECTRIC AIRPLANE USING CO-FLOW JET FLOW
CONTROL
Dr. Gecheng Zha – Univ Miami
Dr. Gecheng Zha – Univ Miami
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11:10 am - 11:30 am
UPDATES ON LEAPTECH AND S2 VTOL AIRCRAFT
JoeBen Bevirt – Joby Aviation
JoeBen Bevirt – Joby Aviation
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm
CUSTOM UAV PROPELLERS OF 6 AND 8 BLADES
Anne Lavrand – Electravia France
Anne Lavrand – Electravia France
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN AEROSPACE
Scott Sevcik – Stratasys
Scott Sevcik – Stratasys
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12:30 pm - 10:00 am
FLEXIBLE WINGS FOR GUST MANAGEMENT
Dr. Sridhar Kota – Flexsys
Dr. Sridhar Kota – Flexsys
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12:55 pm -
ADJOURN TO WINE COUNTRY
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