Minutes of a meeting of the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technical Committee Marriot Courtyard
Santa Ana, CA
23 Oct 01

General
  • A meeting of the AIAA ADS TC was convened by Glen Brown on 23 Oct 01 at 0930. Those in attendance are listed below. Alec Dyatt acted as secretary pro tem.
    Rich Benney Ken Heindel Roy Haggard Debbie Gardinier
    Dean Jorgensen Alec Dyatt Ken Sego Ton Rivellinin
    Rich Howard Bert Engstrom JC Berland Jeff Hogue
    Dean Wolf Glen Brown

    The meeting minutes from the 20 May 01 TC meeting were reviewed. A motion was made to accept the minutes, seconded and approved.

    Discussion of Members Emeritus
  • Dean Jorgensen recommended formalizing the member emeritus status of several TC past members. It was mentioned that the status would be for past members who have contributed much to the TC and should be recognized and honored for those contributions. Dean Jorgensen then volunteered to lead the ad hoc committee to form member emeritus list and presentation of certificates. Treasurer's Report
  • Rich Benney gave details of finances from the 2001 conference. Account balance was $13,252.35. AAAF has paid their debt and all 2001 conference financial matters were settled.
  • Ideas were discussed regarding the spending of the committee funds. Design competitions (Rich Benney mentioned that AIAA has a formal process if we are interested), outreach to students (paid expenses to the AIAA ADS conference and presentation of winning paper to the plenary session), and self administered scholarships were all discussed. The final proposal was for two $1500 student scholarships for the Heinrich short course. Dean Jorgensen proposed a scholarship team to handle this activity. The motion was seconded and approved. Rich Benney volunteered as lead with Dean Jorgensen and Tom Rivellini as team members. The "ADS scholarship" was proposed as a possible name. Homepage Team –
  • Roy Haggard stated that "aerodecelerator.org" was functional. The short course was added to the website. Database Team –
  • Rich Benney had sent several CDs to LHL, but his summer help was gone. No other updates were made. It was reiterated that the committee has an open invitation to LHL for TC meetings. Newsletter Team –
  • A proposal was made to discontinue the newsletter and replace it by adding articles to the website. Glen Brown took an action to contact Chris Hailey about this. Specifications and Standards –
  • The specs and standards document was approved and distributed at the 2001 conference. Glen Brown discussed the possible establishment of of a standard method of reporting (definitions, variables, etc.), but no action was taken. Short Course Update
  • see attachment Awards Team
  • Nominations packages are due summer 2002. Ken Sego volunteered to be POC to receive nomination packages. The honors and awards links are on the AIAA.org website. 2001 Conference Wrap-up
  • Scott Delicker was not present to provide wrap-up, but committee discussed possible presentations at next GN&C conference, but Dean Jorgensen strongly recommended against fearing that the audience would not be interested in "updates" of what we introduced to them at the last conference.
  • Glen Brown proposed Tom Rivellini determine interest in inflatables, supersonic, etc for other TC conferences.
    2003 Conference
    The three proposed sites were the following:
  • Tucson- Mark Heflin provided a package for Tucson and possible banquet at the Pima Air Museum hanger. Pros:: Mark could be "local" admin rep Cons: weather, lack of local attractions, not easily accessible.
  • Seattle- Pros: Cosmopolitan international city, many attractions, easy access, cultural. Cons: Possible lack of "local" admin person
  • Monterey- Rick Howard presented a detailed interesting (and convincing!) brief on Monterey CA. Pros: facilities, Rick could be "local" admin rep Cons: not easily accessible.
  • A vote of the present members resulted in a unanimous vote for Monterey CA for the 2003 ADS conference.
  • Tony Taylor had volunteered to play a role in the technical aspects of the conference and Dean Jorgensen nominated him for general chairman. Debbie Gardinier seconded the motion. Rick Howard was nominated to act as administrative lead.
  • Seminar topics: Ken Heindel "volunteered" to investigate "advanced ADS materials" as a possible subject for the seminar. Ken requested all to e-mail him with suggestions.
  • Roy Haggard called for a "Greatest ADS mishaps" video for showing at the end of the conference. He volunteered to consolidate the clips and present it. Next meeting –
  • Ken Heindel volunteered to host the next TC meeting at Colemnan Research Corporation in Orlando FL on 5 Feb 02. The meeting adjourned to off-line discussions.
    MEMORANDUM

    To: Glen Brown, Chair AIAA ADS-TC
    From: Jean Potvin, Director, Heinrich Parachute Systems Short Course
    Date: 10-16-01
    Re: Status Report

    As you know, the course is to be held at Saint Louis University, in St. Louis, MO, May 20-24, 2002. Here is a list of the recent activities and events that have taken place in the recent past:
  • 1) For the past two months or so, web pages featuring the description of the course, a description of the venue, and sample registration forms have been set up on the ADS- TC web site. See http://www.engr.uconn.edu/-adstc/shortcourses.html
  • 2) As of Oct 16 people have registered (15 paid) or have pledged to register (11).
  • 3) The breakeven number of participants is 32, using the same tuition rate as in 1998, i e $1,100 per participant. The increase in cost due to inflation will be compensated by the financial support of, and facilities provided by Saint Louis University.
  • 4) Most of the instructors will be the same as in the 1998 course: Behr (probable), Doherr, Lingard and Wolf Bill Gerrard has pledged his help if needed. Dr. Potvin may also become an instructor, if needed.
  • 5) The syllabus will be mostly the same as with the 1998 course.
  • 6) Visa applications are currently being processed for Lingard and Doherr.
  • 7) One e-mail advertisement was sent out by Dr. Accorsi at the end of August. Another one will follow in March 2002. If the breakeven point is reached before January 2002, the planned mass-mailing of a paper-based flyer will be cancelled, as well as the March 2002 e-mail ad.
    One lingering issue is the splitting of the "profits" between the two co-sponsors of the course (ADS-TC and Saint Louis University (SLU)). The TC needs to provide this course director with some guidance on what to tell SLU officials.
    First, some background information. SLU has pledged the following support:
  • Use of classroom and audiovisual equipment, free of charge. This was a $1,150.00 expense in 1998.
  • Lecture notes reproduction, a $2,321.45 expense in 1998.
  • Use of SLU staff, free of charge.
  • Free mailing and telephone use (for administrative purposes), a $660.00 expense in 1998.
    In 1998 the University of Minnesota and the ADS-TC took each 50% of the profits. This course director suggests that the TC and SLU split the profits (or deficit) on that same 50-50 basis. In his opinion such a split is fair to both parties, given the level of support provided by each co-sponsor (It is my understanding that level of support provided by SLU is significantly higher than the support provided by the University of Minnesota in 1998).