Experience:

1993 - 94, 98 – 2004, Vice Chairman, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

1984 - Professor, Department of Mechanical, and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis;  Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and conducting research in areas of mechanical and aeronautical engineering

1982 - 1984, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Materials Engineering, University of California, Davis

1977 - 1982, Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.  Conducting and directing research in Advanced Vertical and Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) aircraft;  Specific research activity involved the automatic and manual control of V/STOL aircraft including rotorcraft

1975 - 1976, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; Conducting on-sight research at NASA Ames Research Center.  Research activity involved rotorcraft handling qualities prediction and cockpit display design

1970 - 1975, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Naval Postgraduate School; Teaching graduate courses and conducting research in aeronautical engineering

Professional Activities:

Associate Editor, Journal of Aircraft (1977 - ), an archival technical journal of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics[1] (1980 - ), an archival technical journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Associate Editor, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Proceedings Part G of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Great Britain (1999 - )

Member, AIAA Technical Committee on Guidance Navigation and Control (1985 - 1988)

Member, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Administrative Committee (1986 - 1989)

Member, SAE Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee, (1998 - ); Co-Chairman Subcommittee D, Dynamics, Computations, and Analysis (1999 - )

Member, AIAA Technical Committee on Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (1988 - 1991)

Vice-President, Membership, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society (1989 - 1991)

Faculty Advisor, University of California, Davis Student Chapter of AIAA (1984 - )

Member, National Research Council Committee on the Effects of Aircraft-Pilot Coupling on Flight Safety (1996-1997)

Member, National Research Council Committee for the Review of NASA's Revolutionize Aviation Panel for the Review of the Aviation Safety Program (2002-2003)

Member, National Transportation Safety Board Group investigation crash of American Airlines Flight 587, (2003-2004)

Professional Awards

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Outstanding Contribution Award, October, 1995

AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, August, 2000

Marquis Who's Who in America, 58^th – 59^th Editions, 2004, 2005

Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2005-2006 Edition

Professional Affiliations:

Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Member  American Helicopter Society

               Tau Beta Pi

               Sigma Xi

Professional Engineering Credentials:

Registered Professional Engineer in the state of California - Control Systems Engineering, Certificate No. CS001927

Representative Recent Publications[2]  (1990 - ); Complete list available on request

1.)        Hess, R. A., "Complex Dynamic Systems: Human Interaction," in Systems and Control Encyclopedia, Supplementary Vol. 1, Ed: M. G. Singh, Pergamon, 1990, pp. 73-80.

2.)        Hess, R. A., "Human Factors Engineering: Information Processing Concerns," in Concise Encyclopedia of Information Processing in Systems and Organizations, Ed: A. P. Sage, Pergamon, 1990, pp. 217-223.

3.)        Hess, R. A., "Methodology for the Analytical Assessment of Aircraft Handling Qualities," in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 31, Ed: C. T. Leondes, Academic, 1990, pp. 129-149.

4.)        Hess, R. A. "Identification of Pilot-Vehicle Dynamics from Simulation and Flight Test," in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 31, Ed: C. T. Leondes, Academic, 1990, pp. 151-175.

5.)        Hess, R. A., "A Model of the Human's Use of Motion Cues in Vehicular Control," Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 13, No. 3, May-June 1990, pp. 476-482.

6.)        Hess, R. A., and Gorder, P. J., "Design and Evaluation of a Cockpit Display for Hovering Flight," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 13, No. 3, May-June 1990, pp. 450-457.

7.)        Hess, R. A., "Analyzing Manipulator and Feel System Effects in Aircraft Flight Control," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-20, No. 4, July-August, 1990, pp. 923-931.

8.)        Hess, R. A., and Malsbury T., "A Methodology for the Assessment of Manned Flight Simulator Fidelity," Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1991, pp. 191-197.

9.)        Hess, R. A., and Kalteis, R., "Technique for Predicting Longitudinal Pilot Induced Oscillations," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1991, pp. 198-204.

10.)      Hess, R. A., Gao, C., and Wang S. H.,[3] "Generalized Technique for Inverse Simulation Applied to Aircraft Maneuvers," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 1991, pp. 920-926.

11.)      Jung, Y. C., and Hess, R. A., "Precise Flight-Path Control Using a Predictive Algorithm," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 1991, pp. 936-942.

12.)      Bolourchi, F., and Hess, R. A., "Nonlinear Model Reference Adaptive Control Using Tap-Delay Filters," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 22, No. 2, March/April 1992, pp. 360-368.

13.)      Hess, R. A., and Yousefpor, M., "Analyzing the Flared Landing Task with Pitch-Rate Flight Control Systems," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 15, No. 3, May-June, 1992, pp. 768-774.

14.)      Hess, R. A., Malsbury, T., and Atencio, A., Jr.,[4] "Flight Simulator Fidelity Assessment in a Rotorcraft Lateral Translation Maneuver," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan- Feb., 1993, pp. 79-85.

15.)      Modjtahedzadeh, A., and Hess, R. A., "A Model of Driver Steering Control Behavior for Use in Assessing Vehicle Handling Qualities,"ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 3, Sept. 1993, pp. 456-464.

16.)      Hess, R. A., and Gao, C., "Generalized Algorithm for Inverse Simulation Applied to Rotorcraft Maneuvering Flight," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 38, No. 4, Oct. 1993 pp. 3-15.

17.)      Gao, C., and Hess, R. A., "Inverse Simulation of Large Amplitude Aircraft Maneuvers," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 4, July-August 1993, pp. 733-737.

18.)      Hess, R. A., and Gorder, P. J. "Quantitative Feedback Theory Applied to the Design of a Rotorcraft Flight Control System," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No.4, July-August 1993, pp. 748-753.

19.)      Hess, R. A., Rotorcraft Control System Design for Uncertain Vehicle Dynamics Using Quantitative Feedback Theory," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 39, No. 2, 1994, pp. 47-55.

20.)      Hess, R. A., "Rotorcraft Handling Qualities in Turbulence," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol 18, No. 1, Jan-Feb., 1995, pp. 39-45.

21.)      Yousefpor, M., Palazoglu, A.,[5] and Hess, R., "Robust Control Design for SISO Systems Based on Constrained Optimization," International Journal of Control, Vol. 62, No. 2, 1995, pp. 447-491.

22.)      Hess, R. A., "Feedback System Design for Stable Plants with Input Saturation: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1995, pp. 1029-1035.

23.)      Hess, R. A. and Henderson, D. K., "Flexible Vehicle Control Using Quantitative Feedback Theory," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1995, pp. 1062-1067

24.)      Hess, R. A., and Snell, S. A.,[6] "Feedback Design for Unstable Plants with Saturating Nonlinearities, Single-Input, Single-Output, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1996, pp. 191-197.

25.)      Hess, R. A., "Turbulence and Stability," in The Engineering Handbook, Ed:  R. C. Dorf, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, Chap. 173, 1996.

26.)      Hess, R. A., "Human-in-the-Loop Control" in CRC Control Handbook, Ed: W. S. Levine, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, Chap. 80, 1996.

27.)      Hess, R. A., and Snell, S. A.,6 "Flight Control System Design with Rate Saturating Actuators," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1997, pp. 90-96.

28.)            Henderson, D. K., and Hess, R. A., "Approximations for Quantitative Feedback Theory Designs, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 4, July-Aug., 1997, pp. 828-830.

29.)            Gibson, J.,[7] and Hess, R. A., "Stick and Feel System Design," AGARD-AG-332, March, 1997.

30.)    Hess, R. A., "Unified Theory for Aircraft Handling Qualities and Adverse Aircraft-Pilot Coupling," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 6, Sept.-Oct., 1997, pp. 1141-1148.

31.)      Gorder, P. J., and Hess, R. A., "Sequential Loop Closure in Design of Robust Rotorcraft Flight Control Systems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 20, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 1997, pp. 1235-1240.

32.)      Hess, R. A., "Theory for Roll-Ratchet Phenomenon in High-Performance Aircraft," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1998, pp. 101-108.

33.)      Snell, A. S.,6 and Hess, R. A., "Robust, Decoupled, Flight Control Design with Rate-Saturating Actuators," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 3, May-June, 1998, pp. 361-367.

34.)      Hess, R. A., and Stout, P. W., "Assessing Aircraft Susceptibility to Nonlinear Aircraft-Pilot Coupling/Pilot-Induced Oscillations," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, Nov.-Dec., 1998, No. 6, pp. 957-964.

35.)      Chung, J. H.,[8] Velinsky, S. A.,[9] and Hess, R. A., "Interaction Control of a Redundant Mobile Manipulator," The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 17, No. 12, Dec. 1998, pp. 1302-1310.

36.)      Zeyada, Y. Hess, R. A., and Siwakosit, W., "Analysis of Aircraft Handling Qualities and Pilot-Induced Oscillation Tendencies with Actuator Saturation, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 1999, pp. 852-861.

37.)   Siwakosit, W., Snell, S. A., and Hess, R. A. "Robust Flight Control Design with Handling Qualities Constraints Using Scheduled Linear Dynamic Inversion and Loop-Shaping, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 8, No. 3, May, 2000, pp. 483-494.

38.)      Hess, R. A., Siwakosit, W. And Chung, J., "Accommodating a Class of Actuator Failures in Flight Control Systems," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 3, May-June, 2000, pp. 412-419.

39.)      Zeyada, Y., and Hess, R. A., "Modeling Human Pilot Cue Utilization with Applications to Simulator Fidelity Assessment," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, no. 4, July-Aug., 2000, pp. 588-598.

40.)            Schroeder, J. A., Chung, W. W. Y., and Hess, R. A., “Evaluation of Motion Fidelity Criterion with Visual Scene Changes, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 4, July-Aug., 2000, pp. 580-587.

41)              Hess, R. A., and Siwakosit, W., “Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity in Multiaxis Tasks Including Visual Cue Quality,” Vol. 38, No. 4, July-Aug., 2001, pp. 607-614.

42.)            Siwakosit, W., and Hess, R. A., “Multi-Input/Multi-Output Reconfigurable Flight Control Design, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 2001, pp. 1079-1088.

43.)     Hess, R. A. “Aircraft Dynamics and Control,” in Wiley Online Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ed: J. G. Webster, 2002.

44.)            Hess, R. A., “Pilot Control,” in Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology, Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, Ed: P. S. Tang and M. A.Vidulich, 2002, Chap. 8.

45.)            Hess, R. A., Zeyada, Y., and Heffley, R.K., "Modeling and Simulation for Helicopter Task Analysis, Journal of The American Helicopter Society, Vol., 47, No., 2, Oct., 2002, pp. 243-252.

46.)            Zeyada, Y., and Hess, R. A., "Computer-Aided Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity," Journal of Aircraft, Vol., 40, No., 1, Jan-Feb., 2003, pp. 173-180.

47.)            Hess, R. A., "Coupling Numerators and Input-Output Pairing in Square Control Systems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol., 26, No. 2, March-April, 2003, pp. 367-368.

48.)            Hess, R. A., and Wells, S. R., "Sliding Mode Control Applied to Reconfigurable Flight Control Systems," Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 3, May-June 2003, pp., 452-463.

49.)            Wells, R. S., and Hess, R. A., "Multi-Input, Multi-Output Sliding Mode Control for a Tailless Fighter Aircraft," Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 3, May-June 2003, pp., 4673-473.

50.)            Vetter, T. K., Wells, S. R., and Hess, R. A., "Designing for Damage, - Robust Flight Control Design Using Sliding Mode Techniques," Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 217, No. G5: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2003, pp. 245-262.

51.)   Hess, R. A., and Ussery, T. “Frequency-Domain Sliding Mode Design Technique Applied to the Control of a Ducted Fan Micro-Air Vehicle,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2004, pp. 457-467.