Seventh Conference on Propulsion Technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Shirley and Manny Ravet Auditorium, D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa
Conference Program for download (PDF)
7th confrence book of abstracts| 8:30 – 9:00 | Welcome and Registration |
| Opening session | Chairperson: Leonid Tartakovsky, Technion |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome: Wayne D. Kaplan, Executive Vice President for Research, Technion Yoram Halevi, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion Yigal Ben-Shabat, Head, Propulsion Branch, Directorate of Defense Research & Development, MAFAT Emanuel Liban, Chairman, Israel Society of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineers |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Keynote address: Prospects of Advanced Compression Ignition Concepts: Thermal Barrier Coatings for Improved Engine Efficiency and Range of Applicability Zoran Filipi, Chairman, Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, USA |
| Morning plenary session | Chairperson: Yitzhak (Itche) Hochmann, Edmatech (the session will be held in English) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Electric A/C Propulsion – Opportunities and Challenges Emanuel Liban, CEO, Edmatech, Israel |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Propulsion systems for UAV: One size fits it all? Thomas Uhr, General Manager BRP-Rotax, Vice President Powertrain BRP and R&D/Operations Lynx, Austria |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| Noon plenary session | Chairman: Nir Geva, Elbit Systems (the session will be held in English) |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | Fuel cell – Key steps for affordable and reliable technology for UAVs Xiao Li, Troowin Power System Technology, China |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Introduction of the 3W International Wankel-engine hybrid Karsten Schudt, Managing partner, 3W International GmbH, Germany |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | UAS in the Israeli Defense Forces – Operational Challenges and Coping methods E. Gil, IDF, Israel |
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Best Student Poster Award Ceremony |
| 12:55 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon session “New Concepts” |
Chairman: Michael Shapiro, Technion (the session will be held in English) |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Measurement of in-cylinder pressure and temperature based on VA parameters of a spark plug Nir Druker, Gidi Goldwine, Eran Sher, Technion, Israel |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Reforming-controlled compression ignition Amnon Eyal, L. Tartakovsky, Technion, Israel |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Using new injection and ignition systems to enhance the efficiency of 2- and 4-stroke internal combustion engines Karsten Schudt, W. Seidl, 3W International GmbH, Germany |
| Session “Engine Design & Performance – 1” | Chairman: Jacob Feldman, Israel Aerospace Industries (the session will be held in English) |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Investigation of oil temperature deviations in Rotax 914 engines Rom Kafri, Ofer Levi, Dudu Halfon, Dan Bukhman, IDF, Israel |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | The Potential of Using Organic Coolants in Diesel Engines Alon Davidy, Israel Military Industries, Israel |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Demonstration of propeller-wing interaction analysis Avi Ayele, Shaul Segal, Ohad Gur, IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Coffee break |
| Session “Alternative Propulsion Technologies” | Chairman: Ariel Dvorjetski, IDF (the session will be held in English) |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Challenges in Electrical Propulsion I. Gerlovin, IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Li/CFx-MnO2 Hybrid Technology for UAV Applications M. Destephen, D. Zhang, D. Darch, E. Ndzebet, Eaglepicher Technologies LLC, USA |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Power-Lines Charging Mechanism for Drones Kobi Gozlan, Kfir Cohen, Nir Shvalb, Boaz Ben-Moshe, Moshe Sitbon, Alon Kuperman, Ariel University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
| Session “Engine Design & Performance – 2” | Chairman: Benjamin Brinder, IDF (the session will be held in English) |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Power Performance Enhancement for a Rotary UAV Engine Jonathan Shachar Luzzatto, Elbit Systems, Israel |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Split-cycle engine – main challenges and ways of their overcoming H.B.Tour, O. Tour, Tour Engine Inc., Israel – USA |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Limitations of Two-Stage Turbocharging of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at High Flight Altitudes Yehuda Fass, L. Tartakovsky, Technion, Israel |
| Closing remarks 16:20 – 16:30 |
Leonid Tartakovsky, Chairman Organizing Committee |
* The Program is subject to changes
Conference Chairman
Leonid Tartakovsky
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
tartak@technion.ac.il
Conference Secretary
Ms. Shimrit Wagner-Lior
shimrit.w@me.technion.ac.il
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