The following are AIAA research papers produced by Glen Brown, Roy Haggard and others at Vertigo. Some of the papers were group efforts with research associates from Vertigo partners. A pdf viewer such as Arcobat Reader is required to view the links below. If you do not have a pdf reader installed visit Adobe, download Acrobat Reader and install.

Inflatable Aerocapture Decelerators for Mars Orbiters Controlled Descent Testing for Planetary Lander Radar Systems Inflatable Structures for Deployable Aerodynamic Decelerators The Past, Present and Future of Mid-Air Retrieval The AGAS 2000 Precision Airdrop System Flight Testing of a Low-Cost Precision Arial Delivery System Precision Aerial Delivery in a Tactical Environment Minimum Mass Design for Titan Aerocapture Tethered Parafoil Test Technique Parafoils for Shipboard Recovery of UAVs Demonstration of a Parafoil Based Mid-Air Retrieval System for an Unmanned Air Vehicle Apparent Mass Effects on Parafoil Dynamics Parafoil Steady Turn Response to Control Input Parafoil Mid-Air Retrieval for Space Sample Return Missions Inflatable Structures for Deployable Wings Parachute Retraction Soft-Landing Systems Using Pneumatic Muscle Actuators Inertially Controlled Recovery System (ICRS) A New Pneumatic Actuator and Its Use in Airdrop Applications The Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS)

Intellectual Property: Patent Portfolio

4,781,343 Catenary Reinforcements on Parafoil Ribs 5,421,128 Curved, Inflated, Tubular Beam 5,244,169 Inflatable Structure Paraglider    358,362 Low Aspect Ratio Parachute 5,677,023 Reinforced Fabric Inflatable Tube 5,735,083 Braided Airbeam Structure 6,050,524 Parachute Soft-Landing System 6,082,667 Inflatable Wing 6,131,856 Parachute Trajectory Control 6,328,263 Parachute Assembly 6,631,872 Parachute Trajectory Control 6,575,408 Soft Landing Assembly for a Parachute 6,824,102 Parafoil Mid-Air Retrieval 7,066,428 Unfolding Wing for Air-Launched Low Speed Vehicles Other Patents Pending

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