Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems
Other Publications
Other Major Publications
Pavlevski, A., Hansman, R.J., and Bekefi, G., “Frequency Characteristics of the Relativistic Electron Beam Magnetron,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, April 1977.
Hansman, R.J., Shefer, R., and Bekefi, G., “Self-Pinching in a Laser Irradiated Relativistic e-Beam Diode,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, April 1978.
Hansman, R.J., and Bekefi, G., “The Reflex Diode Under Short Pulse Conditions,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Physics, June 1979.
Hansman, R.J., and Hollister, W.M., “Microwave Ice Prevention,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research, NASA Conference Publication 2224, 1981.
Hansman, R.J. (Editor), Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Low Speed and Motorless Flight, Soaring Society of America, Santa Monica, CA, 1984.
Hansman, R.J., and Kirby, M.S., “Measurement of Ice Accretion Using Ultrasonic Pulse Echo Techniques,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1984, NASA CP-2452, January 1985.
Hansman, R.J., “Low Gravity Fluid Measurement & Fluid Structure Interactions,” Proceedings of the In-Space Research, Technology & Engineering Workshop, Vol. 3, October 1985.
Hansman, R.J., and Kirby, M.S., “Experimental Methodologies to Support Aircraft Icing Analysis,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1985, NASA CP-2453, January 1986.
Kirby, M.S., Ryan, J., and Hansman, R.J., “Wind Tunnel and Flight Investigations of Aircraft Ice Accretion Processes Utilizing Ultrasonic Techniques,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1986, NASA CP-2453.
Hansman, R.J., Peterson, L.D., and Crawley, E.F., “The Coupled Dynamics of Fluids and Spacecraft in Low Gravity and Low Gravity Fluid Measurement,” Proceedings of the NASA/OAST Symposium on Microgravity Fluid Management Technology, September 1986.
Hansman, R.J., and Sturdy, J.L., “Assigned Altitude Deviation Caused by the Dynamic Response of Aircraft-Autopilot Systems to Atmospheric Perturbations,” International Civil Aviation Organization. Review of General Concepts of Separation-Panel Working Papers, ICAO #RGCSP-WG/B-WP/40, January 1987.
Hansman, R.J., and Turnock, S., “Investigation of Surface Water Behavior During Glaze Ice Accretion,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1987, NASA CP-3028, January 1988.
Kirby, M.S., and Hansman, R.J., “An Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Ice Accretion Process During Artificial and Natural Icing Conditions, ” Joint NASA/FAA Contractor Report, NASA CR-182119, DOT/FAA/CT-87/17, April 1988.
Chandra, D., Bussolari, S., and Hansman, R.J., “A Comparison of Communication Modes for Delivery of Air Traffic Control Clearance Amendments in Transport Category Aircraft,” Fifth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, April 1989.
Lupi, V., and Hansman, R.J., “Preliminary Results From the MIT Acoustic Levitation Test Facility,” Midwest Association for Cloud and Aerosol Physics, May 1989.
Crawley, E.C., and Hansman, R.J., “Improving the Crashworthiness of Your Sailplane,” Soaring, June 1989.
Hansman, R.J., “Measuring Airframe Ice Ultrasonically,” Avionics, September 1989.
Wanke, C., and Hansman, R.J., “Hazard Evaluation and Operational Cockpit Display of Ground Measured Windshear Data,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1989-1990, NASA CP-3095, June 1990.
Avila de Melo, D., and Hansman, R.J., “Analysis of Aircraft Performance During Lateral Maneuvering for Microburst Avoidance,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1989-1990, NASA CP-3095, June 1990.
Hansman, R.J., and Wanke, C., “Microburst Avoidance Simulation Tests,” Airborne Wind Shear Detection and Warning Systems, Vol. I., NASA CP-10060, Part 1, DOT/FAA/RD-91/2-I.
Aqui, P., and Hansman, R.J., “Meteorological Effects on the Accuracy of the Measurement of Radar Cross Sections,” U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Division Report ESD-TR-91-051, March 1991.
Simpson, R., Hansman, R.J., Dershowitz, A., Yamaguchi, K., Kazmierczak, M., and Wanke, C., “An Investigation of Air Transportation Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990-1991,” Proceedings of the NASA Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research – 1990-1991, NASA CP-3131, June 1991.
Adams, M.B. and Hansman, R.J., “Last Hurdle for Autonomous Air Vehicles,” Aerospace America, October 1991.
Wanke, C., and Hansman, R.J., “Experimental Evaluation of Candidate Graphical Microburst Alert Displays,” Airborne Windshear Detection and Warning Systems, Vol. II, NASA CP-10105, Part 2, DOT/FAA/RD-92/19-II, pp. 879-904, September 1992.
Salamitou, P., and Hansman, R.J., “An Algorithm for CW Doppler Lidar Wake Vortex Remote Sensing,” Paper #PDP 3, OSA Coherent Laser Radar Conference, July 1995.
Hansman, R.J., Kuchar, J., and Johnson, E., “Human Centered Development of Information Systems and Decision Aids in Advanced Air Traffic Management Systems,” Advanced Workshop on Air Traffic Management (ATM 95), Capri, Italy, October 1995.
Hansman, R.J., “Preliminary Results from the Faculty Survey on Factors Which Influence Retirement Decisions,” The Mit Faculty Newsletter, 8, No. 2, pp. 1 & 16-21, January/February 1996.
Hansman, R.J., and Pierce, T.J., “Pedagogical Development of the MIT Video Series on Measurement: A Model for University Interaction with Industry,” 1996 ABET Annual Meeting, October 1996.
National Research Council, Aviation Safety and Pilot Control: Understanding and Preventing Unfavorable Pilot-Vehicle Interactions, McRuer, D., Committee Chair, Committee on the Effects of Aircraft-Pilot Coupling on Flight Safety, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1997.
Hansman, R.J., Kuchar, J., and Johnson, E., “Human Centered Development of Information Systems and Decision Aids in Advanced Air Traffic Management Systems,” Modelling and Simulation in Air Traffic Management, Bianco, L, Dell’Olmo, P., and Odoni, A., Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, 169-184, 1997.
National Research Council, Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals, Pipes, R.B., Committee Chair, Committee to Identify Potential Breakthrough Technologies and Assess Long-Term R&D Goals in Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1998.
Hansman, Silbey, et al, “Task Force on Student Life and Learning Report” September 1998.
Hansman, R.J., “Characteristics of Instrumentation,” Chapter 1 in The Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook, Webster, J., Editor, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, January 1999.
Hansman, R.J., and Pritchett, A., “Performance Based Measurement of Situation Awareness,” Chapter 11 in Situation Awareness Analysis and Measurement, Garland, D., and Endsley, M., Eds., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahweh, NJ, January 2001.
Hansman, R.J., “Complexity in Aircraft Automation: A Precursor for Concern in Human-Automation Systems,” National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal: When Technology Fails, Vol. 81, No. 1, 30-32, February 2001.
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), VISION 2050: An Integrated National Transportation System, R.E. Spitzer, Committee Chair, Federal Transportation Advisory Group (FTAG), under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AeroSpace Technology Advisory Committee (ASTAC), Washington, DC, February 2001.
Hansman, R.J., “The Effect of Shared Information on Pilot/Controller and Controller/Controller Interactions,” New Concepts and Methods in Air Traffic Management, Bianco, L, DellÍOlmo, P., and Odoni, A., Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, 143-159, 2001.
Hansman, R.J., and Davison, H., “The Effect of Shared Information on Pilot/Controller and Controller/Controller Interactions,” Chapter 14 in Air Transportation Systems Engineering, Donohue, G., Zellweger, A., Rediess, H., and Pusch, C., Eds., Vol. 193 of Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, AIAA, Reston, VA, 205-225, 2001.
Anagnostakis, I., Idris, H., Clarke, J.-P., Feron, E., Hansman, R.J., Odoni , A., and Hall, W., “A Conceptual Design of a Departure Planner Decision Aid,” Chapter 21 in Air Transportation Systems Engineering, Donohue, G., Zellweger, A., Rediess, H., and Pusch, C., Eds., Vol. 193 of Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, AIAA, Reston, VA, 343-365, 2001.
Reynolds, T., and Hansman, R.J., “Analysis of Separation Minima Using a Surveillance State Vector Approach,” Chapter 34 in Air Transportation Systems Engineering, Donohue, G., Zellweger, A., Rediess, H., and Pusch, C., Eds., Vol. 193 of Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, AIAA, Reston, VA, 563-582, 2001.
A. Mozdzanowska, R.J. Hansman. “The US Air Transportation System,” Handbook of Transportation Policy and Administration. Edited by Jeremy F. Plant, Van R. Johnston, and Cristina E. Ciocirlan. Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. 2007. Pages 9-26.
Hansman, R.J., Lewis, J., Klingaur, U., Azzam, M., “Air Traffic 2030 – Challenges and Trends” Proceedings of Traffic and Transport 2030, February 2008.
B. Barimo, S. Brown et al. “Report from the ADS-B Aviation Rulemaking Committee to the Federal Aviation Administration” September 2008.
A. Melrose, T. Elliff et al. “The 2008/9 Independent Expert Group’s First Report for Operational Environmental Goals”, ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) WG2 Operations, (TG2) ATM. Florence, Italy April 2009.
National Research Council, Advancing Aeronautical Safety, Abramson, N., Committee Chair, Committee for the Review of NASA’s Aviation Safety-Related Programs, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., September 2010.
National Research Council, Air Traffic Controller Staffing in the En Route Domain, Hansman, R. J., Committee Chair, Committee for a Review of The En Route Air Traffic Control Complexity and Workload Model, TRB Special Report 301, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., November 2010.