Research projects

Selected Research Projects

Predictive Altering of Energy (PAE) for Commercial Aircraft

UAV Autonomy and Path Planning

Assessing Indoor Environments with sUAS through Real-Time Virtual Reality 

UAV Swarm Navigation 

Aircraft State Awareness and Automation Continuity

Navigation and Mapping of UAVs for Operation under the Canopy

UAV navigation and mapping in challenging environments (indoor and urban)  

GNSS Measurement-based ADS-B System: relative navigation

3D Mapping with UAVs using Camera Imagery 

Dual LiDAR-based navigation in Unknown Environments

LiDAR-based precision approach guidance

GNSS batch processing 

Terrain Database Integrity monitoring for Synthetic Vision Systems

Implementation and Evaluation of New Display Concepts for NextGen using a Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation Study

Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)


Research Projects Archive List

TitleMBS-based Navigator for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag 
Agency/Sponsor:  NextNav
Dates:  
December 2017 – May 2018

TitleInformation Management and Decision Support Tools for Improved Flight Crew System and State Awareness
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Collaboration with: Rockwell Collins
Dates:  
September 2016 – August 2018

TitleCoOperative Navigation via Simultaneous Online Localization Exchange (CONSOLE)
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  BAE Systems (for AFRL)
Dates:  
September 2016 – April 2018

TitleTest and Evaluation of Autonomous Systems (TEAS) – Vision Aided Navigation
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Trent Skidmore
Agency/Sponsor:  State of Ohio (Ohio Federal Reserahc Network, OFRN)
Dates:  
November 2016 – October 2018

TitleApplied Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in Challenging Environments
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag 
Agency/Sponsor:  Ohio University
Dates:  
May 2016 – April 2017

TitleNextNav – Alternative Navigation for UAS in UTM
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Frank van Graas
Agency/Sponsor:  NextNav
Dates:  
January 2016 – August 2016

TitleIntegration & Technical Support for MHP in the CMF/RFD
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center via Unisys
Dates:  
September 2015 – March 2016

TitleA Performance-based Flight Deck Information Management System for Improved Hazard Awareness and Source Data Integrity
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Collaboration with: University of Iowa, Rockwell Collins
Dates:  September 2012 – August 2015

TitleDemonstration of Autonomous UAV Navigation and Mapping Under the Forest Canopy and in an Indoor Structured Environment 
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Avionics Enmgineering Center Russ Legacy Fund
Dates:  May 2015 – August 2015

Title: Requirements Definition Study and Gap Analysis for Future Guidance and Control Displays as Part of NextGen/SESAR
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Federal Aviation Administration
Collaboration with:  Delft University of Technology
Dates: April 2012 – May 2015

Title:  Integration of Optical, Laser-based and 3D Imaging Sensors with an Inertial Measurement Unit
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute / US Air Force Research Laboratory
Dates:  June 2012 – June 2013

Title:  Integration of Hazard and Integrity Monitor and Integrated Alerting and Notification (HIM-IAN) System into the Cockpit Motion Facility's Research Flight Deck (CMF/RFD)
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Sponsor:  for NASA LAngley Research Center through Unisys Corporation
Dates:  February 2012 – May 2013

Title:  CONRAD: Collaboration R&D Effort on Precision GPS/EO Nav/Navigation Fusion:
Subtask:  All Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN) of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Principal Investigators: F. van Graas, W. Pelgrum and Maarten Uijt de Haag

Agency/Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory via the Ohio State University Research Foundation
Dates:  July 2011 – August 2012

Title: Integration of Optical, Laser-based and 3D Imaging Sensors with an Inertial Measurement Unit
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute
Dates: June 2009 – June 2011

Title:  Flight Test Support for Enhanced Vision through Atmospheric Obscurance
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Company: RL Associates
Dates: March 2008 – November 2009

Title: CONRAD: Collaboration R&D Effort on Precision GPS/EO Nav/Navigation Fusion
Principal Investigators: Frank van Graas and Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Air Force Research Laboratory via Ohio State University Research Foundation
Dates:  September 2008 – June 2009

Title: Ladar Motion Compensation
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Frank van Graas
Company: Honeywell Inc.
Dates:   March 2009 - Present

Title:  Design, Development, Verification and Validation of An Integrated Alerting and Notification Functionfor an Intelligent Integrated Flight Deck
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Research Challenge Program, Ohio University
Dates: September 2008 – August 2009

Title:  Design, Development, Verification and Validation of An Integrated Alerting and Notification Function for an Intelligent Integrated Flight Deck
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Collaboration with: University of Iowa, Boeing Phantomworks, Rockwell Collins, Vigil, Inc., Delft University of Technology
Dates:  July 2008 – January 2012

Title: Truth System and Flight Testing for Motion Compensation Program
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Company: Honeywell Inc.
Dates:  October 2006 – December 2007

Title:  Sensor Technology Model Development and Evaluation for An Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck (IIFD) External Hazard Monitor
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Dates:  July 2007 – June 2008

Title: Tightly-Integrated LADAR/INS Algorithm Development to Support Urban Operations
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Dates:  March 2007 – November 2009

Title:  Tightly-Integrated LADAR/INS Algorithm Development to Support Urban Operations
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Research Challenge Program, Ohio University
Dates: November 2006 – November 2007

Title:  Integrated Dual-Airborne Laser Scanners/Inertial Measurement Unit for Navigation and Mapping in Unknown Environments
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Frank van Graas
Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dates:  December 2006 – September 2007

Title:  Motion analyzer design and simulation
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),
Dates: December 2006 – March 2007

Title:  Multi-sensor Integration for Autonomous vehicle Relative Navigation
Principal Investigators:  Maarten Uijt de Haag and Michael S. Braasch 
Company: Rockwell Collins
Dates:  December 2006 – September 2007

Title:  GPS Denied Navigation using LADAR and IMU
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Frank van Graas
Company:  Honeywell Inc.
Dates:  December 2006

Title:  Modeling, Design, Implementation and Verification of An External Hazard Monitor for an Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck (IIFD)
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Research Challenge Program, Ohio University
Dates:   November 2006 – November 2007

Title:   Intent of Study On The Use Of a Dual Airborne Laser Scanner (ALS) in Conjunction with a Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Navigation and Mapping in Unknown, Non-Global Positioning System (GPS) Environments
Principal Investigators: Maarten Uijt de Haag and Frank van Graas
Agency/Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),
Dates:  October 2005 – March 2006

Title:  Real-Time Change Detection, Motion Analysis and Precise Geo-Location Using Two or More Airborne Laser Scanner
Principal Investigator: Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Research Challenge Program, Ohio University
Dates:  June 2005 – June 2006

Title:  A Synthetic Vision System Data Integrity Monitor
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Dates:  July 2004 – July 2006

Title:  Cooperative Robots as Part of a Distributed Sensor Network
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor: Research Challenge Program, Ohio University
Dates:  June 2004 – June 2005

Title:  Flight Testing of Honeywell F15 GPS/INS Unit
Co-Principal Investigators:  James Rankin, Michael Braasch, Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Honeywell International, Inc.
Dates:   November 2004

Title: King Air Robust Integration Technology and Testing (RITAT) Flight Test
Co-Principal Investigators: James Rankin, Maarten Uijt de Haag, Curtis Cutright
Agency/Sponsor: NASA Marshall Flight Center
Dates:   June 2004 – November 2004

Title: A DTED Terrain Avoidance System utilizing GPS and Radar Altimeter Monitoring
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA Langley Research Center
Dates:  August 1999 – December 2003 (+2 CRA extensions)

Title:  An Integrated LIDAR/IMU/GPS Navigation and Surveillance System
Principal Investigator:  Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:  Air Force Research Laboratory (via a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, DURIP)
Dates:  April 2003 – March 2004

Title:  Flight Demonstration of a 3-Dimensional Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
Co-Principal Investigators:  James Rankin, Maarten Uijt de Haag, Rob Thomas
Agency/Sponsor:  NASA-Glenn Research Center
Dates:  April 2001 – September 2003 (+ 1 CRA extension)

Title:  RoboCup: Interdisciplinary Research Test Bed
Co-Principal Investigators:  C. Bruggeman, D. M. Chelberg, L. R. Welch, S. Osterman, C. Marlin, J. Y Lew, R. L. Williams II, D. A. Lawrence, D. W. Matolak, Maarten Uijt de Haag
Agency/Sponsor:   Ohio University (1804 program) and Dean of Russ College of Engineering and Technology