Applied, with a path to flight.

RES-A · Phlegon program

Propulsion

Endurance is a powertrain problem before it's an aerodynamics problem. The Phlegon program studies small-engine efficiency, hybrid-electric architectures, and thermal management for powertrains that fly all day.

• Hybrid-electric powertrain benchmarking for the 25–200 kg class
• Fuel-efficiency mapping across loiter profiles
• Thermal design for long-duration, low-signature operation

RES-B · Materials

Composites & manufacture

Attritable aircraft only work if the airframe is cheap without being fragile. We study composite layups and production methods that trade gram-level optimization for order-of-magnitude cost reduction.

• Low-cost composite processes for rapid layup
• Additive tooling for short-run production
• Structural margins tuned for consumable-class airframes

RES-C · Autonomy

Resilient flight

The link will fail. GPS will degrade. The question is what the aircraft does next. Our autonomy work focuses on navigation and multi-vehicle coordination that keep the mission going in denied environments.

• Vision- and terrain-aided navigation without GNSS
• Decentralized coordination for formation behavior
• Graceful degradation and safe-return logic