Publications

Representative Archival Publications Since PhD [2] (1970 – )

  1. Hess, R. A., “Optimal Stochastic Control and Aircraft Gust Alleviation,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1971, pp 284-286.
  2. Hess, R. A., “Some Results of Suboptimal Gust Alleviation,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 9, No. 5, 1972, pp380-381.
  3. Hess, R. A., “Optimal Control Approximations for Time Delay Systems,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 10, No. 11, 1972, pp. 1536-1538.
  4. Hess, R. A., “Nonadjectival Rating Scales in Human Response Experiments,” Human Factors, Vol. 15, No., 3 1973, pp. 275-280.
  5. Hess, R. A., and Hyde, J. G., “Suboptimal Control of Time Delay Systems,” IEEE Transactions in Automatic Control, Vol. AC-18, Nol. 6, 1973, pp. 667-669.
  6. Hess, R. A., and Teichgraber, W. M. “Error Quantization Effects in Compensatory Tracking Tasks,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-4, No. 4, 1974, pp. 343-349.
  7. Hess, R. A., and Wheat, L. W., “A Model-Based Analysis of a Display for Helicopter Landing Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-6, No. 7, 1976, pp. 505-511.
  8. Hess, R. A., and Judd, T. M., “Improved Automatic Carrier Landing Using Deck Motion Prediction,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1976, pp. 153-155.
  9. Hess, R. A., “Application of a Model-Based Flight Director Design Technique to a Longitudinal Hover Task,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 14, No. 3, 1977, pp. 265-271.
  10. Hess, R., “Analytical Display Design for Flight Tasks Conducted Under Instrument Meteorological Conditions,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-7, No. 6, 1977, pp. 453-562.
  11. Hess, R. A., “Prediction of Pilot Opinion ratings Using an Optimal Pilot Model, Human Factors, Vol. 19, No. 5, 1977, pp. 459-475.
  12. Hess, R. A., “Dual-Loop Model of the Human Controller,” Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol, 1, No. 4, 1978, pp. 254-260. (This paper was translated and published by the Russians in the October 1978 issue of Rocket Technology and Cosmonautics).
  13. Hess, R. A., “A Rationale for Human Operator Pulsive Control Behavior,” Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1979, pp. 221-227. (This paper was translated and published by the Russians in the October 1979 issue of Rocket Technology and Cosmonautics).
  14. Hess, R. A., “Structural Model of the Adaptive Human Pilot,” Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol, 3, No. 5, 1979, pp. 416-423.
  15. Hess, R. A., “Analytical Pilot Models in Handling Qualities Research,” Journal of Cybernetics and Information Science, Winter, 1980.
  16. Hess, R. A., “Aircraft Control/Display Analysis and Design Using the Optimal Control Model of the Human Pilot,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-11, No. 7, 1980, pp. 465-480.
  17. Hess, R. A., “Pursuit Tracking and Higher Levels of Skill Development in the Human Pilot,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-11, No. 4, 1981, pp. 262-273. (This paper was nominated for the H. Julian Allen Award in 1982 for the best scientific paper produced at NASA Ames Research Center.
  18. Hess, R. A., “A Model-Based Investigation of Manipulator Characteristics and Pilot/Vehicle Performance,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1983, pp. 348-354.
  19. Hess, R. A., “Analysis of Aircraft Attitude Control systems Subject to Pilot-Induced Oscillations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1984, pp. 106-112.
  20. Hess, R. A., “Effects of Time Delays on Systems Subject to Manual Control,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1984, pp. 416-421.
  21. Hess, R. A., and Beckman, A., “An Engineering Approach to Determining Visual Information Requirements for Flight Control Tasks,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-14, No. 2, 1984, pp. 286-298.
  22. Hess, R. A., and Sunyoto, I., “Toward a Unifying Theory for Aircraft Handling Qualities,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1985, pp. 440-446.
  23. Hess, R. A., “A Model-Based Theory for Analyzing Human Control Behavior,” in Advances in Man-Machine Systems Research, Vol. II, Ed: W. B. Rouse, JAI Press, Inc., 1985
  24. Hess, R. A., and McNally, B. D, “Automation Effects in a Multiloop Manual Control System,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-16, No. 1, 1986, pp. 111-121.
  25. Hess, R. A., and Mnich, M. A., “Identification of Pilot Dynamics from In-Flight Tracking Data, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1986, pp. 433-440.
  26. Hess, R. A., and Watson, D. C., “ Cross Coupling in Pilot/Vehicle Systems,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 9, No. 6, 1986, pp. 614-620.
  27. Hess, R. A., A Qualitative Model of Human Interaction with Complex Dynamic Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-17, No. 1, 1987, pp.33-51.
  28. Hess, R. A., “Feedback Control Models,” Handbook of Human Factors/Ergonomics, Ed: G. Salvendy, 1987, Wiley.
  29. Hess, R. A., and Chan, K. K., “Preview Control Pilot Model for Near-Earth Maneuvering Helicopter Flight,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1988, pp. 146-152.
  30. Hess, R. A., and Tran, P. M., “Pilot/Vehicle Analysis of a Twin-Lift Helicopter Configuration in Hover,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 11, No. 5, 1988, pp. 465-472.
  31. Hess, R. A., and Jung, Y. C., “An Application of Generalized Predictive Control to Rotorcraft Terrain-Following Flight,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 19, No. 9, 1989, pp. 955-962.
  32. Hess, R. A., “Theory for Aircraft Handling Qualities Based Upon a Structural Pilot Model,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 12 No. 6, 1989, pp. 792-797.
  33. Hess, R. A., “Complex Dynamic Systems: Human Interaction,” in Systems and Control Encyclopedia, Supplementary Vol. 1, Ed: M. G. Singh, Pergamon, 1990, pp. 73-80.
  34. Hess, R. A., “Human Factors Engineering: Information Processing Concerns,” in Concise Encyclopedia of Information Processing in Systems and Organizations, Ed: A. P. Sage, Pergamon, 1990, pp. 217-223.
  35. Hess, R. A., “Methodology for the Analytical Assessment of Aircraft Handling Qualities,” in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 31, Ed: C. T. Leondes, Academic, 1990, pp. 129-149.
  36. Hess, R. A. “Identification of Pilot-Vehicle Dynamics from Simulation and Flight Test,” in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 31, Ed: C. T. Leondes, Academic, 1990, pp. 151-175.
  37. Hess, R. A., “A Model of the Human’s Use of Motion Cues in Vehicular Control,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 13, No. 3, May-June 1990, pp. 476-482.
  38. Hess, R. A., and Gorder, P. J., “Design and Evaluation of a Cockpit Display for Hovering Flight,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 13, No. 3, May-June 1990, pp. 450-457.
  39. Hess, R. A., “Analyzing Manipulator and Feel System Effects in Aircraft Flight Control,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-20, No. 4, July-August, 1990, pp. 923-931.
  40. Hess, R. A., and Malsbury T., “Closed-Loop Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1991, pp. 191-197.
  41. Hess, R. A., and Kalteis, R., “Technique for Predicting Longitudinal Pilot Induced Oscillations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1991, pp. 198-204.
  42. Hess, R. A., Gao, C., and Wang S. H., [3] “Generalized Technique for Inverse Simulation Applied to Aircraft Maneuvers,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 1991, pp. 920-926.
  43. Jung, Y. C., and Hess, R. A., “Precise Flight-Path Control Using a Predictive Algorithm,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 1991, pp. 936-942.
  44. Bolourchi, F., and Hess, R. A., “Nonlinear Model Reference Adaptive Control Using Tap-Delay Filters,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 22, No. 2, March/April 1992, pp. 360-368.
  45. Hess, R. A., and Yousefpor, M., “Analyzing the Flared Landing Task with Pitch-Rate Flight Control Systems,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 15, No. 3, MayJune, 1992, pp. 768-774.
  46. Hess, R. A., Malsbury, T., and Atencio, A., Jr., [4] “Flight Simulator Fidelity Assessment in a Rotorcraft Lateral Translation Maneuver,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan- Feb., 1993, pp. 79-85.
  47. Modjtahedzadeh, A., and Hess, R. A., “A Model of Driver Steering Control Behavior for Use in Assessing Vehicle Handling Qualities,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 3, Sept. 1993, pp. 456-464.
  48. Hess, R. A., and Gao, C., “Generalized Algorithm for Inverse Simulation Applied to Rotorcraft Maneuvering Flight,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 38, No. 4, Oct. 1993 pp. 3-15.
  49. Gao, C., and Hess, R. A., “Inverse Simulation of Large Amplitude Aircraft Maneuvers,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 4, July-August 1993, pp. 733-737.
  50. Hess, R. A., and Gorder, P. J. “Quantitative Feedback Theory Applied to the Design of a Rotorcraft Flight Control System,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No.4, July-August 1993, pp. 748-753.
  51. Hess, R. A., “Rotorcraft Control System Design for Uncertain Vehicle Dynamics Using Quantitative Feedback Theory,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 39, No. 2, 1994, pp. 47-55.
  52. Hess, R. A., “Rotorcraft Handling Qualities in Turbulence,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 1, Jan-Feb., 1995, pp. 39-45.
  53. Yousefpor, M., Palazoglu, A., [5] and Hess, R., “Robust Control Design for SISO Systems Based on Constrained Optimization,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 62, No. 2, 1995, pp. 447-491.
  54. Hess, R. A., “Feedback System Design for Stable Plants with Input Saturation: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1995, pp. 1029-1035.
  55. Hess, R. A. and Henderson, D. K., “Flexible Vehicle Control Using Quantitative Feedback Theory,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1995, pp. 1062-1067
  56. Hess, R. A., and Snell, S. A., [6] “Feedback Design for Unstable Plants with Saturating Nonlinearities, Single-Input, Single-Output, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1996, pp. 191-197.
  57. Hess, R. A., “Turbulence and Stability,” in The Engineering Handbook, Ed: R. C. Dorf, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, Chap. 173, 1996.
  58. Hess, R. A., “Human-in-the-Loop Control” in CRC Control Handbook, Ed: W. S. Levine, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, Chap. 80, 1996.
  59. Hess, R. A., “Feedback Control Models, – Manual Control and Tracking,” in Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2nd Edition, Editor; G. Salvendy, Wiley, NY, Chap. 38, 1997.
  60. Hess, R. A., and Snell, S. A., [6] “Flight Control System Design with Rate Saturating Actuators,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1997, pp. 90-96.
  61. Henderson, D. K., and Hess, R. A., “Approximations for Quantitative Feedback Theory Designs, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 4, July-Aug., 1997, pp. 828-830.
  62. Gibson, J., [7] and Hess, R. A., “Stick and Feel System Design,” AGARD-AG-332, March, 1997.
  63. Hess, R. A., “Unified Theory for Aircraft Handling Qualities and Adverse Aircraft-Pilot Coupling,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 1997, pp. 1141-1148.
  64. Gorder, P. J., and Hess, R. A., “Sequential Loop Closure in Design of Robust Rotorcraft Flight Control Systems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 6, Nov.- Dec., 1997, pp. 1235-1240.
  65. Hess, R. A., “Theory for Roll-Ratchet Phenomenon in High-Performance Aircraft,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1998, pp. 101-108.
  66. Snell, A. S., [6] and Hess, R. A., “Robust, Decoupled, Flight Control Design with RateSaturating Actuators,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 3, MayJune, 1998, pp. 361-367.
  67. Hess, R. A., and Stout, P. W., “Assessing Aircraft Susceptibility to Nonlinear AircraftPilot Coupling/Pilot-Induced Oscillations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, Nov.-Dec., 1998, No. 6, pp. 957-964.
  68. Chung, J. H., [8] Velinsky, S. A., [9] and Hess, R. A., “Interaction Control of a Redundant Mobile Manipulator,” The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 17, No. 12, Dec. 1998, pp. 1302-1310.
  69. Zeyada, Y. Hess, R. A., and Siwakosit, W., “Analysis of Aircraft Handling Qualities and Pilot-Induced Oscillation Tendencies with Actuator Saturation, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 1999, pp. 852-861.
  70. Siwakosit, W., Snell, S. A., and Hess, R. A. “Robust Flight Control Design with Handling Qualities Constraints Using Scheduled Linear Dynamic Inversion and Loop-Shaping, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 8, No. 3, May, 2000, pp. 483-494.
  71. Hess, R. A., Siwakosit, W. And Chung, J., “Accommodating a Class of Actuator Failures in Flight Control Systems,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 3, May-June, 2000, pp. 412-419.
  72. Zeyada, Y., and Hess, R. A., “Modeling Human Pilot Cue Utilization with Applications to Simulator Fidelity Assessment,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, no. 4, July-Aug., 2000, pp. 588-598.
  73. Schroeder, J. A., [10] Chung, W. W. Y., [10] and Hess, R. A., “Evaluation of Motion Fidelity Criterion with Visual Scene Changes, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 4, July-Aug., 2000, pp. 580-587.
  74. Hess, R. A., and Siwakosit, W., “Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity in Multiaxis Tasks Including Visual Cue Quality,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 4, July-Aug., 2001, pp. 607-614.
  75. Siwakosit, W., and Hess, R. A., “Multi-Input/Multi-Output Reconfigurable Flight Control Design, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 2001, pp. 1079-1088.
  76. Hess, R. A. “Aircraft Dynamics and Control,” in Wiley Online Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ed: J. G. Webster, 2002.
  77. Hess, R. A., “Pilot Control,” in Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology, Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, Ed: P. S. Tang and M. A.Vidulich, 2002, Chap. 8.
  78. Hess, R. A., Zeyada, Y., and Heffley, R.K., “Modeling and Simulation for Helicopter Task Analysis, Journal of The American Helicopter Society, Vol., 47, No., 2, Oct., 2002, pp. 243-252.
  79. Zeyada, Y., and Hess, R. A., “Computer-Aided Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol., 40, No., 1, Jan-Feb., 2003, pp. 173-180.
  80. Hess, R. A., “Coupling Numerators and Input-Output Pairing in Square Control Systems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol., 26, No. 2, March-April, 2003, pp. 367- 368.
  81. Hess, R. A., and Wells, S. R., “Sliding Mode Control Applied to Reconfigurable Flight Control Systems,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 3, May-June 2003, pp., 452-463.
  82. Wells, S. R., and Hess, R. A., “Multi-Input, Multi-Output Sliding Mode Control for a Tailless Fighter Aircraft,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 3, MayJune 2003, pp., 463-473.
  83. Vetter, T. K., Wells, S. R., and Hess, R. A., “Designing for Damage, – Robust Flight Control Design Using Sliding Mode Techniques,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 217, No. G5: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2003, pp. 245- 262.
  84. Hess, R. A., Vetter, T. K., and Wells, S. R., “Design and Evaluation of a DamageTolerant Flight Control System,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 219, No. G4: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2005, pp.341-360. (Published in Special Issue on Reconfigurable Flight Control Systems for which Prof. Hess served as Editor).
  85. Hess, R. A., “A Simplified and Approximate Technique for Scaling Rotorcraft Control Inputs for Turbulence Modeling,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2004, pp. 361-366.
  86. Hess, R. A., and Ussery, T. “Frequency-Domain Sliding Mode Design Technique Applied to the Control of a Ducted Fan Micro-Air Vehicle,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2004, pp. 457-467.
  87. Hess, R. A., “Rudder Control Strategies and Force/Feel System Designs in Transport Aircraft,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 6, Nov.- Dec., 2005, pp. 1251-1262.
  88. Hess, R. A., “Simplified Approach for Modelling Pilot Pursuit Control Behaviour in Multi-Loop Flight Control Tasks, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 220, No. G2: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2006, pp. 85-102.
  89. Hess, R. A., “Certification and Design Issues for Rudder Control Systems in Transport Aircraft,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 2006, pp. 1210-1220.
  90. Hess, R. A., “Simplified Technique for Modeling Piloted Rotorcraft Operation Near Ships,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 2006, pp. 1339-1349.
  91. Hess, R. A., and Cama, G., “Frequency Domain, Pseudo-Sliding Model Control System for a Flexible Aircraft,” Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 221, No. G5, 2007, pp. 707-718
  92. Hess, R. A., “Obtaining Multi-Loop Pursuit-Control Pilot Models from Computer Simulation,” Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 222, No. G2, 2008, pp. 189-200.
  93. Hess, R. A., “Metrics for the Evaluation of Pedal Force/Feel Systems in Transport Aircraft,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2008, pp. 651-662. [11]
  94. Hess, R. A., and Bakhtiari-Nejad, M., “Sliding-Mode Control of a Nonlinear Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Model,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2008, pp. 1163-1166.
  95. Hess, R. A., and Cama, G., “Flight Control System Design for Inherent Damage Tolerance,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2008, pp. 2024-2035.
  96. Hess, R. A., “Analytical Assessment of Performance, Handling Qualities, and Added Dynamics in Rotorcraft Flight Control,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2009, pp. 262-271.
  97. Hess, R. A., and Marchesi, F., “Analytical Assessment of Flight Simulator Fidelity Using Pilot Models,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 32, No. 3, May-June, 2009, pp. 760-770.
  98. Hess, R A., “Modeling Pilot Control Behavior with Sudden Changes in Vehicle Dynamics,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 46, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 2009, pp. 1584-1592.
  99. Hess, R. A., “Fixed-Wing Control and Handling Qualities,” Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, Eds: R. Blockly and W. Shyy, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester UK, 2010, pp 2717-2726.
  100. Hess, R. A., “A Framework of Robust Rotorcraft Flight Control Design,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2011, pp. 022004-1 – 022004-11.
  101. Hess, R. A., Moore, J. K., [12] and Hubbard, M., [13] “Modeling the Manually-Controlled Bicycle, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, Systems and Humans, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2012, pp 545-557.
  102. Cao, Y., Li, G., and Hess, R. A. “Helicopter Flight Characteristics in Icing Conditions,” The Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 116, No. 1183, pp. 963-979
  103. Hess, R. A., “Frequency Domain-Based Pseudo-Sliding Mode Flight Control Design, Journal of Aircraft ,Vol. 49, No. 6, 2012, pp. 2077-2088.
  104. Hess, R. A. “Modeling the Pilot Detection of Time-Varying Aircraft Dynamics, Journal of Aircraft ,Vol. 49, No. 6, 2012, pp. 2100-2104.
  105. Hess, R. A., “Assessing Wake Vortex Hazards Using Pilot/Vehicle Analyses,” in Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation, Ed: Steven J. Landry, CRC Press, 2012, Chap. 55.
  106. Hess, R. A., and Mallory, N. J., “Pseudosliding Mode Flight Control for Autonomous Rotorcraft Operation,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 51, No. 2, 2013, pp. 676-681.
  107. Hess, R. A., “Robust Flight Control Design to Minimize Aircraft Loss-of-Control Incidents,” Aerospace, ISSN 2226-4310, Open-Access Journal, Special Issue: Driving Forward Aerospace Innovation, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/Aerospace, 2013.
  108. Hess, R. A., “A Model for Pilot Control Behavior in Analyzing Potential Loss-ofControl Events,” Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol 228, Issue 10, 2014, pp. 1845-1856.
  109. Grant, O. L., [14] Stol, K. A., [15] Swain, A., [16] and Hess, R. A., “Handling Qualities of a Twin Ducted-Fan Aircraft: An Analytical Evaluation,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics,, Vol. 38, No. 6, June 2015, pp. 1126-1130.
  110. Hess, R. A., “Modeling Human Pilot Adaptation to Flight Control Anomalies and Changing Task Demands,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 2016, pp. 655-666.
  111. Chao, W., [17] Ravani, B., [18] and Hess, R. A., “A Control-Theoretic Model for Human Time-Motion Evaluation in Pick and Place Operations,” Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 139, Issue 4, April 2017, pp. 041009-1 – 0410013.
  112. Handley, P. M., [19] Hess, R. A., and Robinson, S. K., [18] “Descriptive Pilot Model for the NASA Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity Rescue,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 41, No. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 513-516.
  113. Hess, R. A., and Peng, C., [19] “Design for Robust Aircraft Flight Control,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 2, March-April 2018, pp. 875-886.
  114. Hess, R. A., “Providing Flight Path Control Bandwidth for Carrier Landings,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 2018, pp. 404-409.

Invited Presentations, Papers, and Book Chapters, International Conference
Papers/Presentations, 1976-2020

  1. AIRCRAFT DISPLAY DESIGN USING ANALYTICAL PILOT MODELS, R. A. Hess, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Asilomar Conference on Circuits, Systems, and Computers, Nov. 1976, (invited paper).
  2. PREDICTION OF PILOT OPINION RATINGS USING AN OPTIMAL PILOT MODEL, R. A. Hess, Human Factors, Oct. 1977, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp 459-475, (invited paper).
  3. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF FLIGHT DIRECTORS FOR V/STOL AIRCRAFT, R. A. Hess, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Dec., 1977, (invited paper).
  4. DUAL-LOOP MODEL OF THE HUMAN CONTROLLER, R. A. Hess, Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. July-Aug, 1978, pp. 254-260. (This paper was translated and published by the Russians in the October 1978 issue of Rocket Technology and Cosmonautics).
  5. A RATIONALE FOR HUMAN OPERATOR PULSIVE CONTROL BEHAVIOR, R. A. Hess, Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol. 2 No. 3, May-June, 1979, pp. 221-227. (This paper was translated and published by the Russians in the October 1979 issue of Rocket Technology and Cosmonautics).
  6. ANALYTICAL PILOT MODELS IN HANDLING QUALITIES RESEARCH, R. A. Hess, Journal of Cybernetics and Information Science, Winter, 1980, (invited paper).
  7. AIRCRAFT CONTROL/DISPLAY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN USING THE OPTIMAL CONTROL MODEL OF THE HUMAN PILOT, R. A. Hess, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, Boston, MA, Oct., 1980, (invited paper).
  8. PURSUIT TRACKING AND HIGHER LEVELS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE HUMAN PILOT, R. A. Hess, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Vol. SMC-11, No. 4, April, 1981, pp. 262-273. (This paper was nominated for the H. Julian Allen award in 1982 for the best scientific paper produced at NASA Ames Research Center).
  9. ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT LONGITUDINAL HANDLING QUALITIES, R. A. Hess, AIAA Guidance and Control Conference, Aug., 1981 AIAA Paper No. 1981-1771, pp. 138-145, (invited paper).
  10. PREDICTION OF AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES USING ANALYTICAL MODELS OF THE HUMAN PILOT, R. A. Hess, AGARD Conference Proceedings No. 333, Criteria for Handling Qualities of Military Aircraft, April 19-21, 1982, pp. 25-1 to 25-8 (invited paper).
  11. VISUAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS IN FLIGHT CONTROL TASKS, R. A. Hess and A. Beckman, Proceedings of the 1982 IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, Oct. 1982, pp. 92-96, (invited paper).
  12. A UNIFYING APPROACH TO HUMAN PILOT MODELLING, R. A. Hess, Proceedings of 9th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, July 2-6, 1984, Budapest, Hungary (invited paper).
  13. A MODEL-BASED THEORY FOR ANALYZING HUMAN CONTROL BEHAVIOR, R. A. Hess, in Advances in Man-Machine Systems Research, Vol. II, 1985, W. B. Rouse (Ed.), JAI Press, Inc., (invited monograph).
  14. FEEDBACK CONTROL MODELS, R. A. Hess, Chapter 9.5 in Handbook of Human Factors/Ergonomics, 1987, G. Salvendy (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (invited monograph ).
  15. GENERALIZED PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, R. A. Hess and Y. C. Jung, Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, August 8-12, Beijing and Shenyang, China, pp. 844-849.
  16. COMPLEX DYNAMIC SYSTEMS: HUMAN INTERACTION, R. A. Hess, in Systems and Control Encyclopedia, Supplementary Vol. 1, Ed.: M. G. Singh, Pergamon Press, 1990, pp. 73-80, (invited monograph).
  17. HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING: INFORMATION PROCESSING CONCERNS, R. A. Hess, in Concise Encyclopedia of Information Processing in Systems and Organizations, Ed.: A. P. Sage, Pergamon Press, 1990, pp. 217-223, (invited monograph).
  18. METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES, R. A. Hess, in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 33, Ed.: C. T. Leondes, Academic Press, 1990, pp. 129-149, (invited monograph).
  19. IDENTIFICATION OF PILOT-VEHICLE DYNAMICS FROM SIMULATION AND FLIGHT TEST, R. A. Hess, in Advances in Aerospace Systems Dynamics, Vol. 33, C. T. Leondes (Ed.), Academic Press, 1990,- pp. 151-175, (invited monograph).
  20. A CONTROL THEORETIC MODEL OF DRIVER STEERING BEHAVIOR, R. A. Hess and A. Modjtahedzadeh, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 5, Aug., 1990, pp. 3-8, (invited article).
  21. STABILITY AND TURBULENCE, R. A. Hess, in The Engineering Handbook, Ed.: R. C. Dorf, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1996, pp. 1830-1835, (invited monograph).
  22. HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP CONTROL, R.A. Hess, in CRC Control Handbook. Ed.: W.S. Levine, CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL, 1996, pp. 1497-1505, (invited monograph).
  23. QFT MULTI-INPUT, MULTI-OUTPUT DESIGN WITH NON-DIAGONAL, NONSQUARE COMPENSATION MATRICES, R. A. Hess and Dennis K. Henderson, 13th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), San Francisco, CA 30 June – 5 July, 1996, (invited paper).
  24. UNIFIED THEORY FOR AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES AND ADVERSE AIRCRAFT-PILOT COUPLING, R. A. Hess, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, Sept. 1996, (invited seminar).
  25. UNIFIED THEORY FOR AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES AND ADVERSE AIRCRAFT-PILOT COUPLING, R. A. Hess, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division, Seattle WA, Jan. 30, 1997, (invited seminar).
  26. FEEDBACK CONTROL MODELS-MANUAL CONTROL AND TRACKING, R.A. Hess in Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, G. Salvendy (Ed.), Wiley, 1997, Chap.38 (invited monograph).
  27. HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP CONTROL, R. A. Hess, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 14 May, 1999, (invited seminar).
  28. AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL, R. A. Hess, in Wiley Online Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ed: J. G. Webster, 2000, (invited monograph).
  29. MODELING THE HUMAN PILOT IN SINGLE-AXIS LINEAR & NONLINEAR TRACKING TASKS, R. A. Hess and Y. Zeyada, in NASA Dryden International Workshop, Pilot-Induced Oscillation Research: Status at the End of the Century, April, 2001, (invited presentation).
  30. PILOT CONTROL, R. A. Hess, in Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology, Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, Ed.: P. S. Tang and M. A.Vidulich, Chap. 8, 2003, (invited monograph).
  31. ROBUST FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN USING SLIDING MODE CONTROL TECHNIQUES, R. A. Hess, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Aerospace Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Oct., 2003, (invited presentation).
  32. A HISTORY OF MANUAL CONTROL, R. A. Hess, SAE Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Meeting, Dayton, OH, Oct., 2003, a meeting celebrating 100 years of powered flight, (invited presentation)
  33. DESIGNING FOR DAMAGE – ROBUST FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN USING SLIDING MODE CONTROL TECHNIQUES, R. A. Hess, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati, Oct. 23, 2003, (invited seminar)
  34. RESPONSE TO ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES, R. A. Hess, in The Engineering Handbook, Ed: R. Dorf, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2004, pp. 194-1 – 194-9, (invited monograph).
  35. FREQUENCY-DOMAIN DESIGN OF FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PILOTED VEHICLES – A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, R. A. Hess, 7th International Symposium on Quantitative Feedback Theory and Robust Frequency Domain Methods, University of Kansas, Aug., 2005, (Invited plenary lecture with accompanying paper).
  36. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A DAMAGE-TOLERANT FLIGHT CONTROLSYSTEM, R. A. Hess, T. K. Vetter, and S. R. Wells, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 219, No. G4, Aug. 2005, pp. 341-360, (this paper was included in a special issue of the journal edited by Dr. Hess and devoted to Reconfigurable Flight Control System Design).
  37. FREQUENCY-DOMAIN DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ROBUST FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, R. A. Hess, NATO RTO Lecture Series, presented 7-8 May, 2007, in Rostock, Germany and 10-11 May, 2007, in Florence, Italy, (invited monograph and lecture).
  38. A MULTI-AXIS PILOT MODEL WITH APPLICATIONS TO AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES ASSESSMENT, R. A. HESS, DGLR International Workshop – The Role of Pilot Modeling in Evaluation of Handling Qualities, Sponsored by EADS Military Systems, Manching, Germany, 11-13 Nov., 2008, (invited presentation).
  39. MULTI-AXIS PILOT MODELING – MODELS AND METHODS FOR WAKE VORTEX ENCOUTNER SIMULATIONS, R. A. Hess, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June 1-2 2010, (invited presentation).
  40. VISUAL PERCEPTION AND MANUAL CONTROL, R. A. Hess and Peter Zaal, 2011 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Portland, OR, Aug. 8-10, 2011, (invited paper and presentation).
  41. MODELING THE HUMAN OPERATOR FROM THE ROTORCRAFT PILOT TO THE BICYCLE RIDER, R. A. Hess, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2011, (invited seminar).
  42. FORENSIC ENGINEERING IN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, R. A. Hess, University of Bournemouth, Bournemouth, UK, Nov. 16, 2011, (invited seminar).
  43. ASSESSING WAKE VORTEX HAZARD ASSESSMENT USING PILOT/VEHICLE ANALYSES, R. A. Hess, NASA Ames/UARC Air Traffic Management Workshop, March, 29, 2012, (invited presentation).
  44. A PILOT MODELING TECHNIQUE FOR HANDLING QUALITIES RESEARCH and CROSS-COUPLING IN PILOT/VEHICLE SYSTEMS, two papers recognized by the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee as among the “Most Influential Papers of the 1980’s, presented at the 2012 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Portland, OR.
  45. PILOT/VEHICLE ANALYSIS IN LOSS-OF-CONTROL RESEARCH, R. A. Hess, EuroGNC 2013, 2nd CEAS Specialist Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control, TU Delft, the Netherlands, April 10-13, 2013, Keynote Address.
  46. MODELING HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION IN THE COCKPIT, IEEE Control Systems Society Workshop, Automatic Control for the Human Welfare Sept. 22 – 23, 2014, Paris, France.
  47. MODELING THE HUMAN PILOT – A BRIEF HISTORY WITH APPLICATION EXAMPLES, 6 hour short course presented to the IEEE/SAE Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee, March, 2016.
  48. FAST SIMULATION IN EVALUATING PILOT/AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING QUALITIES, 1st IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & HumanSystems, (CPHS’ 16), Florianopolis, Brazil, Dec. 7-9, 2016.
  49. MODELING THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDING TASK, PILOT + AUGMENTAION, 2nd IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & Human-Systems, (CPHS’ 18), Miami FL, Dec. 14-15, 2018.
  50. ADAPTIVE HUMAN PILOT MODELS FOR AIRCRAT FLIGHT CONTROL, In: Baillieul J., Samad T (Eds), Encyclopedia of Systems and control, Springer, London, 2020.


2 Unless noted otherwise, all co-authors were graduate students of Prof. Hess


3 Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Davis


4 Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, NASA Ames Research Center


5 Prof. Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California


6 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis.


7 Consultant, 19 Victoria Road, St. Annes, Lancaster, FY8, ILE, U.K.


8 Graduate student of Prof. Velinsky


9 Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis


10 NASA Ames Research Staff


11 This paper was also presented at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Jan. 2008. It received the best paper award for sessions devoted to Atmospheric Flight Mechanics.


12 A graduate student of Prof. Hubbard.


13 Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis.


14 Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland


15 Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland


16 Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Auckland


17 Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis.


18 Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis.


19 MS Student, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis.

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