Darius Carter

Dr. Carter received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Virginia in 2017. He also received a Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2021. He was a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Aerospace Engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology under Juergen Rauleder. At NCSU, he teaches MAE 452 (Aerodynamics of VSTOL) & MAE 252 (Aerodynamics). Dr. Carter enjoys playing basketball, volunteering, watching movies, and learning about new topics when not in the lab.

His current research involves understanding near-boundary flight regimes for multirotor vehicles. Near-boundary flight has both performance benefits and penalties for rotorcraft vehicles. His research looks to unlock the underlying aerodynamics to optimize the performance benefits for a vehicle in near-boundary flight. He is also investigating aerodynamic interactions of a multirotor, whether between two vehicles or multiple rotors interacting on a single platform. His research is done experimentally using wind tunnels and hover platforms.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Near and complex boundary flight for multirotor vehicles, Multirotor aerodynamic interactions, Fluid-structure interactions, Wind Energy, Urban Air Mobility, & Multiple Air Vehicle performance