Mathew Hart

Education: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering 12/05
Concentration in Mathematics & Economics
EPF Ecole d'Ingnieurs !Paris" France# $%&$' ( $)&$'
University o* +ouston $,&$) ( $'&$)


Experience: rone Engineer" -rone-e.loy" /an Francisco $)&,0 ( $1&,1

+ard2are engineer and chie* test .ilot *or -rone-e.loy3 Managed a *leet o* aircra*t ranging
*rom small 4uad-rotors to a Penguin-5 *rom UA6 Factory3 Integrated auto.ilots" develo.mental
avionics" cameras and telemetry systems 2ith common .o2er su..lies 2hile .reventing radio
con*licts and EMI inter*erence3 7.timi8ed a 9-meter electric *lying 2ing to achieve 9-hour
endurance and ,$$-:m range3 Increased 9-2ay telemetry range to beyond 9$ :m !ultimate
range untested# be*ore u.grading to cellular telemetry3 E4ui..ed and *le2 aircra*t at night"
in rain" high 2inds" and *rom rough terrain3 Fle2 missions to generate 9-- ma.s" 0-- ma.s"
and ;-6I agricultural surveys3

!o"otics Engineer # $light %ontroller" United /.ace Alliance" <ohnson /.ace Center $9&$% ( $)&,0

/ub=ect matter e>.ert on the /.ace /huttle?s Payload -e.loyment and Retrieval /ystem !P-R/#
and the International /.ace /tation?s !I//?s# Mobile /ervicing /ystem !M//#3

-evelo.ed P-R/ .rocedures *or /@/-,91&,< to install the <a.anese Pressuri8ed Module !<EM-PM#
on I//3 -evelo.ed /RM/ .rocedures *or /@/-,0$&9$A to install ;ode0 and Cu.ola modules3
Achieved *light controller certi*ication and manned console during /@/-,91&,<" /@/-,9%&UAF9"
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-evelo.ed M// .rocedures *or /@/-,9C&9<-A to install the <EM E>.osed Facility !<EM-EF#"
a <ADA e>.eriment .allet" three <ADA e>.eriment modules" three I// s.are com.onents" and
si> I// main batteries3 @he mission also included robotic retrieval o* t2o .ayload .allets" si> s.ent
I// batteries" robotic su..ort o* 0 E6As and *inal setu. o* /P-M ( the most robotically intensive
mission to date3 Achieved *light controller certi*ication and 2or:ed console during /@/-,9C&9<A
and E>.edition 9$3 Achieved ground control certi*ication and .er*ormed as lead mission designer
*or E>.edition 9C&9)3

Flight controller res.onsibilities included ground-controlled o.erations o* the M//" su..ort
during cre2 o.erations and coordination 2ith all disci.lines during the mission design and
e>ecution .hases3 Flight-4uality .rocedure develo.ment and .ublication 2as a .rimary tas: and
included cre2 training o* *light-s.eci*ic robotics .rocedures3 -evelo.ed /P-M ground console
dis.lays *or real-time use in MCC3 Accelerated .rocedure develo.ment 2ith so*t2are tools *or
Eindo2s and Ainu> .lat*orms3

Currently training to become a generic cre2 instructor *or I// robotic systems3 Assigned
as lead robotic cre2 instructor *or E>.edition 0C&0)3

&A' Exp: &n(anned Microgra)it* $light +rogra(" <ohnson /.ace Center $'&,, ( $)&,0
PI *or the develo.ment o* an unmanned semi-autonomous microgravity research aircra*t3 Modi*ied
C7@/ aircra*t 2ith oversi8ed turbine engine" relocated aircra*t systems *or .ayload accommodation"
and began develo.ment o* microgravity auto.ilot so*t2are using a hard2are-in-the-loo. simulator3
E>.ect to tri.le the micro-g duration over e>isting dro. to2er *acilities at a com.etitive .rice
*or .ayloads under ,$ lbs3
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Recogni8ed in Fly RC Magazine !0&,9#" and
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Res.onsible *or hard2are selection" *abrication" and systems integration *or remotely-
o.erated land and air vehicles *or develo.ment and evaluation o* augmented-reality
coc:.it dis.lays3 Produced a modular avionics .ac:age to inter*ace 2ith a mobile virtual
coc:.it3 @ransmitted telemetry *rom accelerometers" gyrosco.es" airs.eed sensor"
JP/" magnetometer" and other sensors3 -evelo.ed avionics *irm2are and ground dis.lay
so*t2are3 Per*ormed as secondary test .ilot3 Aater modi*ied sensor .ac:age *or use on *ull-scale
manned aircra*t during CE6 .arachute dro. tests in Kuma3 <e** Fo> 2as .ro=ect manager3
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Recogni8ed in Fly RC Magazine !1&,,#" Robot Magazine !C&,,#" and
;A/A?s 5iennial Research and @echnology -evelo.ment Re.ort !9$,,#3

+ersonal !/% Experience $,&B) - .resent

/tarted *lying *i>ed-2ing in ,BB)3 +ave gained e>.erience 2ith electric" nitro" gas" and turbine
aircra*t3 Attending Joe Nall this year 2ith a 1$N scale Jiles 9$9 using a ,9$cc 9-stro:e 9-cylinder
gas engine3 /tarted *lying rotary-2ing in 9$$)3 Most rotary e>.erience is 2ith 1'$-si8e electric
machines" 2ith some e>.erience on larger nitro machines3 Per*ormed as a .ilot *or t2o ,9-*oot
helium blim.s over ice ho:ey games3

%ertifications: 90 hours training as a .rivate .ilot & FAA class-III medical
Passed bac:ground security clearance *or .osition 2ith United /.ace Alliance3

Ho""ies: Aicensed Amateur Radio 7.erator
PA-I-certi*ied /CU5A diver
Amateur astro.hotogra.her

S,ills: 1O years Mechanical and Architectural -ra*tsman Instruction
/trong s:ills 2ithF Ainu>" JIMP" 7ctave" Matlab" AutoCA-" /oldering" Electronics" Microcontrollers
/:ills 2ithF CA@IA" A;/K/" Ma.le" 65A" <A6A" @echnical Eriting