ATA has a number of case studies detailing the successful engineering projects on which we've collaborated with clients. Browse the case studies below for examples of our breadth of skills and knowledge.
Inova Geophysical manufactures the UNIVIB™ (PLS-326) small vibrator vehicle used for vibroseismic operations during oil and gas exploration. ATA provided operational test services for three variations of the UNIVIB vehicle.
The Kistler K-1 was a reusable launch vehicle consisting of two stages: a Launch Assist Platform (LAP) and an Orbital Vehicle (OV), both using liquid oxygen (LOX)/rocket propellant (RP) engines. ATA took responsibility for the design and analysis of the LAP LOX tank before it became a schedule-critical item.
The Lockheed Martin launch Pad Abort Demonstrator (PAD) was used as a test bed to demonstrate crew escape technologies and validate analytical models for future crew escape systems. The PAD test bed was designed to use fully instrumented mannequins to provide data on crew environments during test and checkout of crew escape propulsion systems, parachute […]
Tamarack Aerospace Group (Tamarack) does airplane modifications. In this project, Tamarack retrofitted specialized winglets, with active camber surfaces, to an existing airplane. That modification requires EASA and FAA certification of the aircraft.
ATA used steady and time-accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to quantify the impact of a newly proposed helicopter hangar’s wake on the operation of landing aircraft on a nearby runway at a regional airport. The analysis showed that the larger hangar structure and closer dimensionless spacing from the runway would exacerbate wake effects relative […]
ATA used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to analyze the high-velocity winds and several mitigating structure designs at the Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC), with the goal of reducing airflow velocities experienced in an outdoor dining area. ATA collaborated with the architecture firm ARCHSOL to reach a design consisting of a ledge and an arrangement […]
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, was selected by NASA to design the Human Landing System (HLS), which will allow the first woman and the next man to land on the Moon under the Artemis Program. ATA is part of the team assembled to develop the Dynetics HLS (DHLS) and is performing a variety […]
NASA’s experimental scramjet flight vehicle, the X-43, defies the current standard of jet engines. Instead of carrying the oxygen required for combustion, the supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet, has the potential to revolutionize space travel as the first implementation of an air-breathing ramjet engine.
A defense prime contractor awarded ATA Engineering a contract to design the packaging for an infrared sensor to be used on an unmanned aerial vehicle. During preliminary analysis, it was determined that the aerodynamic pressure on a fixed sensor window during flight would require a very costly, high-strength material that would have an unacceptably adverse […]
Orbital Sciences Corporation develops a variety of launch vehicles designed to place a wide range of satellites and spacecraft into orbit. One such launch vehicle is the Minotaur, developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Orbital/Suborbital Program.
ATA is a proud recipient of the prestigious George M. Low award, NASA’s premier quality
and performance award recognizing contractors for technical and business excellence.