Kevin A Adkins

User Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Adkins, K., Wambolt, P., Sescu, A., Swinford, C., and Macchiarella, N.D. “Observational Practices for Urban Microclimates Using Meteorologically Instrumented Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1008. doi.org/10.3390/atmos11091008.

Adkins, K., Swinford, C., Wambolt, P., and Bease, G., "Development of a sensor suite for atmospheric boundary layer measurement with a small multirotor unmanned aerial system," International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 7(1), February 2020. doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1433.

Macchiarella, D., Adkins, K., and Wallace, R., “Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Remote Sensing and Data Collection: Aerospace Education and Service Learning.” Proceedings of the 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum, Jan 2020. doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-1771.

Haywood, J., Sescu, A. and Adkins, K., “Large eddy simulation study of the humidity variation in the shadow of a large wind farm in stable conditions,” Wind Energy, Nov 2019. doi:10.1002/we.2434.

Compere, M., Adkins, K., Legon, O., and Currier, P., "MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Testing Multi-Vehicle Scenarios," Proceedings of the 2019 NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, August, 2019. (Best Paper Award)

Adkins, K., “Urban flow and small unmanned aerial system operations in the built environment,” International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, vol. 6.1, January 2019. https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2019.1312.

Adkins, K. and Sescu, A., “Analysis of near-surface relative humidity in a wind turbine array boundary layer using an instrumented unmanned aerial system and large-eddy simulation,” Wind Energy, Oct 2018;21:1155-1168. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2220.

Adkins, K., Bailey, C., and Taylor, A., "Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into the Crop Production System through On-Farm Research," Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 10, no. 7, June 2018. doi:10.5539/jas.v10n7p10.

Adkins, K., Bailey, C., and Taylor, A., “The Next Step Beyond Identifying Field Variability: Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems Into the Farm Management Workflow,” Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential 2018, AUVSI, Denver, CO, May, 2018.

Adkins, K. and Sescu, A., "Observations of relative humidity in the near-wake of a wind turbine using an instrumented unmanned aerial system," International Journal of Green Energy, vol. 14, pp. 845-860, July 2017. doi: 10.1080/15435075.2017.1334661.

Adkins, K., Olds, J., and Ellis, C., “Development, testing and use of an instrumented unmanned aerial system to investigate changes to the near-surface meteorology within a wind farm,” Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential 2017, AUVSI, Dallas, TX, May, 2017.

Adkins, K., “Quantifying the Aerodynamic Forces on Objects During a Vault,” SOARce: The Society of Accident Reconstructionists, SOARce, Dec. 2007.

- Textbook

Adkins, K., “The Elements” in Mirot, A.J. (ed), Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Safety. Orlando FL: Unmanned Safety Institute (ARGUS International), ch. 7, pp. 135-156, March 2017. ISBN-10: 0998729515; ISBN-13: 978-0998729510.

- Online Training Courses

Online sUAS Safety Certification Course for commercial operators, Unit 8: UAS and the Elements. Unmanned Safety Institute (ARGUS International). www.unmannedsafetyinstitute.org. 2017.

- Doctoral Dissertation

Adkins, K., “Analysis of near-surface relative humidity in a wind turbine array boundary layer using an instrumented unmanned aerial system (UAS) and large-eddy simulation (LES),” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Aero. Eng., Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS, 2017.

PRESENTATIONS

Adkins, K., Albelo, J., and Harrison, S., “Exploring the Impact of Early Exposure to Research on Dual Enrollment Students,” STEMinar 2020. (peer reviewed presentation at national conference)

Adkins, K., Sescu, A., Wambolt, P., Swinford, C., and Rentzke, N., “High-Resolution In Situ Measurement of an Urban Boundary Layer Using Instrumented Unmanned Aerial Systems,” 15th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting 2020. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Macchiarella, D., Adkins, K., and Wallace, R., “Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Remote Sensing and Data Collection: Aerospace Education and Service Learning,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech, Orlando, FL, 2020. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., Sescu, A., Swinford, C., and Rentzke, N., “Nocturnal Observations of Thermodynamic and Kinematic Properties in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System,” Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 2019. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Compere, M., Adkins, K., Legon, O., and Currier, P., "MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Testing Multi-Vehicle Scenarios," 2019 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Warren, MI, August, 2019. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., Swinford, C., and Wambolt, P., “Development of a Meteorological Sensor Suite for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurement Using a Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial System,” International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft World Congress, Lugo, Spain, 2019. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K. and Wambolt, P., “UAS Flight Operations in Complex Terrain: Assessing the Agricultural Impact from Hurricane Maria in the Central Mountainous Region of Puerto Rico and Developing New Data Science Tools,” Xponential 2019, AUVSI, Chicago, IL, 2019. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Haywood, J., Sescu, A., and Adkins, K., “Humidity Variation in the Shadow of a Large Wind Farm: an LES Investigation,” Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Atlanta, GA, 2018. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., Bailey, C., and Taylor, A., “The Next Step Beyond Identifying Field Variability: On-Farm Investigations Using an Unmanned Aerial System to Accurately Diagnose Crop Disease,” Xponential 2018, AUVSI, Denver, CO, 2018. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., “Application of UAS for Environmental Sustainability,” anchor lecture for multiday Informatics Days event hosted by the School for Environment & Sustainability at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 2017. (invited guest lecture)

Adkins, K., Olds, J., and Ellis, C., “Development, Testing and Use of an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System to Investigate Changes to the Near-Surface Meteorology within a Wind Farm,” Xponential 2017, AUVSI, Dallas, TX, 2017. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., “Observations of Near-Surface Relative Humidity in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System,” Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 2016. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., and Elfajri, O., “Analysis of Near-Surface Relative Humidity in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System and Large-Eddy Simulation,” Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Portland, OR, 2016. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Adkins, K., “UAS: An Overview and Case For,” Civil Air Patrol: Florida Field Leadership Exercise (FLeX), March 2016. (invited guest lecture)

Adkins, K., “Effect of Derating and Shutting Down of Turbines on the Extracted Power of Large Wind Farms in Thermally-Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer,” Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 2015. (peer reviewed presentation at international conference)

Faculty mentored student presentations:

Bowles, J., Krishnan, A. M., Compere, M. El-Sayed, M., and Adkins, K. (faculty advisor), “Low-cost sensors on unmanned aerial vehicles: an advancement in air quality measurement," Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Student Research Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, 2020.

Krishnan, A. M., Adkins, K., and Compere, M. (faculty advisor), “Real Time Data Downlink Device for Live Telemetry from Instrumented Vehicles," Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Student Research Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, 2020.

Swinford, C., Oreo, A., and Adkins, K. (faculty advisor), “Development of a Three-Dimensional Wind Measurement Solution Hosted on a Small Unmanned Aerial System,” Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Jacksonville, FL, 2019.

Oreo, A., Swinford, C., and Adkins, K. (faculty advisor), “Development of a Telemetry System for a Meteorologically Instrumented Small Unmanned Aerial System,” Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Discovery Day, Daytona Beach, FL, 2019.

Swinford, C., Oreo, A., and Adkins, K. (faculty advisor), “Development of a Three-Dimensional Wind Measurement Solution Hosted on a Small Unmanned Aerial System,” Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Discovery Day, Daytona Beach, FL, 2019.

Swinford, C., Oreo, A., “Development of a Meteorologically-Instrumented Small Unmanned Aerial System,” Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Industry Expo Reception, Daytona Beach, FL, 2019.