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Research Interests

• Conceptual design of eVTOL UAVs
• Trajectory optimization and control co-design
• UAV routing for package delivery
• Mixed-integer nonlinear optimization

Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering and Scientific Computing, University of Michigan, 2019 - Present
• B.Eng., Aerospace Engineering, Kyushu University, 2014 - 2019

Publications

1. Rapid Aerostructural Optimization of Wing-Propeller Systems

   J. Exalto, B. Pacini, S. Kaneko, J. R. R. A. Martins, and M. Hoogreef

   AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024

   doi:10.2514/6.2024-0374

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2. MDO Formulations for Simultaneous Design and Trajectory Optimization

   S. Kaneko, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024

   doi:10.2514/6.2024-2231

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3. Simultaneous Optimization of Conceptual Design and Takeoff Trajectory of a Lift-Plus-Cruise UAV

   S. Kaneko, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   10th Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, 2023

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4. Fleet Design Optimization of Package Delivery Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Considering Operations

   S. Kaneko, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   Journal of Aircraft, 2023

   doi:10.2514/1.C036921

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5. Fleet Design Optimization of Package Delivery UAVs Considering Operations

   S. Kaneko, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   AIAA SciTech Forum, 2022

   doi:10.2514/6.2022-1503

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Honors and Awards

• Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Fellowship, 2019 - 2022
• MICDE Fellowship, 2022 - 2023