F-0081-2025-0425: 2024 Student Design Competition Graduate Winner: University of Maryland HUMA Design Multi-Mission Modular UAS for Disaster Relief - Technical Paper

Event: Vertical Flight Society 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display

Authors

Vivek Vital Uppoor

University of Maryland

University of Maryland

Abstract

Content: ABSTRACT
Huma, a reconfigurable lift compounded single main rotor (SMR) helicopter, developed by the UMD Graduate Design Team, is capable of exceptional flight time, able to loiter 185-km away from its takeoff point for over 13 hours before needing to return.

Meta Tags

Topics: Propellers and rotors
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Helicopters
Collaboration and partnering

Affiliated or Co-Author: University of Maryland

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4050/F-0081-2025-0425

Citation: Uppoor, V. and Bugday, B., "2024 Student Design Competition Graduate Winner: University of Maryland HUMA Design Multi-Mission Modular UAS for Disaster Relief," Vertical Flight Society 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.4050/F-0081-2025-0425.

Additional Details

Publisher: The Vertical Flight Society

Published: 5/20/2025

Product Code: F-0081-2025-0425

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English