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Andrew
Davis, Ph.D.

Email: AndrewDavis@letu.edu

  • Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering

  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering



Education

  • Ph.D. University of Washington, 2020
  • M.S. University of Washington, 2015
  • B.S. University of Idaho, 2012
  • A.S.T. Spokane Falls Community College, 2010

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 4813/4823 Senior Design I/II 
  • MEGR 4443 Machine Design 
  • MEGR 2122 Fundamentals of Instrumentation with Lab 
  • MEGR 3133 Mechanical Test Methods withEngineering  Lab II 
  • MEGR 2313 Materials Engineering 
  • MEGR 4933/5933 Engineering Optimization 
  • MEGR 4973/5973 Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control 
  • LETU 1101 Cornerstones of Life and Learning 

Research Projects 

  • Naval Air Warfare Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AirTalent Undergraduate Research Project 

Research Interests

  • Dynamic Systems
  • System Identification
  • Control Systems
  • Aircraft Flight Dynamics
  • Machine Learning

Refereed Journal Papers

  • A. F. Davis and B. C. Fabien, Wave excitation force prediction of a heaving wave energy converter, IEEE Oceanic Engineering, 2020
  • A. F. Davis and B. C. Fabien, Wave excitation force estimation of wave energy floats using extended Kalman filters, Journal of Ocean Engineering, 198, 2020
  • A.F. Davis and B. C. Fabien, Systematic identification of drag coefficients for a heaving wave follower, Journal of Ocean Engineering, 168, 2018

  

Conference Proceedings

 

  • Zachary Hash, Christopher Beck, Andrew Davis, Validation of Benchmark Device for Verification of Upper-Limb Offloading for Lunar and Martian Gravity Simulation, Proceedings of the ASME 2026 Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Symposium, May 18-22, 2026. 
  • Micah B. Yarbrough, William M. Chmiel, Benjamin G. Vasquez, A. F. Davis, Rotorcraft Pilot Identification Utilizing Machine Learning, AIAA Region 4 Student Conference, March 2026 
  • Justin D. Hawk, Andrew D. Moore, Luke S. Fagg, William W. Culbert, Andrew F. Davis, Rotorcraft Center of Gravity Estimation Using Machine Learning, AIAA Region 4 Student Conference, March 2026 
  • Jacob J. Agresta, Wills S. Kookogey, Katelyn, J. Panchenko, Seth H. Rollins, Andrew F. Davis, Fuel Tank Fault Identification for Rotary Wing Aircraft Using Neural Networks, AIAA Region 4 Student Conference, March 2026 
  • A. F. Davis, Center of Gravity Estimation for Rotary-Wing Aircraft Using Neural Networks, AIAA SciTech, January 2026 
  • J. M. Gray, B. E. Keller, J. R. Holden, C. R. TenBrink, and A. F. Davis, Flight Emulation with Neural Networks for Event Characterization: Center of Gravity, AIAA Region 4 Student Conference, March 2025 
  • A. F. Davis, D. W. Tompkins, and G. Gonzalez, Neural Network Modeling of F/A-18E Flight Dynamics, AIAA Aviation Forum, July 2024 
  • A. F. Davis and B. C. Fabien, Modeling and Analysis of the Time Domain Forces of a Wave Energy Converter Model, METS 2015 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, April 2015 
  • A. F. Davis, J. Thomson, T. R. Mundon, and B. C. Fabien, Modeling and Analysis of a Multi Degree of Freedom Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter, OMAE 2014, Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 2014