- Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-2705
- Email: benedict@tamu.edu
- Office: HRBB 741B
- Website: Research website

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland - 2010
- M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - 2004
- B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - 2003
Research Interests
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- Design, development and autonomous control of high performance next generation aircraft at small (MAVs/UAVs) and full scales.
- Energy efficient green aviation
- High efficiency vertical axis wind turbines
Selected Publications
- Benedict, M., Ramasamy, M., Chopra, I., and Leishman, J. G., Performance of a Cycloidal Rotor Concept for Micro Air Vehicle Applications, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 55, No. 2, April 2010, pp. 022002-1 - 022002-14.
- Benedict, M., Ramasamy, M., and Chopra, I., Improving the Aerodynamic Performance of Micro-Air-Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal Rotor: An Experimental Approach, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 47, No. 4, July-August 2010, pp. 1117 1125.
- Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., Experimental Optimization of MAV-Scale Cycloidal Rotor Performance, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 56, No. 2, April 2011, pp. 022005-1 - 022005-11.
- Benedict, M., Mattaboni, M., Chopra, I., and Masarati, P., Aeroelastic Analysis of a Micro-Air-Vehicle-Scale Cycloidal Rotor in Hover, AIAA Journal, Vol. 49, No. 11, November 2011, pp. 2430 2443.
- Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., A Novel Mechanism for Emulating Insect Wing Kinematics, Journal of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, Vol. 7, No. 3, September 2012, pp. 115.
- Malhan, R., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., Experimental Studies to Understand the Hover and Forward Flight Performance of a MAV-scale Flapping Wing Concept, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 57, No. 2, April 2012, pp. 022002-1 - 022002-11.
- Seshadri, P., Benedict, M., and Chopra, I., Understanding Micro Air Vehicle Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics Using Force and Flowfield Measurements, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 50, No. 4, July 2013, pp. 1070 1087.
- Zachary, H., A., Benedict, M., Hrishikeshavan, V., and Chopra, I., Design, Development, and Flight Test of a Small-Scale Cyclogyro UAV Utilizing a Novel Cam-Based Passive Blade Pitching Mechanism, International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 5, No. 2, June 2013, pp. 145 162.
- Benedict, M., Jarugumilli, T., and Chopra, I., Effect of Rotor Geometry and Blade Kinematics on Cycloidal Rotor Hover Performance, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 50, No. 5, 2013, pp. 1340 1352.
- Benedict, M., Gupta, R., and Chopra, I., Design, Development, and Open-Loop Flight Testing of a Twin-Rotor Cyclocopter Micro Air Vehicle, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 58, No. 4, October 2013, pp. 1 10.