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Mike Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award
SAWE BEST PAPER AWARD
In 1968, an award was initiated for the author or authors of the best technical paper presented at the SAWE International Conference. The papers are judged for technical content, originality, usefulness, value, clarity, style, and form.
From 1968 to 1985 the award was sponsored by Revere Corporation and the winning author(s) were presented with what used to be described as a "loving cup." Hence, during this period, the award was called "The Revere Cup."
After 1985, The Revere Corporation decided, for reasons not known to this writer, that they would no longer sponsor this award.
In 1986 and 1987, the award was known simply as the SAWE International Conference Best Paper Award and consisted of an engraved plaque furnished by the Society.
From 1987 to 2001, the award was sponsored by and the plaque furnished by General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC).
At the 1988 Board of Directors meeting, the name of the award was changed to "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award. Mr. Hackney was one of the individuals who, in 1941, originally organized The Society of Aeronautical Weight Engineers. (The name of the Society was changed later to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers.)
In 2001, other companies indicated that they would like to sponsor the award. The Board of Directors decided that if we gave the sponsorship to only one company, we risked alienating other companies and losing their support. To solve this problem, the Board of Directors decided to eliminate all specific item or function sponsorship by a single company.
Since 2001, the award has consisted of a plaque furnished by the Society. However, the name has remained "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award.
All the winners of this prestigious award are shown below:
Year | Paper No | Paper Title | Authors |
1968 | 670 | Determination of Weight, Volume and Cost for Tankers and Cargo Ships | Roger P. Johnson - The Rand Corporation Henry P. Rumble - The Rand Corporation |
1969 | 761 | High Lift Devices, A Weight and Performance Trade-Off Methodology | Karl L. Sanders - Ryan Aeronautical Corporation |
1970 | 860 | Merchant Ship Weight Estimation | T. Lamb - Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock |
1971 | 882 | Preflight Balance Error Analysis for Dual-Spin Satellites | J. P. Lagana - Hughes Aircraft Company J. G. Lotta - Hughes Aircraft Company |
1972 | 937 | The Area Ratio Method | Paul W. Scott - Douglas Aircraft Company |
1973 | 981 | Fuselage Structure Weight Prediction | David M. Simpson - Hawker Siddley Aviation, Ltd |
1974 | 1021 | A Procedure for Calculating the Weight of Wing Structures with Increased Service Life | Wolfgang Schneider - VFW-Fokker GMBH |
1975 | 1044 | Weight Effects of Structural Material Variation | L. E. Lewis - LTV Aerospace Corporation R. S. St. John - LTV Aerospace Corporation |
1976 | 1100 | Survivable Fuel Systems | A. J. Holten - AFFDL R. R. Sorrells - Vought Corporation |
1976 | 1108 | Optimization of Liquid Propellant Tank Bulkheads | D. Lee Browning - General Dynamics Convair |
1977 | 1164 | Weight Estimation of Composite and Monolithic Spherical Pressure Vessels | C. K. McBaine - Rockwell International Space Division |
1978 | 1242 | The Impact of Active Control Technology on Structures | Helmut Zimmerman - VFW-Fokker GMBH Otto Sensburg - MBB-GMBH |
1979 | 1303 | Structual Design of Free-Flying Solar-Reflecting Satellites | John M. Hedgepeth - Astro Research Corporation Karl K. Knapp - Astro Research Corporation Laurence A. Finley - Astro Research Corporation |
1980 | 1386 | A Design Analysis Technique for Evaluating Size and Weight of V/STOL Lift Fans | Paul F. Piscopo - Naval Air Propulsion Center Rodger S. St. John - Vought Corporation |
1981 | 1432 | Potential Benefits of Integrated Active Controls Systems for Current Technology Commercial Transports | John D. Brown - Boeing Commercial Airplane Company Charles J. Thomas - Boeing Commercial Airplane Company |
1982 | 1497 | Missile Body Weight Prediction | J. R. Atkinson - Vought Corporation R. N. Staton - Vought Corporation |
1983 | 1565 | The Contribution of the Composite Material Constituents to the Laminate Structural Weight | Russel G. Maguire - Boeing Commercial Airplane Company |
1984 | 1578 | A Sensitivity Analysis for Composite Structure Weight | Russel G. Maguire - Boeing Commercial Airplane Company |
1985 | 1689 | Straining for Weight Savings in Advanced Composites | Larry J. Linner - Lockheed California Company |
1986 | 1693 | The Cost Effectiveness of Weight Reduction by Advanced Material Substitution | Paul W. Scott - Douglas Aircraft Company |
1987 | 1760 | Sizing Missile Guidance Systems | Jerry Pierson - LTV Missiles Division |
1988 | 1840 | Loadability Considerations in Preliminary Design | Paul W. Scott - Douglas Aircraft Company |
1989 | 1901 | Derivation of a Fuselage Weight Estimating Relationship | Paul W. Scott - Douglas Aircraft Company |
1990 | 1939 | How to Calculate and Minimize Errors When Performing Multiple Instrument C.G. Measurements | Greg (Spike) Jones - Lockheed Missiles and Space Company |
1991 | 2020 | Weight Estimating Guide for Advanced Composites | J. Wayne Burns - LTV Aircraft Products |
1992 | 2090 | Advanced Composites Sizing Guide for Preliminary Weight Estimates | J. Wayne Burns - LTV Aircraft Products |
1993 | 2172 | Introduction to Stealth Aircraft Weight Penalties | J. Wayne Burns -Vought Aircraft |
1994 | 2228 | Aircraft Cost Estimation Methodology and Value of a Pound Derivation for Preliminary Design Development Applications | J. Wayne Burns -Vought Aircraft |
1995 | 2283 | Wing Primary Structure Weight Estimation of Transport Aircraft in the Pre-Development Phase | Roland Kelm - Daimler Benz Aerospace Airbus GmBH Martin Läpple - Daimler Benz Aerospace Airbus GmBH Michael Grabietz - Grabietz Engineering |
1996 | 2329 | Method for Balancing VTOL/VSTOl Aircraft | Karl L. Sanders - Aeronautical Engineer, Consultant |
1997 | 2352 | Hidden Errors in Turbine Blade Moment Measurement and How to Avoid Them | Richard Boynton - Space Electronics, Inc. |
1997 | 2406 | Advanced Fuselage Weight Transportation for the New Generation of Transport Aircraft | Roland Schmidt - Daimler Benz Aerospace Airbus GmBH Martin Läpple - Daimler Benz Aerospace Airbus GmBH Roland Kelm - Daimler Benz Aerospace Airbus GmBH |
1998 | 2444 | Mass Properties Measurement Handbook | Richard Boynton, Space Electronics Inc Kurt Wiener, Space Electronics Inc |
1999 | 2459 | The Moment of Inertia of Fluids | Richard Boynton, Space Electronics Inc |
2000 | 3001 | Technology Evaluation Via Loss Management Models Formulated in Terms of Vehicle Weight | Bryce Roth, PhD Candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Dimitri Mavis, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology |
2001 | 3156 | Standard SAWE Mass Properties Calculation Software and Algorithms | Richard Boynton, Space Electronics Inc John Nakai, Lockheed Martin Astronautics Kurt Wiener, Space electronics Inc George Strom, Retired |
2002 | 3237 | Obtaining Optimal Results with Filar Pendulums for Moment of Inertia Measurements | David Lyons, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
2003 | 3310 | SUMMASSPROPS - An Excel VBA Solution for Summing Mass Properties | Robert Zimmerman, Lockheed Martin Astronautics |
2004 | 3325 | Mass Property Measurement in the X-38 Project | Wayne Peterson, NASA Johnson Space Center |
2005 | 3360 | Are You Sure - Uncertainty in Mass Properties Engineering | John Nakai, Lockheed Martin Astronautics Robert Zimmerman, Lockheed Martin Astronautics |
2005 | 3367 | Inclining Experiment Sensitivity Analysis Using Excel Simulation Tools | David Tellet, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |
2006 | 3384 | Measuring Weight and Center of Gravity Using Load Cells | Brad Hill, The Boeing Company |
2007 | 3430 | Systems Weight Estimation Enhanced Method for Early Project Phases | Isabel Banel-Caule - Airbus-France |
2008 | 3460 | Using a Two-Plane Spin Balance Instrument to Balance a Satellite Rotor About Its Own Bearings | Kurt Wiener - Space Electronics, LLC Paul Kennedy - Space Electronics, LLC Daniel Otlowski - Space Electronics, LLC Brandun Rathbun - Space Electronics, LLC |
2009 | 3468 | Quantifying Uncertainty and Risk in Vehicle Mass Properties Throughout the Design Development Phase | William Boze - Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Patrick Hester, Ph.D. - Old Dominion University |
2010 | 3501 | Simulation-based Transitional Stability Criteria for Submarines | David Tellet, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |
2011 | 3521 | Mass Properties and Automotive Vertical Acceleration | Brian Paul Wiegand, P.E. |
2012 | 3547 | Implementation of a Tool Chain for Extended Physics-Based Wing Mass Estimation in Early Design Stages | Feliz Dorbath, Björn Nagel, and Volker Golinick |
2013 | 3569 | Revisiting Seawater Density and its Impact on Submarine Design | David Tellet, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |
2014 | 3620 | Inertia Uncertainty Coordinate Transformation | Adam M. Tahir and John H. Nakai |
2015 | 3639 | Weights Engineering of Historic Vessels | Sean Kerry, CSC Advanced Marine Center |
2016 | 3660 | Development of a Conceptual Flight Vehicle Design Weight Estimation Method Library | Andrew Walker, Lockheed Martin |
2017 | 3677 | Considerations for Reviewing Ship and Submarine Weight Reports | David Tellet, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |
2018 | 3700 | On Techniques for Correcting Entrained Air Errors during MOI Measurement of Aircraft Control Surfaces | Daniel Otlowski, Space Electronics, LLC |
2019 | 3710 | Application of the Law of Propagation of Uncertainties to a Weight and CG Measurement System | Anjie Emmett, Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), Inc. / NASA Langley Research Center |
2020 | 3752 | A Portable Device for Measuring the Cog: Design, Error Analysis and Calibration | Giorgio Previati, Federico Ballo, Massimiliano Gobbi, Politecnico di Milano |
2021 | 3765 | Mass Properties and Automotive Directional Stability | Brian Paul Wiegand, P.E. |
2022 | 3745 | Weight Management for On-Shore Modules | Robert Hundl, Fluor |