From the complex modeling, controls and algorithms and advanced sensing capabilities of an aircraft to the materials and structures to achieve lightness and aerodynamics, we work on all of the major systems to ensure safety, durability, cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency and ease of control and operation to benefit manufacturers, operators and passengers. We count the Federal Aviation Administration as a partner in many research projects.
Associated faculty
Key labs
- Autonomous Controls Laboratory
- Computational Fluid Mechanics
- Control and Trustworthy Robotics Lab (CTRL)
- Multiscale Analysis of Materials & Structures (MAMS)
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Lab
- Quantitative Flow Visualization for Fluid and Turbulent Flow Studies
- Robotics, Aerospace, and Information Networks (RAIN) Laboratory
- Vortex Transport Lab
- Williams Turbulence Laboratory
