NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Dynamics and Controls (530)

AFRC Controls and Dynamics Branch
- Research Areas:
- Traditional GN&C
- Classical and advanced control algorithms
- Risk based approaches for safety critical applications
- Integration of novel sensors and sensor fusion (FOSS, LIDAR, etc.)
- Trajectory optimization and control
- Flight/System Dynamics
- Equations of Motion and integrated modeling of vehicles and vehicle systems
- Unique and novel vehicle dynamics
- Methods for extracting relevant vehicle dynamic information from flight data
- Human and vehicle interfaces and interactions
- Handling Qualities and Pilot-in-the-loop oscillations (PIO) predictions and design metrics
- Ride quality research
- Autonomy
- Novel algorithms, sensors, and sensor fusion
- Bounding risk for testing automated systems
- Pilot/Operator interactions
- Engineering Support and Airworthiness Assessments
- Aircraft modifications and experimental configurations