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    Simultaneous Combined Optimal Design and Control Formulation for Aircraft Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems

    Nakka, Sai Krishna Sumanth / Alexander-Ramos, Michael J. | AIAA | 2020
    applied in this paper to aircraft HEPS design with an objective of determining the optimal propulsion component designs and supervisory control ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Hybrid Electric Aircraft

    Automated Design of Multiphase Space Missions Using Hybrid Optimal Control

    Chilan, Christian M. / Conway, Bruce A. | AIAA | 2013
    work a framework for the automated design of multiphase space missions is presented using hybrid optimal control. The method developed uses two ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Safety-Aware Hybrid Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems

    Vertovec, Nikolaus / Ober-Blöbaum, Sina / Margellos, Kostas | AIAA | 2024
    requirements placed on the systems are met. Due to the high-dimensional complexity of AWE systems, however, formal mathematical robustness guarantees ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Optimal Control Problem , Nonlinear Control Theory

    Anomaly Detection for Agile Satellite Attitude Control System Using Hybrid Deep-Learning Technique

    Mohamed, Moamen Ibrahim / Badran, Khaled Mahmoud / Hussien, Ahmed Esmat | AIAA | 2023

    Agile low-Earth-orbit (LEO) observation satellites need a robust attitude control and determination system. It is a critical satellite

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Control Moment Gyroscope , Satellite Attitude Control

    Hybrid Multiscale Search for Dynamic Planning of Multi-Agent Drone Traffic

    Xiang, Jun / Chen, Jun / Liu, Yanchao | AIAA | 2023
    corner cases of the multiscale algorithm, a hybrid strategy is further developed, which can maintain a similar optimal level to the classic A ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems , Aircraft Operations and Technology , Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management

    Trilateration Positioning Using Hybrid Camera–LiDAR System with Spherical Landmark Surface Fitting

    Moleski, Travis W. / Wilhelm, Jay P. | AIAA | 2022
    . Autonomous systems often include LiDAR and RGB cameras for mapping, sensing, or obstacle avoidance. Utilizing these sensors for navigation could ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Autonomous Systems , Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

    Designing Low-Thrust Transfers to High-Inclination Science Orbits via Hybrid Optimization

    Sullivan, Christopher J. / Stuart, Jeffrey / Anderson, Rodney L. et al. | AIAA | 2021
    and targeted observations of the polar regions of the Sun or the zodiacal dust cloud of the solar system. In this paper, dynamical systems ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Optimal Control

    Design Space Exploration of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Applications

    Misley, Anna / Sergent, Aaron / D’Arpino, Matilde et al. | AIAA | 2022

    Distributed hybrid and electric propulsion systems are one of the most promising technologies to reduce aircraft emissions, resulting in

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Energy Storage and Batteries , Thermal Control and Protection , Optimal Control

    Adaptive Flight-Control Design Using Neural-Network-Aided Optimal Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion

    Lakshmikanth, Geethalakshmi S. / Padhi, Radhakant / Watkins, John M. et al. | AIAA | 2014

    A neural-network-aided nonlinear dynamic inversion-based hybrid technique of model reference adaptive control flight-control system

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Flight Control Design , Model Reference Adaptive Control , Aircraft Systems , Time Optimal Control , Nonlinear Systems

    Energy-Aware Aerial Surveillance for a Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Hosseini, Saghar / Mesbahi, Mehran | AIAA | 2016

    In this paper, energy optimal surveillance trajectories for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are explored. The main objective is to have

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Energy Storage and Batteries

    Design and Performance Evaluation of a Pseudo-Flocking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Mobility Model for Surveillance Applications

    Amine Riahla, Mohamed / Boutalbi, Mohammed Chaker / Ahriche, Aimad | AIAA | 2022
    intrinsically hybrid movement patterns that respect surveillance application requirements, which implies delivering unpredictable movement patterns and ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Coupled Relative Orbit and Attitude Control Augmented by the Geomagnetic Lorentz Propulsions

    Huang, Xu / You, Zheng / Chen, Liangliang et al. | AIAA | 2021
    instantaneously underactuated. Thus, other kinds of actuation are required to render the system fully actuated and controllable. A hybrid control system ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Attitude Control System , Control Systems

    Final Approach and Flare Control of a Flexible Aircraft in Crosswind Landings

    Sadat-Hoseini, H. / Fazelzadeh, S. A. / Rasti, A. et al. | AIAA | 2013

    In this paper, the flight simulation and control of a flexible aircraft in landing is presented. The discrete form of hybrid-state

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Multiple Input Multiple Output Systems , Control Surfaces

    Reachability-Based Safety and Goal Satisfaction of Unmanned Aerial Platoons on Air Highways

    Chen, Mo / Hu, Qie / Fisac, Jaime F. et al. | AIAA | 2017
    systems traffic management is needed to ensure the safety and goal satisfaction of potentially thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles flying ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Systems , Optimal Control

    Utilizing Reinforcement Learning to Continuously Improve a Primitive-Based Motion Planner

    Goddard, Zachary C. / Wardlaw, Kenneth / Williams, Kyle et al. | AIAA | 2022
    extraction algorithm, and modification of the Hybrid A* algorithm. The framework is tested on a navigation task using a nonlinear F-16 model. The ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Control Augmentation System , Optimal Control

    Shape Exploration and Multidisciplinary Optimization Method of Semirigid Nearing Space Airships

    Tang, Jiwei / Duan, Dengping / Xie, Weicheng | AIAA | 2021
    established to search for the optimal solutions. The approach can directly obtain the optimal general configurations such as envelope shape and size ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Hybrid Airship , Avionics Systems

    Co-Design of Strain-Actuated Solar Arrays for Spacecraft Precision Pointing and Jitter Reduction

    Chilan, Christian M. / Herber, Daniel R. / Nakka, Yashwanth Kumar et al. | AIAA | 2017
    system using extended generalizations for hybrid coordinate systems. The combined physical and control system design, or co-design problem is ...
    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Keywords: Attitude Control System , Distributed Control System

    Combined Chemical–Electric Propulsion for a Stand-Alone Mars CubeSat

    Mani, Karthik V. / Cervone, Angelo / Topputo, Francesco | AIAA | 2019

    Stand-alone interplanetary CubeSats require primary propulsion systems for orbit maneuvering and precise trajectory control. The current

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    Publisher: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics