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Advanced Vertical Flight Laboratory

AVFL

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Projects

GoFly Personal Air Vehicle

GoFly VTOL Personal Air Vehicle (PAV)
Sponsors: Brad Worsham ‘88, TEES, and Army Research Laboratory

Students: Farid Saemi, David Coleman, Carl Runco, Bochan Lee, Atanu Halder, Hunter Denton, Vishaal Subramanian

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Tube-Launched UAV

Aeromechanics, Flight Dynamics and Control of a Revolutionary Tube-Launched Rotorcraft
Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory

Students: Hunter Denton, Grant McCurdy, Grant Erickson

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Novel UAS Configurations

Scalable Novel Configurations for UAS Applications
Sponsors: Army, Navy and NASA sponsored University of Maryland Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence

Students: Dr. Atanu Halder, Adam Kellen, Ramsay Ramsey, Chase Wiley

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Robotic Hummingbird

Dynamics and Control of Hummingbird Inspired Aerial Robots
Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Students: David Coleman, Xuan Yang

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Amphibious UUV

A Novel Amphibious Platform with Stowable Cycloidal Propellers
Sponsor: US Naval Research Laboratory

Students: Sean McHugh, Chase Wiley, Ramsay Ramsey, Adam Kellen

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Model-Based UAS Design

 

Model-Based Engineering for Design Space Exploration of VTOL UASs

Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory

Student: Farid Saemi

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Tethered Overscene Camera

Development of a Tethered Overscene Camera
Sponsor: RSQ Systems

Students: Hunter Denton, Grant Erickson, David Coleman

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UAS Conceptual Design Modeling

Conceptual Modeling of Novel Configurations for UAS Applications
Sponsors: Army, Navy and NASA sponsored University of Maryland Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence

Students: Atanu Halder, Xuan Yang

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Micro Cyclocopter

Highly-Maneuverable, High-Speed, Optimized Next-Generation Micro Cyclocopter
Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory, Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) CTA

Students: Carolyn Walther, Carl Runco, Atanu Halder, Brett Himmelberg, James McElreath

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Cyclocopter Gust Tolerance

Control of Cyclocopter for Aggressive Maneuvers and in Gusty Environments
Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory, Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) CTA

Student: Carl Runco

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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Students: Makenzie Breeze, Rhett Moffett

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Air/Ground Transformer Robot

Students: Morgan Harmon, Grant Erickson, Hunter Denton, Tristan White

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Precision autonomous approach and landing using a novel vision and imitation learning method in GPS denied environment

Students: Bochan Lee, Vishnu Saj, Keerat Singh

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Helicopter Flight Dynamics Code

Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Helicopter Flight Dynamics Code

Student: Bochan Lee

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Contact

Director
Dr. Moble Benedict
CV (.pdf)

741C HR Bright Bldg
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843

Ph: 979-458-2705
benedict@tamu.edu

 

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