Experience

Professional Ed. Experience

Instructor (current) Digital Flight Control Systems: Analysis and Design  University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education, Overland Park, KS

Industry Experience

Flight Control Engineer II (1985-1988) Northrop Corporation Aircraft Division, Hawthorne, CA

• • Flight Controls Research Group
  • Flight Controls Analysis Group, AGM-137 Tri-Services Standoff Attack Missile (TSSAM) Program

  

Research Experience

AFOSR Summer Faculty Researcher (1997) AFRL/VAAA Aerodynamic Configuration Branch Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

• MULTI-AXIS PNEUMATIC VORTEX CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AND LOW ANGLE-OF-ATTACK

  • Researched the dynamic modeling and control of multi-axis Pneumatic Vortex Control (PVC) devices as applied to fighter-type aircraft at high speeds and low angles-of-attack. Constructed a high fidelity nonlinear, non real-time, six degree-of-freedom simulation code of the F-16XL equipped with forebody, wing, and vertical tail PVC devices. Evaluated required engine bleed air massflow levels and controller requirements for large amplitude, full envelope test maneuvers, including simulated tactical penetration strike missions.
  • Mentor: Dr. Lawrence A. Walchli

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NASA Summer Faculty Researcher (1996) DCB Dynamics and Control Branch NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

• CHARACTERIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE SPACE STATION REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM (SSRMS) AND ITS OPERATION

  • Research focused on conceiving and developing devices such as the End Point Control Unit (shown below), control laws, control strategies, and performance characterizations to enhance the telerobotic arm slated for installation on the International Space Station.
  • Mentor: Dr. Raymond C. Montgomery

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Graduate Research Assistant (January - June 1995) University of Kansas Transportation Research Center University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

• ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LOW VOLUME RURAL ROADS

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Graduate Research Assistant and Program Manager (May 1989 - December 1993) University of Kansas Flight Research Laboratory University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

• ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF AGILE AIRCRAFT PHASES I-V

  • Analysis of fighter agility metrics and the design of advanced flight control concepts for agile/supermaneuverable aircraft.

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor (1997 - ) Department of Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

• Courses Taught
• • AERO 401 Aircraft Design I
  • AERO 402 Aircraft Design II
  • AERO 421 Dynamics of Aerospace Vehicles
  • AERO 625 Digital Control of Aerospace Systems
  • AERO 660 Nonlinear Flight Dynamics

• Graduate Students Advised
• Ph.D.
• • Wei Chen - Currently with Dell Computer Incorporated, Austin, TX
  • Dai Ito (with Dr. D.T. Ward)
  • Gi-Bong Hur
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• Master of Science
• • Jin Suzuki - Currently with Automated Analysis Corporation, Peoria, IL
  • Praveen S. Joshi - Currently with Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Bangalore, India
  • David M. Smith - Currently with Systems Technology Incorporated, Hawthorne, CA
  • Jennifer Georgie - Currently with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, TX, Summer 2001
  • C. Cale Stephens - Currently with Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA, Summer 2001
  • Surya U. Shandy
  • Jie Rong
  • Sangeeta Bokadia
  • Dallas Hopper
  • Jennifer J. Kimmett
  • Catherine M. Bahm - Currently with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California
  • Edward Caicedo
  • Carl Schwarzbach
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• Undergraduate
• • Aircraft Design Teams

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Assistant Professor (1995 - 1997) Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

• Courses Taught
• • AE 261 Aircraft Systems and Propulsion
  • AE 460 Aircraft Stability and Control
  • AE 469 Aircraft Design
  • ME 256 Statics
  • ME 258 Dynamics
  • ME 375 Experimental Stress Analysis
  • ME 540 Automatic Control of Flight Vehicles
  • UV 101 Freshman Seminar

• Undergraduate Student Research Advised
• • Carriveau, Todd, and Davis, Jeff, "Computer Code of Perturbed State Lateral-Directional and Longitudinal Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Matrix," Industrial Mentor: Troy Downen, Raytheon Aircraft Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • DeWitt, Wendi, and Lavin, Kate, "Wind Tunnel Calibration Model," Industrial Mentor: Cathy Grant, Raytheon Aircraft Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • Boucher, Mike, and Johnson, John, "Spar-Fuselage Joint for the Beechcraft Bonanza," Industrial Mentor: Troy Downen, Raytheon Aircraft Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • Lufkin, Tony, and Chong, Patrick, "Reduction of Empennage Fasteners for Small Aircraft," Industrial Mentor: Troy Downen, Raytheon Aircraft Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • Ng, Eng Hoar, and Yau, Ngan Kong, "Redesign of Beech Bonanza A36 Elevator Flight Control System," Industrial Mentor: Troy Downen, Raytheon Aircraft Inc., Wichita, KS.

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Graduate Teaching Assistant (1988-1989; 1994) Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

• Courses
• • AE 550 Dynamics of Flight I
  • AE 551 Dynamics of Flight II
  • AE 650 Digital Flight Control

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Instructor (1992 - 1994) Minority Engineering Programs University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

• • U.S. Department of Energy Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program (PREP)
  • Mid-America Consortium for Engineering and Science Achievment (MACESA)