A hierarchical model predictive control (MPC) approach is developed for energy
management of aircraft electro-thermal systems. High-power electrical systems on board …

Motivated by the growing need to accommodate large transient thrust and electrical load
requests in future more-electric aircraft, a coordinated control strategy for a gas turbine …

Increasing electrification of air vehicles presents challenges to the energy management of
their coupled electric power, propulsion, and thermal systems. Notably, the complexity and …

This dissertation presents a hierarchical controller framework that utilizes model predictive
controllers at multiple time scales in order to manage the operation of aircraft power …

The paper considers a problem of integrated thrust and electrical power management for an
aircraft. An advanced configuration of the aircraft electrical power system consisting of two …

Cyberattacks on flight control systems could be disastrous. Unlike attacks against classical
IT enterprise systems, attacks on flight control systems may influence physical processes …

This dissertation presents a hierarchical control framework for vehicle energy management.
As a result of increasing electrification, legacy integration and control approaches for vehicle …

This two-part paper presents the development of a hierarchical control framework for the
control of power flow throughout mobile systems. These vehicles are comprised of multiple …

Electric aircraft is a promising technological development in the aviation industry, and it will
help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs while increasing the efficiency of …

Aircraft typically include several systems that require power for operation but are controlled
separately. The main propulsion system of the aircraft, such as gas turbine engine (s), is …