This paper presents a methodology for optimizing a Total Energy–based control system
architecture for a lift-plus-cruise vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility concept. The …

The development of electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft is greatly
promoted for the advances in battery and motor technologies and the application of …

A novel trajectory generation and control architecture for fully autonomous autorotative flare
that combines rapid path generation with model-based control is proposed. The trajectory …

A practical vertical takeoff and acceleration strategy is developed for manned electric vertical
takeoff and landing vehicles, with a simple vehicle operation principle defined. Firstly, a 6 …

This article investigates vibrational stabilization effects in rotorcraft flight dynamics. This
study is motivated by recent results in flapping-wing flight, which showed that the time …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1645. vid A novel trajectory
generation and control architecture for fully autonomous autorotative flare is proposed that …

Abstract To enable the Simplified Vehicle Operations paradigm for the upcoming
urban/advanced air mobility vertical takeoff and landing concepts, their flight control system …

This study examines the aeromechanics of tiltrotor conversion maneuvers using a coupled
simulation approach, integrating the multibody dynamics code MBDyn with the mid-fidelity …

The complex vertical takeoff and landing configurations currently under development
necessitate flight control system design that enables substantial reductions of pilot workload …

This document summarizes the regulations of civil aviation in terms of icing certifications,
and how they affect the flight tests process. To certify a fully new designed aircraft or …