by Software Enabled Control

Journal Articles

Modeling, Control, and Flight Testing of a Small Ducted Fan AircraftEric N. Johnson, Michael TurbeJournal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 29(4):769-779, July, 2006ejohnson:jgcd:2006bKeywords: adaptive control, flight test results

Adaptive Trajectory Control for Autonomous Helicopters Eric N. Johnson, Suresh K. KannanJournal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 28(3):524-538, 2005ejohnson:jgcd:2005Keywords: adaptive control, autonomous, helicopter control, trajectory controlFiles: File 2
Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation for Flight ControlAllen Wu, Eric N. Johnson, Alison ProctorJournal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, 2(9):348-360, September, 2005awu:jacic:2005Keywords: flight test results, navigation, vision

System Integration and Operation of a Research Unmanned Aerial VehicleEric N. Johnson, Daniel P. SchrageJournal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, 1(1):5-18, January, 2004ejohnson:jacic:2004Keywords: UAV, flight test results, simulation

Small Adaptive Flight Control Systems for UAVs Using FPGA/DSP Technology Henrik Christophersen, Robert W. Pickell, Adrian A. Koller, Suresh K. Kannan, Eric N. JohnsonAIAA 3rd Unmanned Unlimited Technical Conference, Workshop and Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois, September, 2004henrik:uu:2004Keywords: dsp, fpga
Simulation and Development Environment for Multiple Heterogeneous UAVsSuresh K. Kannan, Adrian A. Koller, Eric N. JohnsonAIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Providence, Rhode Island, August, 2004kannan:mst:2004Keywords: simulation, software

Adaptive Control with a Nested Saturation Reference Model Suresh K. Kannan, Eric N. JohnsonAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, Austin, Texas, August, 2003kannan:gnc:2003Keywords: Feedback Control, adaptive control, nested saturation
Nested Saturation with Guaranteed Real PolesSuresh K. Kannan, Eric N. JohnsonAmerican Control Conference, Denver, CO, June, 2003kannan:acc:2003Keywords: asymptotic stability, bounded controls, global stabilization, nested saturation, poles and zeros, saturation

Adaptive Flight Control for an Autonomous Unmanned HelicopterEric N. Johnson, Suresh K. KannanAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, Monterey, California, August, 2002ejohnson:gnc:2002Keywords: adaptive control, autonomous, helicopter control, neural, trajectory control
Adaptive Trajectory based Control for Autonomous HelicoptersSuresh K. Kannan, Eric N. JohnsonThis paper won the Best Student Paper of Conference award21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Irvine, CA, October, 2002kannan:dasc:2002Keywords: adaptive control, autonomous, flight test results, helicopter control

An Open Software Infrastructure for Reconfigurable Control SystemsLinda M. Wills, Suresh K. Kannan, Bonnie S. Heck, George Vachtsevanos, Carlos Restrepo, Sam Sander, Daniel P. Schrage, J. V. R. PrasadAmerican Control Conference, Chicago, IL, June, 2000wills:acc:2000Keywords: open control platform, open systems
An Open Control Platform for Reconfigurable, Distributed, Hierarchical Control SystemsLinda M. Wills, Sam Sander, Suresh K. Kannan, Aaron D. Kahn, J. V. R. Prasad, Daniel P. SchrageIEEE Certificate of Appreciation for Best Paper of Session Award.19th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October, 2000wills:dasc:2000Keywords: open control platform, open systems, software architectures
Simulation evaluation of a reconfigurable flight controller of a heli-UAV for extreme maneuversIlkay Yavrucuk, Suresh K. Kannan, J. V. R. Prasad, Daniel P. SchrageAIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Denver, CO, August, 2000yavrucuk:mst:2000

Control Algorithm and Flight Simulation Integration using the Open Control Platform for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesSuresh K. Kannan, Carlos Restrepo, Ilkay Yavrucuk, Linda M. Wills, Daniel P. Schrage, J. V. R. Prasad18th Digital Avionics Conference, St Louis, MO, October, 1999kannan:dasc:1999Keywords: open control platform, open systems