2024 - Ongoing
VTVL / Control Simulation
Modeling and control experiments for vertical landing dynamics.
- Control
- Simulation
- Guidance
Role
Modeling / Control Design
Challenge
Create a simulation environment that is simple enough to iterate quickly, but representative enough to expose meaningful stability and robustness limits.
Approach
Implemented rigid-body dynamics with actuator constraints, evaluated baseline controllers, and ran disturbance and parameter-sensitivity sweeps.
Result / Current Status
Identified controller regimes with acceptable transient response and recovery margins; simulation now serves as a decision tool for future hardware experiments.