The automatic pilot (‘autopilot’) has to be one of aviation’s finest technological inventions. Yet, it is also one of the ...

"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." ...

Drone flight control systems are many and varied ... As the years wore on, mechanical gyros were replaced by solid state MEMS gyros. Microcontrollers entered the picture and brought with them ...

Designing a small-scale flying robot posed significant challenges. Traditional flying robots rely on onboard power sources ...

Welcome to the Dynamics and Control Systems Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University. Our lab provides a stimulating environment for undergraduate and ...

It's just a flight-control system that allows a pilot to fly an airplane without continuous hands-on control. Basically, it lets a pilot fly from New York to Los Angeles without white-knuckling ...

Centered around a project where teams (1 to 2 students per team) create and program a visually-guided autonomous quadrotor robot, this class focuses on advanced embedded control of an ...