Control Systems Design

My teaching interests include advanced topics in aerospace engineering, with a focus on system safety, control systems design, and aircraft integration and testing. The application of academic knowledge to real world challenges is at the heart of my instruction, aiming to develop job-ready engineering graduates.

In mid-2025, I embarked on introducing a new control systems curriculum for aerospace engineering students. The new undergraduate program builds on the late Prof. Franklin's excellent contribution to teaching feedback system fundamentals, extending the original scope with numerous aerospace examples, in-class demonstrations, and real-life design assignments.

Thanks to our fixed-base flight simulator capability - and the generous support of my fellow professors - I plan to introduce a novel approach to teaching design techniques, combining theory with exposure to experiencing flight control system dynamics in a synthetic training device. 

By the end of Summer 2026, over 250 senior students from aerospace and mechanical engineering disciplines will have completed my new program, preparing them for space or flight dynamics studies in their final undergraduate semester.