PhD project: COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR RAPID OPTIMAL SPACE AND ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT MISSION PLANNING

October 18, 2019 in Funding Opportunity

• Title of project: Computational Framework for Rapid Optimal Space and Atmospheric Flight Mission Planning
• Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research/U.S. Air Force
• Description: The objective of the research is to
  develop a framework for optimal control using advanced collocation
  methods, nonlinear optimization, and algorithmic differentiation in
  order to enable solving applications in high speed atmospheric flight
  and space flight mechanics.  Applications will include hypersonic flight
  (ascent and entry), uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs), and space
  flight orbital transfer.  
• Restrictions/Constraints: Open To US Citizens Only
• Knowledge and skills Needed: Understanding of basic
  Newton-Euler dynamics, control systems, and programming in MATLAB.  It
  is desirable that the student has an understanding of computer science
  algorithms and data structures (as would have been taught in an
  introductory programming course in C or C++)
• How to apply: Send CV and short research interest statement to Dr. Anil V. Rao
• Faculty contact/webpage: Dr. Anil V. Rao, [email protected] , http://www.anilvrao.com or http://vdol.mae.ufl.edu