Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory

Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory

Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

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  • Aircraft description document: contains information about aircraft dimensions, mass properties, control effectors, and hardware [PDF]

  • Flight data – TCS transition: Takeoff, transition to forward flight using TCS, rectangular pattern, transition to vertical flight, landing
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data – TMS transition: Starting from hover at ~100 ft, transition to/from forward flight using TMS, landing using TCS
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data – Yaw axis system ID (hover):
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data – Pitch axis system ID (hover):
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data – Roll axis system ID (hover):
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data – Heave axis system ID (hover):
    [Excel] [YouTube]

  • Flight data parameters: Explanation of captured flight data parameters [Excel]

  • Flight dynamics package: table of trim points, linear time-invariant (LTI) models about each trim point, aero-propulsive performance model (APPM) in p-coded form, and documentation about how to evaluate the APPM [.zip]

  • Control laws: Explanation of TCS and TMS flight control laws as flight-tested by VSDDL in early 2026, Chakraborty et al., VFS Forum 82, Paper 229 [PDF]