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 basic information about aircraft dimensions, mass properties, control effectors, and hardware [download]

  • Flight 1: Takeoff, transition to forward flight using TCS, rectangular pattern, transition to vertical flight, landing [Flight data record] [YouTube video]

  • Flight 2: Starting from hover at ~100 ft, transition to/from forward flight using TMS, landing using TCS [Flight data record] [YouTube video]

  • Flight 3: (add description of flight) [Flight data record] [YouTube video]

  • 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 [download]

  • 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 [download]