I am now working on the a thesis with Prof. Drakanov. Optimal control system for scramjet single-stage surface to orbit vehicle OR hypersonic trans-atmospheric vehicle.

Go me. :)

(P.S. I can't believe I'm actually starting a design for a spaceship!)

I just spent FOUR HOURS trying to mathematically derive the gains on a PD^2 controller to produce a stable system. Finally, I just threw my hands in the air and said "fuck it" and just inputted some guesses. After fiddling with the thing for only FOUR MINUTES, I produced a stable system ( Read more... )