Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory

Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

VSDDL Research

$1.8M+ in externally funded research, including funding from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NASA, and the United States Air Force (USAF) and collaborations with multiple industry partners

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We are part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University

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VSDDL Subscale Flight Testing

Rapid prototyping and subscale flight testing of novel aircraft configurations and flight control system architectures

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VSDDL Flight Simulators

Built by VSDDL personnel with common systems architecture and a high level of reconfigurability for both research and teaching

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VSDDL Hangar

Some aircraft concepts that we have sized, analyzed, and simulated

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Welcome to the website of the Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory (VSDDL), part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University.

VSDDL was founded in August 2018. Since then, we have been awarded over $1.8M in federally funded research by NASA, the USAF, and the FAA – either directly, or through collaborative projects with our multiple industry partners.

VSDDL research is focused on flight vehicles and organized along the 4-step “pipeline” shown below, which includes:
(1) aircraft sizing and optimization
(2) stability/control analysis and control law development
(3) flight simulation
(4) subscale prototyping and flight testing

At VSDDL, we value collaborations with the aerospace industry, in particular with small business concerns. If you are interested in working with VSDDL on research, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Dr. Imon Chakraborty

Associate Professor & VSDDL Director
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA