Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory

Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory

Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Publications

Journal Papers:

  1. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A., “Explicit Model Following Trajectory Control System for a Transitioning Urban Air Mobility Aircraft,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, OnlineFirst, March 29, 2025, DOI: 10.1177/09544100251321937
  2. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Optimizing Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control Laws for a Vectored Thrust Configuration,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society (accepted for publication, Nov 4, 2024)
  3. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Full Envelope Flight Control System Design and Optimization for a Tilt-Wing Aircraft,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Fast-track Article, March 13, 2024, DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.69.032003
  4. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Total Energy-Based Control Architecture Design and Optimization for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Article in Advance, March 31, 2024, DOI: 10.2514/1.G007605
  5. Chakraborty, I., Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, S.H., Mishra, A.A., Schaller, R., Sizoo, D., and McGuire, R., “Piloted Simulation-Based Assessment of Simplified Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility,” AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, Article in Advance, Jan 17, 2024, DOI: 10.2514/1.I011249
  6. Bhandari, R., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Article in Advance, Jan 18, 2024, DOI: 10.2514/1.C037343
  7. Chakraborty, I., Mishra, A.A., van Dommelen, D., and Anemaat, W.A.J., “Design and Sizing of an Electrified Lift-Plus-Cruise Ducted Fan Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 817-834, May 2023 (Article in Advance, Nov 30, 2022), DOI: 10.2514/1.C036811
  8. Chakraborty, I. and Mishra, A.A., “Sizing and Analysis of a Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 747-765 (Article in Advance, Nov 1, 2022), DOI: 10.2514/1.C037044
  9. Chakraborty, I. and Mishra, A.A., “Sizing and Analysis of a Tilt-Wing Aircraft with All-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 245-264, Jan 2023 (Article in Advance, August 15, 2022), DOI: 10.2514/1.C036813
  10. Chakraborty, I. and Mishra, A.A., “A Generalized Energy-Based Flight Vehicle Sizing and Performance Analysis Methodology,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Volume 58, No 4, pp 762-780, July 2021 (Article in Advance, Dec 24, 2020), DOI: 10.2514/1.C036101

Conference Papers:

  1. Comer, A.M., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Extension of a Full Envelope Flight Control System to CTOL/STOL Capabilities on an Urban Air Mobility Vectored-Thrust VTOL Vehicle,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-0658
  2. Kunwar, B., Comer, A.M., Putra, S.H., Davis, B., McCormick, C., and Chakraborty, I., “Developing Flight Simulation Model for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Subscale Vehicle: Mass Properties, Propulsion, and System Identification,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-0739
  3. Bhandari, R. and Chakraborty, I., “Sizing and Optimization of Multiple eVTOL Configurations for Urban Air Mobility Applications,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-1434
  4. Harper, M.E., Mishra, A.A., Kunwar, B., and Chakraborty, I., “Towards and Automated Methodology for Simulation Model Calibration to Manufacturer and Flight Test Performance Data,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-1567
  5. Putra, S.H., Davis, B., Holman, R., McCormick, C., and Chakraborty, I., “Comparing Mass Properties and Manufacturability of 3D-Printed and Balsa Subscale Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft Designs,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-1822
  6. Mishra, A.A., Comer, A.M., and Chakraborty, I., “AMS-Based Integration of Flight Dynamics and Control in a Vectored Thrust UAM Vehicle Design,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-2349
  7. Davis, B., Bhandari, R., and Chakraborty, I., “Development and Testing of a Hybrid Electric Propulsion Architecture for Subscale eVTOL,” AIAA SCITECH 2025, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-2707
  8. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Explicit Model Following Trajectory Control System for Multiple Vertical Takeoff and Landing Configurations,” 34th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2024), Florence, Italy, September 9-13, 2024, ICAS-2024-1166
  9. Mishra, A.A., Kunwar, B., and Chakraborty, I., “Integrated Sizing of an Electrified Tilt-Wing Aircraft for Vertical and Conventional Takeoff and Landing,” 34th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2024), Florence, Italy, September 9-13, 2024, ICAS-2024-1170
  10. Mishra, A.A. and Chakraborty, I., “Flight Dynamics and Control Integration in Conceptual Design of an Advanced Air Mobility VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2024, Las Vegas, NV, Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024, AIAA-2024-4050
  11. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Putra, S.H., Bhandari, R., Kunwar, B., and Davis, B., “Flight Testing of a Simplified Vehicle Operations Flight Control System on a Subscale Lift-Plus-Cruise Unmanned Air Vehicle,” AIAA AVIATION 2024, Las Vegas, NV, Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024, AIAA-2024-4563
  12. Kunwar, B., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Sizing and Analysis of Canard-Wing Aircraft With Jet Propulsion,” AIAA AVIATION 2024, Las Vegas, NV, Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024, AIAA-2024-3752
  13. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A., “Optimizing Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control Laws for a Vectored Thrust Configuration,” VFS Forum 80, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2024, F-0080-2024-1277
  14. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Kovryzhenko, Y., Taheri, E., Putra, S.H., Bhandari, R., and Kunwar, B., “Flight Testing of Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control System for Lift-Plus-Cruise and Tilt-Wing Configurations,” VFS Forum 80, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2024, F-0080-2024-1306
  15. Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, S.H., and Chakraborty, I., “Design, Control Law Development, and Flight Testing of a Subscale Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2024, Orlando, FL, Jan 8-12, 2024, AIAA-2024-2644
  16. Chakraborty, I. and McDonald, R.A., “Electrified Lift-Plus Cruise Aircraft Sizing with Varying Battery Modeling Assumptions,” AIAA SCITECH 2024, Orlando, FL, Jan 8-12, 2024, AIAA-2024-2314
  17. Mishra, A.A. and Chakraborty, I., “Integrating Stability and Control Considerations into the Sizing of an Advanced Air Mobility VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2024, Orlando, FL, Jan 8-12, 2024, AIAA-2024-2316
  18. Bhandari, R., Putra, S.H., and Chakraborty, I., “Integrated Vehicle and Subsystems Sizing and Optimization for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2024, Orlando, FL, Jan 8-12, 2024, AIAA-2024-1085
  19. Kunwar, B., Mishra, A.A., Bhandari, R., and Chakraborty, I., “Sizing and Analysis of an Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Using Parametric Aero-Propulsive Model,” AIAA AVIATION 2023, San Diego, CA, June 12-16, 2023, AIAA-2023-3662
  20. Zafi, N.A. and Chakraborty, I., “Physics-Based Lifting Surface Weight Estimation for Conceptual Design of Lift-Plus-Cruise Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2023, San Diego, CA, June 12-16, 2023, AIAA-2023-3663
  21. Putra, S.H. and Chakraborty, I., “Integrated Vehicle and Subsystems Sizing for Electrified Urban Air Mobility Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2023, San Diego, CA, June 12-16, 2023, AIAA-2023-3664
  22. Comer, A.M., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Total Energy Flight Control Architecture Optimization for a Tilt-Wing Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2023, San Diego, CA, June 12-16, 2023, AIAA-2023-4510
  23. Bhandari, R., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion,” AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0398
  24. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Total Energy Flight Control Architecture Optimization for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0399
  25. Chakraborty, I., Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, S.H., Mishra, A.A., Schaller, R., Sizoo, D., and McGuire, R., “Flight Simulation Based Assessment of Simplified Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility,” AIAA SCITECH 2023, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0400
  26. Chakraborty, I. and Mishra, A.A., “Sizing and Analysis of a Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion Systems,” AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL and virtual, June 27 – July 1, 2022, AIAA-2022-3513
  27. Chakraborty, I., Miller, N.S., and Mishra, A.A., “Sizing and Analysis of a Tilt-Wing Aircraft with All-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems,” AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, San Diego, CA and virtual, January 3-7, 2022, AIAA-2022-1515
  28. Chakraborty, I., Mishra, A.A., Miller, N.S., van Dommelen, D., and Anemaat, W.A., “Design and Sizing of a Dual-Purpose Hybrid-Electric Ducted Fan Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, San Diego, CA and virtual, January 3-7, 2022, AIAA-2022-1516
  29. Chakraborty, I. and Mishra, A.A., “A Generalized Energy-Based Vehicle Sizing and Performance Analysis Methodology,” AIAA SCITECH 2021 Forum (virtual event), Jan 11-15 and 19-21, 2021, AIAA-2021-1721
  30. Chakraborty, I., Mishra, A.A., Comer, A., and Leonard, C., “Total Energy Based Flight Control System Design for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Urban Air Mobility Concept,” AIAA SCITECH 2021 Forum (virtual event), Jan 11-15 and 19-21, 2021, AIAA-2021-1899
  31. Chakraborty, I., Leonard, C., Comer, A., Mishra, A., and Dewey, J., “A Reconfigurable Flight Simulation Framework aimed at Novel Flight Vehicle Concepts,” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum (virtual event), June 15-19, 2020, AIAA-2020-3190
  32. Comer, A., Swartz, S., and Chakraborty, I., “Data-Driven General Aviation Aircraft Performance Modeling and Safety Research,” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum (virtual event), June 15-19, 2020, AIAA-2020-3097
  33. Bosarge, J., Watson, T., Chaplin, S., Heath, J., and Chakraborty, I., “A Simulation-Based Structural Loads Assessment Framework – Application to Symmetric Maneuvering Conditions,” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum (virtual event), June 15-19, 2020, AIAA-2020-3199
  34. Chakraborty, I., Comer, A., and Dewey, J., “A Simulation-Based Aircraft-Centric Assessment of the Circular/Endless Runway Concept,” AIAA SCITECH 2020 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 6-10, 2020, AIAA-2020-1401
  35. Chakraborty, I., Ahuja, V., and Hartfield, R., “Aero-Propulsive Analysis and Flight Simulation for Early Design of Advanced Air Vehicle Concepts,” Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT), Gold Coast, Australia, Dec 4-6, 2019, (Link)
  36. Ahuja, V., Hartfield, R., Chakraborty, I., “Gust Response Analysis for Early Design of Advanced Air Vehicle Concepts,” Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT), Gold Coast, Australia, Dec 4-6, 2019, (Link)
  37. Chakraborty, I., Ahuja, V., Comer, A., and Mulekar, O., “Development of a Modeling, Flight Simulation, and Control Analysis Capability for Novel Vehicle Configurations,” AIAA AVIATION 2019 Conference, Dallas, TX, June 17-21, 2019, AIAA-2019-3112
  38. Chakraborty, I., Ahuja, V., and Hartfield, R.J., “Energy-Based Sizing and Mission Performance Analysis Approach for Novel Flight Vehicle Concepts,” AIAA AVIATION 2019 Conference, Dallas, TX, June 17-21, 2019, AIAA-2019-2801
  39. Hartfield, R.J., Ahuja, V., and Chakraborty, I., “Aero-Propulsive Analysis for Contemporary Conceptual Design,” AIAA AVIATION 2019 Forum, Dallas, TX, June 17-21, 2019, AIAA-2019-3019
  40. Chakraborty, I., “Design Overview of the Hexa-Chakra Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Personal Air Vehicle,” AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SCITECH) 2019, San Diego, CA, January 7-11, 2019, AIAA-2019-0554