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Overview
The Dynamic Systems and Control Branch develops technologies for the analysis, modeling, control and guidance of interconnected systems that are characterized by uncertain, coupled dynamics and parallel information flow. It provides a rigorous basis for control of these systems, emerging concepts in robust control, distributed systems control, and adaptive guidance are conceived or identified and matured. Particular emphasis is placed upon those concepts treating management of uncertainty and local autonomy, resilient control in the presence of naturally and artificially induced upsets, management of very large numbers of degrees of freedom, and cooperative guidance. Techniques are developed for control-centric modelling of interactions between control, structural, fluidic, and discrete-system dynamics. Research products are evaluated via analysis, simulation, ground-based and flight experiments.
The Dynamic Systems and Control Branch also has responsibility for the conduct of research and technology development for atmospheric flight in three main areas: control law design and application to aerospace vehicles for stability and control; mathematical modeling of the aerodynamic forces on aerospace vehicles; and system identification.
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to the No Fear Act