The Design and Analysis of Integrated Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles
This grant explores new algorithms for designing integrated guidance, navigation, and control systems for unmanned air vehicles, improving sensor processing.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (Application Deadline)
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $67,000 plus $3,000 travel allowance; experience-based supplements available; typical tenure 2-3 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral and senior researchers developing new algorithms for integrated guidance, navigation, and control systems of unmanned air vehicles, focusing on multi-rate asynchronous filtering and sensor processing improvements.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; requires Ph.D. or equivalent; relocation and health insurance benefits included.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), supports research on the design and analysis of integrated guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). The research focuses on developing innovative algorithms to address multi-rate, asynchronous filtering challenges within a frequency-like framework compatible with control system design and typical sensor specifications.
A key goal is to create new methods that remove the traditional assumption of separated time scales between UAV sensor processing (navigation), vehicle dynamics (control), and kinematics (guidance), enabling more integrated and effective system performance.
The research is situated within the Engineering, Applied Sciences, and Computer Science departments at NPS in Monterey, CA, under the mentorship of Dr. Isaac I. Kaminer.
Keywords
- Automated flight guidance
- Filters
- Sensors
