Phone - 252-1644
Office - 33-213
Email - deyst@mit.edu
Information Systems for Aerospace Vehicles-The use of information and its management in modern aerospace vehicles, with particular application to Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs).
Control Theory and Methods- Control methods and devices as they apply to both aircraft and spacecraft. Modern methods for design of robust control systems and their application to fly-by-wire aircraft. Modeling of human operators in closed loop systems for evaluating pilot induced oscillations and the design of modern cockpits to ensure safe operation.
Fault Tolerant Systems- All aspects of the design, analysis and evaluation of highly reliable systems including fly-by-wire flight controls, digital engine controls, navigation systems, and avionics architectures.
Sensors for Aerospace Vehicles- Solid state sensors for inertial and other sensing functions in aerospace vehicles including micromechanical technologies for highly integrated flight control, pilot display and navigation functions.
Lean Aerospace Development and Production- All aspects of the
development and manufacture of modern aerospace vehicles. Particular interest in the development,
verification and validation of avionics hardware and software.
