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Andrea L'Afflitto

Associate Professor
Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
Affiliate, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Affiliate, National Security Institute, Virginia Tech


About Me

I am an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech’s Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, with affiliate appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, and the National Security Institute. My research centers on robust adaptive control theory, control over native spaces, and optimal control, with applications to aerospace systems and autonomous vehicles.


Expertise

  • Robust Adaptive Control Theory
  • Control Over Native Spaces
  • Optimal Control

Selected Projects

  • ACSL-flightstack: Advanced flight control software leveraging modern control theory for robust and adaptive performance.
  • UAV_Sim_PyChrono: Python-based simulation environment for UAVs, integrating physics-based modeling and control algorithms.

Recognition

  • DARPA Young Faculty Awardee (2018)
  • AIAA Associate Fellow (Class of 2025)

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  1. ACSL-flightstack ACSL-flightstack Public

    The Advanced Control Systems Lab (ACSL) Flight Stack is a PX4-compatible offboard flight stack designed for multi-rotor UAVs (Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles). This software supports the UAV control commu…

    C++ 5 2

  2. UAV_Sim_PyChrono UAV_Sim_PyChrono Public

    This repository presents a high-fidelity simulation environment to test controllers for autonomous multi-rotor UAVs (an X8 UAV). Multiple linear and nonlinear control systems are provided. A wrappe…

    Python 4 6

  3. ACSL-flightstack-accessories ACSL-flightstack-accessories Public

    This repository provides accessory files to help process and visualize log file data generated by the ACSL-flightstack GitHub repository

    MATLAB 2 1

  4. ACSL-flightstack-winged ACSL-flightstack-winged Public

    The Advanced Flight Control Systems Lab (ACSL) Flight Stack-Winged is a PX4-comaptible offboard flight stack for companion computers on fixed-wing UAVs.

    HTML 1 2

  5. AirSim AirSim Public archive

    Forked from microsoft/AirSim

    Open source simulator based on Unreal Engine for autonomous vehicles from Microsoft AI & Research

    C++

  6. acsl-chrono-simulator acsl-chrono-simulator Public

    Chorno Simulator used by ACSL. Compile instructions are written by Giri Mugundan Kumar.

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