Mechanical Science and Engineering Professor Naira Hovakimyan's research on L1 controllers in aircrafts was recently featured in Aviation Week.
An adaptive flight controller that could help pilots save a critically damaged or out-of-control aircraft is being proposed for possible commercial development following a rigorous evaluation by U.S. Air Force Test Pilots School (TPS) students here, using Calspan’s variable-stability Learjet 24 test aircraft. The L1 controller is designed to automatically intervene in the case of control problems, immediately reconfiguring the flight control system to compensate for degraded flying ... Read more in Aviation Week.