Foundational Autonomous Systems and Technologies Lab

As researchers in the interdisciplinary field of dynamical systems and control with our multidisciplinary background in mechanical and aerospace engineering, electrical and electronics engineering and mathematics, the Foundational Autonomous Systems and Technologies (FAST) Lab focuses on designing and developing advanced, integrated control system analysis and synthesis methodologies that address real-world control problems.

Specifically, our research specializations (alphabetically) include adaptive systems and learning, autonomy, flight dynamics and control, linear control systems, multiagent systems, nonlinear control systems, optimization and optimal control systems, robotics, robust control systems and space robotics.

Equipment

• Various robotic manipulators: 6-DoF Haptic arm, 4-DoF QArm, two 4-DoF QArm-Minis, LoCoBot PincherX-100, Delta Arm
• Various robotic systems: 4 mobile robots, 4 large aerial vehicles, 20 small aerial vehicles, 2 flapper drones and a mobile robot with a robotic arm
• Rotary flexible system and inverted pendulum system
• Epoxy floor for simulating a low-gravity environment
• In-house designed and manufactured robotic platforms for ISAM
• In-house designed and manufactured moving mass satellite system
• In-house designed and manufactured three CubeSats
• OptiTrack Motion Capture System
• Two 3D printers 

Research Capability

• Designing and validating advanced estimation and resilient control algorithms to increase system autonomy, robustness and safety.
• Design and validation of advanced continuous-time and discrete-time-based adaptive control, robust control and distributed adaptive control.
• Applying advanced estimation, control and safety techniques to future aerospace, robotics, ground vehicle and underwater vehicle missions.