Advances in Computational Intelligence and Autonomy for Aerospace Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)

A follow-on volume to Advances in Intelligent and Autonomous Aerospace Systems (AIAA, 2012) Advances in Computational Intelligence and Autonomy for Aerospace Systems seeks to provide both the aerospace researcher and the practicing aerospace engineer with further insight into the latest innovative methods and approaches regarding intelligent and autonomous aerospace systems. Written by leading researchers in the field, it focuses on:

Intelligent Space Systems
Intelligent Validation and Verification Methods
Intelligent Health Monitoring
Intelligent Flight Control

Research advances in embedded computational intelligence, communication, control, and new mechanisms for sensing, actuation, and adaptation hold the promise to transform aerospace. The result will be air and space vehicles, propulsion systems, exploration systems, and vehicle management systems that respond more quickly, provide large-scale distributed coordination, work in dangerous or inaccessible environments, and augment human capabilities.

JOHN VALASEK is professor of aerospace engineering and Director of the Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He was the Founding Director of the Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS), and has industrial experience with Northrop Corporation, Aircraft Division. His research is focused on bridging the gap between traditional computer science topics and aerospace engineering topics, and has been funded by AFOSR, AFRL, ONR, NSF, NASA, FAA, and industry. John has served on several autonomy and aerospace studies and panels for the National Academies. He is the author or editor of numerous publications including Advances in Intelligent and Autonomous Aerospace Systems (AIAA, 2012) and Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures (AIAA, 2012). He holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas. He is an AIAA Fellow, member of the AIAA Unmanned Systems Technical Program Committee, the AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.