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Publications

Peer-reviewed research advancing unmanned aerial systems

Journal Publications

  1. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Putra, S.H., Bhandari, R., Kunwar, B., and Davis, B. “Flight Testing a Trajectory Control System on a Subscale Transitioning VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 10.2514/1.G009060, (Published Online: Oct 14, 2025)
  2. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A. “Explicit Model Following Trajectory Control System for a Transitioning Urban Air Mobility Aircraft,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 10.1177/09544100251321937, (Published Online: Mar 29, 2025)
  3. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Optimizing Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control Laws for a Vectored Thrust Configuration,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 10.4050/JAHS.70.012007, (Published Online: Dec 16, 2024)
  4. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Total Energy-Based Control Architecture Design and Optimization for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 10.2514/1.G007605 (Published Online: Mar 31, 2024)
  5. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Full Envelope Flight Control System Design and Optimization for a Tilt-Wing Aircraft,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 10.4050/JAHS.69.032003 (Published Online: Mar 13, 2024)
  6. Chakraborty, I., Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, S., Mishra, A., Schaller, R., Sizoo, D., McGuire, R., “Piloted Simulation Based Assessment of Simplified Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility,” AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, 10.2514/1.I011249 (Published Online: Jan 17, 2024)

Other Technical Works

    Patents

  1. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A.M., “Trajectory Control System (TCS),” Patent No. 63/687,469, Application No. PCT/US2025/040100
  2. Chakraborty, I. and Comer A.M., “Inceptors-to-Effectors Flight Control System Architecture for Multiple Vertical Takeoff and Landing Configurations,” Patent No. 63/677,689

    Technical Memorandum

  1. Comer, A., Simmons, B., Asper, G., “Design, Simulation, and Flight Testing of a Multi-Purpose VTOL Flight Control System,” NASA Technical Memorandum 20250000954 (Published Online: Sept 1, 2025)

Conference Publications

  1. Comer, A., “A Configuration-Invariant Trajectory Control System for Simplified Vehicle Operations of VTOL Aircraft,” VFS 82 Forum, West Palm Beach, FL, May 5-7, 2025 (to appear)
  2. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Kunwar, B., and Schmidt, P., “Flight Test Validation of a Simplified Vehicle Operations Trajectory Control System for Tiltwing VTOL Aircraft,” VFS 82 Forum, West Palm Beach, FL, May 5-7, 2025 (to appear)
  3. Scott, C., Comer, A., and Hanan, J., “Finite Element–Driven Design and Validation of Additive Manufactured Lattice Structures for UAV Airframes,” VFS 82 Forum, West Palm Beach, FL, May 5-7, 2025 (to appear)
  4. Comer, A., Atkinson, Z., Bhandari, P., Miller, Z., and Harp E., “Development of a Simulation to Flight Workflow for Subscale Flight Testing of Experimental Control Laws,” AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 12-16, 2026, AIAA-2026-2063
  5. Atkinson, Z., Comer, A., Marion, A.T., Sharma, G., Shahjahan, S., and Wilson, T.C., “Multi-Fidelity Validation of Control Surface Deflection Predictions Using FlightStream,” AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 12-16, 2026, AIAA-2026-2810
  6. Bhandari, R., Putra, S.H., Comer, A., and Chakraborty I., “Sizing and Optimization of a Subscale VTOL Aircraft with COTS Components Using the PEACE Framework,” AIAA AVIATION 2025 Forum, Las Vegas, NV, July 21-25, 2025, AIAA-2025-3699
  7. Cornelius, J., Peters, N., Aires, J., Ågren, T., Lugo, D.N., Comer, A., and Miles, Z., “Long-Range Mars Rotorcraft Design Optimization using Machine Learning,” VFS 81 Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 20- 22, 2025, DOI: 10.4050/F-0081-2025-364
  8. Comer, A., Mishra A., and Chakraborty, I., “Extension of a Full Envelope Flight Control System to CTOL/STOL Capabilities on a Urban Air Mobility Tilt-Rotor,” AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-0658
  9. Mishra A., Comer, A., and Chakraborty, I., “Integrating Flight Dynamics Constraints into the Conceptual Design of a Vectored Thrust UAM Vehicle,” AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 6-10, 2025, AIAA-2025-2349
  10. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Putra, S.H., Bhandari, R., Kunwar, B., and Davis, B., “Design, Optimization, and Flight Testing of a Trajectory Control System for Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2024 Forum, Las Vegas, NV, July 29 - August 2, 2024, AIAA-2024-4563
  11. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Explicit Model Following Trajectory Control System for Multiple Vertical Takeoff and Landing Configurations,” 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Florence, Italy, Sep 9-13, 2024
  12. Comer, A., Chakraborty, I., Yevhenii, K., Taheri, E., Putra, S.H., Bhandari, R., and Kunwar, B., “Flight Testing of Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control System for Lift-Plus-Cruise and Tilt-Wing Configurations,” VFS 80 Forum, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2024, DOI: 10.4050/F-0080-2024-1306
  13. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A., “Optimizing Explicit Model-Following Trajectory Control Laws for a Vectored Thrust Configuration,” VFS 80 Forum, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2024, DOI: 10.4050/F-0080-2024-1277
  14. Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, Stefanus H., and Chakraborty, I., “Design, Flight Control Law Development, and Flight Testing of a Subscale Lift-Plus-Cruise Aircraft,” AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 8-12, 2024, AIAA-2024-2644
  15. Comer, A., Mishra, A.A., and Chakraborty, I., “Total Energy Flight Control Architecture Optimization for a Tilt-Wing Aircraft,” AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA, June 12-16, 2023, AIAA-2023-4510
  16. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Flight Control System Architecture for Urban Air Mobility Simplified Vehicle Operations,” AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0399
  17. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Flight Control System Architecture for Urban Air Mobility Simplified Vehicle Operations,” AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0399
  18. Chakraborty, I. Comer, A., Bhandari, R., Putra, S., Mishra, A., Schaller, R., Sizoo, D., McGuire, R., “Flight Simulation Based Assessment of Simplified Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility,” AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, Jan 23-27, 2023, AIAA-2023-0400
  19. Chakraborty, I., Mishra, A.A., Comer, A., and Leonard, C., “Total Energy Based Flight Control System Design for a Lift-Plus-Cruise Urban Air Mobility Concept,” AIAA SCITECH 2021 Forum (virtual event), Jan 11-15 and 19-21, 2021, AIAA-2021-1899
  20. Chakraborty, I., Comer, A., Mishra, A.A., Dewey, J., and Leonard, C. “A Reconfigurable Human-in-the-Loop Flight Simulator Framework for Future Flight Vehicle Concepts,” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum, Reno, NV, June 15-19, 2020, AIAA-2020-3190
  21. Comer, A. and Chakraborty, I., “Data-Driven General Aviation Aircraft Performance Modeling and Safety Research,” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum, Reno, NV, June 15-19, 2020, AIAA-2020-3097
  22. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A., “A Simulation-Based Aircraft-Centric Assessment of the Circular/Endless Runway Concept,” AIAA SCITECH 2020 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 6-10, 2020, AIAA-2020-1401
  23. Chakraborty, I., Ahuja, V., Comer, A., and Mulekar, O., “Development of a Modeling, Flight Simulation, and Control Analysis Capability for Novel Vehicle Configurations,” AIAA AVIATION 2019 Forum, Dallas, TX, June 17-21, 2019, AIAA-2019-3112