Journal Publications

1. Comer, A and Chakraborty, I. “Design, Optimization, and Flight Testing of a Trajectory Control System for Lift-Plus-Cruise VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, under review (Accepted for Publication: Jul 31, 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

Provisional Patents

1. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A.M., “Trajectory Control System (TCS),” Patent No. 63/687,469
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 (under review)

Conference Publications

1. Chakraborty, I. and Comer, A., “A Middle-Loop Control System Enabling Simplified Vehicle Operations and Tactical Maneuver for Transitioning VTOL Aircraft,” VFS 81 Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 20-22, 2025 (to appear)
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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