FLIGHT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL LABORATORY (FDCL)
"The control never fails. It is just that the model error was larger than expected"
Introduction
The Flight Dynamics and Control Laboratory (FDCL) was established in 1989 by Prof. Min-Jea Tahk (founder). Recently, Prof. Chang-Hun Lee joined FDCL in 2019. Since 1989, FDCL has been successfully fostering students, engineers, and professors in the field of flight dynamics and control, and playing key roles in national aerospace research and development programs.
FDCL is carrying out research on guidance, navigation, and control for various aerospace vehicles including missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, space launch vehicles, and space airplane, etc. Our main focus is on guidance and control of guided missiles, flight control systems of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as big data analytics & machine learning in aerospace applications. Computational guidance and control and trajectory optimization techniques are also being investigated.
Research Areas
Advanced Guidance and Control for Guided Weapons
Computational Guidance and Control
Optimization Technique
Target Tracking Filter
Aviation Data Analytics
Machine Learning in Aerospace Applications
Contact Information
Phone: +82-42-350-3711
Fax: +82-42-350-3710
E-mail: lckdgns@kaist.ac.kr
Address: Bldg. N7-2, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Research Achievements
Hoverbike
Responsible for designing attitude control algorithm
Tethered Flight Test for RLV-TD
Designed guidance and control algorithm using TVC, RCS and engine throttle
Fault Tolerant Control for Dodecacopter
Fault tolerant control allocation proposed based on onboard convex optimization
1D Flight Test for RLV-TD
Designed position control algorithm
6DOF Simulation for RLV Landing
Flight Test of Hanbit-TLV
Responsible for designing guidance and control algorithms for Hanbit-TLV, which is the test vehicle for Hanbit-Nano
Final Flight Profile the RLV-TD
Visualization of the in-house high fidelity simulation for RLV-TD with the on-board G&C and optimization algorithms, for on-going national project to realize the reusable launch vehicle in South Korea.
A High Fidelity 6DOF Simulation for KSLV-R
Result of the research project with KARI to develop a reusable launch vehicle (KSLV-R)