Dr. Cornel Sultan

Dr. Cornel SultanPh.D., Purdue University
Assistant Professor
Randolph Hall
(540) 231-0047
csultan@vt.edu
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~csultan

Education

  • Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University
  • M.S. Applied Mathematics, Purdue University
  • B.S./M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic University, Romania

Professional History

  • 2004 - 2007 Staff Engineer, United Technologies Research Center, E. Hartford, CT
  • 2001 - 2004 Research Engineer (Consultant/Full Time), SSCI, Woburn, MA
  • 2001 - 2003 Research Fellow, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA
  • 1999 - 2001 Research Engineer, Tensegra Inc. (start-up), Boston, MA

Research Interests

Rotorcraft Dynamics and Control

Rotorcraft modeling for modern control and fast loads estimation.

Tensegrity Structures

Modeling, design, and control of tensegrity structures. Applications will be pursued in aerospace and bio-engineering.

Coordinated Vehicles

Development of path planning and trajectory generation algorithms for large scale, heterogeneous formations of coordinated vehicles.