Dr. Cornel Sultan
Ph.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.
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AOE People
- Administration
- Faculty
- Dr. Alan Brown
- Dr. Robert A. Canfield
- Dr. William Devenport
- Dr. Mazen Farhood
- Dr. Owen Hughes
- Dr. Rakesh K. Kapania
- Dr. William Mason
- Dr. Leigh McCue
- Dr. Wayne Neu
- Dr. Mayuresh Patil
- Dr. Michael Philen
- Dr. Christopher Roy
- Dr. Joseph Schetz
- Dr. Gary D. Seidel
- Dr. Roger Simpson
- Dr. Cornel Sultan
- Dr. Robert W. Walters
- Dr. Craig Woolsey

