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First Author

  1. Brian Taylor, “A Full-Envelope Air Data Calibration and Three Dimensional Wind Estimation Method Using Global Output-Error Optimization and Flight-Test Techniques,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Sep. 2012.
  2. Brian Taylor and Seung Yoo, “Engine Yaw Augmentation for Hybrid-Wing-Body Aircraft via Optimal Control Allocation Techniques,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Aug. 2011.
  3. Brian Taylor and Nalin Ratnayake, “Flight Test of Orthogonal Square Wave Inputs for Hybrid-Wing-Body Parameter Estimation,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2011.
  4. Brian Taylor, "AMT-200S Motor Glider Parameter and Performance Estimation", NASA Technical Memorandum TM-2011–215974, Jul. 2011.
  5. Brian Taylor, Nalin Ratnayake, and James Murray, “Simulation and Flight Evaluation of a Parameter Estimation Input Design Method for Hybrid-Wing-Body Aircraft,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2010.

Contributing Author

  1. Thanakorn Khamvilai, Jeffrey Lewis, Venkatakrishnan Iyer, Joseph Horn, Eric Johnson, and Brian Taylor “Lift-plus-Cruise Aircraft Modeling, Guidance, Adaptive Control, and Flight Simulation,” AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024, Jul./Aug. 2024.
  2. Chase C. Schulze, Emily Vo, Dean Liu, David H. Klyde, Brian R. Taylor, and Martin Shubert, “Flight Test Results for a Portable Flight Display for MTE Testing,” AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Jan. 2024.
  3. Christopher D. Regan and Brian R. Taylor, “mAEWing1: Design, Build, Test - Invited,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Jan. 2016.
  4. S. A. Frost, M. Bodson, J. J. Burken, C. V. Jutte, B. R. Taylor, and K. V. Trinh, “Flight Control with Optimal Control Allocation Incorporating Structural Load Feedback,” Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 825–834, Dec. 2015.
  5. Layh, T., and J. Larson, J. Jackson, B. Taylor, and D. Gebre-Egziabher, “A Recovery System for SUAV Operations in GPS-Denied Environments,” ION International Technical Meeting, Dana Point, CA, 2015.
  6. Abhineet Gupta, Claudia P. Moreno, Harald Pfifer, Brian Taylor, and Gary J. Balas, “Updating a finite element based structural model of a small flexible aircraft,” AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Jan. 2015.
  7. Moreno, C. et al, “Structural Model Identification of a Small Flexible Aircraft.” 2014 American Control Conference, pp. 4379-4384, 2014.
  8. Kotikalpudi, A. et al, “Low Cost Development of a Nonlinear Simulation for a Flexible Air Vehicle.” 2014 American Control Conference, pp. 2029-2034, 2014.
  9. Lie, A. et al, “An Airborne Experimental Test Platform: From Theory to Flight (Part 2).” Inside GNSS, May/June 2014.
  10. Lie, A. et al, “An Airborne Experimental Test Platform: From Theory to Flight (Part 1),” Inside GNSS, March/April 2014.
  11. Ryan J. Carlson, Andrei Dorobantu, Brian Taylor, and Peter J. Seiler, “Analysis of Modeling Techniques for Low-Cost Actuators,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference, Aug. 2013.
  12. Dorobantu, A. et al, “An Airborne Experimental Test Platform: From Theory to Flight,” 2013 American Control Conference, pp 659-673.
  13. Gebre-Egziabher, D., Taylor, B. R., “Impact and Mitigation of GPS-Unavailability on Small UAV Navigation, Guidance, and Control.” Report 2012-2, University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, November 2012.
  14. Susan Frost, Brian Taylor, and Marc Bodson, “Investigation of Optimal Control Allocation for Gust Load Alleviation in Flight Control,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2012.
  15. John Burken, Susan Frost, and Brian Taylor, “Linear Quadratic Tracking Design for a Generic Transport Aircraft with Structural Load Constraints,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Aug. 2011.
  16. Susan Frost, Brian Taylor, John Burken, Christine Jutte, Khanh Trinh, and Marc Bodson, “Application of Structural Load Feedback in Flight Control,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2011.
  17. Nalin Ratnayake, Edwin Koshimoto, and Brian Taylor, “Multi-Axis Identifiability Using Single-Surface Parameter Estimation Maneuvers on the X-48B Blended Wing Body,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2011.
  18. Nalin Ratnayake, Erin Waggoner, and Brian Taylor, “Lateral-Directional Parameter Estimation on the X-48B Aircraft Using an Abstracted Multi-Objective Effector Model,” 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Jun. 2011.
  19. Susan Frost, Brian Taylor, Christine Jutte, John Burken, Khanh Trinh, and Marc Bodson, “A Framework for Optimal Control Allocation with Structural Load Constraints,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Aug. 2010.

Invited Presentations without a Paper

  1. Taylor, B. R., "A Highly Scalable, Low Latency, and Deterministic Flight Control System for UAS Estimation and Flight Controls Research", The UAS Handling Qualities Workshop, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Jan. 2019.
  2. Taylor, B. R., “From Theory to Flight: UAVs as a Platform for Cross Application Research, Development, Testing, and Commercialization.” Highlighted Speaker and Session Chair at the Next Gen Drones Conference. June 2015.
  3. Taylor, B. R. “UMN UAV Lab: Recent Advancements in Low Cost, Open Source Flight Research” Invited presentation at the SAE Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee meeting 112. October 2013.
  4. Taylor, B. R. “Integrated Control with Structural Feedback to Enable Lightweight Aircraft” Invited presentation at the Fundamental Aeronautics Program Technical Conference. 2011.
  5. Taylor, B. R. “X-48B Preliminary Flight Test Results” Invited presentation at the Fundamental Aeronautics Program Technical Conference. 2009.

Workshops and Short Courses

  1. Brian Taylor, "A Glimpse Into the Future of Data Acquisition Systems," Short Course, Society of Flight Test Engineers Symposium. October 2022.

Acknowledgements

  1. Chase C. Schulze, Emily Vo, Dean Liu, David H. Klyde, and Martin Shubert, “Simulation Study of a Portable Flight Display for MTE Testing,” AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Jan. 2024.
  2. Philip C. Schulze, Justin R. Gray, and David H. Klyde, “Proof of Concept Evaluation of a Portable Flight Display for MTE Testing,” AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, Jan. 2022.
  3. Brian P. Danowsky and Danowsky Brian, “Flutter Suppression of a Small Flexible Aircraft using MIDAAS,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Jun. 2017.
  4. Bowers, A. et al, “On Wings of the Minimum Induced Drag: Spanload Implications for Aircraft and Birds,” NASA Technical Publication 2016-219072, March 2016.
  5. Raghu Venkataraman and Peter J. Seiler, “Safe Flight Using One Aerodynamic Control Surface,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Jan. 2016.
  6. Ditmer, M. et al, “Bears Show a Physiological but Limited Behavioral Response to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” Current Biology 25, 1-6, August 31, 2015.
  7. Hu, Bin and Seiler, Peter. "A Probabilistic Method for Certification of Analytically Redundant Systems" International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, vol.25, no.1, 2015, pp.103-116.
  8. Raghu Venkataraman and Peter J. Seiler, “Model-Based Detection and Isolation of Rudder Faults for a Small UAS,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Jan. 2015.
  9. Bin Hu and Peter J. Seiler, “Certification Analysis for a Model-Based UAV Fault Detection System,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Jan. 2014.
  10. Balint Vanek, Peter Bauer, Istvan Gozse, Mark Lukatsi, Istvan Reti, and Jozsef Bokor, “Safety Critical Platform for Mini UAS Insertion into the Common Airspace,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Jan. 2014.
  11. Hu, B. and P. Seiler, “A Probabilistic Method for Certification of Analytically Redundant Systems,” IEEE Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems (SysTol), pp. 13-18. 2013.
  12. Nguyen, N., “Elastically Shaped Future Air Vehicle Concept,” NASA Innovation Fund 2010 Project.