J David Powell
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
United States of America
Biography
J David Powell is working as Professor Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Mechanical Engineering. His research has included spacecraft pointing, space tether dynamics and control, internal combustion engine control, the design of aerospace digital flight control systems, GPS-based attitude determination augmented with inertial sensors, and the use of GPS for air and land vehicle surveillance and navigation. He taught courses in aerospace control including radio and inertial navigation, optimization and digital implementations and is a coauthor of two of the leading control textbooks. He is also an author or coauthor on over 100 papers.
Research Interest
Spacecraft pointing, space tether dynamics and control, internal combustion engine control, the design of aerospace digital flight control systems, GPS-based attitude determination augmented with inertial sensors, and the use of GPS for air and land vehicle surveillance and navigation.
Publications
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Houck SW, Powell JD (2003) Probability of midair collision during ultra closely spaced parallel approaches JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS 26: 702-710.
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Kim E, Walter T, Powell JD (2008) Wide area augmentation system-based might inspection system. JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT 45: 614-621
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Kim E, Walter T, Powell JD (2010) Unaugmented GPS-Based Flight Inspection System. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 46: 717-724.
