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Frew, Eric W

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Research

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  • Dr. Frew's research interests are in the area of autonomous vehicles and field robotics, with an emphasis on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Primary focuses are autonomous flight of heterogeneous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), guidance and control of unmanned aircraft in complex atmospheric phenomena, optimal distributed sensing by mobile robots, dynamic data-driven application systems, miniature self-deploying systems, and integrated remote and in situ sensing.

keywords

  • unmanned aircraft systems, robotics, autonomy, atmospheric science applications, networked robotics, integrated remote and in situ sensing

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Teaching

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  • ASEN 2003 - Aerospace 3: Introduction to Dynamics and Systems
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
    Introduces the principles of particle and planar rigid body dynamics, systems, and controls. Topics include kinematics, kinetics, momentum and energy methods, system modeling, and simple feedback control. Class includes experimental and design laboratory exercises for aerospace applications of dynamic principles.
  • ASEN 3128 - Aircraft Dynamics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    Develops the fundamental concepts of aircraft dynamics. Covers flight mechanics, performance, dynamics and control of aircraft and how they impact aircraft design.
  • ASEN 3801 - Aerospace Vehicles Dynamics and Controls Lab
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Emphasizes applications of engineering dynamics and control principles for modeling, simulating, designing, analyzing, and evaluating aerospace vehicle systems. Experimental and computational focus on problems in aircraft flight stabilization and spacecraft attitude control.
  • ASEN 5014 - Linear Control Systems
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Introduces the theory of linear systems, including vector spaces, linear equations, structure of linear operators, state space descriptions of dynamic systems, and state feedback control methods. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3200 or equivalent or instructor consent required.
  • ASEN 5519 - Selected Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    Reflects upon specialized aspects of aerospace engineering sciences. Course content is indicated in the online Class Search. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: varies.
  • ASEN 6519 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2022
    Reflects upon specialized aspects of aerospace engineering sciences. Course content is indicated in the online Schedule Planner. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: varies.

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