Illinois professor's groundbreaking flight control system undergoes third round of testing

(University of Illinois College of Engineering) Illinois Professor Naira Hovakimyan is poised to enter into an unprecedented third round of flight tests using her L1 adaptive control system. The goal of the pioneering L1 system is to maintain aircraft performance and maneuverability even in the presence of severe failures--ultimately increasing aircraft safety, resilience to critical failures, and ease of operation for human pilots, as well as autopilots, in extreme conditions.

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