Academics

ASDL provides a comprehensive systems engineering and advanced design methods curriculum that enables its students to become the future leaders of the aerospace systems industry.

Awards & Honors

ASDL has been named a Center of Excellence by General Electric in Robust Systems Design and Optimization under the University Strategic Alliance (GE USA), by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the University Research Engineering Technology Institute (URETI) on Aeropropulsion and Power Technology (UAPT) program, and by the Federal Aviation Administration for Aircraft Noise and Aviation Emissions Mitigation.

Strategic Vision

In a broad sense, the basic aim of current and future research at ASDL is to be a leader in aerospace systems design. ASDL aims to accomplish this by fulfilling several roles:

Being a leading developer of design methods suitable for the design of all types of complex systems. These complex systems can include airframe and propulsion concepts, torpedoes, missiles, ships, rotorcraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, power generators, etc. Providing a point of dissemination for cutting-edge research to government, academia, and industry; Being a strong advocate of those fields critical to the continued maturation of the industry, such as improved safety, reduced environmental impact, lower acquisition and operating cost, etc Training the next generation of highly-qualified engineers for industry and the government

ASDL Signs CRDA with FAA Tech Center for UAS NAS Integration Research, Visits Center Facilities

(11/21/2011) The ASDL and the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) in support of research efforts conducted by ASDL researchers and graduate students on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace System (NAS). Following the establishment of the CRDA, ASDL researchers toured the facilities at the FAA Technical Center in an official visit on November 18th, 2011. For more information click here.

ASDL Announced AIAA Graduate Missile Design Competition Winners

(7/11/2011) The Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) of the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering is proud to announce that a team of eight Aerospace Engineering graduate students was awarded first place in the 2010-2011 AIAA Graduate Missile Design competition, which is organized by the AIAA Missile Systems Technical Committee (MSTC). For more information click here.

Georgia Tech Team places third at the 2011 ONR/AUVSI RoboBoat Competition

(6/12/2011) Georgia Tech student team "Captain Planet" placed 3rd at the 2010-2011 AUVSI Foundation and ONR 4th International RoboBoat Competition held June 9-12 at the Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, VA. The RoboBoat Competition is a student robotics challenge in which teams race autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) of their own design through an aquatic obstacle course. For more information click here.

Cessna Finds a New Way to Skin an Airplane

(May, 2011) The Aerospace systems Design Lab at Georgia Tech cooperated with GE and Cessna to qualitatively evaluate technologies for their potential use in a N+3 Small Commercial Efficient and Quiet Transportation for Year 2030-2035. ASDL further assisted Cessna and GE in quantitatively modeling the impact of technologies deemed promising such as the smart skin mentioned in this article. Read more here.

Dr. Kirby named FAA's Faculty of the Year

(April, 2011) Dr. Michelle Kirby was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Faculty of the Year award. Dr. Kirby received her award for being instrumental in research accomplished under PARTNER Project 30, Metrics for an Aviation CO2 standard. Project 30 supports the FAA's high-level objective: to improve air transportation's environmental performance. The award was presented at the Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction's (PARTNER) April Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC.

ASDL's 19th Annual External Advisory Board Review

(April, 2011) This year's EAB took place on the 27th and 28th of April 27-28th. The event highlighted and provided attendees with an overview of ASDL's capabilities and recent advances in complex system design and analysis techniques. The program featured an overview of various design case studies, including our first-year students' "Grand Challenge" projects, on April 27th followed by a review of this year's research portfolio on April 28th. The presentations have been made available online.

Prof. German named "Most Valuable Professor"

(4/23/2011) Prof. Brian German, ASDL's Associate Director, has been named the "Most Valuable Professor" of the School of Aerospace at Georgia Tech by the 2011 senior class. He received this distinguished award at the Sigma Gamma Tau Senior Banquet on Friday April 22, 2011.

Georgia Tech team wins 2010-2011 AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition

(4/17/2011) Georgia Tech student team “There Will Be Buzz” won first place in the 2010–2011 Cessna Aircraft Company/Raytheon Missile Systems/AIAA Foundation Student Design/Build/Fly Competition, held April 15–17, at the Tucson International Modelplex Park Association (TIMPA) Airfield. A record high 71 teams from 68 universities and colleges, representing 25 states and 8 foreign nations, participated in this 15th annual installment of the competition. For more information click here.

Georgia Tech Welcomes The Boeing Company CFO and President of Network and Space Systems

(4/8/2011) On Friday, April 8, 2011 Georgia Tech welcomed The Boeing Company. This event invited all undergraduate and graduate students who were either scholarship winners or participants in a Boeing sponsored research to their annual student recognition luncheon. We were privileged to have James A. Bell, the Boeing CFO present to the students along with Roger A. Krone the president of Network and Space Systems for The Boeing Company. The students were able to ask questions and interact with these officials on the various aspects of the company, learning the different paths they can take within the company.