PhD Candidate
Robotics
FXB 1250 – [email protected]
About Akshay
Akshay Mathur is a PhD candidate in the Robotics Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He graduated from the University of Michigan in Dec, 2018 with Masters of Science in Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering focusing on Flight Dynamics and Controls. He has a B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Automotive Engineering from VIT University, India. He previously worked for Ford Motor Company based in Chennai, India working on Body Exterior as a Product Development Engineer.
Research Interests
His research interests include Dynamics and Control of Hybrid Vehicles, System modelling, Path planning, Autonomous operations in Urban Air Mobility, Testing and Validation of Embedded Systems. Currently, he is working on the “QuadPlane” project. In the past, he has worked on “Paths to Autonomous Vehicle Operation in Urban Air Mobility” in collaboration with NASA and Prof. Nadine Sarter.
Recent Publications
Conference Papers:
- “Design, Modeling and Hybrid Control of a QuadPlane”, AIAA 2021-0374. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-0374
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Akshay Mathur, Karanvir Panesar, Joseph Kim, Ella M. Atkins, and Nadine Sarter. “Paths to Autonomous Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility.” In AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, June 2019. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.
2019-3255.