Our group is made up of six faculty and over 20 undergraduate and graduate students who work in six research laboratories at Illinois Tech. Our labs work on a range of applications from exploring challenging terrains with advanced robots to improving transportation systems using the latest in autonomous vehicle technologies.
The NavLab focuses on the research, development and testing of advanced navigation, high-integrity guidance algorithms, and the navigation and control systems of UAVs.
The Robotics Lab studies the design and control of mobile robots operating in challenging environments and applies this expertise to explore the safe operation of autonomous vehicles.
The Space Weather Lab works to forecast the dynamics of the upper atmosphere by using global navigation satellite systems to enable remote sensing of the ionosphere.
The Autonomous Control Systems Lab studies the application of optimal control and model predictive control methodologies to connected vehicle and robotic systems.
The Wave Lab aims to leverage computational tools and data-driven modeling to understand and manipulate dynamic systems in a wide range of areas from soft robots to aircraft wings.
The Advanced Engine Control Lab explores the dynamics and control of advanced internal combustion engines and the integration of future powertrains with intelligent transportation systems.