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Eric Johnson
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Eric N. Johnson is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and Director of the PSU UAS Research Laboratory (PURL).14 Here are some key details about his background and career:
Education and Early Career
Eric Johnson received his:
- B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from the University of Washington (1988-1992)
- M.S. degrees from MIT and The George Washington University
- Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (1997-2000)13
He also has five years of industry experience working at Lockheed Martin and Draper.1
Academic Career
- Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University (August 2017 - Present)3
- Previously held the position of Lockheed Martin Professor of Avionics Integration at Georgia Tech (January 2001 - August 2017)3
Research Interests
His research focuses on:
- Adaptive flight control
- Aided inertial navigation
- Autonomous systems
- Digital avionics system design and integration
- Fault-tolerant estimation and control theory14
Notable Achievements
- Led system integration for rotorcraft experiments in the DARPA Software Enabled Control program
- Principal investigator of the Active Vision Control Systems AFOSR Multi-disciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
- Conducted research on automatic low altitude high speed flight of helicopters, indoor and outdoor vision-aided inertial navigation, and autonomous landing of aircraft on underway watercraft1
Eric Johnson is also an instrument-rated pilot, bringing practical aviation experience to his academic work.4 He has published extensively in his field, with highly cited works on aircraft control, adaptive control systems, and vision-aided navigation for unmanned aerial vehicles.2