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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

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    Location

    Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States

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