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University of South Alabama - Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of South Alabama
Aviation & Aerospace
Carlos
Montalvo
Mobile, Alabama
My basic research interests include a combination of dynamic simulation, control system design and flight testing as well as inventing and developing new flight control algorithms and vehicle designs to improve performance of autonomous air vehicles which include fixed wing, rotorcraft, projectile, parafoil vehicles, and multi-body systems. The projects I have worked on are at the intersection of flight dynamics, control engineering and air vehicle design.

Experience

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Teaching Assistant

    GUEST LECTURE

    Nonlinear Controls (AE 8803) Fall 2013
    • Gave 3 guest lectures
    • Topics: Feedback linearization and sliding mode control techniques

    Undergraduate Dynamics (ME 2203) - Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
    • Gave 4 guest lectures
    • Topics: 2D kinetics of rigid bodies and plastic collisions

    Introduction to 3D Graphics Animation Using blender - Spg 2013
    • Gave a 1hr lecture on the Blender Graphics and Animations Software as applied to Engineers

    Advanced Dynamics (AE 6210) – Fall 2012
    • Gave 5 guest lectures
    • Topics: Kinematics of rigid bodies and lagrange's method to solve for equations of motion
    • Proctored the final exam

    Intro to Aerospace Engineering (AE 1350) - Teaching Practicuum (AE 8803) – Fall 2012
    • Facilitated group of 7 students
    • Course utilized a project based learning method
    • Course met twice a week

    Mechanical Vibrations (AE 6230) – Fall 2011
    • Gave 3 guest lectures
    • Topics: String equations and beam bending dynamics.

    What Engineers Do - March 2010-2013
    A 1 hr seminar given to high school students about the basics of engineering and what they do for a living

    GRADING

    Flight Dynamics (AE 3521) - Spg 2014
    Flight Dynamics (AE 3521) – Fall 2012
    Mechanical Vibrations (AE 6230) – Fall 2011

    MENTORING

    Mandy Xi – Spg 2014 - Assisted in 6DOF projectile and fixed wing aircraft modeling
    Dong Ye – Fall 2011– Fall 2012 - Altered PACE code to include other forms of optimization and reinforced learning
    Matthew Gross – Fall 2012 - Assisted in continuing my work on impact control of a spin-stabilized paddle controlled projectile
    Jorge De La Mata – Spg 2012 - Led research project on simulation modeling of a fin stabilized projectile in our multi body simulation software
    Mariel Hiemstra – Spg 201 - Assisted in design, setup and testing of bleed air aircraft in windtunnel
    Amit Lallobhai – Spg 2010 - Worked together on experimental determination of aerodynamic coefficients of a cardboard box

  • University of South Alabama

    Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

    COURSES

    ME Analysis I – ME 228 – 2 Sections – 40 Students – Fall 2014
    ME Analysis I – ME 228 – 2 Sections – 60 Students – Spring 2015
    ME Senior Captstone Design – ME 414 – 2 Sections – 9 students – Spring 2015
    ME Analysis – ME 328 – 2 Sections – 37 Students – Fall 2015
    ME 490 – Special Topics – Aircraft Stability and Control – 28 Students – Spring 2016
    ME 472 – Vibrations – 34 Students – Spring 2016
    ME Senior Capstone Design – ME 414 – 2 Sections – 8 Students – Spring 2016
    ME 490/EG 290 – Special Topics – Introduction to MATLAB – 11 Students – May-Mester 2016

  • Earthly Dynamics

    Research Engineer

    Created a mutli body parafoil, tether, ship and aircraft simulation in FORTRAN
    Investigated lateral and longitudinal stability of a towed parafoil system
    Created a combinatorial tension and lateral stability control law for tethered systems.
    Assisted in design of a catch and release parafoil for UAV deployment from ships

  • Area-I, Inc.

    Aerospace Engineer

    Designed mutli-agent path planning algorithm using simulation and
    hardware in the loop testing
    Utilized potential field method to assign different agents different areas of interest
    Assisted in creating a communications network for agents to send and receive target and obstacle information
    Assisted in writing a NASA SBIR proposal for trajectory generation of multi airdrop systems
    Contract awarded April 2013 - 6 month contract - 150K

  • Flight Mechanics and Controls Lab

    Graduate Research Assistant

    Created Meta Aircraft Control Law
    Created a multi-body aircraft simulation software with magnetic, contact, gravity and aerodynamic
    forces to excite aircraft
    Developed a new magnetic force and moment model for application to aerospace vehicles
    Created a complex control system for rendezvous maneuver
    Investigated canard damping for fin stabilized projectiles
    Developed projectile aerodynamic coefficient estimation code
    Assisted in extraction of aero coefficients for multiple projectiles
    Created a model predictive impact controller for a paddle controlled spin stabilized projectile

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Masters of Science

    Aerospace Engineering
    Masters Topic: Canard Effect on Angular Rate Damping

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    Aerospace Engineering - Flight Mechanics and Controls
    PhD Thesis: Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Bachelors of Science

    Aerospace Engineering

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    Teaching Assistant


    GUEST LECTURE Nonlinear Controls (AE 8803) Fall 2013 • Gave 3 guest lectures • Topics: Feedback linearization and sliding mode control techniques Undergraduate Dynamics (ME 2203) - Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 • Gave 4 guest lectures • Topics: 2D kinetics of rigid bodies and plastic collisions Introduction to 3D Graphics Animation Using blender - Spg 2013 • Gave a 1hr lecture on the Blender Graphics and Animations Software as applied to Engineers Advanced Dynamics (AE 6210) – Fall 2012 • Gave 5 guest lectures • Topics: Kinematics of rigid bodies and lagrange's method to solve for equations of motion • Proctored the final exam Intro to Aerospace Engineering (AE 1350) - Teaching Practicuum (AE 8803) – Fall 2012 • Facilitated group of 7 students • Course utilized a project based learning method • Course met twice a week Mechanical Vibrations (AE 6230) – Fall 2011 • Gave 3 guest lectures • Topics: String equations and beam bending dynamics. What Engineers Do - March 2010-2013 A 1 hr seminar given to high school students about the basics of engineering and what they do for a living GRADING Flight Dynamics (AE 3521) - Spg 2014 Flight Dynamics (AE 3521) – Fall 2012 Mechanical Vibrations (AE 6230) – Fall 2011 MENTORING Mandy Xi – Spg 2014 - Assisted in 6DOF projectile and fixed wing aircraft modeling Dong Ye – Fall 2011– Fall 2012 - Altered PACE code to include other forms of optimization and reinforced learning Matthew Gross – Fall 2012 - Assisted in continuing my work on impact control of a spin-stabilized paddle controlled projectile Jorge De La Mata – Spg 2012 - Led research project on simulation modeling of a fin stabilized projectile in our multi body simulation software Mariel Hiemstra – Spg 201 - Assisted in design, setup and testing of bleed air aircraft in windtunnel Amit Lallobhai – Spg 2010 - Worked together on experimental determination of aerodynamic coefficients of a cardboard box

Publications

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • Use of Micro Spoilers for Control of Finned Projectile

    Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • Use of Micro Spoilers for Control of Finned Projectile

    Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

  • Orbital Mechanic Simulation of a 1U CubeSat

    Early Career Technical Conference. UAB November 7th, 2015

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • Use of Micro Spoilers for Control of Finned Projectile

    Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

  • Orbital Mechanic Simulation of a 1U CubeSat

    Early Career Technical Conference. UAB November 7th, 2015

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics

    Journal of Aircraft

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • Use of Micro Spoilers for Control of Finned Projectile

    Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

  • Orbital Mechanic Simulation of a 1U CubeSat

    Early Career Technical Conference. UAB November 7th, 2015

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics

    Journal of Aircraft

  • Avoiding Lockout Instability for Towed Parafoil Systems

    Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics

  • MultiBoom: A Generic Multibody Flight Mechanics Simulation Tool for Smart Projectiles

    Army Research Lab

    ARL-Technical Note-TR-6232

  • Comparison of OpenRocket to Standard Six Degree of Freedom Rocket Simulation

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Collision-Tolerant Micro-Airship Fleet

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Simulation Analysis of a Speed-Controlled Single-Cylinder Vehicle

    AIAA Region II Student Conference Huntsville, AL

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Controls (PhD Thesis)

    Georgia Tech

  • Use of Micro Spoilers for Control of Finned Projectile

    Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

  • Orbital Mechanic Simulation of a 1U CubeSat

    Early Career Technical Conference. UAB November 7th, 2015

  • Meta Aircraft Flight Dynamics

    Journal of Aircraft

  • Avoiding Lockout Instability for Towed Parafoil Systems

    Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics

  • Robust Three-Dimensional Characterization of a Complex Atmosphere at High Resolution using Multi-Agent Windmappers

    AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

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