Dr. Anouck Girard

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Professor Girard’s interests include dynamics, control, and optimization of advanced, increasingly autonomous vehicles operating in space, air, ground, and marine domains. She is co-director of the Vehicle Optimization, Dynamics, and Control Autonomy Laboratory, where she focuses on modeling and controlling mechanical motions of vehicles. Her research addresses related problems such as trajectory optimization, increasing autonomy, optimal energy and heat management, and information collection. Recent applications of her work span diverse fields including spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), fighter jets, autonomous cars, and America’s Cup foiling catamarans.

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