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Continue parallel work with AFRL on rapid concept-to-wind tunnel testing
-Conduct build-up flight experiments starting with rigid-wing vehicle
-Conduct powered flights with flexible-wing vehicle
-Develop initial adaptive control law strategies and test in tunnel/flight
-Iterate on model/control design based on wind tunnel and flight datasets
- Cost-effective way to gather flight data on relevant technologies in a limited envelope
- Develop adaptive controls that make flight safer in the presence of plant/environmental uncertainties
- Enable testing of complex/novel airframe configurations quickly
- Validate autonomy-enabler tech
- Testing advanced controllers for long, thin, high-aspect ratio wings a key to the design of future long-range (un)manned aerial vehicles and fuel-efficient transports
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