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Expertise

Dynamics
Astrodynamics
Guidance, Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Law (Product Liability, Intellectual Property)
Modeling and Simulation

Flight Dynamics Generally
Satellite Formation Dynamics and Control
Optimal Guidance and Control of Aircraft
Accident Reconstruction via Simulation
Dynamics and Control of Towed Aircraft and Tethered Satellites

Past Affiliations

Visiting Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

Department Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

Communities

Aerospace Engineering

Degrees

JD, Faulkner University, Law, 1976
PhD, University of Texas, Austin, Aerospace Engineeering, 1970
MS, Auburn University, Aerospace Engineering, 1967
BAE, Auburn University, Aerospace Engineering, 1966

Keywords

transportation aerospace engineering

Honors

John E. Cochran, Jr., Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2005

John E. Cochran, Jr., Fellow, American Astronautical Society, 1992

John E. Cochran Visiting Professor Emeritus, (past)