2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
An Aeroelastic Solver Integrating Reformulated-Vortex-Particle and Finite-Element Methods across Non-Conforming Interfaces
Neeraj Balachandar, A. Padmaprabhan, Vishnu R. Unni
We present (Variable Fidelity Unsteady Flow-FEniCS Exchange Interface), a modular aeroelastic solver for modeling two-way fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of f…
cs.RO2026
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control via Sequential Convex Programming for Drone-to-Drone Docking
Neeraj Balachandar, Shriram Hari, Vishnu R. Unni
Autonomous mid-air docking of multi-rotor vehicles under disturbance-driven target motion poses a constrained non-linear trajectory optimization challenge. This work formulates the…