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Agamemnon Crassidis

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering

585-475-4730
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday: 9-11 am Wednesday: 2-4 pm And by appointment
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
76 Lomb Memorial Drive, Bldg. GLE, Rochester NY 14623

Agamemnon Crassidis

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Education

BS, MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Bio

Dr. Agamemnon Crassidis is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo specializing in control systems engineering and systems design and dynamics. His Ph.D. dissertation research was focused on the nonlinear control a motor-flexible beam system with nonlinear friction. Specifically, he developed and analyzed mathematical models for a slewing motor-beam system with the inclusion of nonlinear friction and extended these models to multi-link flexible robotic manipulators. He has more than 17 years of industrial experience in the areas of aerospace flight control system design; aircraft parameter identification; mathematical modeling and identification of nonlinear systems using experimental responses; systems engineering; mechanical systems design; and navigation, control, and measurements systems. Dr. Crassidis' current research focuses on the development of advanced all attitude/orientation devices, inertial movement correction algorithms, orientation and center-of-gravity estimation for aircraft, and model-free nonlinear control law development. He is the author of nearly a dozen papers on the topic of alternate next-generation inertial navigation and orientation sensing systems using advanced correction algorithms, CG estimation, and nonlinear model-free sliding-mode controller applications. He is an active member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics serving as past Chair for the Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee section and Academic Director for NUAIR (operator of the Northeast FAA UAS test-site).

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Published Conference Proceedings
Hussain, Heather S., Agamemnon L. Crassidis, and Jason R. Kolodziej. "Verication and Validation of a Theoretical Model of an Integrated Actuator Package for Primary Flight Control." Proceedings of the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference. Ed. Kamal Shweyk. Boston, MA: n.p., 2013. Web.
Zimmerman, Aaron L. and Agamemnon L. Crassidis. "State Estimation Filtering Algorithms for Vehicle Attitude Determination using a Dual-Arc Accelerometer Array and 3-Axis Rate Gyroscopes." Proceedings of the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference. Ed. Jared Grauer. Boston, MA: n.p., 2013. Web.

Currently Teaching

MECE-510
3 Credits
Flight Dynamics is a three (3) credit hour, three (3) contact hour lectures to introduce the student to dynamics of aircraft flight. This course deals with the three-dimensional dynamics of aircraft, including general aircraft performance, stability and control, and handling qualities. Topics include: static and dynamic stability; longitudinal and lateral/directional control; mathematical development of rigid-body 6DOF equations-of-motion describing full range of aircraft motion; attitude dynamics and quaternion alternative; aerodynamic forming term coefficient development; linearization of nonlinear aircraft models; simulation of aircraft trajectories; aircraft system modes; and aircraft handling qualities introduction.
MECE-511
3 Credits
Orbital Mechanics is a three (3) credit hour, three (3) contact hour lectures to introduce the student to mechanics of orbits. This course introduces orbital mechanics and space flight dynamics theory with application for Earth, lunar, and planetary orbiting spacecraft. Content includes: historical background and equations of motion, two-body orbital mechanics, orbit determination, orbit prediction, orbital maneuvers, lunar and interplanetary trajectories, orbital rendezvous and space navigation. The two-body orbital mechanics problem, first approximation to all exploration orbits or trajectories, is covered in full detail. Students develop computer based simulations using Matlab of orbital mechanics problems including a final mission project simulation from Earth to Mars requiring a number of orbit phases and transfers between these phases.
MECE-610
3 Credits
Flight Dynamics is a three (3) credit hour, three (3) contact hour lectures to introduce the student to dynamics of aircraft flight. This course deals with the three-dimensional dynamics of aircraft, including general aircraft performance, stability and control, and handling qualities. Topics include: static and dynamic stability; longitudinal and lateral/directional control; mathematical development of rigid-body 6DOF equations-of-motion describing full range of aircraft motion; attitude dynamics and quaternion alternative; aerodynamic forming term coefficient development; linearization of nonlinear aircraft models; simulation of aircraft trajectories; aircraft system modes; and aircraft handling qualities introduction. Graduate students are expected to learn additional topics, e.g., quaternion methods, DATCOM programming, and frequency domain analysis of aircraft modes.
MECE-611
3 Credits
Orbital Mechanics is a three (3) credit hour, three (3) contact hour lectures to introduce the student to mechanics of orbits. This course introduces orbital mechanics and space flight dynamics theory with application for Earth, lunar, and planetary orbiting spacecraft. Content includes: historical background and equations of motion, two-body orbital mechanics, orbit determination, orbit prediction, orbital maneuvers, lunar and interplanetary trajectories, orbital rendezvous and space navigation. The two-body orbital mechanics problem, first approximation to all exploration orbits or trajectories, is covered in full detail. Students develop computer based simulations using Matlab of orbital mechanics problems including a final mission project simulation from Earth to Mars requiring a number of orbit phases and transfers between these phases. Graduate students are expected to learn additional topics, e.g., Gibbs Method, Lambert’s Problem, Sidereal Time, and Orbit Determination from Angle and Range Measurements.
MECE-744
3 Credits
This course introduces the student to methods used to design advanced nonlinear control systems. Topics of this course include: Phase-State Plane Analysis, Existence of Limit Cycles, Lyapunov Stability (Direct and Indirect methods), nonlinear control design using Feedback Linearization, the Sliding Mode Control method, Numerical Optimization of PID laws, and Adaptive Control strategies. Students are expected to complete computer projects using Matlab/Simulink.
MECE-795
0 - 2 Credits
This seminar course presents topics of contemporary interest to graduate students enrolled in the program. Presentations include off campus speakers, and assistance with progressing on your research. Selected students and faculty may make presentations on current research under way in the department. All graduate students enrolled full time (whether dual degree or single degree) are required to attend a designated number of seminars.

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