Contact

Zoe Mbikayi
M.Sc.
Institute of Flight System Dynamics
Technische Universität München
Boltzmannstr. 15
85748 Garching bei München
Germany
Room:MW3612 (floor plan)
Phone:+49 89 289 16088
Fax:+49 89 289 16058
E-mail:zoe.mbikayi@tum.de
XING:zmbikayi.github.io

Research Interests

  • Flight Control
  • Trajectory Generation and Control
  • Human Pilot Modeling

Publications

Z. Mbikayi, T. Rupprecht, A. Steinert, D. Heimsch, F. Holzapfel, "Return-to-Home Function for an Integrated Flight Guidance System in Non-Segregated Airspace", in CEAS EuroGNC conference 2024.
Z. Mbikayi, A. C. Steinert, D. Heimsch, M. Speckmaier, P. Rudolph, H. Liu, F. Holzapfel, A. Steinert, "Online Deterministic 3D Trajectory Generation for Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft", Aerospace, vol. 11, no. 2, 2024, pp. 157. [doi]
S. Hosseini, Z. Mbikayi, M. Bachfischer, F. Holzapfel, J. Rauleder, "Simulation, Flight Dynamics, and Control Design for a Coaxial Rotorcraft", in AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum. [doi]
D. Heimsch, M. Söpper, M. Speckmaier, Z. Mbikayi, S. Kellringer, F. Holzapfel, "Development and Implementation of a Safety Gateway for a Medical Evacuation eVTOL Aircraft", in AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024, Reston, VA: AIAA. [doi]
D. Heimsch, M. Speckmaier, D. Gierszewski, F. Schwaiger, Z. Mbikayi, F. Holzapfel, "Development and Implementation of a Mission Data-Handling Algorithm for an Automatic Flight Guidance System", Aerospace, vol. 11, no. 2, 2024. [doi]
R. Steffensen​, A. C. Steinert, Z. Mbikayi, S. Raab, J. Angelov, F. Holzapfel, "Filter and sensor delay synchronization in incremental flight control laws", Aerospace Systems, vol. 6, 2023. [doi]

Supervised Student Theses

S. Sharma, "Stability Analysis for a Closed-Loop Trajectory Generation and Control System", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2024.
M. Reumuth, "Development of an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System for UAVs", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2024.
K. Khumpookka, "Actuator saturation prevention and disturbance attenuation for trajectory generation and control framework", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2024.