Flight Dynamics • UAV Control • Autonomous Systems

Aeronautical Engineering Graduate & Fixed-Wing UAV Autopilot Developer

Ahsanul Resam

Turning flight dynamics, control systems, simulation, and hardware into practical autonomous aircraft.

I am an Aeronautical Engineering graduate from Aviation and Aerospace University Bangladesh. My work focuses on fixed-wing UAVs, autonomous flight control, aircraft design, simulation, navigation, and practical engineering development. My final-year thesis connected XFLR5, MATLAB/Simulink, FlightGear, PX4, QGroundControl, Pixhawk 6C, SITL, and HITL in a complete autonomous UAV workflow.

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Education BSc in Aeronautical Engineering Aviation & Aerospace University Bangladesh • 2026 • CGPA 3.40 / 4.00
Location Bangladesh Focused on aerospace, mechanical, and autonomous systems

Open to engineering, research, and postgraduate opportunities

Ahsanul Resam
Ahsanul Resam Flight Control • UAV

Skills

Tools and methods I work with.

A focused toolkit spanning aerodynamic analysis, control-system design, simulation, flight hardware, and aircraft manufacturing.

Flight Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Aircraft Stability and Control Aerodynamic Derivatives State-Space Modelling Longitudinal Dynamics Lateral Dynamics XFOIL XFLR5 MIL-F-8785C Handling-Quality Analysis

Control Systems and Navigation

PID Control LQR LQI Cascaded Flight-Control Architecture Pitch Control Altitude Control Roll Control Heading Control Waypoint Guidance

Software, Simulation and Flight Hardware

MATLAB Simulink FlightGear PX4 QGroundControl Pixhawk 6C Software-in-the-Loop Hardware-in-the-Loop

Engineering and Manufacturing

Aircraft Structural Manufacturing Glass-Fibre Lamination Final Aircraft Assembly Conceptual Aircraft Design Technical Documentation Engineering Presentation

My Journey

My Engineering Journey

A chronological view of how academic study, analysis, manufacturing, and control-system development came together into autonomous flight work.

  1. Stage One

    Engineering Foundation

    Built a foundation in aerodynamics, aircraft structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, mathematics, and engineering analysis.

  2. Stage Two

    Aircraft Design and Analysis

    Applied academic knowledge through airfoil analysis, aircraft geometry development, aerodynamic evaluation, stability analysis, and conceptual aircraft design.

  3. Stage Three

    Manufacturing Experience

    Contributed to structural-part manufacturing, glass-fibre lamination, airframe preparation, and final aircraft assembly through AIAA Design/Build/Fly 2024–2025.

  4. Stage Four

    Flight Dynamics and Control

    Studied longitudinal and lateral aircraft modes, aerodynamic derivatives, state-space modelling, controllability, observability, and feedback-control principles.

  5. Stage Five

    Autopilot Development

    Helped develop and compare PID, LQR and LQI methods for pitch, altitude, roll, heading, and waypoint navigation.

  6. Stage Six

    Simulation and Hardware Integration

    Connected MATLAB/Simulink, FlightGear, PX4, QGroundControl, and Pixhawk 6C through SITL and HITL testing.

  7. Stage Seven

    Current Direction

    Focused on aerospace and mechanical engineering, autonomous systems, flight control, professional engineering work, research, and postgraduate study.

Engineering Philosophy

“Good engineering is not only about developing a model that works in theory. It is about understanding the system, validating every stage, learning from failure, and creating a solution that can operate in the real world.”

Portfolio

Selected Projects

A focused selection of work spanning autonomous flight control, aircraft manufacturing, and conceptual propulsion design.

Flight Control Thesis
WP1 WP2 WP3 FIXED-WING UAV • AUTOPILOT WAYPOINT NAVIGATION • SITL + HITL VALIDATED

Flight Control • Final-Year Thesis Project

Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAV Autopilot

Developed and validated an end-to-end autonomous flight-control workflow for a fixed-wing UAV, beginning with aircraft geometry and aerodynamic modelling and progressing to navigation, simulation, and real-time autopilot integration.

Thesis Validation Results

Cross-track error 33.6 m→6.4 m
Roll deviation 24.5°→6.4°
MATLABSimulinkXFLR5 FlightGearPX4Pixhawk 6C QGroundControlPIDLQR LQISITLHITL

Key Outcome

Produced a complete and explainable workflow connecting aircraft aerodynamic data, mathematical modelling, control-system design, waypoint navigation, simulation, and embedded flight hardware.

Manufacturing Team
AIAA DESIGN/BUILD/FLY 2024–25 STRUCTURAL MANUFACTURING • COMPOSITE LAMINATION • ASSEMBLY

Aircraft Manufacturing • Team Competition Project

AIAA Design/Build/Fly 2024–2025

Participated in the manufacturing and assembly process of a competition aircraft developed for the AIAA Design/Build/Fly programme.

Aircraft Manufacturing Composite Materials Glass Fibre Structural Assembly Teamwork

Key Outcome

Gained practical experience in converting an aircraft design into a manufactured, integrated, and assembled airframe.

Concept Academic
H₂ H₂ TANK PEM FUEL CELL HYDROGEN PEM PROPULSION STUDY CONCEPTUAL AIRCRAFT • EMERGING PROPULSION

Conceptual Design • Academic Concept Project

Conceptual Aircraft & Hydrogen PEM Propulsion Study

Contributed to a conceptual aircraft-development project involving aircraft-configuration decisions and the assessment of hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Conceptual Design Hydrogen Propulsion PEM Fuel Cell Aircraft Systems Technical Research

Key Outcome

Developed experience in evaluating emerging propulsion technologies and communicating their engineering benefits, limitations, and integration considerations.

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Key Achievements

Work that connects theory, simulation, and hardware.

A summary of engineering outcomes across control-system design, simulation, validation, and aircraft manufacturing.

01

Complete Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAV Development Workflow

Connected aircraft geometry, aerodynamic derivatives, mathematical modelling, controller design, navigation, visualization, simulation, and flight-computer implementation in one thesis project.

02

Flight-Control Validation

Demonstrated improved waypoint-tracking and roll-control behaviour during the final validation of the UAV control architecture.

03

AIAA Design/Build/Fly 2024–2025 Experience

Contributed to structural-part manufacturing, glass-fibre lamination, airframe preparation, final aircraft assembly, and team-based aircraft development.

04

PID, LQR and LQI Controller Comparison

Designed, tuned, and evaluated multiple control approaches for pitch, altitude, roll, heading, and navigation-related tasks.

05

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experience

Worked across aerodynamics, flight dynamics, control, navigation, embedded flight systems, simulation, manufacturing, technical documentation, and engineering presentation.

3 Control Methods Compared
SITL + HITL Validation
Single + Multi-Waypoint Missions
End-to-End UAV Workflow

Contact

Let’s Work on Something Meaningful

I am interested in engineering opportunities, research collaboration, postgraduate study, UAV development, flight-control systems, and multidisciplinary technical projects.

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