John Mcarthur
Part-Time Lecturer of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Education
- 2008, Doctoral Degree, Aerospace Engineer, University of Southern California
- 2005, Master's Degree, Aerospace Engineer, University of Southern California
- 2001, Bachelor's Degree, Aerospace Engineer, University of Southern California
Biography
2015 - Present
AeroVironment
Senior Vision, Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer
2012 - 2015
Rolls-Royce
Controls Engineer
2010 - 2012
AeroVironment
Multi-disciplinary Systems Engineer
2008 - 2010
AeroVironment
Aeromechanical Engineer
2003 - 2008
Univ. of So. Cal
Doctoral Candidate, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant
2005 - 2007
Aerospace Corp
Member of the Technical Staff - Fluid Dynamics Division
Research Summary
Aircraft Dynamics and Controls
General Aero/Fluid Dynamics and Controls
General Vehicle Dynamics and Controls
Microcontrollers, Software Development, Controls Implementation
Vision Based Systems, Image Processing
Rapid Prototyping, Scaling Principles
Test/Experimental Methods
Lumped Parameter Modelling
Optimal, Adaptive, and Model Predictive Controls
Optimal Estimation (Kalman Filters) and Particle Filters
Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM)
Appointments
- Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Office
- PHE 332
- Charles Lee Powell Hall
- 3737 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- USC Mail Code: 1453
Contact Information
- jmcarthu@usc.edu