Projects

Government-, defense-, and industry-funded research projects.

AI-based fault-tolerant control and navigation for aerospace systems
Sep 2025 – Present
AI-based fault-tolerant control and navigation for aerospace systems
AITA InnoCORE program, KAIST · Postdoctoral researcher

AI-based fault detection, isolation, and reconfiguration for eVTOL and distributed-electric-propulsion aircraft.

High-precision quantum navigation system
Jul 2025 – Present
A study on development of a high-precision quantum navigation system for aerial, marine, and ground platforms
Core researcher

Quantum-magnetometer-aided navigation for GNSS-denied operation across aerial, marine, and ground vehicles.

Quantum-sensor-based rover navigation for space exploration
Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
Quantum-sensor-based rover navigation for space exploration
Ministry of SMEs and Startups · Core researcher

Rover navigation algorithms using quantum-magnetometer-aided navigation.

Vision-based space navigation algorithms
Aug 2024 – May 2025
Vision-based space navigation algorithms
Telepix (industry) · Core researcher

Optical-sensor-based navigation for autonomous spacecraft operation.

One-engine-inoperative response for ducted-fan eVTOL aircraft
Jun 2024 – Dec 2025
One-engine-inoperative response for ducted-fan eVTOL aircraft
Airbility (industry) · Core researcher

Flight control, fault diagnosis, and fault-tolerant control under motor and rotor loss of effectiveness.

RF-signal-based vessel identification system
Apr 2024 – Dec 2025
RF-signal-based vessel identification system
Korea Coast Guard · Core researcher

RF-satellite roadmap and RF-signal-based algorithms for maritime vessel identification.

Safety-critical flight control system technology for manned/unmanned aircraft
Jan 2023 – Dec 2024
Safety-critical flight control system technology for manned/unmanned aircraft
Gyeongsang National University (government-funded) · Algorithm designer

Flight control computer hardware, redundancy schemes, and fault detection algorithms.

Electrified propulsion performance-analysis simulator for next-generation mobility
May 2021 – Apr 2022
Electrified propulsion performance-analysis simulator for next-generation mobility
Hyundai Motor Group NGV (industry) · Core researcher

Hybrid-electric powertrain modeling and UAM conceptual sizing (EUCASS 2022).

Autonomous flight AI technology for unmanned vehicles
Feb 2021 – Jan 2023
Autonomous flight AI technology for unmanned vehicles
Government-funded · Core researcher

Nonlinear attitude and altitude control and a small-drone platform; led to the KIMST 2025 Best Paper Award on MPC/NDO terrain following.

Fault response and health monitoring for unmanned vehicles
Jun 2020 – Present
Fault response and health monitoring for unmanned vehicles
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) · Core researcher

Core project of my Ph.D.: compact flight control computers, redundancy and voting, and fault-detection pipelines for UAVs.

Adaptive control for tilt-rotor VTOL aircraft
Dec 2019 – Dec 2020
Adaptive control for tilt-rotor VTOL aircraft
Hyundai Motor Group NGV (industry) · Core researcher

Nonlinear adaptive control, a tilt-rotor prototype, and a HILS environment.

High-reliability multi-purpose hoverbike
Aug 2019 – Dec 2024
High-reliability multi-purpose hoverbike
Agency for Defense Development (ADD) · Core researcher

Airframe configuration design, system identification, and GNC/autonomous flight integration for a VTOL hoverbike.