Pardha Sai Chadalavada
Flight Mechanics Engineer | Analytical Mechanics Associates | PhD in Aerospace Engineering
- Role
- Flight Mechanics Engineer at Nasa Langley Research Center
- Location
- Hampton, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pardha Sai Chadalavada
I am a full-time Aerospace Engineer, Lead at Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA)…
Experience
Flight Mechanics Engineer
Jan 2023 — Present · Hampton, VA, US
Developed advanced modeling and simulation frameworks for atmospheric entry and aerocapture flight mechanics, supporting multiple NASA mission studies and internal R&D efforts.• Contributed to the Mars Sample Return Flight Mechanics Team, performing high-fidelity trajectory simulations and sensitivity analyses to support mission design and robustness evaluation.• Served as a Flight Mechanics Engineer on the Aerocapture at Uranus study, modeling advanced guidance and onboard navigation algorithms and assessing how navigation performance influences aerocapture accuracy and robustness.• Designed and implemented advanced guidance techniques—including Fully Numerical Predictor-corrector Entry Guidance (FNPEG), Fully Numerical Predictor-corrector Aerocapture Guidance (FNPAG), successive convexification methods, and Apollo-style analytical approaches—using C++(CasADi/IPOPT/PSOPT).• Conducted extensive Monte Carlo analyses, uncertainty quantification, and dispersion modeling to evaluate trajectory sensitivities and verify guidance and navigation system performance across mission scenarios.
Education
SRM IST Chennai
Undergraduate, Aerospace Engineering
2010 — 2014
Wichita State University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2017 — 2022
San José State University
Graduate, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
2015
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