Contact Dr Dmitry Ignatyev
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- Email: D.Ignatyev@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Autonomous Systems
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Flight Physics
- Off-Road Vehicle Engineering
Background
He holds a PhD in Physics and Mathematics (2013) from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). Before joining Cranfield, he spent eight years at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Zhukovsky in Russia, where he contributed to a wide range of academic and industrial research programmes in aerodynamics, flight dynamics, and control.
He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. His contributions to education and the aerospace sector have been recognised through his election as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS).
Research opportunities
Dr Ignatyev’s research focuses on improving the performance, safety, and autonomy of aerial vehicles through advanced control strategies and enhancements in aerodynamic and flight dynamics modelling.
Current activities
Dr Ignatyev's current research is focused on an increase in levels of performance, safety and autonomy of vehicles by the mean of the following activities:
- developing novel and improving existing advanced control strategies;
- improving aerodynamic and flight dynamics performance of aircraft via wind tunnel and flight testing;
- identification and modelling of vehicle dynamics.
At Cranfield, he serves as Deputy Course Director for the Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control (AVDC) MSc, where he contributes to both research-led teaching and academic leadership.
He is also the academic lead of Cranfield’s award-winning student team, CraneAero, which is developing the university’s first autonomous emergency-responder aircraft, aimed at revolutionising disaster response.
Clients
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Boeing Co
- QinetiQ Group PLC
- SAAB AB
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Ul Islam Q, Khozaei F, Salah Al Barhoumi EM, Baig I & Ignatyev D. (2025). Advancing autonomous SLAM systems: Integrating YOLO object detection and enhanced loop closure techniques for robust environment mapping. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 185
- Youhanna V, Felicetti L & Ignatyev DI. (2025). Systematic methodology for the preliminary design of future rotary VTOL martian aerobots. Acta Astronautica, 231
- Çinar H, Ignatyev D & Zolotas A. (2025). A comprehensive review and future challenges of energy-aware path planning for small unmanned aerial vehicles with hydrogen-powered hybrid propulsion. The Aeronautical Journal, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Lee H-I, Ignatyev D, Shin H-S & Tsourdos A. (2024). Project-based learning course design for multi-agent autonomy using quadrotors. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 58(16)
- Kartal MR, Ignatyev DI & Zolotas A. (2024). Sparse online Gaussian process adaptive control of unmanned aerial vehicle with slung payload. Drones, 8(11)
- Castiblanco Quintero JM, Garcia-Nieto S, Simarro R & Ignatyev DI. (2024). Improving racing drones flight analysis: a data-driven approach using motion capture systems. Drones, 8(12)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Pontillo A, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, .... (2024). Noise-robust modal parameter identification and damage assessment for aero-structures. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 96(11)
- Grehan J, Ignatyev D & Zolotas A. (2023). Fault detection in aircraft flight control actuators using support vector machines. Machines, 11(2)
- Ignatyev DI, Shin H & Tsourdos A. (2023). Sparse online Gaussian process adaptation for incremental backstepping flight control. Aerospace Science and Technology, 136(May)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Zanotti Fragonara L, Ignatyev D & Whidborne JF. (2023). A Loewner-based system identification and structural health monitoring approach for mechanical systems. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2023(1)
- Beyçimen S, Ignatyev D & Zolotas A. (2023). A comprehensive survey of unmanned ground vehicle terrain traversability for unstructured environments and sensor technology insights. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 47(November)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Ignatyev D, Whidborne JF, Zanotti Fragonara L, .... (2023). The accuracy and computational efficiency of the Loewner framework for the system identification of mechanical systems. Aerospace, 10(6)
- Dessena G, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF & Zanotti Fragonara L. (2023). A global-local meta-modelling technique for model updating. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 418(January)
- Li D, Tsourdos A, Wang Z & Ignatyev DI. (2022). Nonlinear analysis for wing-rock system with adaptive control. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 45(11)
- Dessena G, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, Pontillo A & Zanotti Fragonara L. (2022). Ground vibration testing of a flexible wing: a benchmark and case study. Aerospace, 9(8)
- Li D, Ignatyev D, Tsourdos A & Wang Z. (2022). Estimation of non-symmetric and unbounded region of attraction using shifted shape function and R-composition. ISA Transactions, 136(May)
- Strawa N, Ignatyev DI, Zolotas A & Tsourdos A. (2021). On-line learning and updating unmanned tracked vehicle dynamics. Electronics, 10(2)
- Ignatyev DI, Shin H & Tsourdos A. (2020). Two-layer adaptive augmentation for incremental backstepping flight control of transport aircraft in uncertain conditions. Aerospace Science and Technology, 105
- Ignatyev DI, Khrabrov AN, Kortukova AI, Alieva DA, Sidoryuk ME, .... (2020). Interplay of unsteady aerodynamics and flight dynamics of transport aircraft in icing conditions. Aerospace Science and Technology, 104
- Ignatyev DI, Shin H & Tsourdos A. (2018). Bayesian calibration for multiple source regression model. Neurocomputing, 318
- Ignatyev D & Khrabrov A. (2018). Experimental Study and Neural Network Modeling of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Canard Aircraft at High Angles of Attack. Aerospace, 5(1)
- Ignatyev DI, Sidoryuk ME, Kolinko KA & Khrabrov AN. (2017). Dynamic Rig for Validation of Control Algorithms at High Angles of Attack. Journal of Aircraft, 54(5)
- Ignatyev DI & Khrabrov AN. (2015). Neural network modeling of unsteady aerodynamic characteristics at high angles of attack. Aerospace Science and Technology, 41
- Khrabrov AN, Kolinko KA, Vinogradov YA, Zhuk AN, Grishin II, .... (2011). Experimental investigation and mathematical simulation of unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of a transonic cruiser model at small velocities in a wide range of angles of attack. Visualization of Mechanical Processes, 1(2)
- Ignatyev DI & Khrabrov AN. (2011). APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS IN THE SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF CANARD AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS. TsAGI Science Journal, 42(6)
- Vinogradov YA, Zhuk AN, Kolinko KA & Khrabrov AN. (2011). MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS DUE TO CANARD FLOW SEPARATION DELAY. TsAGI Science Journal, 42(5)
- Dessena G, Pontillo A, Civera M, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, .... Damping Identification Sensitivity in Flutter Speed Estimation. Vibration, 8(2)