David Powell (Aerospace engineer)

J. David Powell
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Born
John David Powell
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
OccupationsAerospace and mechanical engineering professor
Known forFeedback control systems textbooks, GPS-aided attitude determination research
Websitehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/j-david-powell

John David Powell, (known as J. David Powell or David Powell), is an American aerospace engineer and professor emeritus of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University.

His research focused on control systems for aerospace vehicles, automotive engine control, and GPS-aided attitude determination, and the benefits of GPS navigation. He is best known as co-author of widely used textbooks on feedback control.

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