Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Michigan–ann Arbor Department of Aerospace Engineering is a 25-PI network with 13 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (50% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems as the leading topic (5% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Ilya Kolmanovsky (17.8 weighted works; Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Advanced Control Systems Optimization). The strongest pairings are Anouck Girard and Ilya Kolmanovsky (20 shared works, weight 10.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 25.1, around Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, led by Ilya Kolmanovsky, Zhaojian Li, Anouck Girard.