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1. O Halbe, S Mathavaraj, C Chawla, P Sarmah, C Purlupady, and R Padhi, “Energy Based Nonlinear Suboptimal Re-entry Guidance and Control of a RLV In Pitch Plane”, Automatic Control in Aerospace, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar 2011.
2. O Halbe, RG Raja, R Padhi, “Robust Reentry Guidance of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Model Predictive Static Programming”, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 134-148, 2014, doi: 10.2514/1.61615.
3. O Halbe and M Hajek, “Online Waypoint Trajectory Generation Using State- Dependent Riccati Equation”, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 2687-2693, 2019, doi: 10.2514/1.G003774.
4. O Halbe and M Hajek, “Robust Helicopter Sliding Mode Control for Enhanced Handling and Trajectory Following”, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 1805-1821, 2020, doi: 10.2514/1.G005183.
5. O Halbe and H Oza, “Robust Continuous Finite-Time Control of a Helicopter in Turbulence”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.37-42, 2021, doi: 10.1109/LCSYS.2020.2999307.
6. O Halbe, M Hamers, T Lueken, S Schmerwitz, “Flight Evaluation of Helicopter Curved Point in Space Approach Procedures”, AIAA Journal of Air Transportation, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 80-92, April 2021, doi: 10.2514/1.D0210.
7. O Halbe, T Mehling, M Hajek, M Vrdoljak, “Synthesis and Piloted Evaluation of Advanced Rotorcraft Response Types Using Robust Sliding Mode Control”, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 1-20, July 2021, doi: 10.4050/JAHS.66.032008.
8. O Halbe, M Hajek, “A Continuous Multivariable Finite-Time Super-Twisting Attitude and Rate Controller for Improved Rotorcraft Handling”, MDPI Aerospace (special issue on “Rotorcraft”), vol. 9, no. 1, Jan 2022, doi: 10.3390/aerospace9010006.
9. T Mehling, O Halbe, M Hajek, M Vrdoljak, “Visual and Control Augmentation Techniques for Pilot Assistance During Helicopter Shipboard Recovery”, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, vol. 67, no. 4, October 2022, pp. 1-16(16).
10. T Mehling, O Halbe, M Vrdoljak, M Hajek, M Heller, “Flight Guidance Concepts to Mitigate Flight Control System Degradation in Urban Air Mobility Scenarios”, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (special issue on “Urban Air Mobility and UAS Airspace Integration”), vol. 38, no. 5, 01 May 2023.
11. M Ammalladene-Venkata, O Halbe, C Seidel, C Groitl, C Stahl “Deep Learning Based Obstacle Awareness from Airborne Optical Sensors”, to appear in Journal of the American Helicopter Society.
12. O Halbe, M Hajek, and F Holzapfel “Observers for Robust Rotor State Estimation”, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, vol. 68, no. 3, July 2023, pp. 32005-32021(17).

1. S Jain, O Halbe, K Sachan, V Theningaledathil, A Nayak, “Software-In-The- Loop Simulation for Low-Speed, High-Altitude Platform”, IEEE Space, Aerospace and Defence Conference (SPACE), Bangalore, July 2024.
2. K Sachan, O Halbe, S Jain, A Nayak, “Development of Primary Control Laws for a Flexible Solar High Altitude Platform”, 8th Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems (ACODS), Delhi NCR, March 2024.
3. L Mahapatra, O Halbe, “Robust Aeroelastic Response Estimation for Flexible Aircraft”, 8th Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems (ACODS), Delhi NCR, March 2024.
4. S Jain, O Halbe, K Sachan, V Theningaledathil, C Suraj, A Nayak, “Software- In-The-Loop Simulation for Low-Speed, High-Altitude Platform”, IEEE Space, Aerospace and Defence Conference (SPACE) Bangalore, India, July 2024.
5. O Halbe, M Hajek, and F Holzapfel “Observers for Robust Rotor State Estimation”, abstract submitted for review to Vertical Flight Society 78th Annual Forum, May 2022.
6. M Ammalladene-Venkata, O Halbe, C Seidel, C Groitl, C Stahl “Deep Learning Based Obstacle Awareness from Airborne Optical Sensors”, Vertical Flight Society 77th Annual Forum, Virtual, May 2021 (Best Paper in Avionics & Systems and Best Overall in Systems Integration disciplines).
7. T Mehling, O Halbe, T Gasparac, M Vrdoljak, and M Hajek, “Piloted Simulation of Helicopter Shipboard Recovery with Visual and Control Augmentation”, accepted for presentation at AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, AIAA SciTech, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Jan 2021.
8. T Mehling, O Halbe, M Vrdoljak, M Hajek, M Heller, “Visual Augmentation for Personal Air Vehicles During Flight Control System Degradation”, Vertical Flight Society 76th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, October 2020.
9. O Halbe and M Hajek, “Robust Helicopter Sliding Mode Control for Enhanced Handling and Trajectory Following”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Scitech Forum, Orlando, Florida, USA, Jan 2020 (Finalist in the AIAA GNC Graduate Paper Competition).
10. O Halbe and M Hajek, “Online Rendezvous Guidance for Helicopter Using State Dependent Riccati Equation”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Scitech Forum, Orlando, Florida, USA, Jan 2020.
11. M Vrdoljak, O Halbe, T Mehling, M Hajek, “Simulator Experiments for Modeling Helicopter Pilot in Roll Tracking Task”, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, AIAA Scitech Forum, Orlando, Florida, USA, Jan 2020.
12. O Halbe and M Hajek, “Robust Multivariable Sliding Mode Attitude Control for Enhanced Helicopter Handling Qualities”, IEEE 58th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5868-5873, Nice, France, Dec 2019.
13. T Lueken, S Schmerwitz, O Halbe, M Hamers, R Bonel, T Ganille, “Flight Evaluation of Advanced SBAS Point-In-Space Helicopter Procedures Facilitating IFR Access in Difficult Terrain and Dense Airspaces”, 45th European Rotorcraft Forum, Warsaw, Poland, Sept 2019.
14. O Halbe, D Kleinitz, J Astruc, M Haroch, “Development of Integrated Avionics Functions for External Situation Awareness in Civil Helicopter Missions”, 44th European Rotorcraft Forum, Delft, The Netherlands, Sept 2018.
15. O Halbe and M Hajek, “A Methodology towards Rotorcraft Piloting Autonomy for Approach on Moving Offshore Platforms”, American Helicopter Society 74th Annual Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, May 2018.
16. O Halbe, C Spieß, M Hajek, “Rotorcraft Guidance Laws and Flight Control Design for Automatic Tracking of Constrained Trajectories”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Scitech Forum, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, Jan 2018.
17. Z Tang, B Saltsman, O Halbe, A Patil, M Nowak, “Intelligent Driver Assistance Systems Toward Greener and More Efficient Commercial Vehicles”, 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando, Florida, Oct 2011.
18. O Halbe, S Mathavaraj, R Padhi, “Energy Based Suboptimal Reentry Guidance of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Model Predictive Static Programming”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, Aug 2010.
19. S Mathavaraj, O Halbe, R Padhi, “Robust Control of a Reusable Launch Vehicle in Reentry Phase Using Model Following Neuro-Adaptive Design”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, Aug 2010.
20. O Halbe, S Mathavaraj, P Sarmah, C Chawla, P Chethana, R Padhi, “Nonlinear Optimal Reentry Guidance and Control of RLV in Pitch Plane”, 18th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Nara, Japan, Sept 2010.

● “Master360 : Automatic Helicopter Takeoff and Landing”, Airbus Helicopters and German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, 2021

● “Enhanced Rotorcraft and General Aviation Operations in the Terminal Maneuvering Area”, Airbus Helicopters and Single European Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR), 2020.

● “High-fidelity Rotorcraft Flight Dynamic Modeling & Control (R-FDM&C) Framework”, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, 2024.

• Systems Cluster Representative, CSIR-NAL Aerospace Electronics Instrumentation & Strategic Sector Theme [August 2024 – September 2025]

1. Excellent Reviewer, AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2021
2. Best paper in Avionics & Systems, and Best overall in Systems Integration disciplines, Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum, 2021
3. Finalist, AIAA Guidance Navigation Control Graduate Paper Competition, 2020
4. Airbus eXpert Nominee, 2018
5. Airbus Professional and Graduate Entry Support Scheme, 2011
6. Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship, 2009