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SEBASTIAN
LOBATON

Aerospace engineering. Propulsion systems, flight dynamics, and defense technology development.

Current Status
Sophomore Year — Aerospace B.S.
Location
Orlando, FL
Focus Area
Propulsion & Flight Dynamics
Clearance
Seeking Internship — Summer 2026
Current Research
Scramjet Inlet Optimization
Interests
Stealth Design, Propulsion, Rocketry, CFD

Selected Projects

Engineering work across propulsion, aerodynamics, and defense systems.

PRJ-002
Active

Scramjet Inlet CFD Study

Simulating mixed-compression inlet performance at Mach 4-8 using OpenFOAM. Investigating boundary layer interactions and shock train behavior.

CFD OpenFOAM Hypersonics
PRJ-003
Complete

Low-Observable Airframe Optimization

Parametric study of planform shaping effects on radar cross-section. Applied genetic algorithms to minimize RCS while maintaining aerodynamic efficiency.

Stealth MATLAB Optimization
PRJ-004
Complete

UAV Autonomous Navigation

Developed waypoint-following autopilot for a fixed-wing drone using ArduPilot. Implemented terrain-following radar altimeter integration for low-altitude missions.

C++ ArduPilot Controls
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Technical Systems

Propulsion

Solid & liquid motors, nozzle design, combustion analysis

Aerodynamics

Subsonic through hypersonic flow, CFD, wind tunnel testing

Structures

FEA, composite layup, fatigue analysis, SolidWorks

Controls & GNC

PID, state-space, Kalman filtering, MATLAB/Simulink

Software

Python, C++, MATLAB, embedded systems, data acquisition

CAD & Manufacturing

SolidWorks, CATIA, 3D printing, CNC, composite fabrication

12+
Projects
3
Research Papers
L2
Rocketry Cert

Contact

Available for internships, research positions, and collaborative engineering work.