Very Low Earth Orbit mission concepts for Earth Observation. Benefits and challenges. JV Llop, PCE Roberts, Z Hao, LR Tomas, V Beauplet Reinventing Space Conference, 18-21 November 2014, London, UK, 2014 | 93 | 2014 |
Dynamic air-bearing hardware-in-the-loop testbed to experimentally evaluate autonomous spacecraft proximity maneuvers R Zappulla, J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, H Park, M Romano Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 54 (4), 825-839, 2017 | 88 | 2017 |
A convex-programming-based guidance algorithm to capture a tumbling object on orbit using a spacecraft equipped with a robotic manipulator J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, R Zappulla, A Bradstreet, M Romano The International journal of robotics research 38 (1), 40-72, 2019 | 80 | 2019 |
Real-time autonomous spacecraft proximity maneuvers and docking using an adaptive artificial potential field approach R Zappulla, H Park, J Virgili-Llop, M Romano IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 27 (6), 2598-2605, 2018 | 75 | 2018 |
Survey, Statistical Analysis and Classification of Launched CubeSat Missions with Emphasis on the Attitude Control Method HC Polat, J Virgili-Llop, M Romano Journal of Small Satellites 5 (3), 513–530, 2016 | 66 | 2016 |
Model predictive control of spacecraft relative motion with convexified keep-out-zone constraints C Zagaris, H Park, J Virgili-Llop, R Zappulla, M Romano, I Kolmanovsky Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 41 (9), 2054-2062, 2018 | 60 | 2018 |
Laboratory experiments of resident space object capture by a spacecraft–manipulator system J Virgili-Llop, JV Drew, R Zappulla II, M Romano Aerospace Science and Technology 71, 530-545, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
Nonlinear model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous and docking with a rotating target H Park, RII Zappulla, C Zagaris, J Virgili-Llop, M Romano 27th AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 6-9, 2017, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
Experimental Evaluation of Model Predictive Control and Inverse Dynamics Control for Spacecraft Proximity and Docking Maneuvers J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, H Park, R Zappulla II, M Romano 6th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques (ICATT …, 2016 | 43 | 2016 |
Analysis and Experimentation of Model Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with Multiple Obstacle Avoidance H Park, C Zagaris, J Virgili-Llop, R Zappulla, I Kolmanovsky, M Romano AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 5273, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
Atmospheric interface reentry point targeting using aerodynamic drag control J Virgili, PCE Roberts, NC Hara Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 38 (3), 403-413, 2015 | 40 | 2015 |
Simultaneous capture and detumble of a resident space object by a free-flying spacecraft-manipulator system J Virgili-Llop, M Romano Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 14, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
Attitude stabilization of spacecraft in very low earth orbit by center-of-mass shifting J Virgili-Llop, HC Polat, M Romano Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 7, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
Floating Spacecraft Simulator Test Bed for the Experimental Testing of Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, & Control of Spacecraft Proximity Maneuvers and Operations R Zappulla, J Virgili-Llop, H Park, C Zagaris, M Romano AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 5268, 2016 | 28 | 2016 |
Convex optimization for proximity maneuvering of a spacecraft with a robotic manipulator J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, R Zappulla II, A Bradstreet, M Romano 27th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 5-9 …, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
Descending sun-synchronous orbits with aerodynamic inclination correction J Virgili Llop, PCE Roberts, K Palmer, S Hobbs, J Kingston Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 38 (5), 831-842, 2015 | 26 | 2015 |
Experiments on autonomous spacecraft rendezvous and docking using an adaptive artificial potential field approach RI Zappulla, H Park, J Virgili-Llop, M Romano 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, CA, 4461-4478, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
Spacecraft thruster control via sigma–delta modulation R Zappulla, J Virgili-Llop, M Romano Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 40 (11), 2928-2933, 2017 | 22 | 2017 |
ΔDsat, a QB50 CubeSat mission to study rarefied-gas drag modelling J Virgili, PCE Roberts Acta Astronautica 89, 130-138, 2013 | 22 | 2013 |
Spacecraft Robotics Toolkit: An Open-Source Simulator for Spacecraft Robotic Arm Dynamic Modeling and Control. J Virgili-Llop, JV Drew II, M Romano 6th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques (ICATT …, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |