SPHERES Library
Recent Publications (view all)
- Brent Tweddle, Alvar Saenz-Otero, David W. Miller
Design and Development of a Visual Navigation Testbed for Spacecraft Proximity Operations
AIAA-2009-6547, AIAA Space Conference and Exposition, September 14-17, 2009
- Swati Mohan, Alvar Saenz-Otero, Simon Nolet, David W. Miller, Steven Sell
SPHERES flight operations testing and execution
ActaAstronautica (2009),doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.03.039, April 2009
- Jaime Ramirez, Marco Pavone, Emilio Frazzoli, David W. Miller,
Distributed Control of Spacecraft Formation via Cyclic Pursuit: Theory and Experiments
American Control Conference, St Louis, MO, Jun 10-12, 2009, Paper FrB07.1
- Alvar Saenz-Otero, Jacob G Katz, and David W. Miller,
SPHERES Demonstrations of Satellite Formations aboard the ISS
AAS Guidance and Navigation Conference, Breckenridge, CO, Jan 30-Feb 4, 2009, Paper #09-011
- Soon-Jo Chung, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine, and David W. Miller,
Propellant-Free Control of Tethered Formation Flight, Part 2: Nonlinear Underactuated Control
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No 5, Sep-Oct 2008, pp 1437-1446
- Amer Fejzic, et al,
Results of SPHERES Microgravity Autonomous Docking Experiments in the Presence of Anomalies
59th International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow (Scotland), Sep-Oct 2008
- Alvar Saenz-Otero, et al,
Distributed Satellite Systems Algorithm Maturation with SPHERES Aboard the ISS
59th International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow (Scotland), Sep-Oct 2008
Thesis
- Diaz-Aguilo, Marc, MS Thesis (SSL #2-09)
Optimal Interferometric
Maneuvers for Distributed Telescopes
- Fejzic, Amer, MS Thesis (SSL #12-08)
Development of Control and Autonomy Algorithms for Docking to
Complex Tumbling Satellites
- Edwards, Christine, MS Thesis (SSL #10-08)
Proximity
Operations of a Miniature Inspector Satellite Using Emulated Computer Vision
- Jeffrey, Matthew M, MS Thesis (ACL, Jun 08)
Closed-loop Control of Spacecraft Formations with
Applications on SPHERES
- Aoude, Georges, MS Thesis (ACL, Sep 07)
Two-Stage Path Planning Approach for Designing
Multiple Spacecraft Reconfiguration Manuevers and Application to SPHREES onboard
ISS
- Mohan, Swati, MS Thesis (SSL #24-07)
Reconfiguration
Methods for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Operations with Application to Space
Telescopes
- Hoff, Nicholas, MS Thesis (SSL #16-07)
Design
and Implementation of a Relative State Estimator for Docking and
Formation Control of Modular Autonomous Spacecraft
- Berkovitz, Dustin, MS Thesis (SSL #13-07)
System
Characterization and Online Mass Property Identification of the SPHERES Formation
Flight Testbed
- Breger, Louis Scott, PhD Thesis (ACL June 2007)
Control of Spacecraft in Proximity
Orbits
- Nolet, Simon, ScD Thesis (SSL #08-07)
Development
of a Guidance, Navigation and Control Architecture and Validation Process Enabling
Autonomous Docking to a Tumbling Satellite
- Chung, Soon-Jo, ScD Thesis (SSL #07-07)
Nonlinear
Control and Synchronization of Multiple Lagrangian Systems with Application to
Tethered Formation Flight Spacecraft
- Lim, Ryan, MS Thesis (SSL #3-06)
Staged
Attitude-Metrology Pointing Control and Parametric Integrated Modeling for
Space-based Optical Systems
- Saenz-Otero, Alvar, PhD Thesis (SSL #05-05)
Design
Principles for the Development of Space Technology Maturation Laboratories Aboard the
International Space Station
- Chen, Allen, MS Thesis (SSL #10-02)
Propulsion
System Characterization for the SPHERES Formation Flight and Docking Testbed
- Hilstad, Mark, MS Thesis (SSL #16-02)
A Multi-Vehicle
Testbed and Interface Framework for the Development and Verification of Separated Spacecraft
Control Algorithms
- Radcliffe, Andrew, MS Thesis (SSL #7-02)
A Real-Time
Simulator for the SPHERES Formation Flying Satellites Testbed
- Saenz-Otero, Alvar, MS Thesis (SERC #?-??)
The SPHERES
Satellite Formation Flight Testbed: Design and Initial Control
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