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Author	Title	Journal/Conference	Date	Paper	Pres
Tweddle, B E, Saenz-Otero, A,Miller, D W	Design and Development of a Visual Navigation Testbed for Spacecraft Proximity Operations	AIAA Space Conference and Exposition, AIAA-2009-6547	Sept 14-17, 2009	PDF	PDF (9.9MB) mov (105.9MB)
Mohan, S, Saenz-Otero, A, Nolet, S, Miller, D W, Sell, S	SPHERES flight operations testing and execution	ActaAstronautica (2009),doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.03.039	April 2009	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Katz, J G, Miller, D W	SPHERES Demonstrations of Satellite Formations aboard the ISS	AAS Guidance and Navigation Conference	Jan 30 - Feb 4, 2009	PDF	PDF (75MB) mpg (5MB)
Chung, S-J, Slotine J-J E, Miller, D W	Propellant-Free Control of Spinning Tethered Formation Flight, Part 2: Nonlinear Underactuated Control	AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics	Vol 31, Sep-Oct 2008, pp1437-1446	PDF
Fejzic, A, et al	Results of SPHERES Microgravity Autonomous Docking Experiments in the Presence of Anomalies	59th International Astronautical Congress	Sep-Oct 2008	PDF	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, et al	Distributed Satellite Systems Algorithm Maturation with SPHERES Aboard the ISS	59th International Astronautical Congress	Sep-Oct 2008	PDF	PDF
Mohan, S	SPHERES Reconfigurable Control Allocation for Autonomous Assembly	AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference	Aug 2008	PDF	PPT
McCamish, S B, et al	Ground and Space Testing of Multiple Spacecraft Control During Close-Proximity Operations	AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference	Aug 2008	PDF
Gordon, P	SPHERES Control of Attitude Control System Using Reaction Wheels	MIT Summer Research Program	Aug 2008	PDF
Miller, D W, Mohan, S, Budinoff, J	Assembly of a Large Modular Optical Telescope (ALMOST)	SPIE Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008	Marseille, France June 2008	PDF
Chung, S-J, Miller, D W	Propellant-Free Control of Spinning Tethered Formation Flight, Part 1: Linear Control and Experimentation	AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics	Vol 31, No 3, May-June 2008, pp 51-584	PDF
Aoude,G S, How, J P, Miller, D W	Reconfiguration Maneuver Experiments using the SPHERES tesbed onboard the ISS	3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technologies	April 2008	PDF
Tweddle, B E, Saenz-Otero, A	SPHERES Development and Demonstrations of Close Proximity Formation Flight Maneuvers	Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting 2008	January 2008	PDF
Mohan, S, Saenz-Otero, A, Nolet, S, et al	SPHERES Flight Operations Testing and Execution	International Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India	24-28 Sept 2007	PDF
Mandy, Ch, Sakamoto, H, Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, D W	Implementation of Satellite Formation Flight Algorithms Using SPHERES aboard the International Space Station	International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Annapolis, MD	24-28 Sept 2007	PDF
Aoude,G S, How, J P, Garcia, I M	Two-Stage Path Planning Approach for Designing Multiple Spacecraft Reconfiguration Maneuvers	International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Annapolis, MD	24-28 Sept 2007	PDF
Mandy, Ch, Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, D W	Satellite Formation Flight and Realignment Maneuver Demonstration aboard the International Space Station	SPIE Optics & Photonics, San Diego, CA	26-30 Aug 2007	PDF
Mohan, S, Sakamoto, H, Miller, D W	Formation control and reconfiguration through synthetic imaging formation flying testbed (SIFFT)	SPIE Optics & Photonics, San Diego, CA	26-30 Aug 2007	PDF
Nolet, S	The SPHERES Navigation System: from Early Developmen to On-Orbit Testing	AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control, Hilton Head, SC	20-23 Aug 2007	PDF
Chung, S-J, Ahsun, U, Slotine, J-J E, Miller, D W	Application of Synchronization to Cooperative Control and Formation Flight of Spacecraft	AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control, Hilton Head, SC	20-23 Aug 2007	PDF
Chung, S-J, Slotine, J-J E, Miller, D W	New Control Strategies for Underactuated Tethered Formation Flight Spacecraft	AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control, Hilton Head, SC	20-23 Aug 2007	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, D W	Initial SPHERES Operations aboard the International Space Station	IAA Small Satellites for Earth Observation VI, Berlin, Germany	23-26 Apr 2007	PDF	PDF (79 MB)
Chung, S-J, Slotine, J-J E, Miller D W	Nonlinear Model Reduction and Decentralized Control of Tethered Formation Flight	AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol 30, No 2	2007	PDF
Nolet, S, Saenz-Otero, A, Miller D W, Fejzic, A	SPHERES Operations aboard the ISS: Maturation of GN&C Algorithms in Microgravity	AAS Guidance, Navigation & Control, Breckeridge, CO	3-7 February 2007	PDF	PDF
Chung S-J, Adams, D, et al	SPHERES Tethered formation Flight Testbed: Advancements in Enabling NASA's SPECS Mission	SPIE Telescope and Instrumentation Symposium, Orlando, FL	May 2006	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller DW	Design and Operation of Micro-Gravity Dynamics and Controls Laboratories	Space Systems Engineering Conference (SSEC), Geoergia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA	November 8-10, 2005	PDF
Chung, S-J, Kong, E M, Miller, D W	Dynamics and Control of Tethered Formation Flight Spacecraft Using hte SPHERES Testbed	AIAA Guidance, navigation, and Control, San Francisco, CA	August 2005	PDF
Chung, SJ, Kong, EMC, Miller, DW	Dynamics and Control of Tethered Formation Flight Spacecraft Using the SPHERES Testbed	2005 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA	August 2005	PDF
Chung, SJ, Kong, EMC, Miller, DW	SPHERES Tethered Formation Flight Testbed: Application to NASA’s SPECS Mission	SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics [SPIE Code Number: 5899-22], San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA	July 31-August 4, 2005	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, DW	SPHERES: A Platform for Formation-Flight Research	SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics [SPIE Code Number: 5899-25], San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA	July 31-August 4, 2005	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, DW	Using ISS to develop telescope technology	SPIE International Symposium on Optics & Photonics [SPIE Code Number: 5899-20], San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA	July 31-August 4, 2005	PDF
Rodgers, L, Hoff, N, etal	A Universal Interface for Modular Spacecraft	19th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, 2005	SU 2005	PDF
Blanc-Paques, P	Thruster calibration for the spheres spacecraft formation flight testbed	Internal Research Report	June 2005	PDF
Nolet, S, Kong, EMC, Miller, DW	Design of an Algorithm for Autonomous Docking with a Freely Tumbling Target	Proceedings of the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium 2005, Vol. 5799-16, Orlando, FL	March 2005	PDF	PDF
Kong, EMC, Saenz-Otero, A, et al	SPHERES as a Formation Flight Algorithm Development and Validation Testbed: Current Progress and Beyond	2nd International Formation Flight Conference, Washington, DC	September, 2004	PDF
Nolet, S, Kong, EMC, Miller, DW	Autonomous Docking Algorithm Development and Experimentation Using the SPHERES Testbed	Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5419, pp. 1-15, Spacecraft Platforms and Infrastructure	August 2004	PDF
Enright, J, Hilstad, MO, et al	The SPHERES Guest Scientist Program: Collaborative Science on the ISS	2004 IEEE Aerospace Conference (Paper #1296), Big Sky, Montana	March 7-12, 2004	PDF
Kong, EMC, Hilstad, MO, et al	Development and verification of algorithms for spacecraft formation flight using the SPHERES testbed: application to TPF	New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5491, Bellingham, WA	2004	PDF
Berkovitz, D, Kong, EMC, Miller DW	System Identification of the SPHERES Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Testbed	AIAA Space 2003, Long Beach, CA	September 23-25, 2003
Miller, DW, Kong, EMC, Saenz-Otero, A	Overview of the SPHERES Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Laboratory on the International Space Station	26th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO	February 5-9, 2003
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, DW	The SPHERES ISS laboratory for Rendezvous and Formation Flight	5th ESA Conference on Guidance Navigation and Control, #29, Frascati, Italy	October 22-25, 2002	PDF	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Miller, DW, Hilstad, MO	SPHERES: A Laboratory for Formation Flight and Docking Research	DCSSS Conference, Cranfield University, Cambridge, UK	July 14-18, 2002	PDF
Miller, DW, Brodeur, DR	The CDIO Capstone Course: An Innovation in Undergraduate Systems Engineering Education	Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada	June, 2002	PDF
Saenz-Otero, A, Chen, A, et al	SPHERES: Development of an ISS Laboratory for Formation Flight and Docking Research	2002 IEEE Aerospace Conference, #081	March 9-16, 2002	PDF	PDF
Chen, A, Saenz-Otero, A, et al	Development of Formation Flight and Docking Algorithms Using the SPHERES Testbed	15th Annual Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, Utah	August 13-16, 2001	PDF	PDF Mov1, Mov2, Mov3
Miller, DW, de Luis, J	Using the Shuttle, MIR and ISS for Operating Micro-Gravity Engineering Research Laboratories	[AIAA-2001-4648], Albuquerque, NM	August, 2001
Wertz, J, Chen, A, et al	SPHERES: A Testbed for Long Duration Satellite Formation Flying in Micro-Gravity Conditions	Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, AAS 00-110, Clearwater, FL	January 23-26, 2000
Miller, DW, Mallory GJW	Control Testbeds and Flight Demonstrations: Transitioning Theory to Application	American Control Conference (Vol 2), Philadelphia, PA	June 1998	PDF