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GPS and Orbit Determination

Bamford, B., Mitchell J., Southward, M., Baldwin, P., el. al, “GPS Navigation for the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission”, Proceedings from the Institute of Navigation GNNS Meeting, Savanah, Georgia, September 2009.

Winternitz, L. Bamford, B. Heckler, G, “A GPS receiver for High-Altitude Navigation”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Volume 3 Issue 4, 2009, pp. 541-556.

Heckler, G., Winternitz, L., Bamford, W., “MMS-IRAS TRL-6 Testing”, Proceedings From The Institute of Navigation GNSS Meeting, Savanah, Georgia, September 2008.

Bamford, W. et al, “A GPS Receiver For Lunar Missions,” Insitute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, California, January 28-30, 2008.

D. Gaylor, R. Page and K. Bradley, “Testing of the Java Astrodynamics Toolkit Propagator,” AIAA-2006-6754, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Keystone, Colorado, August 21-24, 2006.

Bamford, B., Winternitz, L., Hayes, C., “Autonomous Navigation at High Earth Orbits,” GPS World, April 1, 2006.

Bamford, W. et al., “Navigation Performance in High Earth Orbits using Navigator GPS Receiver,” 29^th Annual Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 4-8, 2006.

Bamford, W. et al., “Real-Time Geostationary Orbit Determination Using the Navigator GPS Receiver,” 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, October 18-20, 2005.

Gaylor, D. Lightsey, G., Key, K., “Effects of Multipath and Signal Blockage on GPS Navigation in the Vicinity of the International Space Station (ISS),”  Navigation, Vol. 52 No. 2, 2005.

Burns, R. et al., “A System for Real-time, Closed Loop, Multi-Spacecraft Mission Simulations”, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Conference, Austin, TX, August 11-14, 2003.

Bamford, W. et al., “Navigation of Large Autonomously Controlled Formations,” AIAA GN&C Conference, Austin, TX, August 11, 2003. 

Gaylor, D. and E.G. Lightsey, “GPS/INS Kalman Filter Design for Spacecraft Operating in the Proximity of the International Space Station,” AIAA GN&C Conference, Austin, TX, August 11, 2003.

Davis, G. et al., “GPS-Based Navigation and Orbit Determination for the AMSAT AO-40 Satellite”, AIAA GN&C Conference, Monterey, CA, August 5-8, 2002.

Moreau, M. et al., “Preliminary Results of the GPS Flight Experiment on the High Earth Orbit AMSAT-OSCAR 40 Spacecraft”, 25^th Annual Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, February, 2002.

Gottlieb, R. et al., “Orbit Determination Accuracy Requirements for Collision Avoidance,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, Paper No. AAS-01-181, January 2001.

Davis, G. et al., “Pre-Launch Testing of GPS Receivers for Geodetic Space Missions”, ION GPS-2000, Salt Lake City, UT, September 19-22, 2000.

Gaylor, D. at al., “Satellite Collision Prediction and Avoidance System,” Motorola Technical Developments Journal, Volume 41, May 2000.

Lightsey, G. et al., “Design and Performance of Space Algorithms for the GPS Receiver Used on International Space Station and Crew Return Vehicle”, AAS GN&C Conference, Breckenridge, CO, February 2, 2000.

Gaylor, D. “Constellation Growth,” Motorola Technical Developments Journal, Volume 40, January 2000.

Simpson, J. et al., “Testing of the International Space Station and X-38 Crew Return Vehicle GPS Receiver”, ION GPS-99, Nashville, TN, September 14-17, 1999.

Eanes, R. et al., “GLONASS Orbit Determination at the Center for Space Research”, Proceedings of the International GLONASS Experiment Workshop, Nashville TN, September 1999. pp. 183-199.

Davis, G. and E. Drocella, “Working Document Toward Modification of Attachment 18 of WP8D/194: A Review of the Existing Radio Frequency Environment to Support the addition of the Space-to-Space Direction to the Existing RNSS Space-to Earth Allocation in the Bands 1559-1610 MHz and 1215-1260 MHz”, U.S. Working Party 8D Document No. 4, International Telecommunications Union World Radio Conference 2000 Preparatory Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, April, 1999.

Davis, G. “Information Paper on Space-to-Space Applications of the Global Positioning System”, U.S. Working Party 8D Document No. 32, International Telecommunications Union World Radio Conference 2000 Preparatory Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, October, 1998.

Davis, G., et al., “The Accuracy Assessment of Precise Orbits Computed from Doppler Tracking Data”, Journal of the Astronomical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 4, October-December 1997.

Fuller, R., D. Hong, S. Hur-Diaz, J. Lind, J. Rodden, M. Tse, “GPS Tensor, An Attitude and Orbit Determination System for Space”, ION GPS-97, September, 1997.

Davis, G. et al., “A Low Cost High Accuracy Automated GPS-Based Orbit Determination System for Low Earth Satellites”, ION GPS-97, Nashville, TN, September, 1997.

Davis, G., “Exploring the Limits of GPS-Based Orbit Determination”, Navigation, Vol. 44, Summer, 1997.

Hur-Diaz, S. and A. Kamel, “Image Navigation Improvement Using Star Trackers, SPIE, GOES-8 and Beyond”, Denver, CO, August 7-9, 1996.

Davis, G. W. and B. E. Schutz, “Precision Orbit Determination in the EOS Laser Altimeter Satellite Orbit”, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, San Diego, CA, July 29-31, 1996.

Rim, H. et al., “Gravity Tuning Experiments for the Precise Orbit Determination of the EOS Altimeter Satellite (EOS/ALT-GLAS) using GPS Tracking Data”, AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, February 12-15, 1996.

Tapley, B., et al., “The JGM-3 Gravity Model”, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. C12, December 15, 1995.

Tapley, B. et al., “Precision Orbit Determination for TOPEX/Poseidon”, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. C12, December 15, 1995.

Davis, G. et al., “The Guier-Plane Navigation Solution and the Accuracy Assessment of Precise Orbits Computed from Doppler Tracking Data”, CSR-TM-95-02, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, July, 1995.

Davis, G. et al., “Site Positioning and Velocities from DORIS Tracking of SPOT-2 and TOPEX/Poseidon”, CSR-TM-94-04, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, November, 1994.

Brock, K., R. Fuller, S. Hur-Diaz, and J. Rodden, “GPS Attitude and Orbit Determination for Space”, ION GPS-94, Salt Lake City, UT, September 20-23, 1994.

Davis, G. et al., “GPS Tracking Techniques for Low Altitude Satellites”, ION GPS-94, Salt Lake City, UT, September 19-22, 1994.

Davis, G. et al., “Tracking System Options for Future Altimeter Satellite Missions”, Goddard Space Flight Center Flight Mechanics/Estimation Theory Symposium, Greenbelt, MD, May 17-19, 1994.

Gaylor, D. “Integration of Global Positioning System User Equipment into the T-43 Aircraft”, Intermetrics, Inc., Holloman AFB, NM, March 1994.

Schutz, B. et al., “Precision Orbit Determination for the EOS Laser Altimeter Satellite”, AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 14-16, 1994.

Davis, G. et al., “Preliminary Accuracy Assessment of the DORIS Tracking System on TOPEX/Poseidon”, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Victoria, B. C., Canada, August 16-19, 1993.

Watkins, M. et al., “Precise Station Coordinate Determination from DORIS Tracking of TOPEX/Poseidon”, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Victoria, B. C., Canada, August 16-19, 1993.

Watkins, M. et al., “Absolute Positioning using DORIS Tracking of the SPOT-2 Satellite”, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 19, No. 20, October, 1992.

Ries, J. et al., “Preliminary Orbit Determination for the SPOT-2 Satellite using DORIS Doppler Data”, CSR-TM-92-01, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, July, 1992.

Guidance, Navigation and Control

Barbee, B.W., Davis, G.W., Hur-Diaz, S., “Spacecraft Trajectory Design for Tours of Multiple Small Bodies,” AAS 09-433, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 9-13, 2009.

Barbee, B., “Planetary Defense: Near-Earth Object Deflection Strategies,” USAF Air & Space Power Journal, April 1, 2009 (external link).

Evans, J., Mulder, T., and Pinon III, E., “Autonomous Rendezvous Guidance and Navigation for Orbital Express and Beyond,”  AAS-06-194, published in the proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Tampa, FL, January 22-26, 2006.

Barbee, B., Fowler, W., “Spacecraft Mission Design for the Optimal Impulsive Deflection of Hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) using Nuclear Explosive Technology,” Planetary Defense Conference, Washington DC, March 5-8, 2007.

Barbee, B., Gertsch, L., Fowler, W., “Spacecraft Mission Design for the Destruction of Hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) via Distributed-Energy Explosives,” Planetary Defense Conference, Washington DC, March 5-8, 2007.

Mitchell, J. et al., “A Message Oriented Middleware for a Soft Real-Time Hardware-in-the-Loop Spacecraft Formation Flying Testbed,” 2006 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Keystone, CO, August 21-24, 2006

Barbee, B. “Optimal Deflection of Hazardous Near-Earth Objects and Mitigation Mission Design Using Current Technology,” 2006 NASA Near-Earth Object Detection and Threat Mitigation Workshop, Vail, CO, June 26-29, 2006.

Gaylor, D. et al., “Stellar-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems for Lunar and Mars Exploration,” 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, October 18-20, 2005.

Mitchell, J. “Recent Developments in Hardware-in-the-Loop Formation Navigation and Control,” (with Rich Luquette), 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, October 18-20, 2005.

Mitchell, J. et al., “Introduction to the MultiUAV2 Simulation and its Application to Cooperative Control Research,” Proceedings of the American Controls Conference, June 8-10, 2005.

Gaylor, D. et al, “Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Continuous Control Algorithms for a Precision Formation Flying Demonstration Mission,” 18th International Symposium On Space Flight Dynamics, Munich, Germany, October 11-15, 2004.

Lu, V. et al., “The Precision Formation Flying Integrated Analysis Tool (PFFIAT)”, 2nd International Symposium on Formation Flying Missions and Technologies”, Crystal City, VA, September 14-16, 2004.

Evans, J., Mulder, T., and Pinon III, E., “The History and Future of Space Simulations,” AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Providence, RI, August 16-19, 2004.

Gaylor, D. et al., “An Environment for Hardware-in-the-Loop Formation Navigation and Control”, AIAA-2004-4735, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit, Providence, RI, August 2004.

Mitchell, J. et al., “Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication Effects on the Cooperative Control of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, & Control Conference, August, 2004.

Mitchell, J. et al., “Communication Issues in the Cooperative Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” Forty-First Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, & Computing, Monticello, IL, October, 2003.

Mitchell, J. et al., “Optimal vs. Heuristic Assignment of Cooperative Autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicles,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, & Control Conference, August, 2003.

Mitchell, J., “A Multiple UAV Simulation for Researchers,” AIAA Modeling & Simulation Technologies Conference, August, 2003.

Mitchell, J. and D. Richardson, “A Third-Order Analytical Solution for Relative Motion with a Circular Reference Orbit,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 51, No. 1, January-March 2003.

Schetter, T. et al., “Multiple Agent-Based Autonomy for Satellite Constellations,” Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Vol. 145, 2003.

Mitchell, J., “Invariant Manifold Tracking for the First-Order Nonlinear Hill's Equations,'' Journal of Guidance, Control & Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 622--627, 2003.

Mueller, J. et al., “Agent-Based Control of Multiple Satellite Formation Flying,” 6th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space. Montreal, Canada. June 2001.

Chien, S.,  et al., “The Techsat-21 Autonomous Sciencecraft Constellation Demonstration”, Proceedings of i-SAIRAS 2001, Montreal, Canada, June 2001.

Mueller, J. et al., “A Background Layer of Health Monitoring and Error Handling for ObjectAgent,” 2001 FLAIRS, Key West, Florida, May 2001.

Zetocha, P. et al., “Commanding and Controlling Satellite Clusters” IEEE Intelligent Systems, November/December 2000.

Schetter, T. et al., “Multiple Agent-Based Autonomy for Satellite Constellations,” Second International Symposium on Agent Systems and Applications, Zurich, Switzerland, September 2000.

Schetter, T. et al., “Comparison of Multiple Agent-based Organizations for Satellite Constellations,” 2000 FLAIRS AI Conference, Orlando, Florida,
May 2000.

Pinon III, E. and Fowler, W., “Lunar Launch Trajectory Optimization Using a Genetic Algorithm,” AAS-95-142, published in the proceedings of the Fifth Annual AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 13-16, 1995.

Pinon III, E. and Fowler, W.,  “Use of a Genetic Algorithm To Generate Earth to Moon Trajectories,” AAS-95-141, published in the proceedings of the Fifth Annual AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 13-16, 1995.

Fowler, W., Korsmeyer, D.J., Pinon III, E., Roesset, P.J., and Striepe, S.T., “Mini-Spacecraft for A Multiple Asteroid Rendezvous Mission,” AIAA/AHS/ASEE Aerospace Design Conference, Irvine, CA, February 16-19, 1993.

Fowler, W., Korsmeyer, D.J., Pinon III, E., Roesset, P.J., and Striepe, S.T., “Analysis of a Multiple Asteroid Rendezvous Mission,” AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Houston, Texas, February 11-13, 1991.

Attitude Determination and Control System

Skelton, E., Hur-Diaz, S., et al, “Hubble Space Telescope Magnetic Sensing System and Reduced Gyro Control,” Paper AAS 08-277 presented at the F. Landis Markley Astronautics Symposium in Cambridge, Maryland, June 29-July 1, 2008.

Hur-Diaz, S., J. Wirzburger, and D. Smith, “Three Axis Control of the Hubble Space Telescope Using Two Reaction Wheels and Magnetic Torquer Bars for Science Observations, “ Paper AAS 08-279 presented at the F. Landis Markley Astronautics Symposium in Cambridge, Maryland, June 29-July 1, 2008.

Hur-Diaz, Sun, et al, “Zero Gyro Kalman Filtering in the Presence of a Reaction Wheel Failure,” Paper AAS 07-338 presented at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Mackinac Island, MI, August 19-23, 2007.

Hur-Diaz, S. “Hubble Space Telescope Zero Gyro Sun Pointing with a Kalman Filter,” (with John Seidel), 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, October 18-20, 2005.

Mitchell, J.W., “A New Kinetic Element Formulation for the Rotation of a Perturbed Mass-Asymmetric Rigid Body,” (with D.L. Richardson), Journal of Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 81, No. 1/2, pp. 13–25, September 2001.

Mitchell, J.W., “A Simplified Variation of Parameters Approach to Euler's Equations of Motion for an Arbitrarily Torqued Asymmetric Rigid Body,'' (with D.L. Richardson), Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Astrodynamics, Volume 103, Part III, pp. 2489–2512, August 1999.

Mitchell, J.W., “A Variation of Parameters Approach to Euler's Equations,” (with D.L. Richardson), Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 273–276, March 1999.

Exploration Systems

Hur-Diaz, Sun, Bill Bamford, and Dave Gaylor, “Autonomous Lunar Orbit Navigation Using Optical Sensors,” Paper AAS 07-312 presented at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Mackinac Island, MI, August 19-23, 2007.

Davis, G. “The Lunar Split Mission: Concepts for Robotically Constructed Lunar Bases,” (with Paul Lowman), 2005 International Lunar Conference, Toronto, Canada, September 18-25, 2005.

Bell, L., Bilby, C., Boyd, J.W., Davis, G., Frizzell, A., Korsmeyer, D., Mark, H., McCusker, T., O'Connor,  B., Pinon III, E., and Smith, H., “The Human Exploration of the Solar System,” published by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF-91-462), published in the proceedings of the 42nd Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Montreal, Canada, October 5-11, 1991.

Ground Systems

Cary, E., Esposito, T., Madden, M., Parker, J., Bradley, D. “Lessons Learned from Engineering a Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center,” 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 9, 2006.

Cary, E., “Implementation of a Middleware Based Ground System”, 2005 Ground Systems Architectures Workshop, Manhattan Beach, CA, March 2005.

Madden, M., E. Cary,  J. Parker, D. Bradley,  “Fleet Integration for Multi-Mission Operations Center,” , AIAA Space 2004, San Deigo, CA,  September 2, 2004.

Cary, E. Smith, D.  “A Modular, Data Driven System Architecture for GSFC Ground Systems”, 2004 Ground Systems Architectures Workshop, Manhattan Beach, CA, March 2004.

Jones, L. L., Crouse, P. L., Cary, E. A., Esposito, T. C., “Integrating Automation into a Multi-Mission Operations Center,” Infotech@Aerospace 2007, Sonoma, CA, May 7-10, 2007.

Patents

Hur-Diaz, S., “Practical orbit raising system and method for geosynchronous satellites,” Patent No. 7,113,851.

Hur-Diaz, S., “Satellite Imaging Control System for Non-Repeatable Error,” Patent No. 5,978,716.

Hur-Diaz, S., “Simplified Onboard Attitude Control Based on Star Sensing,” Patent No. 6,012,000.

Hur-Diaz, S., “Robust Autonomous GPS Time Reference for Space Application,” Patent No. 6,266,584.