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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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, Feb. 2, 2000.

Simpson, J. et al., “Testing of the International Space Station and X-38 Crew Return Vehicle GPS Receiver”, ION GPS-99, Nashville, TN, Sep. 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. et al., “A Low Cost High Accuracy Automated GPS-Based Orbit Determination System for Low Earth Satellites”, ION GPS-97, Nashville, TN, September, 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.

Hur-Diaz, S. and A. Kamel, “Image Navigation Improvement Using Star Trackers, SPIE, GOES-8 and Beyond”, Denver, CO, Aug. 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, Jul. 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, Feb. 12-15, 1996.

Davis, G. et al., “GPS Tracking Techniques for Low Altitude Satellites”, ION GPS-94, Salt Lake City, UT, Sep. 19-22, 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, Sept. 20-23, 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.

Schutz, B. et al., “Precision Orbit Determination for the EOS Laser Altimeter Satellite”, AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Cocoa Beach, FL, Feb. 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, Aug. 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, Aug. 16-19, 1993.

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

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

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, Nov., 1994.

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

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, Jul., 1992.

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.

Guidance, Navigation and Control Publications

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

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.

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.

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.

Thomas, S. et al., “Monitoring and Analysis of Multi-Agent Systems,” 2nd GSFC Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts, Greenbelt, MD, January 2002.

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.

Surka, D., “ObjectAgent for Robust Control,” AAAI 2001 Spring Symposium, Palo Alto, CA, March 2001.

Surka, D.M., M.C. Brito, and C.G. Harvey. “The Real-Time ObjectAgent Flight Software Architecture for Distributed Satellite Systems.” 2001 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. Big Sky, MT. March 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.

Attitude Determination and Control System Publications

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.

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 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.

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.

Sullivan, W.I., M. A. Paluszek, and D. M. Surka, “The Spin Axis Attitude Determination Package,” AAS Flight Dynamics Symposium, AAS 99-136, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 1999.

Arluk, M, D. M. Surka, M. A. Paluszek, and W. I. Sullivan, “Indostar-1:  Early Orbit Operations,” 22^nd Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, AAS-99-071, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 1999.

Surka, D. M., W. I. Sullivan, and M. A. Paluszek, “Attitude Control Design Using the Spacecraft Control Toolbox,” 22^nd Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, AAS-99-065, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 1999.

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.

Surka, D. M., M. A. Paluszek, and S. J. Thomas, “The Development of a Low Cost, Modular Attitude Determination and Control System,” 11th AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, Utah, September 1997.

Exploration Systems Publications

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.

Ground Systems Publications

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.

Patents

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.