Consultant in Satellite Mission Design & Operations
Principal Publications
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| Title | Journal |
| 2017 | |
| Spinning Spacecraft Attitude Filtering with Spin Parameters: Performance Evaluation with Real Data |
26th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics
June 3-9, 2017, Matsuyama, Japan |
| New Practical Results for Flat-Spin Recovery by Equatorial Torques | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Space Flight Mechanics, 2017 |
| Spin-Axis Tilt Estimation Algorithm With Validation by Real Data | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Space Flight Mechanics, 2017 |
| 2015 | |
| Lessons Learned from the Dynamical Behaviour of Orbiting Satellites |
Acta Astronautica Vol. 115, October-November 2015, pp. 121-137 |
| Flat-Spin Recovery of Spinning Satellites by an Equatorial Torque |
Acta Astronautica Vol. 116, November-December 2015 pp. 355-367 |
| Solar and Thermal Radiation Pressure Models and Flight Evaluation for IKAROS Solar Sail |
Journal of Spacecraft & Rockets |
| Stability of Spinning Satellite under Axial Thrust, Internal Motion, and Damping |
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 38, Issue 4, pp. 761-771, April 2015 |
| 2014 | |
| Stability of Spinning Satellite under Axial Thrust and Internal Mass Motion | Acta Astronautica Vol. 94, Issue 1, January 2014 |
| Analytical Solution for Flat Spin Recovery of Spinning Satellites | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Space Flight Mechanics Vol. 152, 2014 |
| 2013 | |
| Trajectory Estimation of the Hayabusa Spacecraft during Atmospheric Disintegration | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Vol. 50, Nr. 2, March-April 2013 |
| Numerical Analysis of Thermal Radiation Perturbations for a Mercury Orbiter | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Space Flight Mechanics Vol. 148, 2013 |
| Free-Molecular Flow Induced Attitude Changes of Spinning Satellites in Elliptical Orbits | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Space Flight Mechanics Vol. 148, 2013 |
| 2012 | |
| Modeling and Validation of Thermal Radiation Acceleration on Interplanetary Spacecraft | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Vol. 49, Nr. 2, March-April 2012 |
| Precise Modeling of Solar and Thermal Accelerations on Rosetta | Acta Astronautica Vol. 72, March 2012 |
| Trajectory Reconstruction of Hayabusa’s Atmospheric Reentry | Acta Astronautica Vol. 71, February 2012 |
| Sensitivity Analysis of the Non-Gravitational Perturbations on Mercury Orbiter | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Space Flight Mechanics Vol. 143, 2012 |
| 2011 | |
| Spin-Axis Attitude Determination and Covariances in Local Sun-Earth Frame | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 34, Issue 6, November-December 2011 |
| On the Stability of Spinning Satellites | Acta Astronautica Vol. 68, Nr. 7-8, April-May 2011 |
| 2010 | |
| Spin Axis Attitude Determination Using In-Flight Data | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 33, Issue 3, May-June 2011 |
| Calibration Technique for Attitude Manoeuvres of Spinning Satellites | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Spaceflight Mechanics 2010, Vol. 136, 2010 |
| 2009 | |
| Spin-Axis Attitude Determination from Earth Chord-Angle Variations for Geostationary Satellites | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 32, No. 5, September-October 2009 |
| Progress in Satellite Attitude Determination and Control | Aeronautical and Space Sciences Japan Vol. 57, No. 666, July 2009 |
| A Tutorial on Vectors and Attitude | IEEE Control Systems Magazine Vol. 29, No. 2, April 2009 |
| 2008 / 2007 | |
| The Two-Sun Cones Attitude Determination Method | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 31, No. 5, September-October 2008 |
| Long-Term Attitude Drift of Spinning Spacecraft under Solar Radiation Torques | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 30, No. 5, September-October 2007 |
| 2006 | |
| Models for Rhumb-Line Attitude Maneuvers and Error Propagation Effects | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 29, No. 6, November-December 2006 |
| Spin Axis Attitude Determination Accuracy Model in the Presence of Biases | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 29, No. 4, July-August 2006 |
| 2005 | |
| Equal Chord Attitude Determination Method for Spinning Spacecraft | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 28, No. 5, September-October 2005 |
| Jet Damping and Misalignment Effects during SRM Burn | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 28, No. 3, May-June 2005 |
| NACON: A Nano-Satellite Constellation for Space Weather Monitoring | Journal of the British Interplanetary Society Vol. 58, No. 1-2, January-February 2005 |
| 2003 | |
| Trends in Cost-Effective Mission Operations | Acta Astronautica Vol. 52, No. 2-6, January-March 2003 |
| CONTOUR Phasing Orbits: Attitude Determination & Control Concepts & Flight Results | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Spaceflight Mechanics Vol. 114, Part II, 2003 |
| Earlier Papers | |
| Analytical Models for Relative Motion under Constant Thrust | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 13, No. 4, July-August 1990 |
| Initial Attitude Determination for the HIPPARCOS Satellite | Acta Astronautica Vol. 15, No. 6/7, June-July 1987 |
| Approximate Free-Molecular Flow Torques on Spinning Satellite | The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences Vol. 34, No. 4, October-December 1986 |
| Attitude Perturbations Induced by Free-Molecular Flow Interactions in Perigee Region | Acta Astronautica Vol. 13, No. 6/7, June-July 1986 |
| Long-Term Evolution of Near-Geostationary Orbits | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 9, No. 3, May-June 1986 |
| Attitude Determination Covariance Analysis for Geostationary Transfer Orbits | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Vol. 9, No. 2, March-April 1986 |
| Perturbation Solution of Attitude Motion under Body-Fixed Torques | Acta Astronautica Vol. 12, No. 10, October 1985 |
| Non-Singular and Non-Conventional Orbit Perturbation Equations | Zeitschrift für Flugwissenschaften und Weltraumforschung Vol. 9, No. 4, July-August 1985 |
| Orbital and Relative Motion of a Tethered Satellite System | Acta Astronautica Vol. 12, No. 4, April 1985 |
| Three-Dimensional Subsatellite Motion under Air Drag and Oblateness Perturbations | Celestial Mechanics Vol. 26, No. 3, March 1982 |
| Probability of Collisions in the Geostationary Ring | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Vol. 18, No. 4, July-August 1981 |
| Long-Term Evaluation of Three-Dimensional Heliocentric Solar Sail Trajectories with Arbitrary Fixed Sail Setting | Celestial Mechanics Vol. 19, No. 2, February 1979 |
| On the Maximization of Orbital Momentum and Energy using Solar Radiation Pressure | The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences Vol. 27, No. 1, January-March 1979 |
| Orbital Perturbations and Control by Solar Radiation Forces | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Vol. 15, No. 2, March-April 1978 |
| Book Contributions | |
| Mission Design & Implementation of Satellite Constellations | Link to Springer.com |
| Reducing Space Mission Cost | Link to Springer.com |
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ESA/ESOC Flight Dynamics Room, 1982