3 papers
astro-ph.IM2024
STARI: STarlight Acquisition and Reflection toward Interferometry
John D. Monnier, Prachet Jain, Shashank Kalluri +7
We present the concept for STARI: STarlight Acquisition and Reflection toward Interferometry. If launched, STARI will be the first mission to control a 3-D CubeSat formation to the…
astro-ph.IM2024
Prospects for using drones to test formation-flying CubeSat concepts, and other astronomical applications
John D. Monnier, Prachet Jain, Mayra Gutierrez +11
Drones provide a versatile platform for remote sensing and atmospheric studies. However, strict payload mass limits and intense vibrations have proven obstacles to adoption for ast…
cs.RO2023
Fast and Noise-Resilient Magnetic Field Mapping on a Low-Cost UAV Using Gaussian Process Regression
Prince E. Kuevor, Maani Ghaffari, Ella M. Atkins +1
This work presents a number of techniques to improve the ability to create magnetic field maps on a UAV which can be used to quickly and reliably gather magnetic field observations…