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FemtoSats for Exploring Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon
Alvaro Diaz-Flores, José Fernández, Leonard Vance +2
The recent, rapid advancement in space exploration is thanks to the accelerated miniaturization of electronics components on a spacecraft that is reducing the mass, volume and cost…
Development and Testing of an Engineering Model for an Asteroid Hopping Robot
Greg Wilburn, Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
The science and origins of asteroids is deemed high priority in the Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Two of the main questions from the Decadal Survey pertain to what the "initial…
Automated Multidisciplinary Design and Control of Hopping Robots for Exploration of Extreme Environments on the Moon and Mars
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
The next frontier in solar system exploration will be missions targeting extreme and rugged environments such as caves, canyons, cliffs and crater rims of the Moon, Mars and icy mo…
Building Small-Satellites to Live Through the Kessler Effect
Steven Morad, Himangshu Kalita, Ravi teja Nallapu +1
The rapid advancement and miniaturization of spacecraft electronics, sensors, actuators, and power systems have resulted in growing proliferation of small-spacecraft. Coupled with…
GNC Challenges and Opportunities of CubeSat Science Missions Deployed from the Lunar Gateway
Himangshu Kalita, Miguel Donayre, Victor Padilla +6
The Lunar Gateway is expected to be positioned on-orbit around the Moon or in a Halo orbit at the L2 Lagrange point. The proposed Lunar Gateway is a game-changer for enabling new,…
End to End Satellite Servicing and Space Debris Management
Aman Chandra, Himangshu Kalita, Roberto Furfaro +1
There is growing demand for satellite swarms and constellations for global positioning, remote sensing and relay communication in higher LEO orbits. This will result in many obsole…
Guidance, Navigation and Control of Asteroid Mobile Imager and Geologic Observer (AMIGO)
Greg Wilburn, Himangshu Kalita, Aman Chandra +3
The science and origins of asteroids is deemed high priority in the Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Major scientific goals for the study of planetesimals are to decipher geologic…
Motion Planning on an Asteroid Surface with Irregular Gravity Fields
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
There are thousands of asteroids in near-Earth space and millions in the Main Belt. They are diverse in physical properties and composition and are time capsules of the early solar…
Laser Communication and Coordination Control of Spacecraft Swarms
Himangshu Kalita, Leonard Vance, Vishnu Reddy +1
Swarms of small spacecraft offer whole new capabilities in Earth observation, global positioning and communications compared to a large monolithic spacecraft. These small spacecraf…
Coordination and Control of Multiple Climbing Robots in Transport of Heavy Loads through Extreme Terrain
Himangshu Kalita, Steven Morad, Jekan Thangavelautham
The discovery of ice deposits in the permanently shadowed craters of the lunar North and South Pole Moon presents an important opportunity for In-Situ Resource Utilization. These i…
On-Orbit Smart Camera System to Observe Illuminated and Unilluminated Space Objects
Steve Morad, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Himangshu Kalita +5
The wide availability of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronics that can withstand Low Earth Orbit conditions has opened avenue for wide deployment of CubeSats and small-satel…
Satellite Capture and Servicing Using Networks of Tethered Robots Supported by Ground Surveillance
Himangshu Kalita, Roberto Furfaro, Jekan Thangavelautham
There is ever growing demand for satellite constellations that perform global positioning, remote sensing, earth-imaging and relay communication. In these highly prized orbits, the…
Planning and Navigation of Climbing Robots in Low-Gravity Environments
Steven Morad, Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
Advances in planetary robotics have led to wheeled robots that have beamed back invaluable science data from the surface of the Moon and Mars. However, these large wheeled robots a…
Path Planning and Navigation Inside Off-World Lava Tubes and Caves
Himangshu Kalita, Steven Morad, Jekan Thangavelautham
Detailed surface images of the Moon and Mars reveal hundreds of cave-like openings. These cave-like openings are theorized to be remnants of lava-tubes and their interior maybe in…
Mobility and Science operations On An Asteroid Using a Hopping Small Spacecraft on Stilts
H. Kalita, S. Schwartz, E. Asphaug +1
There are thousands of asteroids in near-Earth space and millions in the Main Belt. They are diverse in physical properties and composition and are time capsules of the early solar…
Network of Nano-Landers for In-Situ Characterization of Asteroid Impact Studies
Himangshu Kalita, Erik Asphaug, Stephen Schwartz +1
Exploration of asteroids and comets can give insight into the origins of the solar system and can be instrumental in planetary defence and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). Aste…
Multirobot Cliff Climbing on Low-Gravity Environments
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
Exploration of extreme environments, including caves, canyons and cliffs on low-gravity surfaces such as the Moon, Mars and asteroids can provide insight into the geological histor…
Guidance, Navigation and Control of Multirobot Systems in Cooperative Cliff Climbing
Himangshu Kalita, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Warren +1
The application of GNC devices on small robots is a game-changer that enables these robots to be mobile on low-gravity planetary surfaces and small bodies. Use of reaction wheels e…
GNC of the SphereX Robot for Extreme Environment Exploration on Mars
Himangshu Kalita, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Warren +1
Wheeled ground robots are limited from exploring extreme environments such as caves, lava tubes and skylights. Small robots that can utilize unconventional mobility through hopping…
Automated Design of CubeSats and Small Spacecrafts
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
The miniaturization of electronics, sensors and actuators has enabled the growing use of CubeSats and sub-20 kg spacecraft. Their reduced mass and volume has the potential to trans…