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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…