Primary Research Areas

  1. Relative Navigation (CDGPS) and Formation Flying Spacecraft

  2. Control and Decision Making for UAVs

  3. Robust, Nonlinear, and Adaptive Control

  4. Ph.D. and Master Theses

Relative Navigation (CDGPS) and Formation Flying Spacecraft

  1. G. S. Aoude, J. P. How, and D. W. Miller, "Reconfiguration Maneuver Experiments using the SPHERES tesbed onboard the ISS", Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technologies, April 2008.
  2. G. S. Aoude, J. P. How, and I. M. Garcia ''Two-Stage Path Planning Approach for Designing Multiple Spacecraft Reconfiguration Maneuvers,''Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Sept 2007.
  3. L. S. Breger and J. P. How, ''Powered Safe Abort for Autonomous Rendezvous of Spacecraft,'' presented at the 2007 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
  4. L. Perea, J. P. How, L. S. Breger, and P. Elosegui, '' Nonlinearity in Sensor Fusion: Divergence Issues in EKF, modified truncated SOF, and UKF,'' presented at the 2007 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
  5. L. S. Breger and J. P. How, ''Safe Trajectories for Autonomous Rendezvous of Spacecraft,'' presented at the 2006 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
  6. L. S. Breger, J. P. How, and K. T. Alfriend''Partial J2-Invariance for Spacecraft Formations,'' presented at the 2006 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
  7. L. Breger, J. P. How, and K. T. Alfriend, ''Maneuver-optimized J2-Invariant Initial Conditions,'' presented at the NASA 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, Oct. 2005.
  8. L. Breger and J. P. How, ''J2-Modified GVE-Based MPC for Formation Flying Spacecraft,'' Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Aug 2005. AIAA-2005-5833
  9. L. Breger, A. Richards and J. P. How, ''Model Predictive Control of Spacecraft Formations with Sensing Noise'' Proceedings of the IEEE American Control Conference, June 2005, pp. 2385-2391.
  10. J. P. How, K. T. Alfriend, L. Breger, and M. Mitchell, ''Semimajor Axis Estimation Strategies,'' 2nd International Symposium on Formation Flying Missions & Technologies, Washington, DC, September 14-16, 2004
  11. L. Breger and J. P. How,''GVE-Based Dynamics and Control for Formation Flying Spacecraft,'' 2nd International Symposium on Formation Flying Missions & Technologies, Washington, DC, September 14-16, 2004
  12. M. Mandic, L. Breger, and J. P. How, ''Analysis of Decentralized Estimation Filters for Formation Flying Spacecraft,'' Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Aug 2004. AIAA-2004-5135
  13. M. Mitchell, L. Breger, J. P. How, and T. Alfriend, ''Effects of Navigation Filter Properties on Formation Flying Control,'' Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Aug 2004. AIAA-2004-5024
  14. Philip Ferguson and J. P. How, "Decentralized Estimation Algorithms For Formation Flying Spacecraft," proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2003
  15. L. Breger, P. Ferguson, J. P. How, S. Thomas, T. McLoughlin and M. Campbell, "Distributed Control of Formation Flying Spacecraft Built on OA," proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2003
  16. M. Tillerson, L. Breger, and J. P. How, "Distributed Coordination and Control of Formation Flying Spacecraft," Proceedings of the IEEE American Control Conference, June 2003, pp. 1740 - 1745.
  17. M. Tillerson, L. Breger, and J. P. How, ''Distributed coordination and control of formation flying spacecraft,'' Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2003, pp. 1740 - 1745.
  18. J. P. How, Nicholas Pohlman, and Chan-Woo Park, "GPS Estimation Algorithms for Precise Velocity, Slip and Race-track Position Measurements," Proceedings of the SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exhibition (2002-01-3336)
  19. P. Ferguson, F. Busse, and J. P. How, "Navigation Performance Predictions for the Orion Formation Flying Mission" Proceedings of the International Symposium on Formation Flying: Missions and Technologies, October 2002
  20. Franz Busse and J. P. How, "Demonstration of Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter for Low Earth Orbit Formation Estimation Using CDGPS", Institute of Navigation GPS Meeting, September 2002 and in NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation.
  21. F.Busse and J. P. How, "Real-time Experimental Demonstration of Precise Decentralized Relative Navigation for Formation Flying Spacecraft", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2002
  22. P. Ferguson, T. Yang, M. Tillerson, and J. P. How, "New Formation Flying Testbed for Analyzing Distributed Estimation and Control Architectures," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2002
  23. M. Tillerson and J. P. How, ''Advanced Guidance Algorithms for Spacecraft Formation Flying," Proceedings of the American Control Conference, May 2002, pp. 2830-2835.
  24. M. Tillerson, G. Inalhan, and J. P. How, ''Coordination and Control of Distributed Spacecraft Systems Using Convex Optimization Techniques," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 12, No. 2, Jan 2002, pp. 207-242
  25. G. Inalhan, M. Tillerson, and J. P. How, "Relative Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft Formations in Eccentric Orbits," AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January - February 2002
  26. C.-W. Park, J. P. How, and L. Capots, "Sensing Technologies For Formation-Flying Spacecraft In LEO Using CDGPS and an Interspacecraft Communications System," NAVIGATION, Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 49, Nos. 1, 2002, pg. 45.
  27. C.-W. Park and J. P. How, "Decentralized Relative Navigation for Formation Flying Spacecraft using Augmented CDGPS," proceedings of the ION, September 2001
  28. M. Tillerson and J. P. How, "Formation Flying Control in Eccentric Orbits," proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2001
  29. J. P. How and M. Tillerson, ''Analysis of the Impact of Sensing Noise on Formation Control," Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2001.
  30. J. C. Adams, T. Corazzini, F. Busse, J. P. How, and L. Capots, "Pseudolite Augmented Navigation for GEO Communication Satellite Collocation," IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 2000
  31. F. H. Bauer, K. Hartman, D. Weidow, J. P. How, and F. Busse, ''Enabling Spacecraft Formation Flying through Spaceborne GPS and Enhanced Autonomy Technologies," Proc. of the ION-GPS Conference, Sept, 1999, p. 369-383.
  32. T. Corazzini and J. P. How, ''Onboard Pseudolite Augmentation System for Relative Navigation", Proc. of the ION-GPS Conference, Sept. 1999, p. 1559-1568.
  33. F. Bauer, K. Hartman, J. P. How, J. Bristow, D. Weidow, and F. Busse, "Enabling Spacecraft Formation Flying through Spaceborne GPS and Enhanced Automation Technologies," Proceedings of the 1999 ION-GPS Conference, Nashville, TN, September 15, 1999.
  34. E. Olsen, C.-W. Park, and J. P. How, ''3D Formation Flight using Differential Carrier-phase GPS Sensors,'' Proc. of the ION-GPS Conference, Sept 1998.
  35. T. Corazzini and J. P. How, ''Onboard GPS signal augmentation for spacecraft formation flying,'' Proc. of the ION-GPS Conference, Sept 1998, p. 1937 - 1946.
  36. H. Teague, J. P. How, B. Parkinson, "Control of Flexible Structures Using GPS: Methods and Experimental Results," AIAA JGCD, September 1998
  37. J. P. How, R. Twiggs, D. Weidow, K. Hartman, and F. Bauer, "ORION: A Low-cost Demonstration of Formation Flying in Space using GPS," Proceedings of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference August, 1998.
  38. T. Corazzini, A. Robertson, J. C. Adams, Arash Hassibi, and J. P. How, "GPS Sensing for Spacecraft Formation Flying," proceedings of the Institute of Navigation GPS-97 Conf., Kansas City MO, September 1997.