Research Symposium

The 2019 ARGoPS Research Symposium, held on on April 26th/27th, 2019 in University Park, PA, was an immense success.

This two-day symposium provided the opportunity to bring together astrodynamics researchers in academia and industry. The event included guest speakers, Penn State professor and graduate student presentations, and networking sessions.

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Event Schedule:

Friday, April 26th

TimePresenterOrganizationEvent/Presentation TitleLocation
8:15 AM – 8:35 AMDr. Puneet SinglaPenn State, Associate ProfessorWelcome and Opening Remarks211 Keller Bldg.
8:35 AM – 8:55 AMJason ReiterPenn State, Graduate StudentSpacecraft State Estimation and Stealth Through Orbit-Perturbing Maneuvers: A Game Theory Approach211 Keller Bldg.
8:55 AM – 9:25 AMDamien GuehoPenn State, Graduate StudentLearning Capabilites of Neural Networks and Keplerian Dynamics211 Keller Bldg.
9:25 AM – 9:45 AMPeter ScarcellaPenn State, Graduate StudentConsider Filtering Applied to Maneuver Detection for Relative Orbit Determination211 Keller Bldg.
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM  Morning Break211 Keller Bldg.
10:00 AM – 10:20 AMMatt ShawPenn State, Graduate StudentDesign of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization211 Keller Bldg.
10:20 AM – 11:15 AMDr. John JunkinsTexas A&M, University Distinguished Professor 

Keynote Presentation:

A Variation of Parameters Approach to Find Quasi-Frozen Orbits Low Altitude Lunar Orbits

211 Keller Bldg.
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM  Group PictureNittany Lion Shrine
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  Group Lunch (covered up to $12)Cafe Laura
12:35 PM – 1:20 PMJim McAdamsKinetX Aerospace, Senior Mission Design Engineer OSIRIS-REx at Bennu – Mission Overview and Status211 Keller Bldg.
1:20 PM – 1:40 PMDr. Pradipto GhoshAnalytical Graphics, Inc., Computational Astrodynamics Specialist, Gaussian Process Regression Modeling of Solar Electric Propulsion Throttle Tables211 Keller Bldg.
1:40 PM – 2:10 PMMike Nino Penn State, Graduate StudentTime-Optimal, Constrained, Satellite Reorientation Maneuver Using Inverse Dynamics211 Keller Bldg.
2:10 PM – 2:30 PMDavide ContePenn State, Graduate Student From Earth to Mars, One (small) Step at a Time211 Keller Bldg.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PMDavid CillibertoPenn State, Graduate Student Extended Kalman Filtering in Regularized Coordinates for Orbit Determination211 Keller Bldg.
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  Afternoon Break211 Keller Bldg.
3:15 PM – 3:35 PMZach HallPenn State, Graduate Student A Probabilistic Approach for Uncertain Lambert Problem and Reachability Set Computation211 Keller Bldg.
3:35 PM – 3:55 PMThomas PalazzoPenn State, Graduate Student Levy Flight Based Indirect Method to Solve Optimal Control Problem211 Keller Bldg.
3:55 PM – 4:15 PMHaximodor HePenn State, Graduate StudentFireworks Optimization Algorithm Applied to Trajectory Designfor LEO to Lunar Halo Orbits211 Keller Bldg.
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM  Discussions on Future Directions in Astrodynamics211 Keller Bldg.
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM  Off-Campus Dinner (sit within breakout groups)The Tavern

 

Saturday, April 27th

TimePresenterOrganizationEvent/Presentation TitleLocation
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM Dr. Manoranjan MajjiTexas A&M, Assistant Professor Recent Advances in Dynamical Systems Theory for Astrodynamics Applications202 Hammond Bldg.
9:00 AM – 9:20 AMAmit Jain Penn State, Graduate StudentStochastic Reachability Analysis for the Hypersonic Re-Entry Problem202 Hammond Bldg.
9:20 AM – 9:50 AMKhushboo Patel Penn State, Graduate Student Precision Landing on the Moon using Lambert Targeting and Particle Swarm optimization202 Hammond Bldg.
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM  Morning Break202 Hammond Bldg.
10:05 AM – 10:50 AMDr. Chris ScottJHU Applied Physics Lab, Mission Design Engineer Dragonfly MD/Nav Overview202 Hammond Bldg.
10:50 AM – 11:10 PMAndrew GoodyearPenn State, Graduate Student Analytic Dual-Quaternion State Transition Matrices for Kalman Filtering202 Hammond Bldg.
11:10 PM – 12:00 PM  Discussions on Future Directions in Astrodynamics202 Hammond Bldg.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  Lunch Downtown (not covered)TBD
1:00 PM – -2:00 PM  Trip to Creamery Berkey Creamery
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  Penn State Baseball vs MarylandMedlar Field
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM  Group Dinner/Happy HourFederal Taphouse



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