Research - CREST

Rajguru, A., Eyre, E., Ebrahimi, M., Barnhart, D., Adam, R., Griffith, T., Chibuzor, D., Haq, S., Nguyen, J., Le, J., “CLINGERS: Optimizing RPO Ease for Assembly Operations,” 2022 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2022.

Barnhart, D., Bacher, D., Davies, J., Ridgeway, J., Ramesh, S., Madrecha, S., Badii, A., Stevlingson, C., Reynoso, E., Struhl, J., Piekarewicz, P., Thonapalin, P., Dajani, K., “Low Temperature Solid Propellant Investigations for Mechanical Properties,” AIAA Aviation Forum, Chicago IL, 2022.

Huyck, C. K., Yetman, G., Rose, A., Tiampo, K. F., Prager, F., Mendoza, M. T., Esquivias, G., Amyx, P., Huyck, M., “EO-Based Technologies for Economic Modeling: Application to COVID-19,” AGU Fall Meeting, 2021.

Wang, R., Gamon, J. A., Moore, R., Zygielbaum, A. I., Arkebauer, T. J., Perk, R., Leavitt, B., Cogliati, S., Wardlow, B., Qi, Y., “Errors associated with atmospheric correction methods for airborne imaging spectroscopy: Implications for vegetation indices and plant traits,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020.

Ter-Ghazaryan, D., “Virtual DSS: Mapping Locations From Unstructured Data With ARCGIS LocateXT,” Digital Scholar Studio Resources, 2021.

Smat, M., Barnhart, D., Narain, A., Brieler, I., Gianousopolous, D., Sharad, A., Weingaertner, R., Wang, H., Orozco, J., Tran, T., Nagpal, S., Foster N., “The Architecture of a Safe Low Cost Earth Based Lunar Landing Test Bed for the Validation of Experimental Flight and new Technologies,” 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2021.

Renteria, M., Blair, C., Mellano, C., Snow, H., Do, K., Cislowski, B., Estrada, S., Barnhart, D., “STARFISH: Soft Translatable Actuated Robot for in Space Handling,” 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2021.

Shrestha, N., Mittelstet, A.R., Young, A.R., Gilmore, T.E., Gosselin, D.C., Qi, Y., Zeyrek, C., “Groundwater level assessment and prediction in the Nebraska Sand Hills using LIDAR-derived lake water level,” Journal of Hydrology 600, 2021.

Belz, A., Eckhause, J., Terrile, R., Zapatero, F., “A Real Options Methodology for R&D Portfolio Selection and Management: Applications to the NASA SBIR Program,” 2021.

Cawse-Nicholson, K., et al., “A compilation of surface imaging algorithms: NASA’s Surface Biology and Geology Designated Observable,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 2021.

Rughani, R., Barnhart, D., “Sensor Fusion Kalman Filtering for Stability and Control of Satellite Swarms,” 2021 International Space Operations Conference. Cape Town, South Africa, 2021.

Rughani, R., “Relative-Motion Trajectory Generation and Optimization for Spacecraft Swarms (PhD thesis),” University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. 2021.

Barnhart, D., Russo, A., “Self foldable lunar lander solar panel: Design concept,” 2021 NewSpace Space Power Workshop, sponsored by Aerospace Corporation. Los Angeles CA, 2021.

Belz, A., Zapatero, F., Terrile, R., Kawas, M., Giga, A., “Mapping the ‘Valley of Death’: Managing Selection and Technology Advancement in NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program,” IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management 68 (5), 2021.

Smat, M., Russo, A., Famutimi, O., Puranik, I., Osmundson, A., Narain, A., Bernacchia, D., Rughani, R., Barnhart, D., “Generation-II Lunar Entry Approach Platform For Research On Ground: a novel concept for low cost, high longevity autonomous operations on the Moon,” 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) – The CyberSpace Edition, 2020.

Smat, M, Barnhart, D., Villafaña L., Overman, K., “Cellular Based Aggregated Satellite System: The Design and Architecture of a Three Degree of Freedom Near-Frictionless Testbed for Ground Validation of CubeSat Operations,” 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference. Logan, Utah, 2020.

Villafana, L., Yuan, J., Broadus, L., Su, W., Carlton, C., Norrell, A., Rughani, R., Barnhart, D., “MAGNETO: Mapping the Earth’s Magnetic Field at 300km using COTS Sensors,” 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference, Logan, Utah, 2020.

Barnhart, D., Rughani, R. Allam, J., Clarke, K., “Initial Safety Posture Investigations for Earth Regime Rendezvous and Proximity Operations,” Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2020.

Roudet, A., “Experimental setup of a new laser propulsion concept based on the Quantized Inertia theory,” Report submitted for French Air Force Academy Engineering diploma Internship Requirements, 2020.

Russo, A., “Multi-functional Self-reconfigurable Robotic Arm (RAMSEs) and adjoined solar panel preliminary design for Lunar Entry Approach Platform For Research On Ground,” Thesis submitted for the degree Master of Science in Space Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2020.

Bernachia, D., “Design of Thrust Vectoring attitude control system for Lunar Lander flying testbed,” GRADUATION THESIS in Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control, UNIVERSITA’ DI BOLOGNA, 2020.

Barnhart, D., Rughani, R., “On-orbit servicing ontology applied to recommended standards for satellites in earth orbit,” Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2020.

Siegel, N. “Engineering Ethics When Lives Are on the Line: When Does Bad Engineering Become Bad Ethics?,“ a chapter in the book Next-Generation Ethics, edited by Ali Abbas, Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Rughani R., Barnhart, D.A. “Using Genetic Algorithms for Safe Swarm Trajectory Optimization,” 30th AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Orlando, Florida, 2020.

Narayanan, S., Barnhart, D., Rogers, R., Dean, G., Bernstein, S., Singh, A., Almeida, O., Sampathkumar, S., Maness, E., and Rughani, R. -USC; Ruffatto, D., Schaler, E., Van Crey, N., Bhanji, A., Junkins, E.- JPL; “REACCH – Reactive Electro-Adhesive Capture ClotH Mechanism to Enable Safe Grapple of Cooperative/Non-Cooperative Space Debris,” 30th AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Orlando, Florida, 2020.

Duong, R., “The Development of an Autonomous Subsystem Reconfiguration Algorithm for the Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Aggregated Multi-Satellite Systems,” Thesis for partial fulfilment for Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, 2019.

Rughani, R., Villafana, L., Barnhart, D., “Swarm RPO and Docking Simulation on a 3DOF Air Bearing Platform,” 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2019.

Barnhart, D., Duong, R., Villafana, L., Patel, J., Annapureddy, S., “The Development of Dynamic Guidance and Navigation Algorithms for Autonomous On-Orbit Multi-Satellite Aggregation,” 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Washington DC, 2019.

Rughani, R., Rogers, R., Allam, J., Narayanan, S., Patil, P., Clarke, K., Lariviere, M., Du Plessis, J., Villafana, L., Healy, D., Bernstein, S., Barnhart, D., “Improved CubeSat Mission Reliability Using a Rigorous Top-Down Systems-Level Approach,” 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Washington DC, 2019.

Dennison, P. E., Qi, Y., Meerdink, S. K., Kokaly, R. F., Thompson, D. R., Daughtry, C. S., Quemada, M., Roberts, D. A., Gader, P. D., Wetherley, E. B., “Comparison of Methods for Modeling Fractional Cover Using Simulated Satellite Hyperspectral Imager Spectra,” Remote Sensing, 2019.

Narayanan, S., Rughani, R., Rogers, R., Clarke, K., Allam, J., “Mission Dodona: Electronic Power System Design, Analysis and Integration,” AIAA USU Small Satellite Conference, Logan Utah, 2019.

Bezouska, W., Barnhart, D., “Sensor Selection Strategies for Satellite Swarm Collaborative Localization,” Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2019.

Barnhart, D., Rughani, R. Allam, J., Clarke, K., “Initial Safety Posture Investigations for Earth Regime Rendezvous and Proximity Operations,” 10th International IAASS Conference, 2019.

Dashti, H., Glenn, N. F., Ustin, S., Mitchell, J. J., Qi, Y., Ilangakoon, N. T., Flores, A. N., Silván-Cárdenas, J. L., Zhao, K., Spaete, L. P., “Empirical Methods for Remote Sensing of Nitrogen in Drylands May Lead to Unreliable Interpretation of Ecosystem Function,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2019.

Bezouska, W., Barnhart, D., “Visual sensor selection for satellite swarm cooperative localization,” SPIE Defense and Security Conference, 2019.

Bezouska, W., Barnhart, D., “Spacecraft Pose Estimation and Swarm Localization performance under Varying Illumination and Viewing Conditions,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2019.

Siegel, N., Boehm, B., Rosenberg, D. “Critical Quality Factors for Rapid, Scalable Agile Development,“ IEEE 19th International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security Companion (QRS-C), 2019.

Qi, Y., Ustin, S., Glenn, N., “Imaging Spectroscopic Analysis of Biochemical Traits for Shrub Species in Great Basin, USA,” Remote Sensing, 10, 2018.

Barnhart, D., Rughani, R., Allam, J., Weeden, B., Slane, F., Christensen, I., “Using Historical Practices to Develop Safety Standards for Cooperative On-Orbit Rendezvous and Proximity Operations,” 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Bremen Germany, 2018.

Ruddell, D., Foster, K., “GIS&T and Geodesign,” The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge, 2018.

Alemohammad, S.H., Konings, A., Jagdhuber, T., Moghaddam, M., Entekhabi, D., “Characterization of vegetation and soil scattering mechanisms across different biomes using P-band SAR polarimetry,” Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 209, Pages 107–117, 2018.

Shah, P., Moghaddam, M., “A Fast Level Set Method for Multi-Material Recovery in Microwave Imaging,” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., 2018.

Shah, P., Moghaddam, M., “Fast Level Set Based Method for High Contrast Microwave Imaging,” 2015.

Belz, A., Giga, A., “Of Mice or Men: Management of Federally Funded Innovation Portfolios With Real Options Analysis,” IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2018.

Bento da Silva, G., Santos, C., Barnhart, D., “Estudo otimizado sobre Rendezvous com Detritos Espaciais Brasileiros em LEO,” Proceeding Series of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 2018.

Cui, C., Wyer, J., Wang, J., Gruntman, M., Heinsheimer, T., Siegel, N. “Surveying Martian Surface using Balloons: an Open-Architecture Mission Concept,“ with several co-authors, Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), 2018.

Siegel, N., “The Black Sky Emergency Communication and Coordination System (BSXtm): Assessing Communication and Coordination Requirements for Complex Catastrophes,” a chapter in the book Electric Infrastructure Protection Handbook III, published by the Electric Infrastructure Security Council, 2018.

Rose, A., Wei, D., Miller, N., Vandyck, T., “Equity, Emissions Allowance Trading and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,” Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2017.

Yi, Y., Kimball, J. S., Chen, R., Moghaddam, M., Reichle, R. H., Mishra, U., Zona, D., Oechel, W. C., “Characterizing permafrost soil active layer dynamics and sensitivity to landscape spatial heterogeneity in Alaska,” The Cryosphere Discuss., 2017.

Clewley, D., Whitcomb, J. B., Akbar, R., Silva, A. R., Berg, A., Adams, J. R.,Caldwell, T., Entekhabi, D., Moghaddam, M., “A Method for Upscaling In Situ Soil Moisture Measurements to Satellite Footprint Scale Using Random Forests,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2017.

Siegel, N., “Using systems engineering to protect society in the face of potential ‘Black-Sky’ Hazards,“ keynote presentation at the CSSE annual research review, 2017.

Rose, A., “Defining and Measuring Economic Resilience from a Societal, Environmental and Security Perspective,” Singapore: Springer, 2017.

Siegel, N., “How big companies use systems architecting,“ Loyola Marymount, 2017.

Ritter, M., Barnhart, D., “Geometry Characterization of Electro-adhesion Samples for Spacecraft Docking Application,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana, 2017.

Duan, X., Moghaddam, M., “Full-Wave Electromagnetic Scattering From Rough Surfaces With Buried Inhomogeneities,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 3338-3353, 2017.

Barnhart, D., Sullivan, J., Will, P., Gruntman, M., “Advancing Exploration Risk Reduction and Workforce Motivation through Dynamic Flight Testing,” AIAA Space Conference, 2007.

Siegel, N., Ferren, B. “The Black-Sky emergency coordination and communications system; a technical report for the Electric Infrastructure Security Council,” 2017.

Siegel, N., “Using systems engineering to create a survivable communications system that will operate in the presence of Black-Sky hazards,“ CSER Journal, 2017.

Bento da Silva, G., Barnhart, D., “Optimized R/B’s Rendezvous Study for Active Debris Removal,” Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research (CODER) Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2016.

Sue Wing, I., Rose, A., Wein, A., “Economic Consequence Analysis of the ARkStorm Scenario,” Natural Hazards Review, 2016.

Burgin, M., Duan, X., Khankhoje, U., Moghaddam, M., “Generalized terrain topography in radar scattering models,” IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 1373-1384, 2016.

Rogers, C., Barnhart, D., Crago, S., “The Maestro Flight Experiment: A 49-Core Radiation Hardened Processor in Space,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, 2016.

Giga, A., Terrile, R., Belz, A., Zapatero, F., “The impact of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program on invention and innovation,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2016.

Moghaddam, M., Silva, A.R., Clewley, D., Akbar, R., Hussaini, S.A., Whitcomb, J., Devarakonda, R., Shrestha, R., Cook, R.B., Prakash, G., Santhana Vannan, S.K., Boyer, A.G., ”Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, USA,” ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA 2016.

Duan, X., Haynes, M., Moghaddam, M., “Experimental validation of the recursive T-matrix method at microwave frequencies using network analyzer based setup and antenna model,” IEEE Trans Antennas Propagat., vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 5727-5740, 2015.

Barnhart, D., Atudosiei, N., “Growing Life in Space: Sustainable Bioterra for Mankind’s Future on Earth and in Space,” Management and Legislation in Agriculture, Agrotourism, Food, Agrifood Economics, Environment and Consumer Protection Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2015.

VoPham, T., Wilson, J. P., Ruddell, D., Rashed, T., Brooks, M. M., Yuan, J., Talbott, E. O., Chang, C. H., Weissfeld, J. L.,”Linking pesticides and human health: A geographic information system (GIS) and Landsat remote sensing method to estimate agricultural pesticide exposure,” Applied Geography, 2015.

Yi, Y., Kimball, J., Rawlins, M., Moghaddam, M., Euskirchen, E., “The role of snow cover and soil freeze/thaw cycles affecting boreal-arctic soil carbon dynamics,” Biogeosciences, 12(14), 2015.

Clewley, D., Whitcomb, J., Moghaddam, M., McDonald, K., Chapman, B., Bunting, P., “High resolution mapping of vegetated wetlands in Alaska using ALOS PALSAR data,” Remote Sens., vol. 7, no. 6, 7272-7297, 2015.

Du, J., Kimball, J., Azarderakhsh, M., Dunbar, R., Moghaddam, M., McDonald, K., “Classification of alaska spring thaw characteristics using satellite L-band radar remote sensing,” Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 53(1), pp. 542-556. 2015.

Barnhart, D., Hill, L., Fowler, E., Hunter, R., Hoag, L., Sullivan, B., Will, P., “A Further Look at Potential Impact of Satlets on Design, Production, and Cost of Satellite Systems,” Small Satellite Conference, Logan, Utah, 2014.

Clewley, D., Bunting, P., Shepherd, J., Gillingham, D., Flood, N., Dymond, J., Lucas, R., Armston, J., Moghaddam, M., “A Python-based open source system for geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) utilizing raster attribute tables,” Remote Sensing, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 6111-6135, 2014.

Barnhart, D., Will, P., Sullivan, B., Hunter, R., Hill, L., “Creating a Sustainable Assembly Architecture for Next-Gen Space: The Phoenix Effect,” National Space Symposium Paper, Colorado Springs CO, 2014.

Barnhart, D., Garretson, P., Will, P., “Enabling the 2nd Generation in Space: Building blocks for large scale space endeavors,” Journal of British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 67, 2014.

Terrile, R., Jackson, B., Belz, A., “Consideration of risk and reward in balancing technology portfolios,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2014.

Ruddell, D., Dixon, P. G., “The energy–water nexus: are there tradeoffs between residentialenergy and water consumption in arid cities?,” International Journal of Biometeorology, 2014.

Duan, X., Moghaddam, M., “Low frequency low-altitude radar system design and measurement for subcanopy and subsurface soil moisture characterization,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, 2013.

Ortega, M., Sharifazadeh, H., Thakur, A., Kranenburg, P., Jacobs, M., Ybarra, A., Armour, A., Gomez, C., Pinzon, D., Monga, D., Meine, G., Lam, M., Brito, N., Vierma, S., “LEAPFROG Generation-X: Exploring Modularized Martian Robotic Exploration through Crowdsourcing the Open-Source Community,” AIAA Space Conference & Exposition, ISBN: 978-1-62993-1555, Vol. 3, pp. 2369-237, 2013.

Barnhart, D., Sullivan, B., Hill, L., Will, P., Chappel, L., Ratti, J., Benedict, B., VanOmmering, G., “DARPA Phoenix Payload Orbital Delivery System (PODs),” AIAA SPACE Conference & Exposition, AIAA 2013-5484, San Diego, CA, 2013.

Barnhart, D., “The Phoenix Project,” 50th session of the UN COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 2013.

Barnhart, D., Hill, L., Fowler, E., Hoag, L., Sullivan, B., Will, P., “A Market for Satellite Cellularization? A first look at satlet morphology’s implementation and potential impact on the space industry,” AIAA Space Conference, 2013.

Beauchamp, P., Belz, A., “Assessing planetary protection and contamination control technologies for planetary science missions,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2013.

Tabatabaeenejad, A., Bürgin, M., Moghaddam, M., “Potential of L-band radar for retrieval of canopy and subcanopy parameters of boreal forests,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 2150-2160, 2012.

Siegel, N., “Unsolved problems in the aerospace market, and key initiatives in response to those unsolved problems,” keynote address, Northrop Grumman corporate software symposium, 2012.

Ortega, M., Kranenburg, P., Jacobs, M., Sharifazadeh, H., Brito, N., Vierma, S., “LEAPFROG: Lunar Entry and Approach Platform for Research on Ground,” Great Minds in STEM Conference, 2012.

Barnhart, D., Sullivan, B., “Economics of Repurposing In Situ Retired Spacecraft Components,” AIAA SPACE Conference & Exposition: AIAA 2012-5304, 2012.

Barnhart, D., Hill, L., Turnbull, M., Will, P., “Changing Satellite Morphology through Cellularization,” AIAA SPACE Conference & Exposition, AIAA 2012-5262, Pasadena, CA, 2012.

Duan, X., Moghaddam, M., “Stabilized extended boundary condition method for Vector electromagnetic scattering from arbitrary random rough surfaces for remote sensing of soil moisture,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 87-103, 2012.

Clewley, D., Lucas, R., Accad, A., Armston, J., Bowen, M., Dwyer, J., Pollock, S., Bunting, P., Eyre, T., Kelly, A., Carreiras, J., Moghaddam, M., “An Approach to Mapping Forest Growth Stages in Queensland, Australia through Integration of ALOS PALSAR and Lansat Sensor Data,” Remote Sensing. 4(8), 2012.

Hoag, L., Barrett, T., Aherne, M., Bezouska, W., Sachs, J., “Caerus – Concept Through Flight in Eleven Months: A Story of Rapid Response and Lessons Learned,” AIAA SPACE 2011, AIAA 2011-7132, 2011.

Barrett, T., Barnhart, D., Kunc, J., Karkhanis, R., Vartanian, E., Guzman, M., Hesar, S., “USC’s Approach to Satellite-Based, Hands-On Training: The Engineering Teaching Hospital,” AIAA Space 2011 Conference, AIAA 2011-7226, 2011.

Aherne, M., Barrett, T., Hoag, L., Teegarden, E., Ramadas, R., “Aeneas — Colony I Meets Three-Axis Pointing,” 25th AIAA/USU Small Satellite Conference, SSC-11-XII-7, Logan Utah, 2011.

Ruddell, D., Harlan, S. L., Grossman-Clarke, S., Chowell, G., “Scales of perception: public awareness of regional and neighborhood climates,” Climatic Change, 2011.

Rose, A., “Resilience and Sustainability in the Face of Disasters,” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2011.

Harlan, S., Ruddell, D., “Climate change and health in cities: impacts of heat and air pollution and potential co-benefits from mitigation and adaptation,” Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2011.

Campbell, J., Core, M., Artstein, R., Armstrong, L., Hartholt, A., Wilson, C., Georgila, K., Morbini, F., Haynes, K., Gomboc, D., Birch, M., Bobrow, J., Lane, H., Gerten, J., Leuski, A., Traum, D., Trimmer, M., DiNinni, R., Bosack, M., Jones, T., Clark, R., Yates, K., “Developing INOTS to Support Interpersonal Skills Practice,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2011.

Hoag, L., Kichkaylo., T. Barnhart, D., “A Systems Architecting Approach to Automation and Optimization of Satellite Design in SPIDR,” International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2010.

Magagi, R., A. Berg, K. Goita, S. Belair, T. Jackson, B. Toth, A. Walker, H. McNairn, P. O’Neill, M. Moghaddam, I. Gherboudj, A. Coliander, M. Cosh, J. Belanger, M. Bürgin, J. Fisher, S. Kim, LP Rousseau, N. Djamai, J. Shang, A. Merzouki, “Canadian experiment for soil moisture in 2010: Overview and preliminary results,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 2010.

Bezouska, W., Aherne, M., Barrett, J.T., Schultz, S., “Demonstration of Technologies for Autonomous Micro-Satellite Assembly,” AIAA Space 2009 Conference, AIAA 2009-6504, Pasadena, CA, 2009.

Ruddell, D. M., Harlan, S. L., Grossman-Clarke, S., Buyantuyev, A., “Risk and Exposure to Extreme Heat in Microclimates of Phoenix, AZ,” Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 2., 2009.

Barnhart, D., Kichkaylo, T., Hoag, L., “SPIDR: Integrated Systems Engineering Design-to-Simulation Software for Satellite Build,” 7th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Loughborough University, England, 2009.

Barnhart, D., Barrett, T., Sachs, J., Will, P., “Development and Operation of a Micro-Satellite Dynamic Test Facility for Distributed Flight Operations,” AIAA Space Conference, AIAA 2009-6443, Pasadena CA, 2009.

Barnhart, D., Barrett, T., Rahman, O., Raskin, C., Rudolph, M., “Lunar descent and landing technique development through real-time earth based flight dynamics operations,” 58th International Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India , IAC-07-A3.I.A.05, 2007.

Barnhart, D., Gruntman, M., Anderson, A., Faghfoor, O., Cheng, J., “Hands On Space Flight Risk Reduction Training Through Ground Based Dynamic Flight Testing,” 58th International Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India , IAC-07-E1.4.10, 2007.

Moghaddam, M., Entekhabi, D., Liu, M., Teneketzis, D., “Soil moisture smart sensor web concept using data assimilation and optimal control,” Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 2007.

Moghaddam, M., Rahmat-Samii, Y., Partridge, P., Van Nieuwstadt, L., Vitaz, J., Haynes, M., Huang, J., Cable, V., “Dual Polarized UHF/VHF Honeycomb Stacked-Patch Feed Array for a Large-Aperture Space-borne Radar Antenna,” Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 2007.

Balint, T., Kolawa, E., Peterson, C., Cutts, J., Belz, A., “Extreme environments technologies for probes to Venus and Jupiter,” 2007.

Hoag, L., Hendry, M., Rojdev, K., Cheng, J., Faghfoor, O., Garcia, A., Giuliano, P., Raskin, C., Rudolph, M., Rahman, O., “LEAPFROG: Lunar Entry and Approach Platform For Research On Ground,” AIAA Infotech at Aerospace, 2007.

Peterson, C., Balint, T., Belz, A., Cutts, J., “Overview of High Priority Technologies for Solar System Exploration,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2007.

Belz, A., Cutts, J., “Planning for planetary protection : challenges beyond Mars,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, 2006.

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