UB Space System
Dynamics and Control Lab

A. Boonrath, T. Singh, E. M. Botta. Identification of Parameters for Tethered Satellite System to Emulate Net-Captured Debris Towing, 7th International Conference on Tethers in Space (TiS 2024), Toronto, Canada, June 2024. (Recommended for submission to Acta Astronautica)

A. Boonrath, F. Liu, E. M. Botta, S. Chowdhury. Learning-aided Control of Robotic Tether-Net with Maneuverable Nodes to Capture Large Space Debris, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, May 2024. 

L. Field, D. Bourabah, E. M. Botta. Online Control and Moment of Inertia Estimation of Tethered Debris. 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. (Best Space Tethers Student Paper Award) (Recommended for submission to an AIAA journal) 

A. Boonrath, E. M. Botta. Mid-Deployment Model Switching of Tether-Net Systems for Active Debris Removal. 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024.

L. Field, G. Hecht, E. M. Botta. Successive Convexification for Tethered Debris Deorbiting. 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 

L. Field, D. Bourabah, E. M. Botta. Online Estimation and Control for Safe Post-Capture Dynamics of Tethered Debris. Second International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC II), Sugar Land, TX, December 2023. C27. 

F. Liu, A. Boonrath, P. KrisshnaKumar, S. Chowdhury, E. M. Botta. Learning Constrained Corner Node Trajectories of an Autonomous Tether-Net System for Space Debris Capture. Second International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC II), Sugar Land, TX, December 2023. 

G. Hecht, E. M. Botta. Q-Law Control with Sun Angle Constraint for Solar Electric Propulsion. 2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 2023. (Breakwell Award - Best Student Paper Award) C25. 

F. Liu, A. Boonrath, P. KrisshnaKumar, E. M. Botta, S. Chowdhury. Learning Constrained Corner Node Trajectories of a Tether Net System for Space Debris Capture. 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego, June 2023. DOI: 10.2514/6.2023-3920 C24. 

A. Schultz+, E. M. Botta. Comparison of Capture Quality Indices for Net-Based Capture of Zenit-2 Rocket. AIAA Student Conference, Buffalo NY, March 2023. (2nd place, best undergraduate student paper award competition) C23. 

L. Field, E. M. Botta. Relative Distance Control of Uncooperative Tethered Debris. 33rd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, January 2023. C22. G. Hecht* , N. Furioso+, E. M. Botta. Distributed Swarm Optimization for the Solution of Boundary Value Problems in Astrodynamics. 33rd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, January 2023. 

D. Bourabah, C. Gnam, E. M. Botta. Inertia Tensor Estimation of Tethered Debris through Tether Tracking. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), Paris, France, September 2022.

D. Bourabah, L. Field, E. M. Botta. Estimation of Uncooperative Space Debris Inertial Parameters after Tether Capture. 3rd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA), Madrid, Spain, April 2022. (1st Place, Best Student Paper Award)

C. Zeng, G. Hecht, R. Shah, P. Kumar, S. Chowdhury, E. M. Botta. Learning Robust Policies for Generalized Debris Capture with an Automated Tether-Net System. 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

G. Hecht, E. M. Botta. Heuristic Optimization Algorithms for Initializing Indirect Minimum-Fuel Trajectory Optimization. 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

C. Woods, A. Boonrath, R. Gold, E. M. Botta. Validation of Simulation of Space Net Deployment and Target Capture with Parabolic Flight Experiment Data. 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

D. Yu, A. Judasz, M. Zheng, E. M. Botta.  Design and Testing of a Net-Launch Device for Drone Capture. 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

S. Chen, C. Woods, A. Boonrath, E. M. Botta. Analysis of the robustness and safety of net-based debris capture. 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2022.

D. Bourabah, E. M. Botta. Exploiting Coriolis Acceleration to Reduce Libration Oscillations during Retraction of Tethered Satellite Systems. 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2021), Dubai, UAE, October 2021.

G. Hecht, E. M. Botta. Co-State Initialization with Particle Swarm Optimization for Low-Thrust Minimum-Fuel Trajectory Optimization. 2021 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Virtual Meeting, August 2021.

R. K. Shah, C. Zeng, E. M. Botta, S. Chowdhury. Reliability-Based Launch and Closure Optimization for a Net-Based Space Debris Capture System. 2021 AIAA AVIATION Forum, Virtual Meeting, August 2021.

D. Bourabah, E.M. Botta. Libration Reduction during Partial Satellite Retrieval of Vertical Three-Mass Tethered Systems. 31st AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Virtual Meeting, February 2021.

C. Barnes, E.M. Botta. An Improved Quality Index for Net-Based Capture of Space Debris. 2nd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA). Arlington, VA. January 2020. (1st Place, Best Student Paper Award)

N. Ravichandra, E.M. Botta. Output Space Mapping for Net-Based Debris Capture. 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition. Orlando, FL, January 2020.

C. Miles, E.M. Botta, and I. Sharf. Simulation and Tension Control of a Tether-Actuated Closing Mechanism for Net-Based Capture of Space Debris. 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2019). Washington D.C.,October 2019.

R. Gold, E.M. Botta. Validation of a Simulation Tool for Net-Based Capture of Debris with Parabolic Flight Experiment Data. 2019 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. Portland, ME. August 2019.