Members

Prerit Shah, United Space Alliance, Chair
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Ellen Gillespie, United Space Alliance
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Jeff Tave, Lockheed Martin
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Douglas Yazell, Honeywell
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Murugan Subramaniam, Akima Tech-Link, LLC
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Ron Sostaric, NASA JSC
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Alicia Baker, Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (Student member)
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Katherine L. Blummer, The Boeing Company
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Gabe Garrett, ARES Corporation
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Gregory Joseph, Jacobs ESCG
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If you are interested in joining the work of the committee, contact any member or Douglas Yazell at 281-244-3925. We are looking for qualified new members (both professionals and students).

To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and information regarding the state of the art and the future of aerospace guidance, navigation, and control. To stimulate education, professional development, and accomplishment by fostering communication and by providing resources.

• Recruit members for the technical committee and AIAA
• Recruit one technical committee member from each 'GN&C' company in the Clear Lake Area
• Encourage lectures from government, industry, and universities
• Monitor and contribute to the mirror committee on the national level
• Organize lunch-and-learn sessions in the the Houston Clear Lake area (3 or more per year)
• Focus on the technical challenges of the next 3-5 years
• Meet 3-4 times/year, sometimes with national committee, to focus on technical issues in the field
• Interact with other AIAA technical committees, other professional societies, and universities
• Survey tools and techniques
• Initiate and review reports on GN&C aspects of missions to Mars

September 22, 2006

Emerging Software Tools for Satellite Design
James D. Turner/Director of Operations, Consortium for Autonomous Space Systems
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PDF

February 10, 2006

NanoMaterials for Space Exploration
Padraig Moloney/NASA/JSC
Flier: PDF

February 2, 2006

Where Did That Equation Come From?
John Goodman/United Space Alliance
Flier: PDF
Presentation: PDF

July 26, 2005

In Pursuit of the Phantom Torque
Jack Bacon/NASA JSC/OM3
Flier: PDF

May 19, 2005

Hierarchical Navigation Algorithms in Support of Mars Exploration
Robert H. Bishop / The University of Texas at Austin
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PDF

September 17, 2004

Trajectory Optimization from Euler to Lawden to Today
Christopher D'Souza / The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Flier: PDF
Presentation: PPT, 2.61 MB

July 7, 2004

Some Aspects of N-Dimensional Theoretical Mechanics
Dr. John E. Hurtado, Texas A&M
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PPS, 5.73 MB

January 8, 2004

Vision Based Relative Navigation for Autonomous Proximity Operations
Dr. John Valasek, Texas A&M, Dr. Declan Hughes, Starvision Technologies
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PPT, 5.99 MB

October 21, 2003

Linear Parameter Varying Control and Applications to Active Microgravity Isolation
Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis, University of Houston
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PDF, 1.67 MB

August 19, 2003

Formation Flying of Satellites-a Generalization of Proximity Operations
Dr. Srinivas Vadali, Texas A&M University
Flier: PDF | DOC
Presentation: PDF, 1.34 MB | PPT, 2.45 MB

June 18, 2003

Graduate Curriculum in Space Architecture
Professor Larry Bell, University of Houston
Flier: DOC

June 11, 2003

Flower Constellations-Continuous Coverage of Non-Equatorial Regions with Repeating Tracks
Dr. Daniele Mortari, Texas A&M University
Flier: DOC
Presentation: PPT, 1.9 MB (Updated: 11/10/2004)
Flower Constellations Group's Web Page at Texas A&M University

April 2, 2003

Geometry of Sun Tracking from Earth Orbit and Related Simulation Initialization
Douglas Yazell, Honeywell International

June 18, 2001

StarNav and VisNav: A New Generation of Electro-Optical Spacecraft Navigation Sensors and Algorithms
Dr. John Junkins, Texas A&M University
Flier: DOC
Abstract and Speaker's Bio: DOC

February 24, 2000

MEDS, the Space Shuttle Orbiter's Multifunction Electronic Display System
Mr. James Newsome and Mr. Danny Siner presented MEDS, the 'glass cockpit' upgrade (shortly before its first flight).

Available Videos

These events are professionally videotaped by NASA/USA.
Video recordings of these events are available for free loans for the following speakers:
Junkins, Bell, Vadali, Gregoriadis, Valasek/Hughes, and Bacon.
AIAA membership is not required.