Publications |
| The Feasability of Applying Plug-and-Play Concepts to
Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems to Meet the Challenges of
Future Responsive Missions P. Graven, Microcosm Inc. L. Jane Hansen, HRP Systems Inc. D. Fogle & J. Lyke, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) 7th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems. Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. 2-5 June, 2008 |
| Spacecraft Navigation Using X-Ray
Pulsars P. Graven & J.T. Collins, Microcosm Inc. J.E. Hansen, CrossTrac Engineering. S.I. Sheikh, ASTER Lab, Inc. 7th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems. Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. 2-5 June, 2008 |
| Implementing Plug-and-Play Concepts in the
Development of an Attitude Determination and Control System to Support
Operationally Responsive Space P. Graven & Y. Plam, Microcosm Inc. L. Jane Hansen, HRP Systems Inc. S. Harvey, PhD. Candidate, University of Wyoming 2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference. March, 2008 |
| XNAV for Deep Space
Navigation P. Graven & J. Collins, Microcosm Inc. S. Sheikh, Aster Labs L. Jane Hansen, CrossTrac Engineering P. Ray & K. Wood, Naval Research Laboratory 31st Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference February 1–6, 2008. , Breckenridge, CO |
| Autonomous Orbit Control Experience on TacSat-2
using Microcosm's Orbit Control Kit (OCK) Y. Plam, R. Van Allen, T. Bauer, & J. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 31st Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference February 1–6, 2008. , Breckenridge, CO |
| Plug-and-Play for Creating "Instant" GN&C
Solutions P. Graven, Y. Plam; Microcosm Inc. L. Jane Hansen, J. Pollack; HRP Systems 21st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites 2007 Logan, UT |
| A Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C)
Implementation of Plug-and-Play for Responsive
Spacecraft P. Graven; Microcosm Inc. L. Jane Hansen; HRP Systems AIAA Infotech@Aerospace 2007 Conference and Exhibit May 7-10, 2007, Rohnert Park, California |
| Circular vs. Elliptical Orbits for Persistent
Communications Dr. James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 5th AIAA Responsive Space Conference April 23-26, 2007, Los Angeles, California |
| Achieving Responsive Space: The Viability
of Plug-and-Play in Spacecraft Development Paul Graven and Dr. Richard Van Allen, Microcosm Inc. L. Jane Hansen and Jon M. Pollack, HRP Systems, Inc. 29th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference February 4-8, 2006, Breckenridge, Colorado |
| Development of the Scorpius LOX/Kerosene
Engine Family Dr. Jeffrey A. Muss, Sierra Engineering, Inc. Dr. Shyama Chakroborty and Dr. Ivett A. Leyva, Microcosm Inc. |
| Aggressive Surveillance as a Key Application Area
for Responsive Space James R. Wertz, Richard E. Van Allen, And Christopher J. Shelner Microcosm, Inc. 4th AIAA Responsive Space Conference April 24-27, 2006 Los Angeles, CA |
| Systems Engineering for Responsive
Launch Thomas P. Bauer, Shyama Chakroborty, Robert Conger, and James R. Wertz Microcosm, Inc. 4th AIAA Responsive Space Conference April 24-27, 2006 Los Angeles, CA |
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Mission Geometry; Orbit and
Constellation Design and Management James R. Wertz (editor) Became available January 2002 |
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Coverage, Responsiveness, and Accessibility for
Various “Responsive Orbits” James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 3rd AIAA Responsive Space Conference April 25-28, 2005, Los Angeles, CA |
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Rapid
Interplanetary Round Trips at Moderate Energy* James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. International Astronautics Federation Congress Oct. 4-8, 2004, Vancouver, Canada |
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Self-Configuring Network for Launch Vehicle and Satellite
Avionics J. Collins Microcosm, Inc., El Segundo, CA, L. Jane Hansen and Jon Pollack both HRP Systems, Torrance, CA |
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Plug-and-Play – An Enabling Capability for
Responsive Space Missions Thomas Morphopoulos, Microcosm, Inc. El Segundo, CA, L. Jane Hansen, HRP Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA, Jon Pollack, HRP Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA, Jim Lyke, Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Albuquerque NM, Scott Cannon, Utah State University, Logan UT 2nd AIAA Responsive Space Conference April 19-22, 2004, El Segundo, CA |
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Interplanetary
Round Trip Mission Design James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 54th International Astronautical Congress September 29–October 3, 2003 Bremen, Germany |
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Hardware-in-the-Loop Tests Of An Autonomous GN&C
System for On-Orbit Servicing Robert Bell, Thomas Morphopoulos, Jon Pollack, J. Collins, James R. Wertz, and Richard E. Van Allen Microcosm, Inc. Space 2003 Conference September 23–25, 2003 Long Beach, California |
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Responsive,
Low-Cost Access to Space with ELVIS — an Expendable Launch Vehicle with
Integrated Spacecraft Richard E. Van Allen, Thomas Bauer, Shyama Chakroborty, Sonya Collier, Paul Graven, L. Jane Hansen, Hans M. Meissinger, and James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 17th Annual USU/AIAA Small Satellite Conference August 11–14, 2003 Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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Autonomous
Navigation and Autonomous Orbit Control in Planetary Orbits as a Means of
Reducing Operations Cost James R. Wertz, Microcosm Inc. 5th Annual Syposium on Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations July 8-11, 2003 Pasadena, California |
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Autonomous
Rendezvous and Docking Technologies — Status and Prospects
James R. Wertz and Robert Bell, Microcosm Inc. SPIE AeroSense Symposium April 23-25, 2003 Orlando, Florida |
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Small Orbit
Transfer Vehicle (OTV) for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing and
Resupply J. Collins, Hans F. Meissinger, Robert Bell, Microcosm Inc. 15th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites August 13-16, 2001 Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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Solar-Electric Planetary Missions with an Initial
Out-of-Ecliptic Thrust Phase Hans F. Meissinger, Simon Dawson Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Volume 38, Number 2, pp. 243-248 March-April, 2001 |
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Applications
of Autonomous On-Board Orbit Control James R. Wertz, Gwynne E. Gurevich, Microcosm Inc. 11th Annual AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting February 11-15, 2001 Santa Barbara, California |
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Autonomous
Orbit Control: Flight Results and Cost Reduction Dr. James R. Wertz, Gwynne Gurevich JHU/APL Symposium on Autonomous Ground Systems for 2001 and Beyond April 25-27, 2001 Laurel, Maryland |
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Economic
Model of Reusable vs. Expendable Launch Vehicles Dr. James R. Wertz 51st International Astronautical Congress October 2-6, 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Autonomous On-Board Orbit Control: Flight
Results and Applications Gwynne Gurevich, Robert Bell, and James R. Wertz AIAA 2000 Conference and Exposition September 19-21, 2000 Long Beach, California |
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Autonomous On-Board Orbit Control:
Initial Flight Results from UoSat-12 Dr. James R. Wertz, Jeffrey L. Cloots, J. Collins, Simon D. Dawson, Gwynne Gurevich, Brian K. Sato and Jane Hansen 23rd Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference February 2-6, 2000 Breckenridge, Colorado |
| Selected Older Papers: |
| Architecture for Developing an
Economically Viable International, Large-Scale Lunar Colony
James R. Wertz IAF Specialists Symposium on Novel Concepts for Smaller, Faster, Better Space Missions April 19-21, 1999 Redondo Beach, California |
| Autonomous Constellation
Maintenance James Wertz, J. Collins, Simon Dawson, Hans Koenigsmann, and Curtis Potterveld Paper presented at IAF Workshop on Satellite Constellations November 18-19, 1997 Toulouse, France |
| What's the Price of Low Cost?
James Wertz, Simon Dawson 10th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites September, 1996 Logan, Utah |
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