Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers on robust control, reachability, and state estimation.
Journal Articles
Reachable-Set Constrained Model Predictive Control for Safe Hypersonic Reentry
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2025
This research combines reachability analysis with MPC to ensure safe atmospheric reentry, even with disturbances. We enforce constraints via various MPC techniques, including tube-based MPC for nonlinear systems, with effectiveness demonstrated through simulations.
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with Ellipsoidal and Zonotopic Set-Membership Filtering in MPC
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 2025
This paper proposes an MPC strategy using ellipsoidal and zonotopic set-membership filtering for disturbed time-varying systems, validated via spacecraft rendezvous.
Daksha: On Alert for High Energy Transients
Daksha is a proposed dual-satellite mission for detecting high-energy transients, covering the entire sky in 1 keV–MeV, enabling rapid public alerts and diverse astrophysical studies.
Science with the Daksha High Energy Transients Mission
Daksha is a proposed dual-satellite mission for all-sky high-energy transient monitoring (1 keV–MeV), focusing on GRBs, gravitational wave counterparts, and diverse astrophysical phenomena with unparalleled sensitivity.
Reachability Analysis for Atmospheric Re-entry Vehicle
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2023
This study details a zonotope-based method for computing reachable sets in nonlinear systems, validated on Dubin's model and a hypersonic reentry vehicle.
Conference Papers
2025 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Boston, MA · August 2025
"Optimal Thruster Configuration for 6-DOF Control of a Small Satellite"
2025 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Boston, MA · August 2025
"Set-Based Reachability for Low-Thrust Spacecraft in Two-Body and Cislunar Dynamical Systems"
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL · January 2025
"Cooperative Docking of Micro Aerial Vehicles on a Mobile Ground Platform Using Model Predictive Control"
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL · January 2024
"Lunar Exploration through Co-operative Rovers using Smart Navigation"
2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Big Sky, MT · July 2023
"Nonlinear Reachable Set Computation And Model Predictive Control For Safe Hypersonic Re-Entry Of Atmospheric Vehicles"
American Control Conference (ACC)
San Diego, CA · May 2023
"Rendezvous and Proximity Operations using Model Predictive Control based on Set Membership Filter"
AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
National Harbor, MD · January 2023
"Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking with Obstacle Avoidance using Model Predictive Control"
2022 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Charlotte, NC · July 2022
"Reachable Set Computation and Analysis for Hypersonic Atmospheric Re-Entry Vehicles"