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2021
Stacey, N., Dennison, K., D'Amico, S.;
Autonomous Asteroid Characterization through Nanosatellite Swarming ;
IEEE Aerospace Conference, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 5-12 (2022).Submitted
Romero-Wolf, A., Bryden, G., Agnes, G., Arenberg, J. W., Bradford, S. C., D’Amico, S., Debes, J., Greenhouse, M., Hu, R., Matousek, S., Rhodes, J., Ziemer, J.;
Starshade Rendezvous: exoplanet orbit constraints from multi-epoch direct imaging ;
J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst. 7(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021219
Agarwal, R., Oh, B., Fitzpatrick, D., Buynovskiy, A., Lowe, S., Lisy, C., Kriezis, A., Lan, B., Lee, Z., Thomas, A., Wallace, B., Costantino, E., Miner, G., Thayer, J., D’Amico, S., Lemmer, K., Lohmeyer, W., Palo, S.;
Coordinating Development of the SWARM-EX CubeSat Swarm Across Multiple Institutions ;
35th Annual Conference on Small Satellites, Utah State University, August 7-12 (2021).Submitted
Park, T. H., Bosse, J., D’Amico, S.;
Robotic Testbed for Rendezvous and Optical Navigation: Multi-Source Calibration and Machine Learning Use Cases;
2021 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Virtual, August 8-12 (2021).Accepted
Stacey N., D'Amico S.;
Analytical Process Noise Covariance Modeling for Absolute and Relative Orbits;
Acta Astronautica, (2021). Submitted [ArXiv]
Sullivan J., Koenig A. W., Kruger J., D'Amico S.;
Generalized Angles-Only Navigation Architecture for Autonomous Distributed Space Systems;
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 44, No. 6 (2021), pp. 1087-1105. DOI: doi/abs/10.2514/1.G005439
Lippe C., D'Amico S.;
Chief Spacecraft Orbit Refinement for Optimal Spacecraft Swarm Reconfiguration;
Acta Astronautica, Volume 183, June 2021, Pages 162-175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.03.011
Stacey N., D'Amico S.;
Adaptive and Dynamically Constrained Process Noise Estimation for Orbit Determination;
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (2021). DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2021.3074205 [ArXiv]
Koenig A. W., D'Amico S.;
Fast Algorithm for Fuel-Optimal Impulsive Control of Linear Systems with Time-Varying Cost;
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (2021). DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2020.3027804
Chernick M., D'Amico S.;
Closed-Form Optimal Impulsive Control of Spacecraft Formations Using Reachable Set Theory;
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 25-44 (2021). DOI: doi/abs/10.2514/1.G005218
Peretz E., Mather J., Hall K., Pabarcius L., Canzoniero C., Gilchrist K., Lierber-Kotz M., Slonaker R.,Yu W., Hughes S., Hur-Diaz S., Koenig A., D'Amico S.;
Exoplanet imaging scheduling optimization for an orbiting starshade working with Extremely Large Telescopes;
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 7(2), 021213 (2021). DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021213
Koenig A. W., Kruger J., Sullivan J., D'Amico S.;
ARTMS: Enabling Autonomous Distributed Angles-Only Orbit Estimation for Spacecraft Swarms;
2021 American Control Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26-28 (2021).
Kruger J., Wallace K., Koenig A. W., D'Amico S.;
Autonomous Angles-Only Navigation for Spacecraft Swarms around Planetary Bodies;
IEEE Aerospace Conference, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 6-13 (2021). Best Paper Award
Koenig A. W., D'Amico S., Peretz E., Yu W., Hur-Diaz S., Mather J.;
Optimal Spacecraft Orbit Design for Inertial Alignment with Ground Telescopes;
IEEE Aerospace Conference, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 6-13 (2021).
Lippe C., D'Amico S.;
Minimization of Delta-v for Satellite Swarm Maintenance in Eccentric Orbits using a Virtual Chief;
IEEE Aerospace Conference, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 6-13 (2021).
Dennison K., D'Amico S.;
Comparing Optical Tracking Techniques in Distributed Asteroid Orbiter Missions Using Ray-Tracing;
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Virtual Event, February 1-4 (2021).
Willis M., D'Amico S.;
Analytical Description of Relative Position and Velocity on J2-Perturbed Eccentric Orbits;
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Virtual Event, February 1-4 (2021).
Stacey N., D'Amico S.;
Process Noise Covariance Modeling For Absolute and Relative Orbit Determination;
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Virtual Event, February 1-4 (2021).
Giralo V., D'Amico S.;
Precise Real-Time Relative Orbit Determination for Large Baseline Formations Using GNSS;
Institute of Navigation, International Technical Meeting, Virtual Event, January 25-28 (2021).
Guffanti T., D'Amico S.;
Multi-Agent Passive Safe Optimal Control using Integration Constants as State Variables;
AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual Event, January 11-15 & 19-21 (2021). DOI: 10.2514/6.2021-1101
Koenig A. W., D'Amico S., Lightsey E. G.;
Formation Flying Orbit and Control Concept for the VISORS Mission;
AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual Event, January 11-15 & 19-21 (2021).
Lippe C., D'Amico S.;
Autonomous Reference Orbit Refinement for Optimal Swarm Reconfiguration;
AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual Event, January 11-15 & 19-21 (2021).
Chernick M.;
Optimal Impulsive Control of Spacecraft Relative Motion;
Stanford University, PhD Thesis (2021).
2020
2019
Giralo V., D'Amico S.;
Distributed Multi-GNSS Timing and Localization for Nanosatellites;
Navigation: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 729-746 (2019). DOI: 10.1002/navi.337
Koenig A. W., Macintosh B., D'Amico S.;
Formation Design of Distributed Telescopes in Earth Orbit for Astrophysics Applications;
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (2019). DOI: 10.2514/1.A34420
Guffanti T., D'Amico S.;
Linear Models for Spacecraft Relative Motion Perturbed by Solar Radiation Pressure;
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 1962-1981 (2019). DOI: 10.2514/1.G002822.
Beierle C., D'Amico S.;
Variable Magnification Optical Stimulator for Training and Validation of Spaceborne Vision-Based Navigation;
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (2019). DOI: 10.2514/1.A34337
Di Mauro G., Spiller D., Bevilacqua R., D’Amico S.;
Spacecraft Formation Flying Reconfiguration with Extended and Impulsive Maneuvers;
Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 356, Issue 6, pp. 3474-3507 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2019.02.012
Macintosh, B., D'Amico, S., Koenig, A., Madurowicz, A.;
The Space Weather Atmospheric Reconfigurable Multiscale Experiment (SWARM-EX): A New NSF Supported CubeSat Project;
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 1-17 (2019).
Seager, S., Kasdin, N. J., Booth, J., Greenhouse, M., Lisman, D., Macintosh, B., Shaklan, S., Vess, M., Warwick, S., Webb, D., D'Amico, S., Debes, J., Domagal-Goldman, S., Hildebrandt, S., Hu, R., Hughes, M., Kiessling, A., Lewis, N., Rhodes, J., Rizzo, M. R. A., Robinson, T.; Rogers, L., Savransky, D., Scharf, D., Stark, C., Turnbull, M., Romero-Wolf, A., Ziemer, J., Gray, A., Hughes, M., Agnes, G., Arenberg, J., Bradford, S.; Fong, M., Gregory, J., Matousek, S., Murphy, J., Willems, P.;
Starshade Rendezvous Probe Mission;
Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, APC white papers, no. 106; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 7, id. 106 (2019).
Arenberg, J., O'Meara, J., Tumlinson, J., Gelino, D., Garcia, M., Carey, S., Wolk, S., Wolk, N., D'Amico, S, Wirz, R., Genet, R., Barnhart, D., Freed, R., Tock, K.;
Stella Splendida: Building the science and engineering workforce of the 21st Century;
Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, APC white papers, no. 68; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 7, id. 68 (2019).
Mather, J., Arenberg, J., D'Amico, S., Cash, W., Greenhouse, M., Harness, A., Hoerbelt, T., Kain, I., Kausch, W., Kimeswenger, S., Lisse, C., Martin, S., Noll, S., Peretz, E., Przybilla, N., Seager, S., Shaklan, S., Snellen, I., Willems, P.;
Orbiting Starshade: Observing Exoplanets at visible wavelengths with GMT, TMT, and ELT;
Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, APC white papers, no. 48; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 7, id. 48 (2019).
Willis M., Alfriend T., D'Amico S.;
Second-Order Solution for Relative Motion on Eccentric Orbits in Curvilinear Coordinates;
2019 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, Maine, August 11 - 15 (2019).
Park T. H., Sharma S., D'Amico S.;
Towards Robust Learning-Based Pose Estimation of Noncooperative Spacecraft;
2019 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, Maine, August 11 - 15 (2019).Best Paper Award
Stacey N., D'Amico S.;
Adaptive and Dynamically Constrained Process Noise Estimation for Orbit Determination;
2019 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, Maine, August 11 - 15 (2019).
Lippe C., D'Amico S.;
Spacecraft Swarm Dynamics and Control About Asteroids;
2019 International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying, University of Strathclyde Glasglow, UK, July 16 – 19 (2019).Best Student Paper Award
Catanoso D., Kempf F., Schilling K., D'Amico S.;
Networked Model Predictive Control for Satellite Formation-Flying;
2019 International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying, University of Strathclyde Glasglow, UK, July 16 – 19 (2019).
D'Amico S., Koenig A., Macintosh B., Mauro D.;
System Design of the Miniaturized Distributed Occulter/Telescope (mDOT) Science Mission;
33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites, Utah State University, August 3-8 (2019).
Willis M., Lovell A., D'Amico S.;
Second Order Analytical Solution for Relative Motion on Arbitrarily Eccentric Orbits;
29th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Ka'anapali, Maui, HI, January 13-17 (2019).
Sharma S., D'Amico S.;
Pose Estimation for Non-Cooperative Spacecraft Rendezvous Using Neural Networks;
29th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Ka'anapali, Maui, HI, January 13-17 (2019).
D'Amico S., Giralo, V.;
Evaluation of GPS Altitude Accuracy of the LX9000 High Altitude Flight Recorder;
Technical Note, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), September 17 (2019).
Park T. H., D'Amico S.;
ESA Pose Estimation Challenge 2019;
Technical Note, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), July 3 (2019).
Koenig A., D'Amico S.;
Orbit Design and Control for the Earth-Orbiting Starshade Mission;
Technical Note, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), September 30 (2019).
Sharma S.;
Pose Estimation of Uncooperative Spacecraft using Monocular Vision and Deep Learning;
Stanford University, PhD Thesis (2019).
Koenig A.;
Formation Design of Distributed Telescopes in Earth Orbit with Application to High-Contrast Imaging;
Stanford University, PhD Thesis (2019).William F. Ballhaus Prize for best Ph.D. Thesis in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University
Beierle C.;
High Fidelity Validation of Vision-Based Sensors and Algorithms for Spaceborne Navigation;
Stanford University, PhD Thesis (2019).
D'Amico S.;
Miniaturized Distributed Occulter/Telescope (mDOT);
Mission Fact Sheet, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), July 16 (2019).
D'Amico S.;
Autonomous Nanosatellite Swarming using Radio-Frequency and Optical Navigation (ANS);
NASA Fact Sheet, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), July 16 (2019).
D'Amico S.;
Distributed multi-GNSS Timing and Localization System (DiGiTaL);
NASA Fact Sheet, Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), July 16 (2019).
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S., Cropp A.;
GPS-based Relative Navigation for the Proba-3 Formation Flying Mission;
Acta Astronautica, 91: 341-355, 2013
DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.06.025
De Florio S., D'Amico S., Radice G.;
Flight Results of Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on PRISMA Mission;
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 50 (3): 662-674, 2013
DOI 10.2514/1.A32347
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., De Florio, S.;
Autonomous Formation Flying based on GPS - PRISMA Flight Results;
Acta Astronautica, 82 (1): 69-79, 2013
DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.04.033
D'Amico S., Ardaens J., Gaias G., Benninghoff H., Schlepp B., Joergensen J. L.;
Noncooperative Rendezvous using Angles-only Optical Navigation: System Design and Flight Results;
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 36 (6): 1576-1595, 2013
DOI 10.2514/1.59236
Allende G., D'Amico S., Montenbruck O., Hugentobler U., Delpech M.;
FFRF and GPS Sensor Fusion for Relative Navigation of Formation Flying Satellites;
5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies, 29-31 May, 2013, Munich, Germany (2013);
Gaias G., D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S.,
Generalized Multi-Impulsive Maneuvers for Optimum Spacecraft Rendezvous;
5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies, 29-31 May, 2013, Munich, Germany (2013);
D'Amico S., Benn M., Joergensen J. L.;
Pose Estimation of an Uncooperative Spacecraft from Actual Space Imagery;
5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies, 29-31 May, 2013, Munich, Germany (2013);
De Florio S., D'Amico S., Radice G.;
Combined Autonomous Absolute and Relative Orbit Control in Low Earth Orbit;
5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies, 29-31 May, 2013, Munich, Germany (2013);
2012
D’Amico S., Bodin P., Delpech M., Noteborn R.;
PRISMA;
Chap 21, pp. 599-637. In: D'Errico M. (Ed.)
Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring Space Technology Library, 2013, Volume 31, Part 4, 599-637.
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4541-8_21
Montenbruck O., D'Amico S.;
GPS Based Relative Navigation;
Chap 5, pp. 185-223. In: D'Errico M. (Ed.)
Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring Space Technology Library, 2013, Volume 31, Part 2, 185-223.
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4541-8_5
D’Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Larsson R.
Spaceborne Autonomous Formation-Flying Experiment on the PRISMA Mission;
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol.35, no.3, 834-850 (2012).
DOI 10.2514/1.55638
D’Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., De Florio S.
Autonomous formation flying based on GPS - PRISMA flight results;
Acta Astronautica (2012).
DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.04.033
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S. , Montenbruck O.;
Final commissioning of the PRISMA GPS navigation system;
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Sciences and Applications, 4(3):104:118 (2012).
D’Amico S., Larsson R.;
Navigation and Control of the PRISMA Formation: In-Orbit Experience;
Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, 2(5):312-320 (2012).
D’Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Gaias G., Schlepp B., Benninghoff H., Tzschichholz T., Karlsson T., Jørgensen J. L.;
Flight Demonstration of Non-Cooperative Rendezvous using Optical Navigation;
23th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 29 October - 2 November, 2012, Pasadena, CA, USA (2012).
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S., Cropp A.;
GPS-Based Relative Navigation for the PROBA-3 Formation Flying Mission;
63rd International Astronautical Congress, 1-5 October, 2012, Naples (2012).
De Florio S., D'Amico S., and Radice G.;
Precise Autonomous Orbit Control in Low Earth Orbit;
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 13 - 16 August 2012, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2012)
Gaias G., D'Amico S., and Ardaens J.-S.;
Angles-only Navigation to a Non-Cooperative Satellite using Relative Orbital Elements;
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 13 - 16 August 2012, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2012)
De Florio S., D’Amico S., Radice G.;
Flight Results of the Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Mission;
AAS 12-179; 22nd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 29 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2012, Charleston, SC (2012).
Bodin P., Noteborn R., Larsson R., Karlsson Th., D’Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Delpech M., Berges J.-C.;
Prisma Formation Flying Demonstrator: Overview and Conclusions from the Nominal Mission;
AAS 12-072; 35th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, 3-8 Feb. 2012, Breckenridge, Colorado (2012).
2011
D'Amico S., Larsson R.;
Navigation and Control of the PRISMA Formation: In-Orbit Experience;
18th IFAC World Congress, 28 Aug.- 2Sep 2011, Milano, Italy (2011).
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Larsson R.;
Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment on the PRISMA Mission;
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 8-11 Aug. 2011, Portland, USA (2011).
Montenbruck O., D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Wermuth M.;
Carrier Phase Differential GPS for LEO Formation Flying - The PRISMA and TanDEM-X Flight Experience;
AAS 11-489; AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 31 July - 4 Aug 2011, Girdwood, USA (2011).
Gaias G., Ardeans J.-S., D'Amico S.;
Formation Flying Testbed at DLR's German Space Operations Center;
8th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems; 5-10 June 2010, Carlsbad, Czech Republic (2011).
Larsson R., Noteborn R., Bodin P., D'Amico S., Karlsson T., Carlsson A.;
Autonomous Formation Flying in LEO - Seven months of routine formation flying with frequent reconfigurations;
4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions & Technologies; 18-20 May 2011, St-Hubert, Quebec (2011).
Larsson R., D'Amico S., Noteborn R., Bodin P.;
GPS Navigation Based Proximity Operations by the PRISMA Satellites - Flight Results;
4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions & Technologies; 18-20 May 2011, St-Hubert, Quebec (2011).
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Larsson R.;
In-Flight Demonstration of Formation Control based on Relative Orbital Elements;
4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions & Technologies; 18-20 May 2011, St-Hubert, Quebec (2011).
Ardaens J.S., D'Amico S., Fischer D.;
Early Flight Results from the TanDEM-X Autonomous Formation Flying System;
4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions & Technologies; 18-20 May 2011, St-Hubert, Quebec (2011).
De Florio S., D'Amico S., Radice G.;
Operation Concept of the Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Mission;
8th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 4-8 April 2011, Berlin (2011).
Spurmann J., D'Amico S.;
Proximity Operations of On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft using an Eccentricity/Inclination Vector Separation;
22nd International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics; 28 Feb. - 4 March 2011, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil (2011).
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Final Commissioning of the PRISMA GPS Navigation System;
22nd International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics; 28 Feb. - 4 March 2011, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil (2011).
2010
D'Amico S.;
Autonomous formation flying in low earth orbit;
PhD thesis; Technical University of Delft (2010).
D’Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Differential GPS: An Enabling Technology for Formation Flying Satellites;
in: Sandau R., Röser H.-P., Valenzuela A.;
Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation;
pp. 457-466; Springer Verlag (2010).
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03501-2_43
Perea L., D'Amico S., Ardaens J.S., Elosegui P.;
Relative Control of a Virtual Telescope in a High Elliptical Orbit using GNSS and Optical Metrology;
Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 33/4, 1281-1287 (2010).
DOI 10.2514/1.48287
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Flight Results from the PRISMA GPS-Based Navigation;
5th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technologies, NAVITEC'2010, 8-10 Dec. 2010, Noordwijk, Netherlands (2010).
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., DeFlorio S.;
Autonomous Formation Flying Based on GPS - PRISMA Flight Results;
6th International Workshop on Satellite Constellation and Formation Flying, 1-3 Nov. 2010, Taipei, Taiwan (2010).
Gaias G., D'Amico, Boge T.;
Hardware-in-the-loop Multi-satellite Simulator for Proximity Operations;
11th Int. WS on Simulation & EGSE facilities for Space Programmes; SESP 2010, 28-30 September 2010, Noordwijk, Netherlands.
Persson S., D'Amico S., Harr J.;
Flight Results from PRISMA Formation Flying and Rendezvous Demonstration Mission;
IAC-10-B4.2.9; 61st International Astronautical Congress, 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2010,Prague, CZ. (2010).
De Florio S., D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S.;
Autonomous Navigation and Control of Formation Fliyng Spacecraft on the PRISMA Mission;
IAC-10.C1.5.12; 61st International Astronautical Congress, 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2010,Prague, CZ. (2010).
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.S., De Florio S., Montenbruck O., Persson S., Noteborn R.;
GPS-Based Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment (SAFE) on PRISMA: Initial Commissioning;
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2-5 August 2010, Toronto, Canada.
Ardaens J.S., Montenbruck O., D'Amico S.;
Functional and Performance Validation of the PRISMA Precise Orbit Determination Facility;
ION International Technical Meeting, 25-27 Jan. 2010, San Diego, California (2010).
Persson S., Harr J., D'Amico S., Jörgensen J.;
PRISMA - Formation Flying Project Close to Launch;
Small Satellites Systems and Services- The 4S Symposium, 31 May - 4 June 2010, Madeira, Portugal (2010).
2009
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S.;
Spaceborne Autonomous Relative Control System for Dual Satellite Formations;
Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics 32(6):1859-1870 (2009).
DOI 10.2514/1.42855
Delong N., Laurichesse D., Harr J., D'Amico S.;
PRISMA Relative Orbit Determination using GPS Measurements;
21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 28 Sep. -2 Oct. 2009, Toulouse, France (2009).
L. Perea, S. D’Amico, P. Elosegui;
Relative Orbit Control of a Virtual Telescope in an Eccentric Orbit;
21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 28 Sep. -2 Oct. 2009, Toulouse, France (2009).
D’Amico S., De Florio S., Larsson R., Nylund M.;
Autonomous Formation Keeping and Reconfiguration for Remote Sensing Spacecraft;
21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 28 Sep. -2 Oct. 2009, Toulouse, France (2009).
D’Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., Montenbruck O.;
Navigation of Formation Flying Spacecraft using GPS: the PRISMA Technology Demonstration;
ION-GNSS-2009, 22 Sep. - 25 Sep. 2009, Savannah, USA (2009).
D’Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Differential GPS: An Enabling Technology for Formation Flying Satellites;
7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellite for Earth Observation, 4-8 May 2009, Berlin (2009)
De Florio S., Gill E., D’Amico S.;
Performance Comparison of Microprocessors for Space-based Navigation Applications;
7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellite for Earth Observation, 4-8 May 2009, Berlin (2009)
De Florio S., D’Amico S.;
Optimal Autonomous Orbit Control of Remote Sensing Spacecraft;
19th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 8-12 Feb 2009, Savannah, USA (2009).
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S.;
Formation Flying Testbed;
DLR-GSOC TN 09-01; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2009).
2008
De Florio S., D'Amico S.;
The Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Mission;
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 56(4), 477-494 (2009).
Montenbruck O., Kahle R., D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S.;
Navigation and Control of the TanDEM-X Formation;
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 56(3):341-357 (2008).
Yamamoto T., D'Amico S.;
Hardware-in-the-loop Demonstration of GPS-Based Autonomous Formation Flying;
4th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technologies, NAVITEC'2008, 10-12 December 2008, Noordwijk (2008).
Montenbruck O., Delpech M., Ardaens J.-S., Delong N., D'Amico S., Harr J.;
Cross-Validation of GPS and FFRF-Based Relative Navigation for the PRISMA Mission;
4th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technologies, NAVITEC'2008, 10-12 December 2008, Noordwijk (2008).
D'Amico S., Montenbruck O., Larsson R., Chasset C.;
GPS-Based Relative Navigation during the Separation Sequence of the PRISMA Mission;
AIAA-2008-6661; AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 18-21 Aug. 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii (2008).
D'Amico S., Ardaens J.-S., De Florio S., Montenbruck O.;
Autonomous Formation Flying - TanDEM-X, PRISMA and Beyond;
5th International Workshop on Satellite Constellations & Formation Flying, 2-4 July 08, Evpatoria, Crimea (2008).
D'Amico S., De Florio S., Ardaens J. S., Yamamoto T.;
Offline and Hardware-in-the-loop Validation of the GPS-based Real-Time Navigation System for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission;
3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technology, 23-25 April 2008, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk (2008).
Ardaens J.-S., D'Amico S., Ulrich D., Fischer D.;
TanDEM-X Autonomous Formation Flying System;
3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technology, 23-25 April 2008, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk (2008).
De Florio S., D'Amico S., Gracia-Fernandez M.;
The Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission;
AAS 08-212; 18th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 28-31 Jan. 2008, Galveston, Texas (2008).
Ardaens J.S., D’Amico S.;
Control of Formation Flying Spacecraft at a Lagrange Point;
DLR-GSOC TN 08-01; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2007).
2007
Gill E., D'Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Autonomous Formation Flying for the PRISMA Mission;
AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 44/3, 671-681 (2007).
DOI 10.2514/1.23015
Rupp T., D'Amico S., Montenbruck O., Gill E.;
Autonomous Formation Flying at DLR's German Space Operations Center (GSOC);
IAC-07-D1.2; 58th International Astronautical Congress; 24-28 Sept. 2007; Hyderabad, India (2007).
Ardaens J.S., D’Amico S., Kazeminejad B., Montenbruck O., Gill E.;
Spaceborne Autonomous and Ground Based Relative Orbit Control for the TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Formation;
20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics; 24-28 Sep. 2007, Annapolis, USA (2007).
Kahle R., Kazeminejad B., Kirschner M., Yoon Y., Kiehling R., D’Amico S.;
First In-orbit Experience of TerraSAR-X Flight Dynamics Operations;
20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics; 24-28 Sep. 2007, Annapolis, USA (2007).
2006
Montenbruck O., Kirschner M., D'Amico S., Bettadpur S.;
E/I-Vector Separation for Safe Switching of the GRACE Formation;
Aerospace Science and Technology 10/7, 628-635 (2006).
DOI 10.1016/j.ast.2006.04.001
Kohlhase A.O., Kroes R., D'Amico S.;
Interferometric baseline performance estimations for multistatic SAR configurations derived from GRACE GPS observations;
Journal of Geodesy 80/1, 28-39 (2006).
DOI 10.1007/s00190-006-0027-y
D'Amico S., Montenbruck O.;
Proximity Operations of Formation Flying Spacecraft using an Eccentricity/Inclination Vector Separation;
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 3, 554-563 (2006).
Enderle W., Fiedler H., De Florio S., Krieger G., Jochim F., D'Amico S., Dawson S., Kellar W.;
Next Generation GNSS for Navigation of Future SAR Constellations;
IAC-06-C1.8.06; 57th International Astronautical Congress, Oct. 2-6, 2006, Valencia, Spain (2006).
D'Amico S., Gill E., Montenbruck O..;
Relative Orbit Control Design for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission;
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 21-24 Aug. 2006, Keystone, Colorado (2006).
D'Amico S., Gill E., Garcia M., Montenbruck O., Gill E.;
GPS-Based Real-Time Navigation for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission;
3rd ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technologies, NAVITEC'2006, 11-13 December 2006, Noordwijk (2006).
Kohlhase A., Kroes R., D'Amico S.;
Evaluating interferometric baseline performances in a close formation flight by using relative GRACE GPS navigation solutions;
19th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics; 4-11 June 2006, Kanazawa, Japan (2006).
Fiedler H., Krieger G., Werner M., Reiniger K., Diedrich E., Eineder M., D’Amico S., Riegger S.;
The TanDEM-X Mission Design and Data Acquisition Plan;
6th European Conference on Synthectic Aperture Radar, 16-18 May 2006, Dresden, Germany (2006).
Gill E., Montenbruck O., D'Amico S., Persson S.;
Autonomous Satellite Formation Flying for the PRISMA Technology Demonstration Mission;
16th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Jan. 22-26, 2006, Tampa, Florida (2006).
2005
D’Amico S., Montenbruck O., Arbinger Ch., Fiedler H.;
Formation Flying Concept for Close Remote Sensing Satellites;
AAS 05-156; 15th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference; Jan. 23-27, 2005; Copper Mountain, Colorado (2005).
D'Amico S.;
Relative Orbital Elements as Integration Constants of the Hill’s Equations;
DLR-GSOC TN 05-08; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2005).
D'Amico S.;
Flight Dynamics Operations for TanDEM-X Formation Flying;
DLR-GSOC TN 05-03; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2005).
2004
D’Amico S., Arbinger Ch., Kirschner M., Campagnola S.;
Generation of an Optimum Target Trajectory for the TerraSAR-X Repeat Observation Satellite;
18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 11-15 Oct. 2004, Munich, Germany (2004).
Arbinger Ch., D’Amico S., Eineder M.;
Precise Ground-In-the-Loop Orbit Control for Low Earth Observation Satellites;
18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 11-15 Oct. 2004, Munich, Germany (2004).
Arbinger Ch., D’Amico S.;
Impact of Orbit Prediction Accuracy on Low Earth Remote Sensing Flight Dynamics Operations;
18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, 11-15 Oct. 2004, Munich, Germany (2004).
Montenbruck O., D’Amico S.;
Space Segment Requirements for TanDEM-X Formation Flying;
DLR-GSOC TN 04-09; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2004).
Montenbruck O., Kirschner M., D’Amico S.;
E/I-Vector Separation for GRACE Proximity Operations;
DLR-GSOC TN 04-08; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2004).
Kirschner M., D’Amico S.;
Generation of the TerraSar-X Reference Orbit ;
DLR-GSOC TN 04-06; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2004).
D’Amico S., Kirschner M., Arbinger Ch.;
Precise Orbit Control of LEO Repeat Observation Satellites with Ground-In-The-Loop;
DLR-GSOC TN 04-05; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen (2004).
2003
Arbinger Ch., D'Amico S., Feucht U., Finzi A.;
The GRACE Formation: Science Mode Pointing Performance Analysis;
3rd International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formations, 24-26 Feb. 2003, Pisa (2003).
2002
D'Amico S.;
Attitude and orbital simulation in support of space mission operations: the GRACE formation flying;
Master Thesis, Politecnico di Milano (2002).
