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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).
