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CDUS Researchers

Professor

Maruthi R. Akella
Professor

Cockrell Family Chair #19 in Engineering

Dr. Akella specializes in the control of complex dynamical systems that are subject to large scale nonlinearities and uncertainties. He is the founding director for the Center for Autonomous Air Mobility (CAAM).

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Research Engineers & Scientists

Henry Cappel
Robotics Research Scientist

Robotics Research Scientist
Aerospace Engineering Building (ASE), 3.200 desk D
henry.cappel@utexas.edu

Research Interests: multi-agent systems, autonomous robotic systems, spacecraft GNC, gps-denied navigation

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Graduate Students

Richard Hoobler
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: guidance, optimization, machine learning

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Andrew Miller
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: attitude estimation and control, adaptive control

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Edward Jung
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: optimal control, GNC, RPODU, nonlinear dynamics and control

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Anand Agrawal
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: spacecraft GNC, multi-agent systems, spacecraft and trajectory design, machine learning

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Donghae Kim
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: path planning, optimal control, system safety, aircraft upset, multi-agent systems

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Anabel Soria Carro
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: mission and trajectory design, spacecraft GNC, nonlinear dynamics and control

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Pete Lealiiee Jr
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: nonlinear dynamics and control, adaptive control, optimal control, learning-based control, UAVs and autonomous robotic systems

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Akhilesh Mulgund
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: relative navigation, spacecraft GNC, autonomous systems, nonlinear dynamics and control

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Will Lipscomb
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: proximity operations, spacecraft autonomy, and machine learning

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Mitch Boh
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Orbit determination and optimization, cislunar architecture design, quantum sensing, and space situational awareness

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Taylor Stiffler
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interest: Estimation, spacecraft GNC, nonlinear dynamics and control, adaptive control

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Andrew Martin
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests:  Reinforcement Learning, computer vision, Multi Agent Systems

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Miranda Lambert
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Orbit Optimization and Determination, GNC, Space Domain Awareness

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Jeffrey Young
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Spacecraft GNC, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, Mission design and Trajectory Optimization, Computer Vision, and autonomous systems.

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Robert Bennett
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: trajectory design, optimization, efficient numerical methods, and spacecraft GNC

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Hamza Mujtaba
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: computer vision, edge computing, computer architecture

Gus Santaella
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: multi-agent systems, machine learning, relative navigation, spacecraft GNC

Hongseok Kim
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Satellite GNC algorithm design on Rendezvous Proximity Operation and Docking (RPOD), Satellite Constellation, Cislunar Astrodynamics, and Space Diplomacy

John Edward Pye
Graduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Swarm autonomy, robust control, distributed systems, human-machine teaming.

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Eomer & Eowyn

Research Interest: Multi-Agent systems, Spaceflight Emulation, Relative Navigation

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Samwise

Research Interest: Computer Vision, Guidance and Navigation

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