2021
Rughani, R., Barnhart, D.A., “Sensor Fusion Kalman Filtering for Stability and Control of Satellite Swarms”, 2021 International Space Operations Conference. Cape Town, South Africa, May 3-5, 2021 (Virtual)
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Rughani, R. (2021). Relative-Motion Trajectory Generation and Optimization for Spacecraft Swarms (PhD thesis). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
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Rughani, R., “Using Swarms of Small Satellites for In-Space Manufacturing” (Presentation), SmallSat Symposium 2021. February 8-11, 2021 (Virtual)
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2020
Rughani, R., Barnhart, D.A., “Safe Construction in Space: Using Swarms of Small Satellites for In-Space Manufacturing”, 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference. Logan UT, August 1-6, 2020 (Virtual)
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Barnhart, D.A., Rughani, R., Allam, J.J., Clarke, K.W., “Initial Safety Posture Investigations for Earth Regime Rendezvous and Proximity Operations”, Journal of Space Safety Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsse.2020.06.010
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Villafana, L., Yuan, J., Broadus, L., Su, W., Carlton, C., Norrell, A., Rughani, R., Barnhart, D.A., “MAGNETO: Mapping the Earth’s Magnetic Field at 300km using COTS Sensors”, 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference, Logan UT, August 1-6, 2020 (Virtual)
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Barnhart, D.A., and Rughani, R., “On-orbit servicing ontology applied to recommended standards for satellites in earth orbit”, Journal of Space Safety Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsse.2020.02.002
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Rughani R., Barnhart, D.A. “Using Genetic Algorithms for Safe Swarm Trajectory Optimization.” 30th AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Orlando Fl, 6-10 January 2020
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Narayanan, S., Barnhart, D.A., Rogers, R., Ruffatto, D., Schaler, E., Van Cray, N., … Rughani, R., “REACCH – Reactive Electro-Adhesive Capture ClotH Mechanism to Enable Safe Grapple of Cooperative/Non-Cooperative Space Debris.” AIAA SciTech 2020. Orlando Fl, 6-10 January 2020
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2019
Barnhart, D.A., Rughani, R. “On-Orbit Servicing Ontology applied to Recommended Standards for Satellites in Earth Orbit”, 70th Annual International Astronautical Congress. Washington D.C., 21-25 October 2019
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Rughani, R., Rogers, R. A., Allam, J. J., Narayanan, S., Patil, P., Clarke, K., … Barnhart, D. A., “Improved Cubesat Mission Reliability using a Rigorous Top-Down Systems-Level Approach”, 70th Annual International Astronautical Congress. Washington D.C., 21-25 October 2019
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Rughani, R., Villafana, L., & Barnhart, D. A., “Swarm RPO and Docking Simulation on a 3DOF Air Bearing Platform”, 70th International Astronautical Congress. Washington D.C., United States, 21-25 October 2019.
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Narayanan, S., Rughani, R., Rogers, R., Clarke, K., Allam, J., “Mission Dodona: Power System Design, Analysis and Integration”, 33rd Annual Small Satellite Conference. Logan UT, August 3-8, 2019
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Rughani, R., “Use of Satellite Swarms for In-Space Assembly of Large Structures” (Presentation), International Space Development Conference. Washington D.C., June 5-9, 2019
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Barnhart, D.A., Rughani, R., Allam, J.J., Clarke, K.W., “Initial Safety Posture Investigations for Earth Regime Rendezvous and Proximity Operations”, 10th Annual IAASS Space Safety Conference. El Segundo, CA, May 15-17, 2019
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2018
Barnhart, D., Rughani, R., Allam, J., Weeden, B., Slane, F., and Christensen, I., “Using Historical Practices to Develop Safety Standards for Cooperative On-Orbit Rendezvous and Proximity Operations”, 69th International Astronautical Congress. Bremen, Germany, 1-5 October 2018
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2017
Rughani, R., Thangavelu, M., “Lava Tube Mapping and Exploration”, 4th Annual NASA SSERVI Exploration Science Forum. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 18-20 July 2017
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Thangavelu, M., Rughani, R., “Lunar Lava Tube Mapping and Exploration: Resource Prospector Options”, 4th Annual NASA SSERVI Exploration Science Forum, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA , 18-20 July 2017
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Rughani, R., “Improved Reliability of Orbital Rendezvous Operations by Using Small Satellites for Reconnaissance” (Master’s Thesis), University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
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