Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Email: Jonathan Black
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2006
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University, 2003
B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
Maneuvering orbits
Lightweight and inflatable aerospace structures
Structural and nonlinear dynamics
Noncontact measurement systems
Computational structural mechanics
DYNAMICS
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
ORBITAL MECHANICS
Journal Papers:
Black, J.T., Cobb, R.C., Swenson, E.D., and Cooper, B.J.,“Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment Space Flight Data Analysis," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 48, No. 3, May – June 2011, pp. 447-487, DOI: 10.2514/1.50939.
Jennings, A., Black, J., Allen, C., Simpkins, J., and Sollars, R., “Vibrometer Steering System for Dynamic In-flight Tracking and Measurement,” Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 51, No. 1, January 2011, pp. 71-84, DOI: 10.1007/s11340-010-9337-3.
Cobb, R.G., Black, J.T., and Swenson, E.D., “Design and Flight Qualification of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 47, No. 4, July – August 2010, pp. 659-669, DOI: 10.2514/1.48636.
Conference Papers:
Niederhauser, J.D., and Black, J.T.,“Characterization and Analysis for Flying COTS Electronics On-Orbit,” 25th AIAA Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 2011, Paper SSC11-XII-3.
Debes, J., Howard, N., Harrington, R., Cobb, R., and Black, J., “Rapid Build and Space Qualification of CubeSats,” 25th AIAA Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 2011, Paper SSC11-VII-7.
Ross, J.T., Risbeck, M.R., Simmons, R.J., Lofthouse, A.J., and Black, J.T., “Experimental Fin Tips For Reusable Launch Vehicles (ExFiT) Flight Data Validation,” 52nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Conference on Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials, Denver, CO, April 2011, AIAA Paper 2011-2162.
Grigsby, D.A., and Black, J.T., “Satellite Capabilities Mapping – Utilizing Small Satellites,” 24th AIAA Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 2010, Paper SSC10-VII-1.
Book, T.A., Starr, W.J., Morse, A.J., Miller, S.D., Black, J.T., Swenson, E.D., Cobb, R.G., and Hartsfield, C.R.,“A Design Overview of a Space-Based Chromotomographic Hyperspectral Imaging Experiment,” 24th AIAA Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 2010, Paper SSC10-I-1.
Starr, W.J., Book, T.A., Morse, A.J., Miller, S.D., Swenson, E.D., Cobb, R.G., and Black, J.T., “Target Acquisition/Tracking for the Space-Based Chromotomographic Hyperspectral Imaging Experiment,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2010, AIAA Paper 2010-7655.
Yates, J.M., Spanbauer, B.W., and Black, J.T., “Geostationary Orbit Development and Evaluation for Space Situational Awareness (GODESSA),” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2010, AIAA Paper 2010-7528.
Other Publications:
Black, J.T., “(YIP08) Hybrid Laser/Video 3D Non-contact Motion Capture and Analysis,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research Structural Mechanics and Non-Destructive Evaluation Program Review, Destin, FL, August 2010.