Lt Col Costantinos Zagaris, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

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Publications

 Journal Articles

J. Virgili-Llop, C. Zagaris, R. Zappulla II, A. Bradstreet, M. Romano, “A convex-programming-based guidance algorithm to capture a tumbling object on orbit using a spacecraft  equipped with a robotic manipulator,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp 40-72, Dec 2018.

C. Zagaris, H. Park, J. Virgili-Llop, R. Zappulla II, M. Romano, and I. Kolmanovsky, “Model Predictive Control of Spacecraft Relative Motion with Convexified Keep-Out-Zone Constraints”, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, in advance, Jun. 2018.

C. Zagaris and M. Romano, “Reachability Analysis of Planar Spacecraft Docking with Rotating Body in Close Proximity”, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 1416-1422, Jan. 2018.

R. Zappulla II, J. Virgili-Llop, C. Zagaris, H. Park, and M. Romano,  "Dynamic Air-Bearing Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed to Experimentally Evaluate Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Maneuvers", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 825-839, Apr. 2017.

J. Virgili-Llop, C. Zagaris, H. Park, R. Zappulla II and M. Romano, “Experimental evaluation of model predictive control and inverse dynamics control for spacecraft proximity and docking maneuvers,” CEAS Space Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 37–49, May 2017.

T. Co, C. Zagaris, and J. Black,  "Responsive Satellites Through Ground Track Manipulation Using Existing Technology", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 206-216, Mar. 2012.

Conference Papers

C. Zagaris, M. Romano, “Applied Reachability Analysis for Spacecraft Rendezvous with a Tumbling Object,” AAS-19-699, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, ME, 11-15 Aug 2019.

C. Zagaris and M. Romano, “Applied Reachability Analysis for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking with a Tumbling Object”, presented at AIAA SciTech, Jan. 2018.

C. Zagaris and M. Romano, “Analysis of spacecraft planar docking with rotating body in close proximity”, presented at AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, San Antonio TX, Feb. 2017.

H. Park, C. Zagaris, J. Virgili-Llop, R. Zappulla, and M. Romano, “Analysis and Experimentation of Model Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with Multiple Obstacle Avoidance”, Presented at AIAA SPACE Forum, Long Beach CA, Sep. 2016.

C. Zagaris, M. Baldwin, C. Jewison, C. Petersen, “Survey of spacecraft rendezvous and proximity guidance algorithms for on-board implementation”, presented at AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Williamsburg VA, Jan. 2015.

Theses

Zagaris, C., AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT RENDEZVOUS WITH A TUMBLING OBJECT: APPLIED REACHABILITY ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE & CONTROL STRATEGIES, PhD Dissertation, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, September 2018.

Zagaris, C., TRAJECTORY CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION FOR RESPONSIVE SPACECRAFT, Master’s Thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, March 2012.