Maj Kullen Waggoner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Major Waggoner is an Assistant Professor. He joined the AFIT faculty in 2024 and teaches various classes on spacecraft dynamics and control. His research interests include: space situational awareness, cislunar spacecraft dynamics, stochastic estimation, and optimal control.
Education
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
MS, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2018
PhD, Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2024
Publications
Maj Waggoner's Google Scholar Profile
Waggoner, K., and Curtis, D., “Analysis of Receiver Position and Velocity Uncertainty on Passive RF Cislunar SSA Architectures,” Advanced Maui Optical Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, 2024.
Waggoner, K., Curtis, D., and Spendel, D., “Tracking Unique Maneuver Cislunar Trajectories Using Passive RF (Under Peer-Review),” Journal of Intelligence Community Research & Development (Distribution Limited), 2024.
Waggoner, K. W., and Curtis, D. H., “State Estimation of Terrestrial and Space Based Passive RF Architectures for Use in Cislunar SSA Utilizing Existing SSN Locations,” Advanced Maui Optical Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, 2023. www.amostech.com
Waggoner, K., Curtis, D. H., and Little, B., “Analysis of TDOA/FDOA State Estimation Accuracy of Cislunar Objects for Space Situational Awareness,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2023.
Waggoner, K. W., Curtis, D. H., and Lovell, T. A., “Cislunar Orbit Determination Using Multi-Receiver Doppler Ratios,” AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024.
Waggoner, K., and Lake, R., “Modeling of Segmented Controlled Electrostatically Actuated Bimorph Beams,” Proceedings of NAECON 2017, No., 2017, p. 93750. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1040306