Bio

Simone D’Amico is Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AA), W.M. Keck Faculty Scholar in the School of Engineering, and Professor of Geophysics (by Courtesy). He is the Founding Director of the Space Rendezvous Laboratory and Director of the AA Undergraduate Program. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Politecnico di Milano (2003) and the Ph.D. degree from Delft University of Technology (2010). Before Stanford, Dr. D’Amico was research scientist and team leader at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for 11 years. There he gave key contributions to formation-flying and proximity operations missions such as GRACE (NASA/DLR), PRISMA (OHB/DLR/CNES/DTU), TanDEM-X (DLR), BIROS (DLR) and PROBA-3 (ESA). His research aims at enabling future miniature distributed space systems for unprecedented remote sensing, space and planetary science, exploration and spaceflight sustainability. To this end he performs fundamental and applied research at the intersection of advanced astrodynamics, spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), autonomy, decision making and space system engineering. Dr. D’Amico is institutional PI of three upcoming autonomous satellite swarm missions funded by NASA and NSF, namely STARLING, VISORS, and SWARM-EX. He is Fellow of AAS, Associate Fellow of AIAA, Associate Editor of AIAA JGCD, Advisor of NASA and several space startups. He was the recipient of several awards, including Best Paper Awards at IAF (2022), IEEE (2021), AIAA (2021), AAS (2019) conferences, the Leonardo 500 Award by the Leonardo da Vinci Society/ISSNAF (2019), FAI/NAA’s Group Diploma of Honor (2018), DLR’s Sabbatical/Forschungssemester (2012) and Wissenschaft Preis (2006), and NASA’s Group Achievement Award for the GRACE mission (2004).

Academic Appointments

Honors & Awards

  • NASA Group Achievement Award for the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (04/01/2004)
  • DLR's Wissenschaft Preis 2006 (Science Award), German Aerospace Center (11/01/2006)
  • Excellent Reviewer for the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (10/01/2007 - 09/01/2008)
  • First Class Award of the IAF 5th International Workshop on Constellations and Formation Flying, International Astronautical Federation (07/01/2008)
  • Associate Member of the System Engineering Honor Society, Omega Alpha Association (12/01/2010)
  • DLR's Besondere Auszeichnung 2010 for the TanDEM-X Project Team, German Aerospace Center (03/01/2011)
  • Excellent Reviewer for the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (10/01/2011 - 09/01/2012)
  • DLR's Award for PRISMA Science Team, German Aerospace Center (12/01/2011)
  • DLR's Forschungssemester (Sabbatical), German Aerospace Center (09/01/2012 - 12/01/2012)
  • Excellent Reviewer for the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (10/01/2012 - 09/01/2013)
  • Terman Faculty Fellowship, Stanford School of Engineering (12/01/2013 - 11/30/2016)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • International Program Committee Member, International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying (IWSCFF) (2013 - Present)
  • Chairman and Organizer, 5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies (SFFMT) (2011 - 2013)
  • Program Committee Member, International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies (SFFMT) (2008 - Present)
  • Co-Chair, International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies (SFFMT) (2008 - Present)

Professional Education

  • PhD, Technical University of Delft (The Netherlands), Aerospace Engineering (2010)
  • BS and MS, Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Aerospace Engineering (2003)

Contact

  • Academic
    damicos@stanford.edu
    University - Faculty Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics Position: Associate Professor
    • 496 LOMITA MALL
    • 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford University
    • STANFORD,  California  94305 
    (650) 723-3738 (fax)

Additional Info

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2024-25 Courses

Stanford Advisees

All Publications

  • Observability analysis and optimization for angles-only navigation of distributed space systems ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH Kruger, J., D'Amico, S. 2024; 73 (11): 5464-5483

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2023.08.055

    View details for Web of Science ID 001235285600001

  • Robust multi-task learning and online refinement for spacecraft pose estimation across domain gap ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH Park, T., D'Amico, S. 2024; 73 (11): 5726-5740

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2023.03.036

    View details for Web of Science ID 001235286500001

  • Fast angles-only relative navigation using polynomial dynamics ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH Willis, M., D'Amico, S. 2024; 73 (11): 5484-5500

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2023.07.043

    View details for Web of Science ID 001233777300001

  • CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE VISORS MISSION: A TWO SATELLITE CUBESAT FORMATION FLYING TELESCOPE Lightsey, E., Arunkumar, E., Kimmel, E., Kolhof, M., Paletta, A., Rawson, W., Selvamurugan, S., Sample, J., Guffanti, T., Bell, T., Koenig, A., D'Amico, S., Park, H., Rabin, D., Daw, A., Chamberlin, P., Kamalabadig, F., Sandnas, M., Spencer, D. B. SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. 2024: 1209-1233

    View details for DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-51928-4_67

    View details for Web of Science ID 001267355100065

  • RELATIVE NAVIGATION AND POINTING ERROR BUDGET FOR AN X-RAY ASTRONOMY FORMATION-FLYING MISSION Lowe, S., Markevitch, M., D'Amico, S., Sandnas, M., Spencer, D. B. SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. 2024: 1433-1445

    View details for DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-51928-4_78

    View details for Web of Science ID 001267355100076

  • Autonomous Asteroid Characterization Through Nanosatellite Swarming IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Dennison, K., Stacey, N., D'Amico, S. 2023; 59 (4): 4604-4624

    View details for DOI 10.1109/TAES.2023.3245997

    View details for Web of Science ID 001046540800084

  • Adaptive Neural-Network-Based Unscented Kalman Filter for Robust Pose Tracking of Noncooperative Spacecraft JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Park, T., D'Amico, S. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G007387

    View details for Web of Science ID 001025856100001

  • Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment (StarFOX): System Design and Preflight Verification JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Kruger, J., Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A35598

    View details for Web of Science ID 001019324600001

  • Leveraging neural network uncertainty in adaptive unscented Kalman Filter for spacecraft pose estimation ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH Cassinis, L., Ha Park, T., Stacey, N., D'Amico, S., Menicucci, A., Gill, E., Ahrns, I., Sanchez-Gestido, M. 2023; 71 (12): 5061-5082

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2023.02.021

    View details for Web of Science ID 001007564600001

  • Formation Flying Orbit and Control Concept for Virtual Super Optics Reconfigurable Swarm Mission JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S., Lightsey, E. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G007334

    View details for Web of Science ID 001004021900001

  • Passively Safe and Robust Multi-Agent Optimal Control with Application to Distributed Space Systems JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Guffanti, T., D'Amico, S. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G007207

    View details for Web of Science ID 000993610800001

  • Satellite Pose Estimation Competition 2021: Results and Analyses ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Park, H., Martens, M., Jawaid, M., Wang, Z., Chen, B., Chin, T., Izzo, D., D'Amico, S. 2023; 204: 640-665

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.01.002

    View details for Web of Science ID 000953154100001

  • Analytical process noise covariance modeling for absolute and relative orbits ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Stacey, N., D'Amico, S. 2022; 194: 34-47

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.01.020

    View details for Web of Science ID 000780421200004

  • Astrostationary orbits for hybrid space and ground-based observatories JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Peretz, E., Hamilton, C., Mather, J. C., D'Amico, S., Michaels, A., Pritchett, R., Yu, W., Wizinowich, P. 2022; 8 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.014004

    View details for Web of Science ID 000780829700029

  • Robust Passively Safe Spacecraft Swarming via Closed-form and Optimization-based Control Approaches Guffanti, T., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2022: 416-423

    View details for Web of Science ID 000865458700056

  • Autonomous angles-only multitarget tracking for spacecraft swarms ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Kruger, J., D'Amico, S. 2021; 189: 514-529

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.08.049

    View details for Web of Science ID 000703817900045

  • Safe, Delta-v-Efficient Spacecraft Swarm Reconfiguration Using Lyapunov Stability and Artificial Potentials JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Lippe, C., D'Amico, S. 2021

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G006253

    View details for Web of Science ID 000721721900001

  • Adaptive and Dynamically Constrained Process Noise Estimation for Orbit Determination. IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Stacey, N., D'Amico, S. 2021; 57 (5): 2920-2937

    Abstract

    This paper introduces two new algorithms to accurately estimate the process noise covariance of a discrete-time Kalman filter online for robust orbit determination in the presence of dynamics model uncertainties. Common orbit determination process noise techniques, such as state noise compensation and dynamic model compensation, require offline tuning and a priori knowledge of the dynamical environment. Alternatively, the process noise covariance can be estimated through adaptive filtering. However, many adaptive filtering techniques are not applicable to onboard orbit determination due to computational cost or the assumption of a linear time-invariant system. Furthermore, existing adaptive filtering techniques do not constrain the process noise covariance according to the underlying continuous-time dynamical model, and there has been limited work on adaptive filtering with colored process noise. To overcome these limitations, a novel approach is developed which optimally fuses state noise compensation and dynamic model compensation with covariance matching adaptive filtering. This yields two adaptive and dynamically constrained process noise covariance estimation techniques. Unlike many adaptive filtering approaches, the new techniques accurately extrapolate over measurement outages and do not rely on ad hoc methods to ensure the process noise covariance is positive semi-definite. The benefits of the proposed algorithms are demonstrated through two case studies: an illustrative linear system and the autonomous navigation of two spacecraft orbiting an asteroid.

    View details for DOI 10.1109/taes.2021.3074205

    View details for PubMedID 34720172

  • Fast Algorithm for Fuel-Optimal Impulsive Control of Linear Systems With Time-Varying Cost IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S. 2021; 66 (9): 4029-4042

    View details for DOI 10.1109/TAC.2020.3027804

    View details for Web of Science ID 000690441100013

  • Optimal spacecraft swarm reconfiguration through chief orbit refinement ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Lippe, C., D'Amico, S. 2021; 183: 162-175

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.03.011

    View details for Web of Science ID 000666595000016

  • Spacecraft swarm dynamics and control about asteroids ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH Lippe, C., D'Amico, S. 2021; 67 (11): 3426-3443

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2020.06.037

    View details for Web of Science ID 000646300300005

  • Generalized Angles-Only Navigation Architecture for Autonomous Distributed Space Systems JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Sullivan, J., Koenig, A. W., Kruger, J., D'Amico, S. 2021; 44 (6): 1087-1105

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G005439

    View details for Web of Science ID 000651426000001

  • Exoplanet imaging scheduling optimization for an orbiting starshade working with Extremely Large Telescopes JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Peretz, E., Mather, J. C., Hall, K., Pabarcius, L., Canzoniero, C. M., Gilchrist, K., Lieber-Kotz, M., Slonaker, R., Yu, W. H., Hughes, S., Hur-Diaz, S., Koenig, A., D'Amico, S. 2021; 7 (2)

    View details for DOI 10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021213

    View details for Web of Science ID 000674834700016

  • Starshade rendezvous: exoplanet sensitivity and observing strategy JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Romero-Wolf, A., Bryden, G., Seager, S., Kasdin, N., Booth, J., Greenhouse, M., Lisman, D., Macintosh, B., Shaklan, S., Vess, M., Warwick, S., Webb, D., Ziemer, J., Gray, A., Hughes, M., Agnes, G., Arenberg, J. W., Bradford, S., Fong, M., Gregory, J., Matousek, S., Rhodes, J., Willems, P., D'Amico, S., Debes, J., Domagal-Goldman, S., Hildebrandt, S., Hu, R., Kiessling, A., Lewis, N., Rizzo, M., Roberge, A., Robinson, T., Rogers, L., Savransky, D., Stark, C. 2021; 7 (2)

    View details for DOI 10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021210

    View details for Web of Science ID 000674834700013

  • Starshade Rendezvous: exoplanet orbit constraints from multi-epoch direct imaging JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Romero-Wolf, A., Bryden, G., Agnes, G., Arenberg, J. W., Bradford, S., D'Amico, S., Debes, J., Greenhouse, M., Hu, R., Matousek, S., Rhodes, J., Ziemer, J. 2021; 7 (2)

    View details for DOI 10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021219

    View details for Web of Science ID 000674834700022

  • Closed-Form Optimal Impulsive Control of Spacecraft Formations Using Reachable Set Theory Chernick, M., D'Amico, S. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2021: 25–44

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G005218

    View details for Web of Science ID 000599757300004

  • Using a Virtual Chief to Minimize Delta-v for Satellite Swarm Maintenance in Eccentric Orbits Lippe, C., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2021

    View details for DOI 10.1109/AERO50100.2021.9438535

    View details for Web of Science ID 000681710104022

  • ARTMS: Enabling Autonomous Distributed Angles-Only Orbit Estimation for Spacecraft Swarms Koenig, A. W., Kruger, J., Sullivan, J., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2021: 4282-4289

    View details for Web of Science ID 000702263304059

  • Optimal Spacecraft Orbit Design for Inertial Alignment with Ground Telescopes Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S., Peretz, E., Yu, W., Hur-Diaz, S., Mather, J., IEEE IEEE. 2021

    View details for DOI 10.1109/AERO50100.2021.9438223

    View details for Web of Science ID 000681710100092

  • Autonomous Angles-Only Navigation for Spacecraft Swarms around Planetary Bodies Kruger, J., Wallace, K., Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2021

    View details for Web of Science ID 000681710102033

  • Precise Real-Time Relative Orbit Determination for Large-Baseline Formations Using GNSS Giralo, V., D'Amico, S., Inst Navigat INST NAVIGATION. 2021: 366-384

    View details for DOI 10.33012/2021.17839

    View details for Web of Science ID 000671019900030

  • Neural Network-Based Pose Estimation for Noncooperative Spacecraft Rendezvous IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Sharma, S., D'Amico, S. 2020; 56 (6): 4638–58

    View details for DOI 10.1109/TAES.2020.2999148

    View details for Web of Science ID 000597751100035

  • Satellite Pose Estimation Challenge: Dataset, Competition Design, and Results IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Kisantal, M., Sharma, S., Park, T., Izzo, D., Martens, M., Damico, S. 2020; 56 (5): 4083–98

    View details for DOI 10.1109/TAES.2020.2989063

    View details for Web of Science ID 000578773300050

  • Distributed multi-GNSS timing and localization for nanosatellites NAVIGATION-JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION Giralo, V., D'Amico, S. 2019; 66 (4): 729–46

    View details for DOI 10.1002/navi.337

    View details for Web of Science ID 000507100800005

  • Formation Design of Distributed Telescopes in Earth Orbit for Astrophysics Applications JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Koenig, A. W., Macintosh, B., D'Amico, S. 2019; 56 (5): 1462–77

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A34420

    View details for Web of Science ID 000489334400016

  • Linear Models for Spacecraft Relative Motion Perturbed by Solar Radiation Pressure JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Guffanti, T., D'Amico, S. 2019; 42 (9): 1962–81

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G002822

    View details for Web of Science ID 000482388100005

  • Variable-Magnification Optical Stimulator for Training and Validation of Spaceborne Vision-Based Navigation JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Beierle, C., D'Amico, S. 2019; 56 (4): 1060–72

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A34337

    View details for Web of Science ID 000476682700009

  • POSE ESTIMATION FOR NON-COOPERATIVE SPACECRAFT RENDEZVOUS USING NEURAL NETWORKS Sharma, S., D'Amico, S., Topputo, F., Sinclair, A. J., Wilkins, M. P., Zanetti, R. UNIVELT INC. 2019: 3527–46

    View details for Web of Science ID 000497002201079

  • Polar Orbiting Infrared Tracking Receiver (POINTR) Taylor, M., Roychowdhury, A., Maldonado, S., Zeng, O., Tuck, S., Adamkiewicz, M., Roy, S., Hillard, J., Radhakrishnan, M., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2019

    View details for Web of Science ID 000481648201027

  • AUTONOMOUS SWARMING FOR SIMULTANEOUS NAVIGATION AND ASTEROID CHARACTERIZATION Stacey, N., D'Amico, S., Singla, P., Weisman, R. M., Marchand, B. G., Jones, B. A. UNIVELT INC. 2019: 3723–52

    View details for Web of Science ID 000485088501107

  • CLOSED-FORM OPTIMAL IMPULSIVE CONTROL OF SPACECRAFT FORMATIONS USING REACHABLE SET THEORY Chernick, M., D'Amico, S., Singla, P., Weisman, R. M., Marchand, B. G., Jones, B. A. UNIVELT INC. 2019: 3199–3223

    View details for Web of Science ID 000485088501077

  • ANGLES-ONLY NAVIGATION FOR AUTONOMOUS ON-ORBIT SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS APPLICATIONS Sullivan, J., Lovell, T., D'Amico, S., Singla, P., Weisman, R. M., Marchand, B. G., Jones, B. A. UNIVELT INC. 2019: 2455–80

    View details for Web of Science ID 000485088501033

  • SECOND-ORDER ANALYTICAL SOLUTION FOR RELATIVE MOTION ON ARBITRARILY ECCENTRIC ORBITS Willis, M., Lovell, A., D'Amico, S., Topputo, F., Sinclair, A. J., Wilkins, M. P., Zanetti, R. UNIVELT INC. 2019: 3547–69

    View details for Web of Science ID 000497002201080

  • Analytical approach to spacecraft formation-flying with low-thrust relative spiral trajectories Willis, M., D'Amico, S. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. 2018: 175–90

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.02.002

    View details for Web of Science ID 000454377400020

  • Safe spacecraft swarm deployment and acquisition in perturbed near-circular orbits subject to operational constraints Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. 2018: 297–310

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.01.037

    View details for Web of Science ID 000454377400029

  • Robust and Safe N-Spacecraft Swarming in Perturbed Near-Circular Orbits JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Koenig, A. W., D'Amico, S. 2018; 41 (8): 1643–62

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G003249

    View details for Web of Science ID 000438876000001

  • New Closed-Form Solutions for Optimal Impulsive Control of Spacecraft Relative Motion Chernick, M., D'Amico, S. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2018: 301–19

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G002848

    View details for Web of Science ID 000422655800001

  • Development of the Stanford GNSS Navigation Testbed for Distributed Space Systems Giralo, V., D'Amico, S., Inst Navigat INST NAVIGATION. 2018: 837–56

    View details for Web of Science ID 000436563900062

  • Two-Stage Attitude Control for Direct Imaging of Exoplanets with a CubeSat Telescope Beierle, C., Norton, A., Macintosh, B., D'Amico, S., Lystrup, M., MacEwen, H. A., Fazio, G. G. SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 2018

    View details for DOI 10.1117/12.2314233

    View details for Web of Science ID 000450864600054

  • Integration Constants as State Variables for Optimal Path Planning Guffanti, T., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2018: 3197–3202

    View details for Web of Science ID 000467725303038

  • Pose Estimation for Non-Cooperative Spacecraft Rendezvous Using Convolutional Neural Networks Sharma, S., Beierle, C., D'Amico, S., IEEE IEEE. 2018

    View details for Web of Science ID 000474397400056

  • Nonlinear Kalman Filtering for Improved Angles-Only Navigation Using Relative Orbital Elements JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Sullivan, J., D'Amico, S. 2017; 40 (9): 2183–2200

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G002719

    View details for Web of Science ID 000408004100005

  • CONSTRAINED LOW-THRUST SATELLITE FORMATION-FLYING USING RELATIVE ORBIT ELEMENTS Steindorf, L. M., D'Amico, S., Scharnagl, J., Kempf, F., Schilling, K., McMahon, J. W., Guo, Y., Leve, F. A., Sims, J. A. UNIVELT INC. 2017: 3563–83

    View details for Web of Science ID 000433401100211

  • ADAPTIVE FILTERING FOR MANEUVER-FREE ANGLES-ONLY NAVIGATION IN ECCENTRIC ORBITS Sullivan, J., D'Amico, S., McMahon, J. W., Guo, Y., Leve, F. A., Sims, J. A. UNIVELT INC. 2017: 1015–38

    View details for Web of Science ID 000433401100060

  • LONG-TERM ANALYTICAL PROPAGATION OF SATELLITE RELATIVE MOTION IN PERTURBED ORBITS Guffanti, T., D'Amico, S., Lavagna, M., McMahon, J. W., Guo, Y., Leve, F. A., Sims, J. A. UNIVELT INC. 2017: 2387–2417

    View details for Web of Science ID 000433401100141

  • Comparative assessment of techniques for initial pose estimation using monocular vision ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Sharma, S., D'Amico, S. 2016; 123: 435-445

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2016.12.032

    View details for Web of Science ID 000384626700047

  • Safe Picosatellite Release from a Small Satellite Carrier JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Wermuth, M., Gaias, G., D'Amico, S. 2015; 52 (5): 1338-1347

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A33036

    View details for Web of Science ID 000361845400007

  • Impulsive Maneuvers for Formation Reconfiguration Using Relative Orbital Elements JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Gaias, G., D'Amico, S. 2015; 38 (6): 1036-1049

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.G000189

    View details for Web of Science ID 000354615900005

  • Angles-Only Navigation to a Noncooperative Satellite Using Relative Orbital Elements AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Gaias, G., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2014: 439–51

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.61494

    View details for Web of Science ID 000336772900008

  • Noncooperative Rendezvous Using Angles-Only Optical Navigation: System Design and Flight Results JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Gaias, G., BENNINGHOFF, H., Schlepp, B., JORGENSEN, J. L. 2013; 36 (6): 1576-1595

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.59236

    View details for Web of Science ID 000331369400002

  • GPS-based relative navigation for the Proba-3 formation flying mission ACTA ASTRONAUTICA Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Cropp, A. 2013; 91: 341-355

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.06.025

    View details for Web of Science ID 000323585800036

  • Flight Results of Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on PRISMA Mission 22nd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Radice, G. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2013: 662–74

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.A32347

    View details for Web of Science ID 000320091200016

  • Autonomous formation flying based on GPS - PRISMA flight results 6th International Workshop on Satellite Constellation and Formation Flying (IWSCFF) D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., De Florio, S. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. 2013: 69–79

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.04.033

    View details for Web of Science ID 000312629000009

  • Noncooperative Rendezvous using Angles-only Optical Navigation: System Design and Flight Results Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Gaias, G., Benninghoff, H., Schlepp, B., Joergensen, J. L. 2013; 36 (6): 1576-1595

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.59236

  • FFRF and GPS sensor fusion for relative navigation of formation flying satellites 5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies Allende, G., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O., Hugentobler, U., Delpech, M. 2013
  • Generalized Multi-Impulsive Maneuvers for Optimum Spacecraft Rendezvous 5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies Gaias, G., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. 2013
  • Pose Estimation of an Uncooperative Spacecraft from Actual Space Imagery 5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies D'Amico, S., Benn, M., Joergensen, J. L. 2013
  • Combined Autonomous Absolute and Relative Orbit Control in Low Earth Orbit 5th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Radice, G. 2013
  • PRISMA Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring D'Amico, S., Bodin, P., Delpech, M., Noteborn, R. Springer Space Technology Library. 2013: 599–637

    View details for DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4541-8_21

  • GPS Based Relative Navigation Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring Montenbruck, O., D'Amico, S. Springer Space Technology Library. 2013: 185–223

    View details for DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4541-8_5

  • Spaceborne Autonomous Formation-Flying Experiment on the PRISMA Mission AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Larsson, R. AMER INST AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTICS. 2012: 834–50

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.55638

    View details for Web of Science ID 000303904600013

  • Navigation and Control of the PRISMA Formation: In-Orbit Experience Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation D'Amico, S., Larsson, R. 2012; 2 (5): 312-320
  • GPS-Based Relative Navigation for the PROBA-3 Formation Flying Mission 63rd International Astronautical Congress Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Cropp, A. 2012
  • FLIGHT RESULTS OF THE PRECISE AUTONOMOUS ORBIT KEEPING EXPERIMENT ON THE PRISMA MISSION 22nd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Radice, G. UNIVELT INC. 2012: 1103–1122

    View details for Web of Science ID 000308787200070

  • Precise Autonomous Orbit Control in Low Earth Orbit AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Radice, G. 2012
  • THE PRISMA FORMATION FLYING DEMONSTRATOR: OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE NOMINAL MISSION 35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference Bodin, P., Noteborn, R., Larsson, R., Karlsson, T., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. S., Delpech, M., Berges, J. UNIVELT INC. 2012: 441–460

    View details for Web of Science ID 000321807500029

  • Angles-only Navigation to a Non-Cooperative Satellite using Relative Orbital Elements AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Gaias, G., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. 2012
  • Final Commissioning of the PRISMA GPS Navigation System Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Sciences and Applications Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. 2012; 4 (3): 104-118
  • Flight Demonstration of Non-Cooperative Rendezvous using Optical Navigation 23rd International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Gaias, G., Schlepp, B., Benninghoff, H., Tzschichholz, T., Karlsson, T., Joergensen, J. L. 2012
  • Final Commissioning of the PRISMA GPS Navigation System 22nd International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. 2011
  • GPS Navigation Based Proximity Operations by the PRISMA Satellites - Flight Results 4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies Larsson, R., D'Amico, S., Noteborn, R., Bodin, P. 2011
  • Proximity Operations of On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft using an Eccentricity/Inclination Vector Separation 22nd International Symposium on Spaceflight Dynamics Spurmann, J., D'Amico, S. 2011
  • Navigation and Control of the PRISMA Formation: In-Orbit Experience 18th IFAC World Congress D'Amico, S., Larsson, R. 2011
  • Formation Flying Testbed at DLR's German Space Operations Center 8th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems Gaias, G., Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S. 2011
  • In-Flight Demonstration of Formation Control based on Relative Orbital Elements 4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Larsson, R. 2011
  • Operation Concept of the Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Mission 8th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Radice, G. 2011
  • Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment on the PRISMA Mission AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control Conference D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Larsson, R. 2011
  • Autonomous Formation Flying in LEO - Seven months of routine formation flying with frequent reconfigurations 4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies Larsson, R., Noteborn, R., Bodin, P., D'Amico, S., Karlsson, T., Carlsson, A. 2011
  • Early Flight Results from the TanDEM-X Autonomous Formation Flying System 4th International Conference on Spacecraft Formation Flying Missions and Technologies Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Fischer, D. 2011
  • Relative Control of a Virtual Telescope Using Global Positioning System and Optical Metrology JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Perea, L., Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Elosegui, P. 2010; 33 (4): 1281-1287

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.48287

    View details for Web of Science ID 000279889400023

  • PRISMA - Formation Flying Project Close to Launch Small Satellites Systems and Services - The 4S Symposium Persson, S., Harr, J., D'Amico, S., Joergensen, J. L. 2010
  • Flight Results from the PRISMA GPS-Based Navigation 5th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technologies, NAVITEC'2010 Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. 2010
  • Autonomous Navigation and Control of Formation Flying Spacecraft on the PRISMA Mission 61st International Astronautical Congress De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. 2010
  • Hardware-in-the-loop Multi-satellite Simulator for Proximity Operations 11th Int. WS on Simulation & EGSE facilities for Space Programmes; SESP 2010 Gaias, G., D'Amico, S., Boge, T. 2010
  • Flight Results from PRISMA Formation Flying and Rendezvous Demonstration Mission 61st International Astronautical Congress Persson, S., D'Amico, S., Harr, J. 2010
  • Autonomous Formation Flying Based on GPS - PRISMA Flight Results 6th International Workshop on Satellite Constellation and Formation Flying D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., De Florio, S. 2010
  • GPS-Based Spaceborne Autonomous Formation Flying Experiment (SAFE) on PRISMA: Initial Commissioning AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., De Florio, S., Montenbruck, O., Persson, S., Noteborn, R. 2010
  • Functional and Performance Validation of the PRISMA Precise Orbit Determination Facility 2010 International Technical Meeting of the Institute-of-Navigation Ardaens, J., Montenbruck, O., D'Amico, S. INST NAVIGATION. 2010: 490–500

    View details for Web of Science ID 000280139100055

  • Differential GPS: An Enabling Technology for Formation Flying Satellites 7th IAA International Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN. 2010: 457–465

    View details for DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03501-2_43

    View details for Web of Science ID 000276821000043

  • Spaceborne Autonomous Relative Control System for Dual Satellite Formations JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S. 2009; 32 (6): 1859-1870

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.42855

    View details for Web of Science ID 000272366900014

  • Relative Orbit Control of a Virtual Telescope in an Eccentric Orbit 21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Perea, L., D'Amico, S., Elosegui, P. 2009
  • Differential GPS: An Enabling Technology for Formation Flying Satellites 7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellite for Earth Observation D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. 2009
  • PRISMA Relative Orbit Determination using GPS Measurements 21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Delong, N., Laurichesse, D., Harr, J., D'Amico, S. 2009
  • OPTIMAL AUTONOMOUS ORBIT CONTROL OF REMOTE SENSING SPACECRAFT AAS/AIAA 19th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting De Florio, S., D'Amico, S. UNIVELT INC. 2009: 949–967

    View details for Web of Science ID 000276394400057

  • Autonomous Formation Keeping and Reconfiguration for Remote Sensing Spacecraft 21st International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics D'Amico, S., De Florio, S., Larsson, R., Nylund, M. 2009
  • Navigation of Formation Flying Spacecraft using GPS: the PRISMA Technology Demonstration 22nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute-of-Navigation (ION GNSS-09) D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., Montenbruck, O. INST NAVIGATION. 2009: 1427–1441

    View details for Web of Science ID 000284356201047

  • The Precise Autonomous Orbit Keeping Experiment on the PRISMA Mission JOURNAL OF THE ASTRONAUTICAL SCIENCES De Florio, S., D'Amico, S. 2008; 56 (4): 477-494

    View details for Web of Science ID 000273212300002

  • Navigation and Control of the TanDEM-X Formation Symposium Honoring Byron Tapley's 50 Years of Contributions Montenbruck, O., Kahle, R., D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J. AMER ASTRONAUTICAL SOC. 2008: 341–57

    View details for Web of Science ID 000270471200006

  • Hardware-in-the-loop Demonstration of GPS-Based Autonomous Formation Flying 4th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technology, NAVITEC'2008 Yamamoto, T., D'Amico, S. 2008
  • GPS-Based Relative Navigation during the Separation Sequence of the PRISMA Mission AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O., Larsson, R., Chasset, C. 2008
  • Autonomous Formation Flying - TanDEM-X, PRISMA and Beyond 5th International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying D'Amico, S., Ardaens, J., De Florio, S., Montenbruck, O. 2008
  • Offline and Hardware-in-the-loop Validation of the GPS-based Real-Time Navigation System for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission 3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technology D'Amico, S., De Florio, S., Ardaens, J., Yamamoto, T. 2008
  • TanDEM-X Autonomous Formation Flying System 3rd International Symposium on Formation Flying, Missions and Technology Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Ulrich, D., Fischer, D. 2008
  • The precise autonomous orbit keeping experiment on the prisma formation flying mission AAS/AIAA 18th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting De Florio, S., D'Amico, S., Fernandez, M. G. UNIVELT INC. 2008: 1679–1694

    View details for Web of Science ID 000258397800104

  • Cross-Validation of GPS and FFRF-Based Relative Navigation for the PRISMA Mission 4th ESA Workshop on Satelliate Navigation User Equipment Technology, NAVITEC'2008 Montenbruck, O., Delpech, M., Ardaens, J., Delong, N., D'Amico, S., Harr, J. 2008
  • Autonomous formation flying for the PRISMA mission AAS/AIAA 16th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Gill, E., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. AMER INST AERONAUT ASTRONAUT. 2007: 671–81

    View details for DOI 10.2514/1.23015

    View details for Web of Science ID 000247262000019

  • First In-orbit Experience of TerraSAR-X Flight Dynamics Operations 20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Kahle, R., Kazeminejad, B., Kirschner, M., Yoon, Y., Kiehling, R., D'Amico, S. 2007
  • Spaceborne Autonomous and Ground Based Relative Orbit Control for the TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Formation 20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Ardaens, J., D'Amico, S., Kazeminejad, B., Montenbruck, O., Gill, E. 2007
  • Autonomous Formation Flying at DLR's German Space Operations Center (GSOC) 58th International Astronautical Congress Rupp, T., D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O., Gill, E. 2007
  • E/I-vector separation for safe switching of the GRACE formation AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Montenbruck, O., Kirschner, M., D'Amico, S., Bettadpur, S. 2006; 10 (7): 628-635

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ast.2006.04.001

    View details for Web of Science ID 000241577500009

  • Proximity operations of formation-flying spacecraft using an eccentricity/inclination vector separation JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O. 2006; 29 (3): 554-563

    View details for Web of Science ID 000237486300006

  • Interferometric baseline performance estimations for multistatic synthetic aperture radar configurations derived from GRACE GPS observations JOURNAL OF GEODESY Kohlhase, A. O., Kroes, R., D'Amico, S. 2006; 80 (1): 28-39

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s00190-006-0027-y

    View details for Web of Science ID 000236843700003

  • Evaluating interferometric baseline performance in a close formation flight by using relative GRACE GPS navigation solutions 19th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Kohlhase, A., Kroes, R., D'Amico, S. 2006
  • GPS-Based Real-Time Navigation for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission 3rd ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technology, NAVITEC'2006 D'Amico, S., Gill, E., Fernandez, M., Montenbruck, O. 2006
  • The TanDEM-X Mission Design and Data Acquisition Plan 6th European Conference on Synthectic Aperture Radar Fiedler, H., Krieger, G., Werner, M., Reiniger, K., Eineder, M., D'Amico, S., Diedrich, E., Wickler, M. 2006
  • Autonomous satellite formation flying for the PRISMA technology demonstration mission AAS/AIAA 16th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Gill, E., Montenbruck, O., D'Amico, S., Persson, S. UNIVELT INC. 2006: 331–342

    View details for Web of Science ID 000241723500020

  • Next Generation GNSS for Navigation of Future SAR Constellations 57th International Astronautical Congress Enderle, W., Fiedler, H., De Florio, S., Krieger, G., Jochim, F., D'Amico, S., Dawson, S., Kellar, W. 2006
  • Relative Orbit Control Design for the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference D'Amico, S., Gill, E., Montenbruck, O. 2006
  • Formation flying concept for close remote sensing satellites AAS/AIAA 15th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting D'Amico, S., Montenbruck, O., Arbinger, C., Fiedler, H. UNIVELT INC. 2005: 831–848

    View details for Web of Science ID 000231281700049

  • Impact of orbit prediction accuracy on low earth remote sensing flight dynamics operations 18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Arbinger, C., D'Amico, S. ESA PUBLICATIONS DIVISION C/O ESTEC. 2004: 73–78

    View details for Web of Science ID 000228033000012

  • Generation of an optimum target trajectory for the TerraSAR-X repeat observation satellite 18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics D'Amico, S., Arbinger, C., Kirschner, M., Campagnola, S. ESA PUBLICATIONS DIVISION C/O ESTEC. 2004: 137–142

    View details for Web of Science ID 000228033000022

  • Precise ground-in-the-loop orbit control for low earth observation satellites 18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics Arbinger, C., D'Amico, S., Eineder, M. ESA PUBLICATIONS DIVISION C/O ESTEC. 2004: 333–338

    View details for Web of Science ID 000228033000053

  • The GRACE Formation: Science Mode Pointing Performance Analysis 3rd International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formations Arbinger, C., D'Amico, S., Feucht, U., Finzi, A. 2003
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