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Systems and Methods for Autonomous Swarm Flyby GNC using Rate-Separated Architectures
This invention describes a layered, rate-separated spacecraft swarm guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) architecture that adds a stable separation damping mode to quickly stabilize a deployed swarm, then hands off deterministically to normal mission control for flyby operations. Background: Spacecraft swarms deployed from a carrier offer clear...
Published: 4/27/2026   |   Updated: 4/27/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jekan Thangavelautham, Harish Vernekar, Leonard Vance
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering
Multi-Functional Lunar Surface Service Hubs
This technology is a lunar surface service hub to maintain and protect small surface rovers, instrumentation, and other lunar surface vehicles. Based on a Mobile Inflatable Robotic Autonomous Containment for Lunar Exploration (MIRACLE) concept, these lunar service hubs store lunar exploration technologies, recharge batteries, and protect rovers and...
Published: 4/27/2026   |   Updated: 4/27/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jekan Thangavelautham, Harish Vernekar, Anna Dinkel, Nathaniel van der Leeuw, Andrea Torres, Erik Asphaug, Krishna Muralidharan
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering
A Swarm Flyby Technique for Characterizing Spaceborne Objects
This technology is a method for the 3D imaging of spaceborne objects such as near-Earth asteroids. The imaging is performed by a swarm of 6U CubeSats, each equipped with its own propulsion system and camera. The CubeSats utilize advanced sensing and communications systems to coordinate with one another and capture a high-resolution 3D image of a targeted...
Published: 4/28/2025   |   Updated: 4/28/2025   |   Inventor(s): Leonard Vance, Erik Asphaug, Jekan Thangavelautham, Athip Thirupathi Raj, Harish Vernekar, Hrithik Thukral
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Devices & Instrumentation