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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This volume in two parts presents the proceedings of the 1th Annual AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting held in Sedona, Arizona, January 28 to February 1, 2007. It includes a CD-ROM.

(Extracted from the Press Release).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword.

-Preface.

-Contents.

-Part I.
-SESSION 1: ATTITUDE ESTIMATION
-Accurate On-Ground Attitude Determination for the GAIA Mission Using Kalman Smoother (AAS 07-100). Malak A. Samaan and Stephan Theil.

-A Batch Filter Based on the Unscented Transformation and Its Applications to Spacecraft Attitude Determination (AAS 07-101). Kyoung-Min Roh, Sang-Young Park, Eun-Seo Park and Kyu-Hong Choi.
-Robustness and Accuracy of the QUEST Al gorithm (AAS 07-102). Yang Cheng and Malcolm D. Shuster.
-Some Directions in Spin-Axis Attitude (AAS 07-103). Sergei Tanygin and Malcolm D. Shuster.
-The Many TRIAD Algorithms (AAS 07-104). Sergei Tanygin and Malcolm D. Shuster.
-The Speed of Attitude Estimation (AAS 07-105). Yang Cheng and Malcolm D. Shuster.
-The Two Sun-Cones Attitude Determination Method (AAS 07-106). Jozef C. van der Ha.
-SESSION 2: SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS AND FORMATION FLYING I
-Algorithms for Safe Spacecraft Proximity Operations (AAS 07-107). David E. Gaylor and Brent William Barbee.
-Analytical Solution to Optimal Relocation of Satellite Formation Flying in
Arbitrary Elliptic Orbits (AAS 07-108). Han-Cheol Cho, Sang-Young Park, Sung-Moon Yoo and Kyu-Hong Choi.
-Periodic Relative Motion About a Keplerian Orbit With Full Approach:
Application to Formation Flight (AAS 07-111). S. J. Li and F. Y. Hsiao.
-Spacecraft Collision Avoidance Using Coulomb Forces With Separation Distance Feedback (AAS 07-112). Shuquan Wang and Hanspeter Schaub.
-Spacecraft Formation Flying and Reconfiguration With Electrostatic Forces (AAS 07-113). Vaios Lappas, Chakravarthini Saaj, Dave Richie, Mason Peck, Brett Streetman, Hanspeter Schaub.
-Non-Parametric Collision Probability for Low-Velocity Encounters (AAS 07-201). J. Russell Carpenter.
-SESSION 3: TRAJECTORY DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION I.
-2-D Trajectory Optimization Satisfying Waypoints and No-Fly Zone Constraints (AAS 07-114). Timothy R. Jorris and Richard G. Cobb.

-A Space Mission Automaton Using Hybrid Optimal Control (AAS 07-115). Christian M. Chilan and Bruce A. Conway.
-Orbital Maneuver Optimization Using Time Series (AAS 07-116). James D. Thorne.
-Path-Constrained Optimal Trajectory Design for the Upper Stage of a Vertical Take off Vertical Landing Launch Vehicle (AAS 07-117). Yunjun Xu.
-Planetary Moon Cycler Trajectories (AAS 07-118). Ryan P. Russell and Nathan J. Strange.
-POST2 End-to-End Descent and Landing Simulation for the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology Project (AAS 07-119). Jody L. Fisher and Scott A. Striepe.
-The Streamlined and Complete Set of the Nonsingular J2-Perturbed Dynamic and Adjoint Equations for Trajectory Optimization in Terms of Eccentric Longitude (AAS 07-120). Jean A. Kéchichian.
-SESSION 4: ORBIT DETERMINATION AND TRACKING I.
-Orbit Determination and Prediction for Low Earth Satellites Using a Single Pass of Observation Data (AAS 07-121). Kyle T. Alfriend, Chris Sabol and Jill Tombasco.
-The Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK), Version 5 (AAS 07-125). Richard S. Hujsak, James W. Wood burn and John H. Seago.
-“TLE or Not TLE?” That is the Ques tion (AAS 07-126). David Finkleman.
-Validation of SGP4 and IS-GPS-200 Against GPS Precision Ephemerides (AAS 07-127). T. S. Kelso.
-SESSION 5: SPACECRAFT GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL I.
-Accelerometer Evaluation for the Mission to Jupiter (AAS 07-128). Sergei A. Jerebets.
-Adaptive Entry Navigation Using Inertial Measurements (AAS 07-129). Renato Zanetti and Robert H. Bishop.
-An Experimental Validation of Spacecraft Attitude and Power Tracking With Variable Speed Control Moment Gyroscopes (AAS 07-130). Dongwon Jung and Panagiotis Tsiotras.
-Chattering Free Robust Control for Non linear Systems (AAS 07-131). Yunjun Xu.
-Control of Science Orbits About Planetary Satellites (AAS 07-132). Marci Paskowitz Possner and Daniel J. Scheeres.
-Flight Performance Analysis of a High Accuracy Inter-Satellite Ranging
Instrument (AAS 07-133). Jeongrae Kim.
-Onboard Trajectory Determination for Mars Approach Using Monte Software Components on Electra Spare Sparc Capacity (AAS 07-134). Courtney B. Duncan.
-Optimal Control of Uncertain Trajectories Using Continuous Thrust (AAS 07-135). Eric D. Gustafson and Daniel J. Scheeres.
-SESSION 6: ORBIT DYNAMICS AND PERTURBATIONS I.
-A Complex Exponential Keplerian Universal Solution (AAS 07-136). Troy A. Henderson and John L. Junkins.
-Orbital Maneuvers Using a Close Approach in a Return Passage by the
Main Body (AAS 07-137). D. P. S. Santos, A. F. B. A. Prado and E. M. Rocco.
-Orbital Dynamics of Laser-Propelled Space Vehicles in Low-Earth Orbit
(AAS 07-140). Hiroshi Yamakawa and Ikkoh Funaki.
-Regular Representation of the First- and Second-Order Gradients of the
Geopotential (AAS 07-141). Stefano Casotto.
-Design Using Gauss’ Perturbing Equations With Applications to Lunar South Pole Coverage (AAS 07-143). K. C. Howell, D. J. Grebow and Z. P. Olikara.
-SESSION 7: SPACE DEBRIS AND PLANETARY DEFENSE.
-Hovering Control of a Solar Sail Gravity Tractor Spacecraft for Asteroid
Deflection (AAS 07-145). Bong Wie.
-New Star Catalogs and New Applications (AAS 07-146). David G. Monet.
-Optimal Deflection of Earth-Crossing Objects Using a Power Limited
Spacecraft (AAS 07-147). Young-Joo Song, Sang-Young Park and Kyu-Hong Choi.
-Review of Conjunction Probability Methods for Short-Term Encounters
(AAS 07-148). Salvatore Alfano.
-SESSION 8: SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS AND FORMATION FLYING II
-A Greedy Random Adaptive Search Procedure for Optimal Scheduling of
P2P Satellite Refueling (AAS 07-150). Atri Dutta and Panagiotis Tsiotras.
-A Network Flow Formulation for an Egalitarian P2P Refueling Strategy
(AAS 07-151). Atri Dutta and Panagiotis Tsiotras.
-Control of Interferometric Satellite Arrays for (u,v) Plane Coverage in
Multi-Body Regimes (AAS 07-153). Lindsay D. Millard and Kathleen C. Howell.
-Control of Spacecraft Formation About a Near-Circular Orbit (AAS 07-154). F. Y. Hsiao and S. J. Li.
-Effects of Orbital Perturbations on the Performance of a Relative Navigation Filter for High Earth Orbits (AAS 07-155). Christopher Lane and Penina Axelrad.
-SESSION 9: TRAJECTORY DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION II
-A Path Based Approach for Optimizing Low-Thrust Interplanetary Trajectories (AAS 07-156). Prashant Patel, Daniel Scheeres, Alec Gallimore and Thomas H. Zurbuchen.
-An Architecture for Incorporating Interactive Visualizations into Scientific
Simulations (AAS 07-157). Ravishankar Mathur and Cesar A. Ocampo.
-Automatic Determination of Finite Difference Derivative Step Sizes for Indirect Trajectory Optimization (AAS 07-158). Scott Zimmer.
-Comparison of Fixed and Variable Time Step Trajectory Integration Methods for Cislunar Trajectories (AAS 07-159). Michael W. Weeks and Stephen W. Thrasher.
-Comparison of a Simple Patched Conic Trajectory Code to Commercially Available Software (AAS 07-160). Brooke M. Anderson Park and Henry Wright.
-Developing a Systematic Approach to the Use of Genetic Algorithms for the Solution of Optimal Spacecraft Trajectory Problems (AAS 07-161). Bradley J. Wall and Bruce A. Conway.
-SESSION 10: ORBIT DETERMINATION AND TRACKING II
-Expected Orbit Determination Accuracy of High Altitude, Highly Inclined
Satellite Orbits (AAS 07-162). Brandon A. Jones, George H. Born and David B. Goldstein.
-Functional Relationship Between Time and True Anomaly for Near-Circular Orbit with Quadratic Drag (AAS 07-163). Thomas Carter and Mayer Humi.
-Macro-Model Tuning Experiment for ICESat Precision Orbit Determination (AAS 07-165). Hyung-Jin Rim, Charles E. Webb, Sungpil Yoon and Bob E. Schutz.
-SESSION 11: SOLAR SAILS
-Solar Sail Model Validation From Echo Trajectories (AAS 07-124). Andrew F. Heaton and Adam Brinckerhoff.
-Orbital Precession Via Cyclic Pitch for the UltraSail System (AAS 07-166). Jennifer Hargens-Rysanek, Victoria L. Coverstone and Rodney L. Burton.
-Static Deployment of Large Membrane of Spinning Solar Sail Using a Balloon (AAS 07-167). Osamu Mori, Maki Shida, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Shuhei Nishimaki, Michihiro Matsumoto, Yusuke Shibasaki, Fuminori Hanaoka, Masataka Arakawa and Masayuki Sugita.
-SESSION 12: EARTH AND PLANETARY MISSIONS I
-An Inter planetary Mission to Neptune System: Gravitational Capture and
Maneuvers Around Triton (AAS 07-169). Carlos Renato Huaura Solórzano, Antonio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado and Othon Cabo Winter.
-Early Navigation Results for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto/Charon
(AAS 07-170). E. Carranza, A. Tay lor, J. Miller, D. Stanbridge, B. Page, J. Smith, P. Wolff, B. Wil liams, L. Efron, R. Farquhar and Y. Guo.
-Earth to Venus-1 Navigation Results for NASA’s MESSENGER Mission to Mercury (AAS 07-171). A. Tay lor, E. Carranza, J. Miller, D. Stanbridge, B. Page, J. Smith, P. Wolff, B. Wil liams, L. Efron, R. Farquhar, J. McAdams and D. Dunham.
-ExoMars Mission Analysis and Design - Entry, Descent and Landing
(AAS 07-172). Rodrigo Haya Ramos, Davide Bonetti, Dave Northey, Dave Gittins, Dave Riley, Stefano Portigliotti, Maurizio Capuano.
-ExoMars Mission Analysis and Design - Launch, Cruise and Arrival phases (AAS 07-173). Juan L. Cano, Augusto Caramagno, Valeria Catullo and Carlo Cassi.
-Geostationary LEOP of a SpaceBus4000 from Alcatel With Sea Launch:
Flight Dynamics Aspects of the Mission Analysis and Operations (AAS 07-174). Sylvain Delattre.
-Low Road to Mars: The Venus-Mars-Earth Cycler (AAS 07-175). Andrew E. Turner.