Publications
Borelli, G., Gaias, G., and Colombo, C., “Safe Guidance Scheme for Proximity Operations Forced Motion”, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 340-357, 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G008179.
Borelli, G., Gaias, G., and Colombo, C., “Guidance and control for safe contactless plume impingement operations to detumble an uncooperative spacecraft”, Aerospace, vol. 11, no. 3, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11030224.
Gaias, G., and Lovera, M., “Extended Kalman filters for close-range navigation to noncooperative targets”, Advances in Space Research, vol. 73, no. 11, pp. 5521 –5544, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.10.038.
Borelli, G., Gaias, G., and Colombo, C., “Safety in Forced Motion Guidance for Proximity Operations Based on Relative Orbital Elements”, in Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 2023 AAS/AIAA 33rd Space Flight Mechanics, Paper AAS 23-142, Austin, TX, USA: Univelt, Inc., 2023.
Gaias, G., and Lovera, M., “6-DoF Relative State and Parameters Estimation for Close-Range Navigation to Noncooperative Targets,” 11th International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2022.
Gaias, G., and Lovera, M., “Trajectory Design for Proximity Operations: The Relative Orbital Elements’ Perspective“, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 2294-2302, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006175. data set: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5592594
Borelli, G., Gaias, G., and Colombo, C., and Vallini, L., “Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Design of an Active Debris Removal Service to a Large Constellation Fleet“, 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2021), IAC-21-A6.5.9 paper, International Astronautical Federation IAF, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25-29 October 2021.
Gaias, G., and Lovera, M., “Safe Trajectory Design for Close Proximity Operations“, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 2021, Vol. 175, AAS 20-641 paper, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, 9-12 Aug. 2020.
Borelli, G., Gaias, G., and Colombo, C., “Rotational Control with Plume Impingement to aid the Rigid Capture of an Uncooperative Failed Satellite“, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 2021, Vol. 175, AAS 20-670 paper, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, 9-12 Aug. 2020.