Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Who it subcontracts to
RT1: PI SINGH WILL LEAD THE STUDIES PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT MATHEMATICAL MODELS OUTLINED IN RT1. CO-PI MAJJI WILL DEVELOP HIGH ORDER STATE TRANSITION TENSORS (STTS) FOR THE SATELLITE RELATIVE MOTION IN THE CISLUNAR SPACE TO SERVE AS A BASELINE FOR THE REDUCED ORDER MODELS DEVELOPED BY PI SINGH. RT2: PI SINGH WILL LEAD THE PARAMETERIZATION OF THE CISLUNAR RSO TRAJECTORIES AND THEIR ADJOINTS (FOR OPTIMAL CONTROL AND REACHABILITY ANALYSIS) REQUIRED FOR CONSTELLATION DESIGN AND RECONFIGURATION. CO-PI JUNKINS WILL DEVELOP EXTREMAL FIELD MAPS FOR OPTIMAL CISLUNAR TRANSPORT AND REACHABILITY ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS OF THE NEW METHODS DEVELOPED BY PI SINGH. RT3: PI SINGH WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH CO-PI MAJJI TO DEVELOP ROBUST MULTI-SENSOR INFORMATION FUSION TECHNIQUES TO TRACK MANEUVERING RSOS. THEY WILL LEVERAGE PRIOR SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE OF CO-PI MAJJI TO DEVELOP KEY TOOLS FOR RSO TRACKING FOR A GIVEN SENSOR CONFIGURATION. RT4 AND 5: PI SINGH AND CO-PI MAJJI WILL COMPLETE THE ROBUST MUTI-SENSOR INFORMATION FUSION TECHNIQUES FOR EACH POSSIBLE PARAMETER VALUE THAT GOVERNS THE CONSTELLATION/FORMATION CONFIGURATION. THEY WILL THEN STUDY THE CONSTELLATION RECONFIGURATION PROBLEM AND DEVELOP METHODS TO IMPLEMENT THE SENSOR MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO ADAPT THE SENSORS INVOLVED. RT6: CO-PIS MAJJI AND JUNKINS WILL FORMULATE A SET OF CHALLENGE PROBLEMS TO RECONFIGURE SENSOR SATELLITES FLYING IN A CONSTELLATION TO TRACK A MANEUVERING RSO IN CISLUNAR SPACE. PI SINGH WILL APPLY THE TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED IN THIS RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THEIR EFFICACY TO SOLVE THE CHALLENGE PROBLEMS. THE TEAM WILL PUBLISH THE CHALLENGE PROBLEMS TO THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND WORK TO COMPILE A JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE CONSISTING OF ALL SOLUTION TECHNIQUES AND CORRESPONDING PERFORMANCE MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERESTING SOLUTION APPROACHES PROVIDED BY THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY
Who it works for
Not reported as a subcontractor on lunar awards.
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC24K0179 | CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION OF CRYOGENIC POWER SEMICONDUCTORS IN LIGHTWEIGHT FAULT TOLERANT SYSTEMS FOR LUNAR MISSIONS | 2024-01-19 → 2027-06-08 | $844K |
| FA95502510313 | RCAT-CS: RECONFIGURABLE CONSTELLATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE TRACKING IN CISLUNAR SPACE | 2025-09-15 → 2028-09-14 | $539K |
| 80NSSC17M0027 | WHAT FOLLOWS IS AN ENUMERATED LIST OF ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED AS PART OF EACH TASK. THE COMPLETION OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. TASK #1: PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FOR ORION OPNAV SOFTWARE PROVIDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AS ALGORITHM SME ASSISTANCE WITH DEVELOPING TESTS AND INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS ASSISTANCE WITH CODE DEBUGGING AND DIAGNOSING ERRORS PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR TELECONS AND MEETINGS PARTICIPATION IN REVIEWS OF OPNAV ALGORITHMS SOFTWARE AND SENSORS IN-PERSON SUPPORT FOR DATA REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS DURING EM-1 FLIGHT TASK #2: DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR HORIZON-BASED OPNAV FOR PLANETS WITH ATMOSPHERES EXPLORE ATMOSPHERE MODELS AND ASSESS OBSERVABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS DEVELOP MODELS FOR HORIZON ELEVATION BIAS TESTING OF ALGORITHMS ON REAL (IF AVAILABLE) AND SYNTHETIC IMAGERY TASK #3: DEVELOP LANDMARK NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES REVIEW STATE-OF-THE-ART IN APPROACHES FOR LANDMARK RECOGNITION EXPLORE LIGHTING INVARIANT DESCRIPTORS AND HOW THESE MIGHT BE APPLIED TO LANDMARKS DEVELOP LIGHT-WEIGHT AND FLEXIBLE SURFACE RENDERING PIPELINE THAT IS EXTENSIBLE TO USE ONBOARD A TYPICAL FLIGHT PROCESSOR DETAILED COMPARISON OF DESCRIPTOR-BASED AND CORRELATION-BASED TECHNIQUES FOR BOTH LANDMARK IDENTIFICATION AND LANDMARK LOCALIZATION IMPLEMENT AN END-TO-END LANDMARK NAVIGATION ARCHITECTURE SUITABLE FOR PROCESSING IMAGES OF THE LUNAR SURFACE TEST LANDMARK NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH BOTH REAL (IF AVAILABLE) AND SYNTHETIC IMAGERY TASK #4: DEVELOP VISION-BASED RELATIVE NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS DEVELOP REFLECTOR IDENTIFICATION (REFLID) ALGORITHMS FOR LIDAR-BASED COOPERATIVE NAVIGATION DEVELOP ALGORITHMS FOR CAMERA-BASED RELNAV SUITABLE FOR PROBLEMS OF INTEREST TO ENGINEERS AT NASA JSC TASK #5: DOCUMENTATION PRESENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS DOCUMENT RESULTS IN INTERNAL MEMORANDA TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO APPROPRIATE NASA AND CONTRACTOR TEAM MEMBERS PRODUCTION OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH ARTICLES THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN REPUTABLE JOURNALS IN A TIMELY MANNER PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AT RELEVANT CONFERENCES | 2017-08-15 → 2021-08-14 | $532K |
| 80NSSC25K7630 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2025-01-19 → 2027-01-18 | $275K |