Publications

Journal Papers:

Z. Shi and C. McGhan, “An Affordable Virtual Reality Setup for Educational Aerospace Robotics Simulation and Testing,” Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, AIAA (accepted as of 2019-03-15, minor revisions pending).

Richard A. Johansen, Richard Beck, Richard Stumpf, John Lekki, Roger Tokars, Carol Tolbert, Catharine McGhan, Thomas Black, Ou Ma, Min Xu, Hongxing Liu, Molly Reif & Erich Emery (2019) “HABSat-1: assessing the feasibility of using CubeSats for the detection of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in inland lakes and reservoirs,” Lake and Reservoir Management, 35:2, 193-207, DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2019.1609146

Conference Papers:

Z. Shi, and C. McGhan, “An Affordable Approach for Space Robotics Simulation and Testing using Virtual Reality,” AIAA Space 2018 Conference, AIAA, Orlando, FL, Sept. 17-19 2018. (AIAA-2018-5229)

M. Verbryke, and C. McGhan, “Dual-Arm Manipulation with a Humanoid Robot Using a Modular Control Architecture,” AIAA Space 2018 Conference, AIAA, Orlando, FL, Sept. 17-19 2018. (AIAA-2018-5209)

R. Beck, H. Liu, R. Johansen, M. Xu, C. McGhan, G. Black, O. Ma, UC CubeCats, M. Reif, E. Emery, R. Stumpf, G. Emerick, and R. Nelson, “Adapting Low-Cost Drone Technology to CubeSats for Environmental Monitoring and Management: Harmful Algal Bloom Satellite-1 (HABsat-1),” 32nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, Aug. 4-9, 2018. (https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2018/all2018/486/)

J. Medhi, and C. McGhan, “Towards a Modular Architecture for Intelligent Aerial Manipulator Systems,” AIAA SciTech 2018 Conference, AIAA, Kissimmee, FL, Jan. 8-12 2018. (AIAA-2018-1631)

S. Farahani, I. Papusha, C. McGhan, and R. Murray, “Constrained Autonomous Satellite Docking via Differential Flatness and Model Predictive Control,” 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), IEEE, Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 12-14 2016, pp. 3306-3311.

C. McGhan, Y. Wang, M. Colledanchise, T. Vaquero, R. Murray, B. Williams, and P. Ögren, “Towards Architecture-wide Analysis, Verification, and Validation for Total System Stability During Goal-Seeking Space Robotics Operations,” AIAA Space 2016 Conference, AIAA, Long Beach, CA, Sept. 13-16 2016. (AIAA-2016-5607)

C. McGhan, T. Vaquero, A. R. Subrahmanya, O. Arslan, R. Murray, M. Ingham, M. Ono, T. Estlin, B. Williams, and M. Elaasar, “The Resilient Spacecraft Executive: An Architecture for Risk-Aware Operations in Uncertain Environments,” AIAA Space 2016 Conference, AIAA, Long Beach, CA, Sept. 13-16 2016. (AIAA-2016-5541)

P. Santana, T. Vaquero, C. McGhan, C. Toledo, E. Timmons, B. Williams, and R. Murray, “Risk-aware Planning in Hybrid Domains: An Application to Autonomous Planetary Rovers,” AIAA Space 2016 Conference, AIAA, Long Beach, CA, Sept.13-16 2016. (AIAA-2016-5537)

Symposium Presentations:

S. Karra and C. McGhan, “Steps Towards Automatic Test Generation for Testing Autonomous Operations of a Mars-Rover Using ROS,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

M. Verbryke, C. McGhan, and O. Ma, “An Affordable Helmholtz Cage Design for 1U and 3U CubeSat Testing,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

P. Muthaiah and C. McGhan, “Steps Towards Automatic Evaluation of UAV Delivery Operations Using ROS and Gazebo,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

J. Medhi and C. McGhan, “Modular System Architecture for an Aerial Manipulator,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

C. Korte and C. McGhan, “Recurrent Neural Networks Applied to Surgical Path Planning for Semi-Autonomous Robotic Survery in Remote Environments,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

Z. Shi and C. McGhan, “A Comparison on Different Affordable Approaches for Robotics Simulation and Testing using Virtual Reality,” 44th DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 5, 2019.

M. Verbryke and C. McGhan, “Automatic Generation of No-Fly Zones from Area Characteristics for Autonomous UAV Operations,” 43rd DCASS, Dayton, OH, Feb. 27, 2018.

J. Medhi and C. McGhan, “Autonomous Waypoint Navigation System for Quadrotors Using UxAS and a ROS-based Autopilot,” 43rd DCASS, Dayton, OH, Feb. 27, 2018.

Z. Shi and C. McGhan, “An Affordable Approach for Robotics Simulation and Testing using Virtual Reality,” 43rd DCASS, Dayton, OH, Feb. 27, 2018.

J. Medhi and C. McGhan, “Small Robotic Manipulator Integration with UAV,” 42nd DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 1, 2017.

M. Verbryke and C. McGhan, “Dual-Arm Manipulation Methods in a Humanoid Robot,” 42nd DCASS, Dayton, OH, Mar. 1, 2017.