Space Systems Group | Orbit Analysis Research• Optimized a dynamic simulation of spacecraft rendezvous and docking operations to support research efforts in spacecraft autonomy and orbit determination• Performed an analysis of the rendezvous and docking between a disabled, tumbling satellite and an active chaser satellite, including different scenarios of 20+ satellite transfers in MATLAB such as Hohmann and non-Hohmann transfers• Analyzed post-capture and detumbling stability to compare 10+ different inertia configurations and control methods

Astrodynamics Grader

DebriSat• This project is a collaboration of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, The Aerospace Corporation, and the University of Florida• Worked on a 15-member team to analyze 10,000+ space satellite debris fragments to improve space situational awareness• Collected, measured, and characterized all fragments down to the millimeter in size to determine physical characteristics including shape, density, and material

Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Grader

Autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (ARPOD) Research• Refined a dynamic simulation of spacecraft rendezvous and docking operations to support research efforts in spacecraft autonomy• Used Python and OpenAI's Gym toolkit to develop custom environments• Offered support for reinforcement learning based controller development