Monday, October 14, 2024

IAF Astrodynamics TC

Prof. Ulrich was recently elected a member of the IAF Astrodynamics Technical Committee (TC)! The TC has the general mandate of promoting advances in orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics, guidance, navigation and control of single or multi-spacecraft systems as well as space robotics. The IAF Astrodynamics TC includes 32 members from around the... More

Sunday, January 7, 2024

AAS Space Flight Mechanics TC

Prof. Ulrich was elected member of the AAS Space Flight Mechanics technical committee (TC) for a 5-year term. Each year, the AAS Space Flight Mechanics TC hosts two conferences, the Space Flight Mechanics Meeting in the Winter and the Astrodynamics Specialist Conference in the Summer. The AAS Space Flight Mechanics Committee is part of... More

Thursday, November 9, 2023

ESA-funded Collaboration with DLR

Under significant funding from the European Space Agency, Prof. Ulrich's Spacecraft Robotics and Control Lab initiated a collaborative research project with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Specifically, the project titled Data-Driven Robust Guidance Algorithms to Approach a Tumbling Space Debris investigates stochastic real-time path planning... More

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

AIAA Associate Fellow

For "original contributions to the area of guidance, navigation, and control systems for spacecraft formation flying, proximity operations, and space robotics", Prof. Ulrich was elected Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA Associate Fellows are individuals of distinction who have made notable and... More

Friday, June 9, 2023

Advanced Computer Vision for Obruta Space Solutions

Prof. Ulrich's lab partners with Obruta Space Solutions on a second project, this time, related to the development of advanced computer vision techniques enabling autonomous spacecraft docking. Under funding from Mitacs' Accelerate Program, this partnership will last until August... More

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Partnership with Obruta Space Solutions

Prof. Ulrich's lab partners with Obruta Space Solutions to develop guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) algorithms to enable commercially-viable autonomous spacecraft docking technologies. Under funding from Mitacs' Accelerate Program, this partnership will last until June... More

Friday, October 28, 2022

Soaring to New Heights

Courtney Bashnick, PhD student in the lab, was recently interviewed by The Ascent Rundle Alumni Magazine to reflect on her time as an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary and her current graduate studies at Carleton University. Follow this link to read the full... More

Friday, October 28, 2022

Lab Alumni Start-up Aims to Make Spacecraft More Sustainable

Obruta is the Latin word for debris, which is the space challenge that Kevin Stadnyk (Carleton SRCL, MASc, 2020) and Kirk Hovell (Carleton SRCL, PhD, 2022) planned to tackle when they established their company on July 20, 2019—the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Both alumni from the lab met while working under... More

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Prof. Ulrich Appointed Adjunct Professor at York University

Prof. Ulrich was appointed as an Adjunct Member to the Graduate Program in Earth & Space Science at York University, as recommended by the program. This appointment is honorific and recognizes Ulrich's cooperation with the Graduate Program in Earth & Space Science. York University's Faculty of Graduate Studies appreciates the interest, stimulus,... More

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Prof. Ulrich Appointed Associate Editor for AAS Journal

Professor Steve Ulrich — Director of the Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory — was appointed as Associate Editor for The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences (JASS) for a three-year term effective 1 January 2021 through 31 December 2023. The official journal of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) since 1954 and published by... More

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Renewed Partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada

Under funding awarded from the Government of Canada/Department of National Defence, Prof. Ulrich’s Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory renews it partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada's Director General Science and Technology Centre Operations (DRDC - DGSTCO) on a R&D project related to the development of autonomous far-... More

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Carleton University Research Achievement Award

Professor Ulrich’s research in the area of autonomous robotics and controls for spacecraft proximity operations was recently recognized by a Research Achievement Award from Carleton University. With this prestigious award, Prof. Ulrich and his research team will develop adaptive algorithms to modify, in real-time, the behavior of the on-board... More

Thursday, January 16, 2020

AIAA GNC Graduate Student Paper Award Finalist

Kirk Hovell, PhD Candidate in the lab, has been selected as one of the six finalists for this year's GNC Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is sponsored by the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) Technical Committee and recognizes high-quality papers whose primary author is a student. All six finalists had to present... More

Friday, September 27, 2019

Government of Ontario’s Early Researcher Award

Prof. Steve Ulrich was awarded funding from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade through the Early Researcher Awards (ERA) program. This prestigious award will allow Prof. Ulrich's research team to address the problem of autonomous proximity operations with space debris. Specifically, he will develop adaptive... More

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada

Under funding awarded from the Government of Canada, Prof. Ulrich’s Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory partners with Defence Research and Development Canada's Director General Science and Technology Centre Operations (DRDC - DGSTCO) on a R&D project related to autonomous pose tracking in space. This project leverages the lab’s... More

Monday, January 14, 2019

Jian-Feng Shi’s Successful Defence

Congratulations to Jian-Feng for the very successful defence of his PhD thesis entitled: “Spacecraft Pose Estimation Using a Monocular... More

Monday, December 17, 2018

Cory Fraser’s Successful Defence

Congratulations to Cory Fraser for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: “Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Strategies for Autonomous Relative Navigation of Formation Flying... More

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Partnership with Bombardier Aerospace

Under funding awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada (CARIC), Prof. Ulrich's Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory partners with Bombardier Aerospace on an industrial R&D project related to the development of innovative real-time... More

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

David Rogers’ Successful Defence

Congratulations to David Rogers for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: “Simple Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Trajectory Tracking Under Uncertainties and... More

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Best Paper Award

Congratulations to Jian-Feng Shi, a fourth-year PhD Candidate in our group, for being the recipient of the Best Paper Award at this year's International Conference on Control, Dynamic Systems, and... More

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Bradley Kuiack’s Successful Defence and University Medal

Congratulations to Bradley Kuiack for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: “Spacecraft Formation Guidance and Control in J2-Perturbed Eccentric Orbits”. In addition, for his outstanding achievements at the MASc level, Bradley was awarded a prestigious University... More

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Alexander Crain’s Successful Defence

Congratulations to Alexander Crain for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: “Optimal Trajectory Tracking and Compliant Spacecraft Capture Using a Space... More

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program allows highly motivated and competitive postdoc researchers to realize their full potential and develop their careers. Researchers interested to join our research group at the postdoctoral level may consider applying. Application deadline is September 19, 2018. More details can be found... More

Saturday, April 21, 2018

IFAC Technical Committee on Robotics

Professor Ulrich was recently selected as a new member of the IFAC Technical Committee on... More

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Jeffrey Hough is the Recipient of the 2017 CASI Charles Luttman Award

Jeffrey Hough is selected as the 2017 recipient of the CASI Charles Luttman Award. This prestigious annual recognition is awarded to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership and involvement in any area of student affairs, and excellence in communication and organizational skills. Congratulations Jeffrey!... More

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Steve Ulrich Elevated to IEEE Senior Member Grade

Prof. Ulrich was recently elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior member. IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the... More

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Kirk Hovell’s Successful Defence and Senate Medal

Congratulations to Kirk Hovell for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: “Detumbling Space Debris Using Tethers”. For his outstanding achievements at the MASc level, Kirk was awarded a prestigious Senate Medal by Carleton... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Lab Members Recognized with Scholarships and Awards

Congratulations to the following undergraduate and graduate students for having been awarded prestigious awards and scholarships to conduct cutting-edge research in the Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory: Kirk Hovell (NSERC PGS-D3), to begin his doctoral research on distributed iterative learning control with applications to spacecraft... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

First Ever Experimental Validation of Tethered Detumbling of Space Debris

At this year's AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kirk Hovell presented the first ever experimental demonstration of detumbling a spinning space debris using visco-elastic tethers. Compared to the currently-accepted tether configuration proposed by the European Space Agency, Kirk's innovative sub-tether strategy is proven to be... More

Thursday, October 20, 2016

R.D. Richmond Bursary in Aerospace Engineering

Congratulations to Kirk Hovell for having been awarded the 2016 R.D. Richmond Bursary in Aerospace Engineering by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. This bursary recognizes outstanding and deserving graduate students in the Aerospace Engineering program and will assist Kirk with the cost of travel and accommodation associated with his... More

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Lab Members Recognized with Scholarships and Awards

Congratulations to the following undergraduate and graduate students for having been awarded prestigious awards and scholarships to conduct cutting-edge research in the Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory: Kirk Hovell (Ontario Graduate Scholarship), to continue his current master's research on dynamics analysis and experimental validation... More

Monday, February 15, 2016

Graduate Student Travel/Research Bursary

Congratulations to Kirk Hovell for having been awarded a Graduate Student Travel/Research Bursary by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs for the outstanding presentation of his graduate work at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series. His presentation was titled: "Attitude Stabilization of an Uncooperative Spacecraft... More

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Partnership with EnduroSat AD

Following a visit in Bulgaria last fall by Prof. Ulrich to lecture on spacecraft guidance, navigation and control, Carleton University’s Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory partners with EnduroSat AD on a project related to the design and analysis of the on-board autonomous attitude determination and control system (ADCS) for the next... More

Monday, November 16, 2015

The Globe and Mail Interview

Prof. Ulrich was recently interviewed by The Globe and Mail for an Aerospace Special Feature article. See article titled "New strategy needed to keep space sector in orbit"... More

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ontario Centres of Excellence Research Award

Under funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II) program, Carleton University’s Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory renews its partnership with Neptec Design Group Ltd. on a two-year industrial R&D project related to the development, implementation and experimental... More

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