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Tuesday, February 4, 2025<\/p>

The lab is in space!<\/h3>

In collaboration with Obruta Space Solutions Corp, Carleton University's Spacecraft Robotics and Control Lab developed and validated a fuel-optimal guidance law for spacecraft rendezvous using NASA's Astrobee experimental facility aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 71. A video showcasing the approach is available on our... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, October 14, 2024<\/p>

IAF Astrodynamics TC<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Sunday, January 7, 2024<\/p>

AAS Space Flight Mechanics TC<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, November 9, 2023<\/p>

ESA-funded Collaboration with DLR<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, September 19, 2023<\/p>

AIAA Associate Fellow<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, June 9, 2023<\/p>

Advanced Computer Vision for Obruta Space Solutions<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, April 13, 2023<\/p>

Partnership with Obruta Space Solutions<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, October 28, 2022<\/p>

Soaring to New Heights<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, October 28, 2022<\/p>

Lab Alumni Start-up Aims to Make Spacecraft More Sustainable<\/h3>

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\u2014the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Both alumni from the lab met while working under... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, March 18, 2021<\/p>

Prof. Ulrich Appointed Adjunct Professor at York University<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, October 28, 2020<\/p>

Prof. Ulrich Appointed Associate Editor for AAS Journal<\/h3>

Professor Steve Ulrich \u2014 Director of the Spacecraft Robotics and Control Laboratory \u2014 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, September 15, 2020<\/p>

Renewed Partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada<\/h3>

Under funding awarded from the Government of Canada\/Department of National Defence, Prof. Ulrich\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, February 20, 2020<\/p>

Carleton University Research Achievement Award<\/h3>

Professor Ulrich\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, January 16, 2020<\/p>

AIAA GNC Graduate Student Paper Award Finalist<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, September 27, 2019<\/p>

Government of Ontario’s Early Researcher Award<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, May 9, 2019<\/p>

Partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada<\/h3>

Under funding awarded from the Government of Canada, Prof. Ulrich\u2019s 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\u2019s... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, January 14, 2019<\/p>

Jian-Feng Shi’s Successful Defence<\/h3>

Congratulations to Jian-Feng for the very successful defence of his PhD thesis entitled: \u201cSpacecraft Pose Estimation Using a Monocular... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, December 17, 2018<\/p>

Cory Fraser’s Successful Defence<\/h3>

Congratulations to Cory Fraser for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: \u201cAdaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Strategies for Autonomous Relative Navigation of Formation Flying... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, October 25, 2018<\/p>

Partnership with Bombardier Aerospace<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, September 11, 2018<\/p>

David Rogers’ Successful Defence<\/h3>

Congratulations to David Rogers for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: \u201cSimple Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Trajectory Tracking Under Uncertainties and... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, June 14, 2018<\/p>

Best Paper Award<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 24, 2018<\/p>

Bradley Kuiack’s Successful Defence and University Medal<\/h3>

Congratulations to Bradley Kuiack for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: \u201cSpacecraft Formation Guidance and Control in J2-Perturbed Eccentric Orbits\u201d. In addition, for his outstanding achievements at the MASc level, Bradley was awarded a prestigious University... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 24, 2018<\/p>

Alexander Crain’s Successful Defence<\/h3>

Congratulations to Alexander Crain for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: \u201cOptimal Trajectory Tracking and Compliant Spacecraft Capture Using a Space... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Saturday, April 21, 2018<\/p>

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Saturday, April 21, 2018<\/p>

IFAC Technical Committee on Robotics<\/h3>

Professor Ulrich was recently selected as a new member of the IFAC Technical Committee on... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 9, 2017<\/p>

Jeffrey Hough is the Recipient of the 2017 CASI Charles Luttman Award<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Saturday, May 6, 2017<\/p>

Steve Ulrich Elevated to IEEE Senior Member Grade<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, April 13, 2017<\/p>

Kirk Hovell’s Successful Defence and Senate Medal<\/h3>

Congratulations to Kirk Hovell for the very successful defence of his MASc thesis entitled: \u201cDetumbling Space Debris Using Tethers\u201d. For his outstanding achievements at the MASc level, Kirk was awarded a prestigious Senate Medal by Carleton... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, April 5, 2017<\/p>

Lab Members Recognized with Scholarships and Awards<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, January 24, 2017<\/p>

First Ever Experimental Validation of Tethered Detumbling of Space Debris<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, October 20, 2016<\/p>

R.D. Richmond Bursary in Aerospace Engineering<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Saturday, April 16, 2016<\/p>

Lab Members Recognized with Scholarships and Awards<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, February 15, 2016<\/p>

Graduate Student Travel\/Research Bursary<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, December 23, 2015<\/p>

Partnership with EnduroSat AD<\/h3>

Following a visit in Bulgaria last fall by Prof. Ulrich to lecture on spacecraft guidance, navigation and control, Carleton University\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, November 16, 2015<\/p>

The Globe and Mail Interview<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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