Jekan Thanga

Chapters

• Thangavelautham, J. (2018). Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells and Mitigation Strategies Using System Design and Control. In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell(p. 28). London, UK: IntechOpen.

Journals/Publications

• Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Strategies for Deploying a Sensor Network to Explore Planetary Lava Tubes. Sensors.
• Schuler, T., Bowman, D., Israelvitz, J., Sofge, D., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Long duration flights in Venus’ atmosphere using passive solar hot air balloons. Acta Astronautica.
• Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2020). Exploration of Extreme Environments with Current and Emerging Robot Systems. Current Robotic Reports, 15.
• Nallapu, R., Dektor, G., Kenia, N., Uglietta, J., Ichikawa, S., Choudhary, A., Herreras-Martinez, M., Asphaug, E., Chandra, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2020). Perseus: A CubeSat Mission to Phobos. Aerospace Journal, 14.
• Nallapu, R., Schwartz, S., Thangavelautham, J., & Asphaug, E. (2020). Attitude Determination and Control of the AOSAT+ Mission Concept. IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems.
• Nallpu, R., & Thangavelautham, J. (2020). Design and Sensitivity Analysis of Spacecraft Swarms for Planetary Moon Reconnaissance through Co-orbits. Acta Astronautica, 30.
• Staehle, R., Babuscia, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2020). A Solar-powered Outer Solar System SmallSat (OS4) Architecture Defined. Journal of Small Satellites, 10.
• Thangavelautham, J., & Kalita, H. (2020). Automated Design of CubeSats using Evolutionary Algorithm for Trade Space Selection. Aerospace Journal, 20.
• Thangavelautham, J., & Nallapu, R. (2020). An Automated Design Architecture for Visual Mapping Flyby Missions of Spacecraft Swarms to Planetary Moons. Advances in Space Research, 22.
• Robinson, M., Thangavelautham, J., Anderson, B., Deran, A., Lawrence, S., Wagner, R., Ridenoure, R., Williams, B., Dunham, D., Babuscia, A., Cheung, K., & Genova, A. (2018). Swirl: Unravelling an Enigma. Planetary and Space Sciences Special Issue, 14.
• Thangavelautham, J. (2019). Motion Planning on an Asteroid Surface with Irregular Gravity Fields. AAS GNC Conference.
• Asphaug, E., Thangavelautham, J., Klesh, A., Chandra, A., Nallapu, R., Raura, L., Herreras-Martinez, M., & Schwartz, S. (2017). A cubesat centrifuge for long duration milligravity research. Nature Microgravity, 5.
• Lightholder, J., Thoesen, A., Adamson, E., Jakubowski, J., Nallapu, R., Smallwood, S., Raura, L., Klesh, A., Asphaug, E., & Thangavelautham, J. (2017). Asteroid Origins Satellite 1: An On-orbit CubeSat Centrifuge Science Laboratory. Acta Astronautica, 133, 14.
• Thangavelautham, J. (2017). The Design of Long-Life, High-Efficiency PEM Fuel Cell Power Supplies for Low Power Sensor Networks. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 19.
• Thangavelautham, J., Law, K., Fu, T., El Samid, N. A., Smith, A., & D'Eleuterio, G. (2017). Autonomous Multirobot Excavation for Lunar Applications. Robotica, 33.

Proceedings Publications

• Blanchard, N., Schreiner, R., Ponder, S., Asphaug, E. I., Thangavelautham, J., & Shkarayev, S. V. (2023, Jan 24-26).   “System of Drones for Caves and Lava Tubes Exploration” . In Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium,.
• Debbins, M., Crest, J., & Thangavelautham, J. (2022). Dynamic Altitude Control Schemes for Pico-Balloons to Explore Planetary Atmospheres. In AAS GNC Conference.
• Diaz, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021, 03/2021). FemtoSats for Exploring Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon. In IEEE Aerospace 2021.
• Diaz, A., Pedersen, C., Xu, Y., Williams, L., Chan, C., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021, 03/2021). Lunar Pits and Lava Tubes for a Modern Ark. In IEEE Aerospace 2021.
• Diaz-Flores, A., Nichols, B., Thirupathi-Raj, A., Pedersen, C., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). On-Orbit Cryo-Centrifuge Prototype for Advancing the Lunar Ark Concept. In AAS GNC Conference.
• Diaz-Flores, A., Pedersen, C., Xu, Y., Thirupathi-Raj, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). First Steps Towards the Lunar Ark Concept –Saving Life on Earth from a Future Catastrophe. In AIAA ASCEND.
• Diaz-Flores, A., Thirupathi-Raj, A., Pedersen, C., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Advancing Utilization of the Moon Through Cryogenic Technologies. In International Astronautic Congress.
• Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Automated Design of Robots for Exploring Extreme Environments of Mars Following an Animal Survivalist Approach. In International Astronautic Congress, 12.
• Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021, 03/2021). Evaluation of Lunar Pits and Lava Tubes for Use as Human Habitats. In Earth and Space Conference 2021.
• May, K., Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Simulation and Evaluation of a Mechanical Hopping Mechanism for Robotic Small Body Surface Navigation. In AIAA ASCEND.
• Nichols, B., Thirupathi-Raj, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Modeling Lunar Anomalies For Low Altitude Small Spacecraft Lunar Missions. In AAS GNC Conference.
• Schuler, T., Sofge, D., Debbins, M., Wheeler, L., & Thangavelautham, J. (2022). Solar High-Altitude Balloons (SHAB) as a Long Duration Controllable Aerial Platform. In SciTech 2022.
• Smith, J., Thirupathi-Raj, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2022). Laboratory Experimental Evaluation of Docking Capabilities of Small Spacecraft Using a Stewart Platform. In AAS GNC Conference.
• Thangavelautham, J., & Xu, Y. (2021, April). Modelling Excavation, Site-Preparation and Construction of a Lunar Mining Base Using Robot Swarms. In Earth and Space Conference 2021.
• Thangavelautham, J., & Xu, Y. (2022). The Design of Autonomous Robotic Technologies for Lunar Launch and Landing Pad (LLP) Preparation. In IEEE Aerospace Conference.

Presentations

• Alday, J., Paige, W., Thangavelautham, J., & Shkarayev, S. V. (2023, May). Evaluation of deployable Telescopes for Small Satellites on Asteroid Recon Missions. International Small Satellite Conference,. Passadena.
• Nietzel, K., Greenfield, E., Dinkel, A., Thangavelautham, J., & Shkarayev, S. V. (2023). Airborne Release and Recapture of UAV from Martian balloons. Small Satelite conference.
• Crest, J., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Pico Balloon Platform for Venusian Atmospheric Exploration. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA: NASA JPL.
• Diaz-Flores, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Spaced-based Thermal Systems Applied to Cryo-Environments. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena: NASA JPL.
• Ippolito, S., Thangavelautham, J., & Vance, L. (2021). The Improvement of Volatile Collection Via Small Satellite Instruments. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena: NASA JPL.
• Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Automated Design of Robots for Exploring Extreme Environments. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena: NASA JPL.
• Kukkala, K., Thirupathi-Raj, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Design of Two-Stage Docking System for Autonomous Micro-Aerobots. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA: NASA JPL.
• May, K., Kalita, H., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Simulation and Evaluation of a Mechanical Hopping Mechanism for Robotic Small Body Surface Navigation. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA.
• Pedersen, C., Thangavelautham, J., & Diaz-FLores, A. (2021). Demonstrating the Feasibility of Cryopreservation in Space and Planetary Environments Using CubeSat Storage Units. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference.
• Penny, C., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Automated Design of Off-world Multi-Robot Mining Base Using L-Systems/Bio-inspired Methods. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA: NASA JPL.
• Richards, J., Vance, L., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Advancing Secure Small Satellite Laser Communications. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA: NASA JPL.
• Thangavelautham, J., & Thirupathi-Raj, A. (2021). Advancing Small Satellite Docking Systems using Active Lighting and Cues. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena.
• Thangavelautham, J., Lamey, Q., & Vance, L. (2021). Mobility System and Gait for Microgravity Environments. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena, CA: NASA JPL.
• Thirupathi-Raj, A., Pedersen, C., Diaz-Flores, A., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). First Steps Towards the Lunar Ark Concept –Saving Life on Earth from a Future Catastrophe. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference.
• Vance, L., & Thangavelautham, J. (2021). Swarm Enhancement of Autonomous Navigation When Operating Near Rubble Pile Asteroids. Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference. Pasadena: NASA JPL.

Others

• Thangavelautham, J. (2018, August). Sustainable and Green Power Sources for Long Duration Environment Monitoring. Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials by Elsevier.