Flux-Pinning Publications
Journal Articles
Zhu FZhu, F., and Peck, M. A., “Linearized Dynamics of General Flux-Pinned Interfaces,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, 2018, pp. 1–10. 10.1109/TASC.2018.2844375
Zhu F., Jones-Wilson L. and Peck M., "Reduced Embedded Magnetic Field in Type II Superconductor of Finite Dimension," in submission for IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity.
Zhu, F., Jones-Wilson, L., and Peck, M., “Flux-pinned dynamics model parameterization and sensitivity study,” 2018 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2018.
Sorgenfrei, M. C., Jones, L. L., Joshi, S. S., and Peck, M. A. "Results from a Reconfigurable Testbed for Dynamics and Control of Flux-Pinned Spacecraft Formations," AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (in review).
Wilson, Jones, and Peck, "A Low-Cost Planar Air Bearing Testbed for CubeSat-Scale Spacecraft," Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control (in review).
Norman and Peck, "Stationkeeping of a Flux-Pinned Satellite Network," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 1683-1687, 2010. [PDF]
Norman and Peck, "Simplified Model of a Flux-Pinned Spacecraft Formation," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 814-822, 2010. [PDF]
Shoer, Wilson, Jones, Knobel, and Peck, "Microgravity Demonstrations of Flux Pinning for Station-Keeping and Reconfiguration of CubeSat-Sized Spacecraft," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 47, No. 6, 2010. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "Flux-Pinned Interfaces for the Assembly, Manipulation, and Reconfiguration of Modular Space Systems", Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 667-688, 2009. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "Reconfigurable Spacecraft as Kinematic Mechanisms Based on Flux-Pinning Interactions," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 466-469, 2009. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "Stiffness of Flux-pinned Virtual Structure for Modular Spacecraft," Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 57-65, 2009. [link]
Conference Articles
Zhu F., Jones-Wilson L. and Peck M., "A Concept for Capturing and Docking Spacecraft with Flux-Pinned Interfaces," in 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2016.
Zhu, F., Elliott, D. S., Yang, Z., and Zheng, H., “Learned and Controlled Autonomous Robotic Exploration in an Extreme, Unknown Environment,” 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2019.
Zhu F., Dominguez M., Jones-Wilson L. and Peck M., "Flight-Experiment Validation of the Dynamic Capabilities of a Flux-Pinned Interface as a Docking Mechanism,"in IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, 2019.
Jones and Peck, "Control Strategies Utilizing the Physics of Flux-Pinned Interfaces for Spacecraft," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, OR, 2011. [PDF]
Jones, Wilson, Gorsuch, Shoer, and Peck, "Flight Validation of a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Flux-Pinned Spacecraft Model," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, OR, 2011. [PDF]
Jones and Peck, "Stability and Control of a Flux-Pinned Docking Interface for Spacecraft," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, ON, Aug. 2-5, 2010. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "Simulation of Multibody Spacecraft Reconfiguration through Sequential Dynamic Equilibria," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, ON, Aug. 2-5, 2010. [PDF]
Wilson and Peck, "An Air-Levitated Testbed for Flux Pinning Interactions at the Nanosatellite Scale," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, ON, Aug. 2-5, 2010. [PDF]
Norman and Peck, "Orbit Maneuvers Through Inter-Satellite Forcing," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug. 10-13, 2009. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "Sequences of Passively Stable Dynamic Equilibria for Hybrid Control of Reconfigurable Spacecraft," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug. 10-13, 2009. [PDF]
Wilson, Shoer, and Peck, "Demonstration of a Magnetic Locking Flux-Pinned Revolute Joint for Use on CubeSat-Standard Spacecraft," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug. 10-13, 2009. [PDF]
Gersh, "Architecting the Very-Large-Aperture Flux-Pinned Space Telescope: A Scalable, Modular Optical Array with High Agility and Passively Stable Orbital Dynamics," AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008. [PDF]
Jones, "Prospects and Challenges of Particulate Solar Sail Propulsion," AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008. [PDF]
Norman, "Stationkeeping and Reconfiguration of a Flux-Pinned Satellite Network," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008. [PDF]
Shoer, "Flux-Pinned Interfaces for the Assembly, Manipulation, and Reconfiguration of Modular Space Systems," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008. [PDF]
Norman and Peck, "Modeling and Properties of a Flux-Pinned Network of Satellites," AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Mackinac Island, MI, Aug. 19-23, 2007. [PDF]
Shoer and Peck, "A Flux-Pinned Magnet-Superconductor Pair for Close-Proximity Station Keeping and Self-Assembly of Spacecraft," AIAA-2007-6352, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, Aug. 20-23, 2007. [PDF]