About
Welcome to the Autonomy Lab at the Florida Institute of Technology. We are developing cutting-edge tools to achieve a higher level of autonomy for aerospace systems. The lab is led by Dr. Madhur Tiwari.
Our research is motivated by the prospect of what intelligent machines can achieve in the future. Our collective goal as a team is to achieve fully autonomous systems that do not rely on the traditional sensor-decision-act pipeline. We are currently focusing on developing data-driven techniques that can bring us closer to achieving full autonomy in aerospace systems.
We are still in the early stage of building this lab and the team. In the meantime, please check out our research work and don't hesitate to contact us. We are always open to collaborations.
A Novel Direct Adaptive-Model Predictive Control Technique with Application to Spacecraft Trajectory Tracking. MDPI Aerospace, 2022.
Zuehlke D., Tiwari, M., and Henderson, T. Autonomous Template Generation and Matching for Satellite Constellation Tracking. In AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum.
Chris Hays, Tiwari, M., and Henderson, T. A Geometric Mechanics Approach to Direct Adaptive Model Predictive Control. In AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum.
Under Review: Tiwari, M., Prazenica, R. J., and Henderson, T. Spacecraft Direct Adaptive Control in Asteroid Vicinity with Coupled Orbit-Attitude Dynamics. Acta Astronautica, 2022
Zuehlke D., Tiwari, M., and Henderson, T. Autonomous Satellite Detection and Tracking using Optical Flow. In AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist 2021 Forum.
Tiwari, M., Prazenica, R. J., and Henderson, T. Autonomous Spacecraft Obstacle Avoidance and Trajectory Tracking in a Dense Debris Field. In AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist 2021 Forum.
Tiwari, M., Prazenica, R. J., and Henderson, T. Spacecraft Body-Frame Hovering Over an Asteroid Using a Direct Adaptive Control Strategy. In AAS Astrodynamics Specialist 2020 Forum.
Jacob J. K, Daniel Posada, Francisco J. Franquiz, Madhur Tiwari, and Troy Henderson “Modeling of An On-Orbit Maintenance Robotic Arm Test-Bed”. In AAS GNC 2020.
Tiwari, M., Prazenica, R. J., and Henderson, T. Tracking Reference Orbits Around Asteroids with Unknown Gravitational Parameters Using a Nonlinear Adaptive Controller. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Tiwari, M., Zuehlke, D., and Henderson, T. “Identifying Spacecraft Configuration Using Deep Neural Networks for Precise Orbit Estimation.” AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Ka’, 2019.
Prabhakar, N., Tiwari, M., Henderson, T., and Prazenica, R. J. Application of Direct Adaptive Control to Autonomous Satellite Docking. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Vergara, P., Tiwari, M., Prazenica, R. J., and Henderson, T. Multiresolution-Based 3-D Terrain Estimation Algorithms for Complex Urban Environments. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Henderson and Tiwari, “3D Reconstruction, Representation, and Registration of Satellite Imagery for Improved Space Situational Awareness,” 1st IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness, Orlando, FL, Nov 2017.