Space Systems Group at the University of Florida

Andrew Tatsch
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
atatsch@ufl.edu

Education

2001: B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
2004: M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
2006: Ph.D Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida

Research Interests

Arificial Potential Function Guidance for Spacecraft
On-orbit Servicing (OOS)
High Fidelity Equations of Motion for Spacecraft Relative Motion

Publications

Tatsch, A., Xu, Y., and Fitz-Coy, N., "A Nonlinear Controller via Artificial Potential Function for Spacecraft Attitude Maneuvers," 28th AAS Guidance And Control Conference, Brekcenridge, CO, Feb. 2005, AAS 05-008.

Tatsch, A., Xu, Y., and Fitz-Coy, N., "A Nonlinear Controller via Artificial Potential Functions for Impulsive Spacecraft Maneuvers," 2004 Core Technologies for Space Systems Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Tatsch, A., Fitz-Coy, N., Edmonson, W., "Artificial Potential Function Guidance for On-orbit Inspection," Space Automation and Robotics Symposium, Naval Research Laboratory, March 30 - 31, 2005.

Tatsch, A., Fitz-Coy, N., "Dynamic Artificial Potential Function Guidance for Autonomous On-Orbit Servicing," 6th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems, Loutraki, Greece, October 17 - 20, 2005.

Tatsch, A., Fitz-Coy, N., and Edmonson, W., "Heterogeneous Expert Robots for On-Orbit Servicing (HEROS): A Robust and Sustainable Architecture for On-Orbit Servicing," NASA 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, Greenbelt, Maryland, October 18 - 20, 2005.

Tatsch, A., Fitz-Coy, N., and Edmonson, W., "Heterogeneous Expert Robots for On-Orbit Servicing: A New Paradigm," Infotech@Aerospace Conference, Arlington, Virginia, September 26 - 29, 2005.

Tatsch, A. and Fitz-Coy, N., "Optimized Harmonic Artificial Potential Function Guidance for the Heterogeneous Expert Robots for On-orbit Servicing Architecture," 29th AAS Guidance And Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, February 4 - 8, 2006, AAS 06-015.

Tatsch, A., Fitz-Coy, N., and Gladun, S., "On-orbit Servicing: A Brief Survey," Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, August 15 - 19, 2006.

Xu, Y., Fitz-Coy, N., Lind, R., and Tatsch, A., "Mu-Control for Satellite Formation Flying," Accepted for publication in Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE Manuscript No. AS/2005/022248.