Andy Heaton

420 citations
13 papers · 310 indexed · h-index 5

Impact in

    • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
    • Space Satellite Systems and Control
    • Spacecraft Design and Technology
    • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
    • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
    • Astro and Planetary Science

Papers in

    • Astro and Planetary Science 9
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 2
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 2
    • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control 8
    • Space Satellite Systems and Control 5
    • Spacecraft Design and Technology 3
    • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies 3

Andy Heaton

13 papers receiving 281 citations

Peers

Andy Heaton
Comparison fields: 5 of 34
  • Aerospace Engineering 243
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 148
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 51
  • Mechanical Engineering 36
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9
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Co-authors

The 14 scholars most cited alongside Andy Heaton, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
#Work
1 2010252
2 201516
3 200813
4
Multiple NEO Rendezvous Using Solar Sail Propulsion
20128
5 20176
6 20004
7 20053
8 20142
9 20072
10 20181
11 20221
12
Findings from NASA's 2015-2017 Electric Sail Investigations
20171
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NanoSail-D: A Solar Sail Demonstration Mission
20091

About Andy Heaton

Andy Heaton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Software, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 13 papers that have together received 310 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (9 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (8 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (5 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (3 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (3 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (2 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (2 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (243 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (148 citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (51 citations), Mechanical Engineering (36 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (9 citations). Andy Heaton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Charles Adams, Greg Laue, Mark Whorton, Robin Pinson, Les Johnson, Alexandra B. Artusio‐Glimpse, Michael Codish, Ivan R. Bertaska, Roosevelt Wright and Andy King. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Logic Programming, Acta Astronautica, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) and AIAA SPACE 2015 Conference and Exposition.

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