Daniel P. Scharf

2.3k citations

64 papers · 1.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

Aerospace Engineering top 0.5%
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Guidance and Control Systems
- Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Astro and Planetary Science

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 34
- Astro and Planetary Science 28
- Planetary Science and Exploration 10
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 8
Aerospace Engineering 50
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control 33
- Space Satellite Systems and Control 29
- Guidance and Control Systems 6
- Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems 6

Co-authors: Fred Y. Hadaegh Scott Ploen Behçet Açıkmeşe Lars Blackmore Daniel Dueri Matthew W. Harris Joel Benito Jordi Casoliva
Journals: Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics (5 papers)Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems (2 papers)Acta Astronautica (2 papers)IEEE Systems Journal (2 papers)The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Daniel P. Scharf

62 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Minimum-Landing-Error Powered-Descent Guidance for Mars Landing Using Convex Optimization 2010 · 284 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
2004 A survey of spacecraft formation flying guidance and control. Part II: control

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1	A Semi-Automated Multi-Sensor Data Labeling Process for Deep Learning in Automotive Radar Environment 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) ·Daniel P. Scharf, Olaf J. Wingren, Mathias Schneider, Rachida Hamidi	2022	3
2	Flight Dynamics of Mars Helicopter Håvard Fjær Grip, Wayne Johnson, Carlos Malpica, Daniel P. Scharf, Milan Mandić, Larry A. Young, Brian Allan, Bernard Mettler, P Mathivathani	2017	9
3	Customized Real-Time Interior-Point Methods for Onboard Powered-Descent Guidance Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics ·Daniel Dueri, Behçet Açıkmeşe, Daniel P. Scharf, Matthew W. Harris	2016	112
4	Optical instrumentation for science and formation flying with a starshade observatory Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Stefan Martin, Daniel P. Scharf, Eric Cady, Carl Christian Liebe, 弘子江口	2015	4
5	ADAPT demonstrations of onboard large-divert Guidance with a VTVL rocket Daniel P. Scharf, M. W. Regehr, Reema V. Bhavnani, Joel Benito, Ariana Wescott, MiMi Aung, Andrew Johnson, Jordi Casoliva, Swati Mohan, Daniel Dueri, Behçet Açıkmeşe, David Masten, Steve Cranstoun	2014	41
6	Feasibility analysis of XSOLANTRA: A mission concept to detect exoplanets with an array of CubeSats Fa-Ai, Joseph Lazio, Gregory Piazza, Daniel P. Scharf, Da'i Ramadhan, Pardina Badia B	2013	1
7	Analytic Yaw–Pitch Steering for Side-Looking SAR With Numerical Roll Algorithm for Incidence Angle IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Daniel P. Scharf	2012	15
8	Flight-Like Ground Demonstrations of Precision Maneuvers for Spacecraft Formations—Part II IEEE Systems Journal ·Daniel P. Scharf, Bekbolat Turymbetov, Fred Y. Hadaegh	2010	15
9	Flight-Like Ground Demonstrations of Precision Maneuvers for Spacecraft Formations AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit ·Daniel P. Scharf, Fred Y. Hadaegh, Bekbolat Turymbetov, Yaya Kiswaya, Lindsay Huffman, Ray Nascimento Maronesi, 元也前田, Joel Shields, Charles Bergh, Peter R. Lawson	2008	5
10	Design Study for a Planet-Finding Space Interferometer Proceedings - IEEE Aerospace Conference ·Stefan Martin, Daniel P. Scharf, Richard E. Wirz, Oliver P. Lay, Gilda Chirinos Sanchez, Bertrand Mennesson, 김언순, Jose Israel Rodriguez, Dewi Rina Ompusunggu, Victoria Bekbergenova, AAS	2008	11
11	Ground Demonstration of Synchronized Formation Rotations for Precision, Multi-Spacecraft Interferometers NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Daniel P. Scharf, Bekbolat Turymbetov, Fred Y. Hadaegh	2008	0
12	Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer: 2007-2008 progress and plans Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Peter R. Lawson, Oliver P. Lay, Stefan Martin, Robert D. Peters, Robert O. Gappinger, A. Ksendzov, Daniel P. Scharf, A. J. Booth, C. A. Beichman, Eugene Serabyn, K. J. Johnston, W. C. Danchi	2008	23
13	Formulation and analysis of stability for spacecraft formations IET Control Theory and Applications ·(unknown), Fred Y. Hadaegh, Daniel P. Scharf, Scott Ploen	2007	13
14	A survey of spacecraft formation flying guidance and control. Part II: control Daniel P. Scharf, Fred Y. Hadaegh, Scott Ploen Hit paper breakdown →	2004	402
15	An Overview of the Formation and Attitude Control System for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Formation Flying Interferometer NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Daniel P. Scharf, Fred Y. Hadaegh, Z. Rahman, Joel Shields, Riikka Lähteenmäki	2004	12
16	Three-dimensional analysis of basic formation initialization algorithms in deep space Marwan Bikdash, Fred Y. Hadaegh, Daniel P. Scharf, Scott Ploen	2004	1
17	Initialization of Distributed Spacecraft Formations The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ·Scott Ploen, Daniel P. Scharf, Fred Y. Hadaegh, Marwan Bikdash	2004	5
18	Self-organizing control for space-based sparse antennas Fred Y. Hadaegh, V. Jamnejad, Daniel P. Scharf, Scott Ploen	2003	1
19	Formation Algorithms and Simulation Testbed NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·Fernanda Abreu Fernández, Garett Sohl, Daniel P. Scharf, Mamadou Saikou Diallo	2003	5
20	Adaptive neural control for MACE II David C. Hyland, Daniel P. Scharf	1999	3

About Daniel P. Scharf

Daniel P. Scharf is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation, Computer Networks and Communications and Control and Systems Engineering, having authored 64 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (33 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (29 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (28 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (10 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (8 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (6 papers), Guidance and Control Systems (6 papers) and Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (1.3k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (515 citations), Computer Networks and Communications (392 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (307 citations) and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (216 citations). Daniel P. Scharf has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Fred Y. Hadaegh, Scott Ploen, Behçet Açıkmeşe, Lars Blackmore, Daniel Dueri, Matthew W. Harris, Joel Benito, Jordi Casoliva, Stefan Martin and Aron A. Wolf. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, Acta Astronautica, IEEE Systems Journal and The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.

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