Robert G. Melton
- Aerospace Engineering top 0.5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Control and Systems Engineering top 10%
- Artificial Intelligence top 10%
- Oceanography top 10%
- Co-authors
- Fabio CurtiDario SpillerDavid B. SpencerMauro PontaniPuneet SinglaBohdan T. KułakowskiGerald CookNezih Mrad
- Topics
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (29 papers)Space Satellite Systems and Control (20 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers)
- Journals
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic SystemsJournal of Guidance Control and DynamicsJournal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
- Partner nations
- United StatesItalySouth Korea
In The Last Decade
Robert G. Melton
49 papers receiving 1.3k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 71
- Aerospace Engineering 1.1k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 688
- Control and Systems Engineering 112
- Artificial Intelligence 112
- Oceanography 87
Countries citing papers authored by Robert G. Melton
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert G. Melton
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert G. Melton
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All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Multiple small-satellite salvage mission sequence planning for debris mitigation | 3 |
| 5 | Time-optimal reorientation using neural network and particle swarm formulation | 2 |
| 6 | Time-optimal reorientation via inverse dynamics: A quaternion and particle swarm formulation | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | Constrained time-optimal slewing maneuvers for rigid spacecraft | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | Attitude determination and control of a nanosatellite using geomagnetic field data and sun sensors | 3 |
| 12 | 173 | |
| 13 | Preliminary orbital control strategy for LISA | 2 |
| 14 | Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applicationsbreakdown → | 927 |
| 15 | Optimal low-thrust trajectories to earth-moon L2 halo orbits (circular problem) | 7 |
| 16 | 2 | |
| 17 | Approximate analytic representations for low-thrust trajectories | 3 |
| 18 | Orbit transfer error analysis for multiple finite perigee burn, ascent trajectories. | 3 |
| 19 | First-order perturbation analysis for low-thrust spacecraft. | 1 |
| 20 | 3 |
About Robert G. Melton
Robert G. Melton is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Architecture, having authored 57 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (29 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (20 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (1.1k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (688 citations) and Oceanography (87 citations). Robert G. Melton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Fabio Curti, Dario Spiller, David B. Spencer, Mauro Pontani, Puneet Singla, Bohdan T. Kułakowski, Gerald Cook, Nezih Mrad, I. D. Jacobson and Don B. Wilmeth. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.
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