Wigbert Fehse

829 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Wigbert Fehse is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wigbert Fehse has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 2 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wigbert Fehse's work include Space Satellite Systems and Control (6 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (5 papers) and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (3 papers). Wigbert Fehse is often cited by papers focused on Space Satellite Systems and Control (6 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (5 papers) and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (3 papers). Wigbert Fehse collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and France. Wigbert Fehse's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Astronautica, Journal of Space Safety Engineering and Cambridge University Press eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Wigbert Fehse

9 papers receiving 543 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft

2003 550 citations Wigbert Fehse Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wigbert Fehse Netherlands	4	534	273	102	42	29	10	580
Leping Yang China	13	404 0.8×	188 0.7×	84 0.8×	29 0.7×	39 1.3×	65	497
Josep Virgili-Llop United States	14	422 0.8×	260 1.0×	99 1.0×	48 1.1×	26 0.9×	25	496
Richard Zappulla United States	10	316 0.6×	187 0.7×	86 0.8×	47 1.1×	22 0.8×	20	368
Leonard Felicetti United Kingdom	11	385 0.7×	221 0.8×	66 0.6×	25 0.6×	45 1.6×	57	429
Nima Assadian Iran	15	340 0.6×	179 0.7×	190 1.9×	21 0.5×	39 1.3×	44	512
Pedro Simplício Netherlands	10	431 0.8×	150 0.5×	228 2.2×	30 0.7×	20 0.7×	35	572
Davide Guzzetti United States	12	276 0.5×	224 0.8×	32 0.3×	38 0.9×	20 0.7×	32	396
Gianmarco Radice United Kingdom	16	520 1.0×	205 0.8×	411 4.0×	20 0.5×	58 2.0×	48	751
Vincenzo Pesce Italy	7	317 0.6×	142 0.5×	40 0.4×	45 1.1×	21 0.7×	18	362
Danil Ivanov Russia	12	414 0.8×	127 0.5×	82 0.8×	11 0.3×	27 0.9×	77	466

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Fehse, Wigbert. (2014). Rendezvous with and Capture / Removal of Non-Cooperative Bodies in Orbit. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 1(1). 17–27. 16 indexed citations

2.

Fehse, Wigbert. (2003). Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1992). European rendezvous and docking system. Acta Astronautica. 28. 31–42. 3 indexed citations

4.

Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1992). Rendezvous sensor performance requirements and validation on a motion simulation facility. Astrodynamics Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1992). A multipurpose model of Hermes-Columbus docking mechanism. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1992). Development of an Autonomous Onboard Control System for Rendezvous and Docking. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 25(22). 331–338. 3 indexed citations

7.

Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1991). Intervention of human operators in automated spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking GNC. 1 indexed citations

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Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1991). A guidance, navigation and control system for Rendezvous and proximity operations between Hermes, the Columbus Free Flyer and the Space Station Freedom. 385–409. 3 indexed citations

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Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1981). <title>Position and Hold Mount For Smaller Spacelab Experiments</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 265. 166–173. 1 indexed citations

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Fehse, Wigbert, et al.. (1976). An instrument-pointing system for Spacelab. STIN. 77. 13142.

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