David A. Spencer | Academic Influence

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David A. Spencer

Engineering

#1952

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#2755

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#684

USA Rank

Mechanical Engineering

#869

World Rank

#942

Historical Rank

#110

USA Rank

Applied Physics

#3570

World Rank

#3680

Historical Rank

#422

USA Rank

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Engineering

David A. Spencer's Degrees

Masters Mechanical Engineering Stanford University
Bachelors Mechanical Engineering California Institute of Technology

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According to Wikipedia, David A. Spencer is the Mars Sample Return Campaign Mission Manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As an aerospace engineer, Spencer designs and operates planetary spacecraft. Education Spencer received B.S. and M.S. degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University in W. Lafayette, Indiana. He earned his Ph.D. from the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, completing a dissertation on automated proximity operations using relative orbital elements.

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David A. Spencer's Published Works

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The WindSat spaceborne polarimetric microwave radiometer: sensor description and early orbit performance (2004) (432)
Mars Pathfinder Entry, Descent, and Landing Reconstruction (1999) (175)
Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results (1999) (147)
Design of the ARES Mars Airplane and Mission Architecture (2006) (89)
Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix landing site selection and characteristics (2008) (84)
Mars Pathfinder atmospheric entry - Trajectory design and dispersion analysis (1996) (76)
Solar sailing technology challenges (2019) (49)
Relative Orbital Elements Formulation Based upon the Clohessy-Wiltshire Equations (2014) (41)
The LightSail 2 solar sailing technology demonstration (2020) (36)
LightSail Program Status: One Down, One to Go (2015) (33)
Mars Pathfinder Atmospheric Entry Navigation Operations (1997) (29)
Landing Site Dispersion Analysis and Statistical Assessment for the Mars Phoenix Lander (2008) (28)
The Mars airplane: a credible science platform (2004) (28)
Testing The LightSail Program: Advancing Solar Sailing Technology Using a CubeSat Platform (2016) (24)
Development of an integrated spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, & Control subsystem for automated proximity operations (2016) (20)
The Envisat satellite and its integration (2001) (19)
Prox-1 University-Class Mission to Demonstrate Automated Proximity Operations (2016) (19)
Establishment and control of spacecraft formations using artificial potential functions (2019) (17)
Maneuver Design Using Relative Orbital Elements (2015) (15)
Orbit and Attitude Performance of the LightSail 2 Solar Sail Spacecraft (2020) (14)
Phoenix Landing Site Hazard Assessment and Selection (2009) (13)
The Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander: A First Step Toward Precision Landing (1998) (12)
LightSail 2 : Controlled Solar Sailing Using a CubeSat (2016) (12)
Investigation of direct force control for aerocapture at Neptune (2020) (11)
Overview of Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix Mission Landing Site Selection (2006) (10)
Automated Trajectory Control Using Artificial Potential Functions to Target Relative Orbits (2016) (9)
Status of the Dual CubeSat LightSail Program (2015) (9)
Prox-1: Automated Proximity Operations on an ESPA Class Platform (2015) (9)
Automated trajectory control for proximity operations using relative orbital elements (2015) (8)
LightSail 2 ADCS : From Simulation to Mission Readiness (2016) (7)
Aeroacoustics of Advanced STOVL Aircraft Plumes (1987) (7)
DragSail systems for satellite deorbit and targeted reentry (2019) (6)
Stability for a Deployable Drag Device for Small Satellite Deorbit (2016) (6)
The Mars Pathfinder navigation system (1996) (6)
State Machine Fault Protection Architecture for Aerospace Vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control (2020) (4)
DSMC-SPARTA aerodynamic characterization of a deorbiting CubeSat (2019) (4)
SolWise: Sailing on Light with Interplanetary Science and Exploration (2012) (4)
Verification and Validation Methods for the Prox-1 Mission (2016) (4)
Dynamics of Extra-Vehicular Activities in Low-Gravity Surface Environments (2013) (4)
A Scalable Drag Sail for the Deorbit of Small Satellites (2019) (4)
Constraints and Approach for Selecting the Mars Surveyor '01 Landing Site (1999) (3)
TCAS EXPERIMENTAL UNIT (TEU) HARDWARE DESCRIPTION (1986) (3)
Small Probes for Orbital Return of Experiments (2012) (3)
Deep Learning Fault Diagnosis for Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control (2021) (2)
SPORE Entry, Descent and Landing (2012) (2)
Computation and Application of the TOPEX/Poseidon Orbit Event File (1993) (2)
R 3 : Thermal Imaging and Rapid Feature Detection for Small Satellites (2010) (2)
The LightSail 2 Controlled Solar Sailing Demonstration Mission (2020) (1)
Mars Pathfinder Entry Trajectory Design Using a Monte Carlo Approach (1995) (1)
A study of the description matching problem. (1971) (1)
2001 Mars Odyssey mission design (2001) (1)
The Aircraft Reply and Interference Environment Simulator (ARIES). (1979) (1)
INVESTIGATION OF DIRECT FORCE CONTROL FOR PLANETARY AEROCAPTURE AT NEPTUNE (2018) (1)
Navigation Strategy for the Mars 2001 Lander Mission (2000) (1)
Mars Pathfinder Atmosphere Entry Trajectory Design (1995) (1)
Mission Plan for the Mars Surveyor 2001 Orbiter and Lander (1999) (1)
DESIGN OF THE SPORE SMALL PROBE HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON DROP TEST (2012) (1)
Swarm Optimization of Lunar Transfers from Earth Orbit with Operational Constraints (2019) (1)
TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) Experimental Unit (TEU) Hardware Description (1986) (1)
Landing Site Mission Impacts (1998) (0)
THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS (1986) (0)
Link Analysis Methodology for Secondary Payloads (2013) (0)
Dispersion Analysis of Small Satellite Aerocapture at Mars Using a Morphable Entry System (2022) (0)
Automated Onboard Mission Planning for Robust and Flexible Rover Operations (2022) (0)
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR AN ATC EXPERT SYSTEM (1986) (0)
Constraints, Approach, and Status of Mars Surveyor 2001 Landing Site Selection (1999) (0)
Maneuver Design Using Relative Orbital Elements (2015) (0)
STATE MACHINE FAULT PROTECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY OPERATIONS (2017) (0)
Landing Site Engineering Constraints (1999) (0)
Mars Sample Return Terminal Rendezvous State-Based Fault Protection (2020) (0)
NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT PROPOSAL INFORMATION PACKAGE Mars Exploration Program 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter (2001) (0)
Autonomous Ocean Current Geolocation from Orbit (2013) (0)
Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars (2021) (0)
Relative Orbital Elements Formulation Based upon the Clohessy-Wiltshire Equations (2014) (0)
ORBITAL EVOLUTION , THERMAL HISTORIES AND RELAXATION OF THE SATURNIAN SATELLITES (2017) (0)
Derivation of Atmospheric Flight Equations of Motion using Lagrangian Dynamics and its Application to Aerocapture (2020) (0)
Prox-1 Automated Proximity Operations (2016) (0)
Constraints, Approach and Present Status for Selecting the Mars Surveyor 2001 Landing Site (1999) (0)
1 AAS 98-145 NAVIGATION FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR MARS PATHFINDER (1998) (0)

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