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Yang Cheng
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University
PO Box A, 324A Walker Engineering Building, 501 Hardy Road, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5501
Phone: (662) 325-4236 • Fax: (662) 325-7730 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web: cheng.ae.msstate.edu
Education
Ph.D., April 2003, Aerospace Engineering (Spacecraft Design)
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Dissertation: Star Tracker-Based Spacecraft Attitude and Attitude Rate Determination
M.Eng., July 1999, Aerospace Engineering (Spacecraft Design)
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Thesis: Algorithms for Spacecraft Three-Axis Attitude Determination Using Magnetometer Data
B.Eng., July 1997, Aerospace Engineering (Spacecraft Design)
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Professional Experience
08/2009–present
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Assistant Professor
06/2013–07/2013
05/2012–08/2012
05/2011–07/2011
Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Space Vehicles Directorate
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow
01/2009–05/2009
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Visiting Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Assistant Professor (12/2006–07/2009)
Post-doctoral Fellow (10/2003–12/2006)
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Department of Astronautical Engineering and Mechanics
Graduate Research Assistant
10/2003–07/2009
03/1999–04/2003
Professional Memberships and Services
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Associate Fellow, 2012–present; Senior Member, 2007–2011
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member, 2009–present
American Astronautical Society (AAS), Senior Member, 2009–present
American Society for Engineering Education, Member, 2009–present
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Technical Committee, Member, 2010–present
Chair, Subcommittee for Best GNC Conference Paper Award, 2013
Co-Chair, Subcommittee for Graduate Student Paper Competition, 2013–present
Member, Subcommittee for Graduate Student Award, 2013–present
Judge, Best GNC Conference Paper Award, 2011–2013
Judge, Graduate Student Award, 2012–2015
Judge, Graduate Student Paper Competition, 2010, 2012, 2013
AAS Education Committee, Member, 2014–present
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences (AAS), Associate Editor, 2011–present
American Control Conference
AIAA Society Review Chair, 2016
Associate Editor (for AIAA contributed papers), 2012–2015
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, Control Conference
Technical Area Chair, Novel Navigation, Estimation, and Tracking Methods, 2016
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Technical Area Co-Chair, Novel Navigation, Estimation, and Tracking Methods, 2012, 2014, 2015
Technical Area Co-Chair, Graduate Student Paper Competition, 2014, 2015, 2016
Technical Area Chair, Human and Autonomous/Unmanned Systems, 2015
Session Chair/Co-Chair, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
National Science Foundation
Panelist, Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering
Judge, Bagley Graduate Research Poster Competition, 2014
Mississippi State University Department of Aerospace Engineering
Member, Graduate Committee, 2011–present
Member, Department Head Search Committee, 2013–2014
Honors and Awards
Associate Fellow, AIAA, 2012–present
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2011–2013
Faculty of the Year (2011–2012), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2012
Teaching Experience
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ASE 3823 Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics, Mississippi State University, Spring 2014
Three 75-minute lectures on Sense and Avoid in ASE 4990 Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
Mississippi State University, Fall 2013
3. ASE 4123 Aerospace Controls, Mississippi State University, Fall 2013, Fall 2014
4. ASE 8990 Introduction to Navigation Systems, Mississippi State University, Fall 2012
5. ASE 8990 Optimal Estimation of Dynamic Systems, Mississippi State University, Fall 2011, Spring 2015
6. ASE 8853 Statistical Orbit Determination, Mississippi State University, Fall 2010
7. ASE 4813/6813 Advanced Orbital Mechanics, Mississippi State University, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring
2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015
8. ASE 3813 Introduction to Orbital Mechanics, Mississippi State University, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Fall
2012
9. MAE 3060 Spacecraft Engineering, Cornell University, Spring 2009
10. MAE 674 Optimal Estimation Methods, University at Buffalo, Spring 2007
Research Supervision and Review
Graduate Students
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Sujeewa Samarawickrama (Ph.D. student), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University,
August 2014–present.
Matthew R. Turnowicz (Ph.D. student), “Gaussian Mixture Based Rao-Blackwellized Visual SLAM with
Application to High Dimensional Vehicle States,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State
University, August 2010–present. Anticipated graduation date: May 2015.
Daksh Shukla (M.S. student), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, August
2014–present.
Sheng Cai (M.S.), “Generalized Polynomial Chaos and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods for Nonlinear
Filtering,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2014.
Matthew D. Nevels (M.S.), “Orbit Uncertainty Propagation Through Sparse Grids,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, May 2011.
Sasikanth Paturi (M.S.), “Navigation Algorithm for Spacecraft Lunar Landing,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, December 2010.
Committee Member
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Aaron Hoskins (Ph.D. student), Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State
University, August 2013–present.
Bin Jia (Ph.D.), “The Sparse-Grid Based Nonlinear Filter: Theory and Applications,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, May 2012.
Jianan Wang (Ph.D.), “Multi-Agent Cooperative Control with Obstacle Avoidance,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, December 2011.
Hejia Pan (Ph.D.), “Integrated Optimal and Robust Control of Spacecraft in Proximity Operations,” Department
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of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, December 2011.
Christopher Jacob Thomas (M.S. student), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University,
August 2013–present.
James Paul Kelly (M.S.), “The Development of Multi-Range Inertial Measurement Units,” Department of
Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2014.
Michelle T. Rowells (M.S.), “Development of a Long-Term Earth-Moon Trans-lunar Libration Point Orbit for a
Communication Relay Satellite,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, May
2013.
James C. Shackelford (M.S.), “Development of a Short Range Tracking System Using an Inertial Measurement
Unit,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, December 2011.
Visiting Scholars
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Meng YU (Ph.D. student), Harbin Institute of Technology, November 2013–January 2015. Funded by the China
Scholarship Council.
Dr. Yang TIAN, Harbin Institute of Technology, October 2012–September 2013. Funded by the China
Scholarship Council.
Undergraduate Senior Seminar Projects
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Ashley Henninger, “Tracking a High Area-to-Mass Ratio Resident Space Object,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2015.
Austin J. Schemmel, “Spacecraft Attitude Determination Using Star Pattern Recognition,” Department of
Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2015.
Adam Jordan, “Mission to Mercury,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University,
2015.
Nida Tuz Zohra, “Modeling and Simulation of an Airship,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi
State University, 2015. (Secondary Advisor).
Austin Hughes, “Small Satellite Architecture Design for a Mars Situational Awareness Mission,” Department of
Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2015. (Secondary Advisor).
Landon Tynes, “Tracking a Near-GEO Space Object Using Optical Sensor Data,” Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2014.
Joshua Bowman, “Space Object Conjunction Analysis and Simulation,” Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Mississippi State University, 2014.
Mathew Tucker, “Elimination of Space Debris,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State
University, 2013.
Michael Bozeman, “Visual Navigation Systems,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State
University, 2013.
Brett Fore, “3D Flight Dynamics Simulation,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State
University, 2013. (Secondary Advisor).
Jacob Beard, “Comparison of Two Interplanetary Trajectories,” Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Mississippi State University, 2012. (Secondary Advisor).
Arsalan Adil, “Flight Trajectory Visualization of an Aircraft Using MATLAB and FlightGear,” Department of
Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2011.
Christopher E. Armstrong, “Orbit Propagation of a Plate Due to Solar Radiation Pressure,” Department of
Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2011.
Ethan J. Dugar, “Using Lunar Orbits to Provide Telecommunications for the Far Side of the Moon,”
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2011. (Secondary Advisor).
Julia Kovalcik, “Modeling a Communications Satellite in Earth-Moon L2 Orbit with Satellite Tool Kit
Astrogator,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2010.
Richard Dixon, “LEO Satellite Orbit Determination,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State
University, 2010.
Outside Reader
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Michael S. Andrle (Ph.D.), “Geometric-Based Nonlinear Filtering with Applications to Attitude Estimation,”
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, January 2014.
Christopher K. Nebelecky (Ph.D.), “New Variations of Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation for Improved
Tracking and Identification,” Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo,
September 2013.
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William D. Banas (Ph.D.), “Numerically Stable Covariance Intersection for Spacecraft Formation Flying,”
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, March 2013.
Research Projects
Mississippi State University
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Sparse-Grid Based Estimation for Situational Awareness
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation)
Amount: $300,000; Period: 08/2013–07/2016
PI: Yang Cheng; Former Co-PI: Ming Xin (University of Missouri–Columbia)
Three-Dimensional Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Sponsor: Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Mississippi State University
Amount: $12,000; Period: 03/2013–02/2014
PI: Yang Cheng
Vision-Based Relative Navigation for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Sponsor: Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Mississippi State University
Amount: $24,993; Period: 11/2010–08/2012
PI: Yang Cheng
Convex Optimization Based Multiple Source Estimation
Sponsor: Office of Research and Economic Development, Mississippi State University
Amount: $10,000; Period: 01/2010–12/2010
PI: Yang Cheng
University at Buffalo
Participated in the following research projects from 2004 to 2008 while working as Post-doctoral Fellow and
Research Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo:
1. Blending Chem-Bio Dispersion Forecasts and Sensor Data
Sponsor: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Period: 08/2006–12/2008; PI: Tarunraj Singh
2. Intelligent Sample Sensor Algorithms
Sponsor: L-3 Communications
Amount: $174,877; Period: 06/2005–12/2006; PI: John L. Crassidis; Co-PI: Yang Cheng
3. Innovative Fusion Capabilities: Tracking, Networking, and Visualization
Sponsor: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Participation Period: 08/2004–08/2005; PI: Tarunraj Singh
Consulting Contracts
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Be Intelligent Solutions, 05/2013.
CUBRC, 07/2013–04/2015.
Reviewer
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics (excellent reviewer 2007–2014)
Acta Astronautica
Advances in Space Research
Aerospace Science and Technology
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Automatica
Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing
Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems IEEE Signal Processing Letters
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation
Information Fusion
International Journal of Control
Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ASCE)
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
Journal of Navigation
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A
Measurement
Nonlinear Dynamics
Sensors
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
Sensor Letters
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IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
IEEE Control Systems Magazine
AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2011–2015
American Control Conference, 2010, 2011
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2013
IFAC Symposium on System Identification, 2015
International Conference on Information Fusion, 2012–2014
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015
International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, 2013
National Science Foundation Proposal, 2010
Wiley Book Proposal, 2014
Publications
Book Chapters
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Cheng, Y., Banas, W. D., and Crassidis, J. L., “Quaternion Data Fusion,” Advances in Estimation, Navigation,
and Spacecraft Control (Selected Papers of the Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation,
Navigation, and Spacecraft Control), edited by Choukroun, D., Oshman, Y., Thienel, J., and Idan, M., Springer
Verlag, New York, New York, 2015, pp. 439–452.
Cheng, Y., Jia, B., and Xin, M., “Sparse Grid Approach to Orbit Uncertainty Propagation,” Adventures on the
Interface of Mechanics and Control, edited by Alfriend, K. T., Akella, M., Hurtado, J. E., Juang, J., and
Turner, J. D., Tech Science Press, Duluth, Georgia, 2012, pp. 93–114.
Journal Articles
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Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y. “Relations Between Sparse-Grid Quadrature Rule and Spherical-Radial
Cubature Rule in Nonlinear Gaussian Estimation,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 60, No. 1,
January 2015, pp. 199–204.
Crassidis, J. L. and Cheng, Y., “Error-Covariance Analysis of the Total Least Squares Problem,” Journal of
Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 37, No. 4, July–August 2014, pp. 1053–1063.
DeMars, K. J., Cheng, Y., and Jah, M. K., “Collision Probability with Gaussian-Mixture Orbit Uncertainty,”
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 37, No. 3, May–June 2014, pp. 979–985.
Cheng, Y. and Shuster, M. D., “Improvement to the Implementation of the QUEST Algorithm,” Journal of
Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vo. 37, No. 1, January–February 2014, pp. 301–305.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “High-Degree Cubature Kalman Filter,” Automatica, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2013, pp.
510–518.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Anisotropic Sparse Gauss-Hermite Quadrature Filter,” Journal of Guidance,
Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 3, May–June, 2012, pp. 1014–1023.
Nebelecky, C. K., Crassidis, J. L., Fosbury, A. M., and Cheng, Y., “Efficient Covariance Intersection of
Attitude Estimates Using a Local Error Representation,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol.
35, No. 2, March–April, 2012, pp. 692–696.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Sparse-Grid Quadrature Nonlinear Filtering,” Automatica, Vol. 48, No. 2,
2012, pp. 327–341.
Alsuwaidan, B. N., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Generalized Multiple-Model Adaptive Estimation Using
an Autocorrelation Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 47, No. 3, July
2011, pp. 2138–2152.
Linares, R., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Constrained Relative Attitude Determination for Two Vehicle
Formations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 2, March–April 2011, pp. 543–553.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Sparse Gauss-Hermite Quadrature Filter with an Application to Spacecraft
Attitude Estimation,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 2, March–April 2011, pp.
367–379.
Cheng, Y., Reddy, K. V. U., Singh, T., and Scott, P., “Bayesian Estimation for CBRN Sensors with NonGaussian Likelihood Functions,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 47, No. 1,
January 2011, pp. 684–701.
Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Particle Filtering for Attitude Estimation Using a Minimal Local-Error
Representation,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 4, July–August 2010, pp. 1305–
1310.
Andrle, M. S., Crassidis, J. L., Linares, R., Cheng, Y., and Hyun, B., “Deterministic Relative Attitude
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Determination of Three-Vehicle Formations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 32, No. 4,
July–August 2009, pp. 1077–1088.
Crassidis, J. L., Cheng, Y., Nebelecky, C. K., and Fosbury, A. M., “Decentralized Attitude Estimation Using a
Quaternion Covariance Intersection Approach,” The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 57, Nos. 1 &
2, January–June 2009, pp. 113–128.
Cheng, Y. and Singh, T., “Efficient Particle Filtering for Road-Constrained Target Tracking,” IEEE
Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 43, No. 4, October–December, 2007, pp. 1454–1469.
Freesland, D. C., Cheng, Y., and Shuster, M. D., “The Maximum-Error Test,” The Journal of Astronautical
Sciences, Vol. 55, No. 2, April–June, 2007, pp. 259–270.
Markley, F. L., Cheng, Y., Crassidis, J. L., and Oshman, Y., “Averaging Quaternions,” Journal of Guidance,
Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 4., July–August 2007, pp. 1193–1196.
Kim, S.-G., Crassidis, J. L., Cheng, Y., Fosbury, A. M., and Junkins, J. L., “Kalman Filtering for Relative
Spacecraft Attitude and Position Estimation,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 1,
January–February 2007, pp. 133–143.
Crassidis, J. L., Markley, F. L., and Cheng, Y., “Survey of Nonlinear Attitude Estimation Methods,” Journal of
Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 1, January–February 2007, pp. 12–28.
Cheng, Y., Crassidis, J. L., and Markley, F. L., “Attitude Estimation for Large Field-of-View Sensors,” The
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 56, Nos. 3–4, July–December 2006, pp. 433–448.
Cheng, Y. and Shuster, M. D., “QUEST and the Anti-QUEST: Good and Evil Attitude Estimation,” The
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 53, No. 2, July–September 2005, pp. 337–351.
Yang, X., Cheng, Y., Cao, X., and Yang, D., “Satellite Orbit Determination Based on Particle Filtering,”
Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 22, No. 4, August 2005, pp. 573–577 (in Chinese).
Wang, S., Yang, X., Yang, D., and Cheng, Y., “Algorithm for Autonomous Navigation of Low Earth Orbit
Satellite Using Magnetic Measurements,” Journal of Astronautics, Vol. 24, No. 6, December 2003, pp. 634–
637, 640 (in Chinese).
Wang, S., Cheng, Y., Cui, H., and Yang, D., “UKF and Its Application to Bearings-Only Tracking Problem,”
Flight Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 59–62 (in Chinese).
Cheng, Y., Yang, D., and Cui, H., “Gyroless Attitude and Rate Estimation Using the Singer Model,” Acta
Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, Vol. 23, No. 6, December 2002, pp. 507–511 (in Chinese).
Cheng, Y., Yang, D., and Cui, H., “Autonomous Navigation for Landing on a Small Celestial Body,” High
Technology Letters, Vol. 12, No. 8, August 2002, pp.42–46 (in Chinese).
Cheng, Y., Yang, D., and Cui, H., “Attitude Estimation Using Modified Rodrigues Parameters,” Flight
Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 4, June 2002, pp. 18–21, 26 (in Chinese).
Cheng, Y., Yang, D., and Cui, H., “Gyroless Spacecraft Attitude and Rate Estimation,” Flight Dynamics, Vol.
19, No. 2, June 2001, pp. 34–36, 40 (in Chinese).
Conference Papers
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Cheng, Y., Tian, Y., and Crassidis, J. L., “Extension of the Sparse Grid Quadrature Filter,” International
Conference on Information Fusion, Salamanca, Spain, July 7–10, 2014.
Turnowicz, M. R. and Cheng, Y., “Gaussian Mixture Model Based High Dimensional SLAM Utilizing Sparse
Grid Quadrature,” American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 4–6, 2014.
Tian, Y. and Cheng, Y., “Solving Optimal Positioning Problems via Homotopy Continuation,” AIAA Science
and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech 2014), National Harbor, Maryland, January 13–17, 2014.
Tian, Y. and Cheng, Y., “Novel Measurement Update Method for Quadrature-Based Gaussian Filters,” AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, August 19–22, 2013. Best-in-Session
Paper.
Tian, Y., Cheng, Y., and Crassidis, J. L., “Attitude Determination by Minimizing Polynomial Functions Based
on Semidefinite Relaxation,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina,
August 11–15, 2013.
Cheng, Y., Früh, C., and DeMars, K. J., “Comparisons of PHD Filter and CPHD Filter for Space Object
Tracking,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, August 11–15,
2013.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Uncertainty Propagation via Multi-Element Grid,” American Control
Conference, Washington, DC, June 17–19, 2013.
Cheng, Y., DeMars, K. J., Früh, C., and Jah, M. K., “Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter for Space Object Tracking,”
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AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii, February 10–14, 2013.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Comparison of the Sparse-grid Quadrature Rule and the Cubature Rule in
Nonlinear Filtering,” The 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, Hawaii, December 10–13,
2012.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “The High-Degree Cubature Kalman Filter,” The 51st IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control, Maui, Hawaii, December 10–13, 2012.
Cheng, Y., Banas, W. D., and Crassidis, J. L., “Quaternion Data Fusion,” Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial
Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control, Haifa, Israel, October 14–17, 2012.
Jia, B., Cai, S., Cheng, Y., and Xin, M., “Stochastic Collocation Method for Uncertainty Propagation,” AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 13–16, 2012.
Nebelecky, C. K., Crassidis, J. L., Hyun, B., and Cheng, Y., “Fisher Information Based Analysis of
Deterministic Relative Attitude Observability in Planar Vehicle Formations,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics
Specialist Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 13–16, 2012.
Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Attitude Determination Based on Solution of System of Polynomials by
Homotopy Continuation,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August
13–16, 2012.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Vision-based Relative Navigation Using the Sparse Gauss-Hermite
Quadrature Filter,” American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 27–29, 2012.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Multiple Sensor Estimation Using the Sparse Gauss-Hermite Information
Filter,” American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 27–29, 2012.
Cai, S., Yu, K., Dang, X., and Cheng, Y., “Simulation Based Orbit Uncertainty Propagation,” Jer-Nan Juang
Astrodynamics Symposium, College Station, Texas, June 24–26, 2012.
Turnowicz, M. R., DeMars, K. J., Jia, B., Xin, M., Cheng, Y., and Jah, M. K., “Quadrature Methods for Orbit
Uncertainty Propagation under Solar Radiation Pressure,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting,
Charleston, South Carolina, January 29–February 2, 2012.
DeMars, K. J., Cheng, Y., Bishop, R. H., and Jah, M. K., “Methods for Splitting Gaussian Distributions and
Applications within the AEGIS Filter,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Charleston, South
Carolina, January 29–February 2, 2012.
Linares, R., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Filtering Solution to Relative Attitude Determination Problem
Using Multiple Constraints,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, January
29–February 2, 2012.
Liu, K., Cheng, Y., Li, P., and Singh, T., “Source Localization on Two-Dimensional Grid,” IEEE Global
Communications Conference, Exhibition & Industry Forum (IEEE GLOBECOM 2011), Houston, Texas,
December 5–9, 2011.
Crassidis, J. L. and Cheng, Y., “Error-Covariance Analysis of the Total Least Squares Problem,” AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 8–11, 2011.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Anisotropic Sparse Gauss-Hermite Quadrature Filter,” AIAA Guidance,
Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 8–11, 2011.
Nevels, M. D., Jia, B., Turnowicz, M. R., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Sparse Grid-Based Orbit Uncertainty
Propagation,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, Alaska, July 31–August 4, 2011.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Salient Point Quadrature Nonlinear Filtering,” American Control Conference,
San Francisco, California, June 29–July 1, 2011.
Linares, R., Cheng, Y., and Crassidis, J. L., “Relative Attitude Determination from Planar Vector
Observations,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 13–17, 2011.
Linares, R., Cheng, Y., and Crassidis, J. L., “Relative Attitude Determination Using Multiple Constraints,”
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 13–17, 2011.
Linares, R., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., "Sensitivity Analysis for Constrained Relative Attitude
Determination Involving Two Vehicle Formations," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 2–5, 2010.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Sparse Gauss-Hermite Quadrature Filter for Orbit Estimation,” AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 2–5, 2010.
Jia, B., Xin, M., and Cheng, Y., “Sparse Gaussian-Hermite Filter for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation,”
American Control Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 30–July 2, 2010.
Cheng, Y., "Characteristic Polynomial of the QUEST Algorithm," IEEE International Conference on
Information and Automation, Harbin, China, June 20–23, 2010.
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32. Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Particle Filtering for Attitude Estimation Using a Minimal Local-Error
Representation,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 10–13, 2009.
33. Nebelecky, C. K., Crassidis, J. L., Banas, W. D., Cheng, Y., and Fosbury, A. M., “Decentralized Relative
Attitude Estimation for Three-Spacecraft Formation Flying Applications,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and
Control Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 10–13, 2009.
34. Linares, R., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Constrained Relative Attitude Determination for Two-Vehicle
Formulations,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 10–13, 2009.
35. Terejanu, G., Cheng, Y., Singh, T., and Scott, P. D., “Comparison of SCIPUFF Plume Prediction with Particle
Filter Assimilated Prediction for Dipole Pride 26 Data,” Chemical and Biological Defense Physical Science
and Technology Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17–21, 2008.
36. Crassidis, J. L., Cheng, Y., and Nebelecky, C. K., “Decentralized Attitude Estimation Using a Quaternion
Covariance Intersection Approach,” The F. Landis Markley Astronautics Symposium, Cambridge, Maryland,
June 29–July 2, 2008.
37. Cheng, Y. and Singh, T., “Source Term Estimation Using Convex Optimization,” The Eleventh International
Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2008), Cologne, Germany, June 30–July 3, 2008.
38. Alsuwaidan, B. N., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Convergence Properties of Autocorrelation-Based
Generalized Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference,
Honolulu, Hawaii, August 18–21, 2008.
39. Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “An Expectation-Maximization Approach to Attitude Sensor Calibration,”
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Galveston, Texas, January 27–31, 2008.
40. Reddy, K. V. U., Cheng, Y., Singh, T., and Scott, P., “Data Assimilation in Variable Dimension Dispersion
Models using Particle Filters,” The Tenth International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2007),
Quebec City, Quebec, July 9–12, 2007.
41. Cheng, Y., Reddy, K. V. U., Singh, T., and Scott, P., “CBRN Data Fusion Using Puff-Based Model and BarReading Sensor Data,” The Tenth International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2007), Quebec
City, Quebec, July 9–12, 2007.
42. Cheng, Y., Markley, F. L., Oshman, Y., and Crassidis, J. L., “Averaging Quaternions,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight
Mechanics Meeting, Sedona, Arizona, January 28–February 1, 2007; reprinted in Advances in the Astronautical
Sciences, Vol. 127, 2007, pp. 1675–1682.
43. Cheng, Y. and Shuster, M. D., “The Speed of Attitude Estimation,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics
Meeting, Sedona, Arizona, January 28–February 1, 2007; reprinted in Advances in the Astronautical Sciences,
Vol. 127, 2007, pp. 101–116.
44. Cheng, Y., and Shuster, M. D., “Robustness and Accuracy of the QUEST Algorithm,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight
Mechanics Meeting, Sedona, Arizona, January 28–February 1, 2007; reprinted in Advances in the Astronautical
Sciences, Vol. 127, 2007, pp. 41–62.
45. Reddy, K. V. U., Cheng, Y., Singh, T., and Scott, P., “Data Assimilation for Dispersion Models,” The Ninth
International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2006), Florence, Italy, July 10–13, 2006.
46. Crassidis, J. L. and Cheng, Y., “Generalized Multiple-Model Adaptive Estimation Using an Autocorrelation
Approach,” The Ninth International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2006), Florence, Italy, July
10–13, 2006.
47. Lai, K.-L., Crassidis, J. L., Cheng, Y., and Kim, J., “New Complex-Step Derivative Approximations with
Application to Second-Order Kalman Filtering,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San
Francisco, California, August 15–18, 2005.
48. Kim, S.-G., Crassidis, J. L., Cheng, Y., Fosbury, A. M., and Junkins, J. L., “Kalman Filtering for Relative
Spacecraft Attitude and Position Estimation,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San
Francisco, California, August 15–18, 2005.
49. Markley, F. L., Crassidis, J. L., and Cheng, Y., “Nonlinear Attitude Filtering Methods,” AIAA Guidance,
Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, California, August 15–18, 2005.
50. Cheng, Y. and Singh, T., “Efficient Particle Filtering for Road-Constrained Target Tracking,” The Eighth
International Conference on Information Fusion (Fusion 2005), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25–28, 2005.
51. Cheng, Y., Crassidis, J. L., and Markley, F. L., “Attitude Estimation for Large Field-of-View Sensors,” The
Malcolm D. Shuster Astronautics Symposium, Grand Island, New York, June 12–15, 2005; reprinted in
Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 122, 2006, pp. 193–208.
52. Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Particle Filtering for Sequential Spacecraft Attitude Estimation,” AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 16–19, 2004.
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Non-Refereed Conference Paper
1.
Cheng, Y., “Orbit Uncertainty Propagation of a Tumbling High Area-to-Mass-Ratio Space Object,” The Third
US-China Space Surveillance Technical Interchange, Beijing, China, May 12–16, 2013 (by invitation only).
Conference Presentations
1.
2.
Tian, Y. and Cheng, Y., “Sparse Grid Based Forward and Inverse Orbit Uncertainty Quantification,” SIAM
Conference on Uncertainty Quantification, Savannah, Georgia, March 31–April 3, 2014.
Cheng, Y., Jia, B., and Xin, M., “Sparse Grid Approach to Orbit Uncertainty Propagation,” The International
Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Nanjing, China, April 18–21, 2011.
Technical Reports
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Cheng, Y., “SFFP Final Report: PHD and CPHD Filters for Space Object Tracking,” Air Force Summer Faculty
Fellowship Program, September 6, 2013.
Cheng, Y., “SFFP Final Report: Orbit Uncertainty Quantification and Collision Probability,” Air Force Summer
Faculty Fellowship Program, August 29, 2012.
Cheng, Y., “SFFP Final Report: Sparse Grid Quadrature and Gaussian Sum Estimation,” Air Force Summer
Faculty Fellowship Program, July 29, 2011.
Singh, T., Scott, P., Singla, P., Cheng, Y., Konda, U., Terejanu, G., James, A., Haupt, S. E., Young, G., BeyerLout, A., and Long, K., “Blending Chem-Bio Dispersion Forecasts and Sensor Data,” Contract No. W911NF06-C-0162, December 31, 2008.
URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA513600.
Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Intelligent Sample Sensor Algorithms,” L-3 Communications, December 2006.
Cheng, Y. and Crassidis, J. L., “Sampling Research I: Angle Demodulation Using Nonlinear Filtering,” L-3
Communications, December 2005.
Talks
1.
“Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter for Space Object Tracking,” Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, July 25, 2013.
2. “Deterministic and Monte Carlo Methods for Orbit Uncertainty Propagation,” Space Vehicles Directorate, Air
Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, July 30, 2012.
3. “Orbit Uncertainty Propagation Using Sparse Grid-Based Method,” Department of Mathematics, University of
Mississippi, University, MS, October 21, 2011.
4. “Nonlinear Attitude Estimation Methods,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, April 25–26, 2011.
5. “Spacecraft Attitude Estimation Using Particle Filtering,” Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi
State University, Mississippi State, MS, October 20, 2008.
6. “Tracking a Road-Constrained Target Using the GMTI Radar,” Department of Mechanical and Nuclear
Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 26, 2008.
7. “Applications of Sequential Monte Carlo Methods in Spacecraft Attitude Estimation,” Department of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, September 27, 2007.
8. “Particle Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation,” Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, April 11, 2007.
9. “Tracking a Road-Constrained Target,” Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 3, 2007.
10. “Particle Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation,” School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, March 20, 2007.
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