CMG Rover Publications

Journal Articles

  • Elliott, Peck, Nesnas, “Optimal Solution for Torque Capability of Control Moment Gyroscopes," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, under review.

  • Elliott, Peck, Nesnas, “Control Design and Dynamic Analysis of a Control Moment Gyroscope Actuated Polyhedral Rover," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics,

    in preparation.

  • Jones, Zeledon, Peck, “A Generalized Framework for Linearly Constrained Control Moment Gyro Steering,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 1094-1103, 2012. [PDF]

  • Brown, Peck, “Energetics of Control Moment Gyroscopes as Joint Actuators,” AAIA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 1871-1883, 2009. [PDF]

  • Brown, “Scissored-Pair Control Moment Gyros: A Mechanical Constraint Saves Power,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 1823-1826, 2008. [PDF]

  • Carpenter and Peck, “Dynamics of a High-Agility, Low-Power Imaging Payload”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 666-675, 2008. [PDF]

Conference Proceedings

  • Elliott and Peck, “Control Momentum Gyroscope Steering Law for Box-90 Array with Performance Guarantees," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Orlando, FL, under review.

  • Elliott, Peck, Nesnas, “Optimal Solution for Torque Capability of Control Moment Gyroscopes," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, Mar. 2-9. 2019. [PDF]

  • Elliott, Peck, Nesnas, “Novel Method for Control Moment Gyroscope Singularity Avoidance Using Constraints," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference,

    Kissimmee, FL, Jan. 8-12, 2018. [PDF]

  • Elliott and Peck, “Dynamics and Control of Polyhedral Surface Robots with Control Moment Gyroscopes," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Grapevine, TX, Jan. 9-13

    2017. [PDF]

  • Zeledon and Peck, “Singularity-Free Constrained Steering Law for Triplet Control Moment Gyros,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, ON, Aug. 2-5, 2010. [PDF]

  • Gersh and Peck, “Violet: A High-Agility Nanosatellite for Demonstrating Small Control-Moment Gyroscope Prototypes and Steering Laws,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug. 10-13, 2009. [PDF]

  • Jones and Peck, “A Generalized Framework for Linearly-Constrained Singularity-Free Control Moment Gyro Steering Laws,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug. 10-13, 2009. [PDF]

  • Soto, Brown, Peck, “A Test Bed for Student Research and Design of Control-Moment Gyroscopes for Robotic Applications,” ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, Jun. 14-17, 2009. [PPT]

  • Livingston, Brown, Peck “A Method of Robotic Actuation using Control Moment,” AIAA YPSE Conference, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 21, 2008. Honorable Mention [PPT]

  • Brown, “Control Moment Gyros as Space-Robotics Actuators,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008 – GNC 2008. Student Paper Competition Finalist [PDF]

  • Carpenter, ”Power-Optimal Steering of a Space Robotic System Driven by Control-Moment Gyroscopes,”AIAA-2008-7270, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Honolulu, HI, Aug. 18-21, 2008. [PDF]

  • Carpenter and Peck, “Minimum-Power Robotic Maneuvering Using Control-Moment Gyroscopes,” AIAA-2007-6324, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, Aug. 20-23, 2007. [PDF]

  • Carpenter and Peck, “Dynamics of a High-Agility, Low-Power Coelostat Telescope,” AIAA-2006-6591, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Keystone, CO, Aug. 21-24, 2006. [PDF]

  • Jarc, Kimes, Pearson, and Peck, “The Design and Control of a Low-Power, Upper Limb Prosthesis,” IEEE 32nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Apr. 2006. [PDF]

  • Peck, “Low-Power, High-Agility Space Robotics,” AIAA-2005-6243, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, San Francisco, CA, Aug 15-18, 2005. [PDF]

  • Peck, Paluszek, Thomas, and Mueller, “Control-Moment Gyroscopes for Joint Actuation: A New Paradigm in Space Robotics,” AIAA-2005-2522, 1st Space Exploration Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2005. [PDF]