Steve Ulrich, Carleton University

Research

adaptive control asymptotic stability autonomous systems collision avoidance Lyapunov vector field nonlinear guidance predictive control relative trajectory tracking

Latest funding

Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Operations with Uncooperative Resident Space Objects
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$162,000
Enhanced In-Flight Mass and Center of Gravity Estimation Algorithms
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Navigation and Control for Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Operations with Uncooperative Satellites
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$138,000

All 5 grants and awards

Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Operations with Uncooperative Resident Space Objects

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ulrich, Steve

Keywords: nonlinear guidance; collision avoidance; relative trajectory tracking; adaptive control; lyapunov vector field; udwadia-kalaba analytical dynamics; asymptotic stability; spacecraft; predictive control; autonomous systems

$162,000

Enhanced In-Flight Mass and Center of Gravity Estimation Algorithms

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ulrich, Steve

$25,000

Navigation and Control for Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Operations with Uncooperative Satellites

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ulrich, Steve

$138,000

Optimal path-planning and direct adaptive control for vehicle proximity operations

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ulrich, Steve

$22,005

Thermal imager-based computer vision for autonomous rendezvous and docking

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Ulrich, Steve

$23,595

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: adaptive control Dear Professor Ulrich, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on adaptive control connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Autonomous Spacecraft Proximity Operations with Uncooperative Resident Space Objects" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]