Penina Axelrad
Penina Axelrad
Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
Phone: (303) 492-6872
Penina.Axelrad@colorado.edu
 

Focus Area

Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation

Education

Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1991
S.M., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, M.I.T., 1986
S.B., Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics Option), M.I.T., 1985

Professional Experience

2005-Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
2007-2008, Acting Chair, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado2005-2007, Associate Chair, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
1999-2005, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
1992-1999, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
1991-1992, Lecturer, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
1990-1992, Member of the Technical Staff and Program Manager, GPS Systems Organization, Stanford Telecommunications, Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Awards (selected)

Johannes Kepler Award, Institute of Navigation Satellite Division (2009)
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2008)
Institute of Navigation Outstanding Service Award (2005)
Fellow, Institute of Navigation (2004)
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2003)
Institute of Navigation Tycho Brahe Award (2003)
AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award (1996)
Member Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi

Research Interests

Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and applications for real-time satellite orbit and attitude determination, GPS surface reflections, GPS multipath characterization and mitigation, orbital dynamics and spacecraft rendezvous.

Publications (recent)

Lane, C., P. Axelrad, “Formation Design in Eccentric Orbits Using Linearized Equations of Relative Motion,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 146-160, 2006.

Meek, M.C., G.H Born, and P. Axelrad, “Automated Operational Orbit Determination for the Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite Mission,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 5, p. 1048-1053, Sept-Oct 2006.

Belmonte-Rivas, M., J. Maslanik, J. Sonntag, P. Axelrad, “Sea Ice Roughness from Airborne Lidar Profiles,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 44, Issue 11, p. 3032 – 3037, 2006.

Lane, C. and P. Axelrad, “Analysis of Relative Navigation in High Earth Orbits,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 55, No 1, Jan-Mar 2007, p. 23-52.

Larson, K., A. Bilich, and P. Axelrad, “Improving the precision of high-rate GPS,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, B05422, doi:10.1029/2006JB004367, 2007.

Lane, C. and P. Axelrad, “Relative Semimajor Axis Uncertainty in High Earth Orbits,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 6, p. 1827-1830, 2007.

Weiss, Jan P., P. Axelrad, S. Anderson, “A GNSS Code Multipath Model for Semi-Urban, Aircraft, and Ship Environments,” Navigation: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Vol. 54, No.4, p. 294-307, 2007.

Larson, K. M., E. E. Small, E. Gutmann, A. Bilich, P. Axelrad, and J. Braun, “Using GPS multipath to measure soil moisture fluctuations: initial results,” GPS Solutions, Vol 12 (3), p. 173-177, doi:10.1007/s10291-007-0076-6, July 2008.

Bilich, A., K. M. Larson and P. Axelrad, “Modeling GPS Phase Multipath with SNR: Case study from Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, B04401, doi:10.1029/2007JB005194, 2008.

Jah, M.K., M.E. Lisano, G.H. Born, and P. Axelrad, “Mars Aerobraking Spacecraft State Estimation by Processing Inertial Measurement Unit Data,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 6, p. 1802-1813, 2008.

Tombasco, J. , and P. Axelrad, “Linearized Relative State Estimation and Data Association for Orbit Determination of Clustered Geosynchronous Satellties,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, HI, 22 pages, AIAA 2008-6605, August 18-21, 2008.

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