Electromagnetic Docking System
Ultra-soft spacecraft docking using electromagnets and reaction wheels — Caltech Master's Thesis
I designed a docking system based on electromagnets and reaction wheels and developed a nonlinear controller to achieve ultra-soft docking between two spacecraft simulators.
Publication: Foust, R., Lupu, E. S., Nakka, Y. K., Chung, S.-J., & Hadaegh, F. Y. (2018). Ultra-soft electromagnetic docking with applications to in-orbit assembly. International Astronautical Congress.