Bosanac, Natasha | CU Experts

Research

research overview

Research interests include leveraging dynamical systems techniques to explore multi-body systems, thereby enabling rapid and well-informed trajectory design and optimization for both large spacecraft and small satellites, as well as the analysis of natural celestial bodies.

keywords

Spacecraft Trajectory Design and Optimization, Dynamical Systems Theory, Mission Design, CubeSats

Publications

selected publications

chapter
- Astrodynamics Network AstroNet-II. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. 2016
conference proceeding
- BOUNDED MOTIONS NEAR RESONANT ORBITS IN THE EARTH MOON AND SUN-EARTH SYSTEMS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 455-474. 2018
- A Low-Thrust-Enabled SmallSat Heliophysics Mission to Sun-Earth L5. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2018
- Trajectory design for a cislunar CubeSat leveraging dynamical systems techniques: The Lunar IceCube mission. Acta Astronautica. 283-296. 2018
- Trajectory Design and Station- Keeping Analysis for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope Mission 2017
- THE LUNAR ICECUBE MISSION CHALLENGE: ATTAINING SCIENCE ORBIT PARAMETERS FROM A CONSTRAINED APPROACH TRAJECTORY. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 3159-3178. 2017
- An Interactive Trajectory Design Environment Leveraging Dynamical Structures in Multi-Body Regimes 2016
- Trajectory Design Tools for Libration and Cislunar Environments 2016
- THE LUNAR ICECUBE MISSION DESIGN: CONSTRUCTION OF FEASIBLE TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES WITH A CONSTRAINED DEPARTURE. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1369-1387. 2016
- A natural autonomous force added in the restricted problem and explored via stability analysis and discrete variational mechanics. Astrophysics and Space Science. 2016
- Rapid Trajectory Design in the Earth-Moon Ephemeris System via an Interactive Catalog of Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Orbits 2015
- Leveraging Discrete Variational Mechanics to Explore the Effect of an Autonomous Three-Body Interaction Added to the Restricted Problem. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. 1-16. 2015
- A Framework for Efficient Trajectory Comparisons in the Earth-Moon Design Space 2014
- An Earth-Moon System Trajectory Design Reference Catalog 2014
- Manned Sample Return Mission to Phobos: a Technology Demonstration for Human Exploration of Mars 2014
- Stability of Orbits Near Large Mass Ratio Binary Systems 2014
- Evaluating International Collaboration for Human Exploration Beyond LEO 2014
- EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF A THREE-BODY INTERACTION ADDED TO THE GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL FUNCTION IN THE RESTRICTED THREE-BODY PROBLEM. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1829-1848. 2013
- A General Purpose Astronomy Small Satellite: an approach to low-cost space telescope design using space-qualified ground telescopes. Proceedings of SPIE. 2010
- TITAN TRAJECTORY DESIGN USING INVARIANT MANIFOLDS AND RESONANT GRAVITY ASSISTS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1057-+. 2010
journal article
- TRAJECTORY DESIGN FOR A CISLUNAR CUBESAT LEVERAGING DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS TECHNIQUES: THE LUNAR ICECUBE MISSION. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1483-1502. 2017
- Rapid trajectory design in the Earth Moon ephemeris system via an interactive catalog of periodic and quasi-periodic orbits. Acta Astronautica. 439-455. 2016
- An Earth-Moon system trajectory design reference catalog. Acta Astronautica. 341-353. 2015
- Stability of orbits near large mass ratio binary systems. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 27-52. 2015
- A NATURAL AUTONOMOUS FORCE ADDED IN THE RESTRICTED PROBLEM AND EXPLORED VIA STABILITY ANALYSIS AND DISCRETE VARIATIONAL MECHANICS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 167-186. 2015

Teaching

courses taught

ASEN 3200 - Orbital Mechanics/Attitude Dynamics and Control
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
Presents the fundamentals of orbital mechanics, 3D rigid body dynamics and satellite attitude dynamics and controls. Offered spring only.
ASEN 5050 - Space Flight Dynamics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Includes celestial mechanics, space navigation, and orbit determination; trajectory design and mission analysis trajectory requirements; and orbital transfer and rendezvous. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3200 or equivalent or instructor consent required.

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Bosanac, Natasha Assistant Professor

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