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David Canales Garcia started his professional career atÌýPolytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, where he studied hisÌýBSc and MSc degrees in Aerospace Engineering. He also pursued aÌýMSc degree in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and CosmologyÌý´Ú°ù´Ç³¾ÌýUniversity of Barcelona. His most remarkable professional experience in the space industry was when he started working forÌýSatlantis LLCÌýas aÌýspace technology engineerÌýwith the aim of developing Earth-observation cameras for micro-satellites.Ìý He graduated from hisÌýPh.D. in Astrodynamics and Space ApplicationsÌýin the multi-body dynamics research group under the supervision ofÌýDr. Kathleen C. Howell in Purdue University.Ìý

Dr. Canales is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Aerospace Engineering of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (ERAU). He is also the ERAU representative to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).Ìý

His expertise encompasses astrodynamics in multi-body regimes, Cislunar surveillance, astronomy, orbit determination, applied mathematics,Ìýas well asÌýmany different space applications, such as telecommunications, signal processing and mission planning.Ìý

Journal Papers

2024

(´³15)ÌýCanales, D., Howell K.;ÌýUnderstanding Flow around Planetary Moons via Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7), September 2024.Ìý

(´³14)ÌýF. Criscola,ÌýD. Canales, D. Mortari;ÌýApplication of the Theory of Functional Connections on the Perturbed Lambert's Problem; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7), August 2024.

(´³13)ÌýBaker-McEvilly, B., Bhadauria, S.,ÌýCanales, D.; Frueh, C.;ÌýA comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness; Progress in Aerospace Sciences (Q1 IF: 9.6), July 2024. DOI:10.1016/j.paerosci.2024.101019

(J12) McCann, B.;ÌýAnderson, A.; Nazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýCircular Restricted Full Three-Body Problem with Rigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics in Binary Asteroid Systems; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7); January 2024;ÌýDOI:Ìý10.1007/s10569-024-10180-9

2023

(´³11)ÌýAnderson, A.; McCann, B.;ÌýCanales, D.; Nazari, M.;ÌýUtilizing the Geometric Mechanics Framework to Predict Attitude in a Full Ephemeris Model of the Cislunar Region; CNSNS; August 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2023.107726

(J10) Richichi, A.; Fors, O.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýPatel, K.; Mendoza, L.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Gomez, J.M.;ÌýLunar Occultation Events From the Earth-Moon Equilateral Lagrangian Point: Simulations and Scientific Potential;ÌýMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; August 2023; DOI: 0.1093/mnras/stad3473

(´³9)ÌýCanales, D.; Perera, S.; Kurttisi, A.;ÌýBaker-McEvilly, B.;ÌýA Low Complexity Algorithm to Determine Motion in Multi-Body Environments; The Journal of Astronautical Sciences; October 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s40295-023-00416-5

(´³8)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.;ÌýGilliam, A.;ÌýIncorporation of trajectory behaviors in the vicinities of different planetary moons using Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps; Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics; July 2023; DOI: 10.2514/1.G007195

(J7)ÌýPatel, K.; Mendoza, L.;ÌýCanales, D.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.; Gomez, J. M.; Richichi, A.;ÌýControlled Short-Period Orbits around Earth-Moon Equilateral Libration Points for Lunar Occultations; Acta Astronautica; July 2023;Ìý DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.07.015Ìý

(J6) Nazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.; Mc Cann, B.; Butcher, E.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFramework for the Full N-Body Problem in SE(3) and its Reduction to the Circular Restricted Full Three-Body Problem; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy; June 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s10569-023-10156-1

(J5) Salvador-Sole, E.; Manrique, A.;ÌýCanales, D.; Botella, I.;ÌýAccurate Analytic Mass-Scale Relations for Dark Matter Haloes of all Masses and Redshifts; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, February 2023;ÌýDOI:Ìý10.48550/arXiv.2303.0332

2022

(´³4)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFantino, E.;ÌýA versatile moon-to-moon transfer design method for applications involving libration point orbits; Acta Astronautica, June 2022; DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.06.010

Before ERAU

(´³3)ÌýCanales, D.; Gupta, M.; Park, B.; Howell C., K.;ÌýA Transfer Trajectory Framework for the Exploration of Phobos and Deimos Leveraging Resonant Orbits;ÌýActa Astronautica, February 2022; DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.02.001Ìý

(J2) Salvador-Solé, E.; Manrique, A.;ÌýCanales, D.; Botella, I.;ÌýAn Accurate Comprehensive Approach to Substructure: III. Masses and Formation Times of the Host Haloes;ÌýMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, February 2022; DOI:10.1093/mnras/stac067Ìý

(´³1)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.;ÌýTransfer design between neighborhoods of planetary moons in the circular restricted three-body problem; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy; Vol. 133, Number 36, July 2021, pp. 36; July 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-021-10031-xÌý

Conference Papers

2024 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2024, Broomfield, Colorado
(°ä31)ÌýE. Martinez-Samaniego, M. Aros, L. Bader,ÌýJ. Schmitt,ÌýL. Auerback,ÌýJ. Anderson, K. Cooks,ÌýD.

Canales, B. S. Chaparro, D. Guzzetti; (AAS 24-254)ÌýA Human-Centric Comparative Analysis of

Trajectory Design Methods for Multi-Body Dynamics.

(°ä30)ÌýA. Anderson, H. Gunter,ÌýD. Canales, M. Nazari; (AAS 24-214)ÌýAttitude Prediction in a Near-

Rectilinear Halo Orbit Using a Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model.

(°ä29)ÌýS. G. Jo, A. Sinha,ÌýM. Palomo, J. Graebner,ÌýA. Anderson,ÌýJ. Schmitt,ÌýD. Canales, R. Beeson;

(AAS 24-226)ÌýGlobal Analysis of Optimal Trajectories from Earth-Moon 9:2 Near Rectilinear Halo

Orbit to Low-Lunar Orbits.

(°ä28)ÌýS. G. Jo,ÌýV. Patel, D. Seo,ÌýD. Canales; (AAS 24-173)ÌýSpacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity

Operation Control in the Cislunar Region.

The 16th International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications (SPACOMM 2024), May 2024, Barcelona, Spain

(C27) Singla, A.;ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýCanales, D.; Calveras, A.; Fraire, J. A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J. A.;ÌýIntegrating Satellite Constellation and Mobile Operations for Non-Terrestrial Networks: Preliminary Results of Dynamic Scheduling

4th International Conference on Space Situational Awareness, May 2024, Daytona Beach, Florida

(C26)ÌýJo, S.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýAnalysis of Non-Linear Orbit Determination in the Cislunar Region using the Linearized State Transition Matrix
2024 SciTech Conference, January 2024, Orlando, Florida
(C25)ÌýAnderson, J.; Materne, L.; Cooks, K.; Aros, M.; Huggins, J.;ÌýGeliga-Torres, J.;ÌýKuykendall, K.;ÌýCanales, D.; Chaparro, B.;ÌýImmersive Framework for Designing Trajectories Using Augmented Reality
(C24)ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýHudson, Z.; Singla, A.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.A.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýEnhancing Efficiency and Autonomy in 5G-IoT Satellite Constellation Management
(C23)ÌýBaker-McEvilly, B.; Bhadauria Jr., S.; Rose, J.;ÌýCanales, D.; Frueh, C.; Cho, H.;ÌýPerformance of Observational Spacecraft Across Orbit Families for Space Domain Awareness in the Cislunar Realm
(C22)ÌýPatel, K.;ÌýRamirez, L.;ÌýCanales, D.; Rojas, E.;ÌýUnmanned Aerial Vehicles Detection Using Acoustics and Quantum Signal Processing
74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), October 2023, Baku, Azerbaijan
(C21) Canales, D.; Fantino, E.; Howell, K.; Flores, R.;ÌýDesign of Optimal Spatial Low-Energy Trajectories to Near-Earth Objects
2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Meeting, August 2023, Big Sky, Montana
(C20) Zambrano, L.;ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýCanales D.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.;Ìý Gómez Cama, J.; Richichi, A.; (Preprint)ÌýAAS 23-334 Feedback Control Methods on Short-Period Orbits of the Earth-Moon Equilateral Libration Points
(C19) McCann, B.;ÌýAnderson, A.; Nazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.; (Preprint)ÌýAAS 23-315 Local Stability of Equilibria in the Circular-Restricted Full Three Body Problem
(C18) McCann, B.;ÌýAnderson, A.;ÌýNazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.; Beeson, R.; (Preprint)ÌýAAS 23-318 On-Manifold Pose Optimization on SE(3) for Spacecraft Coverage Maximization
(C17)ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýHudson, Z.;ÌýCanales, D.; Mortari, D.;ÌýSolution of the Perturbed Lambert's Problem Using the Theory of Functional Connections
33rd AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, January 2023, Austin, Texas
(C16)ÌýDoroba, S.; Kale, R.;ÌýCanales, D.; Cho, H.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.; Gomez, J. M.; Richichi, A.;ÌýLeveraging the Moon and Stable Libration Point Orbits Around L4/L5 to Observe the Solar Corona
(C15) McCann, B.;ÌýAnderson, A.; Nazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýRigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics Analysis in a Binary System Using Formulation in Lie Groups
(C14)ÌýAnderson, A.; McCann, B.;ÌýCanales, D.; Nazari, M.;ÌýOrbit and Attitude Coupling in the Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model within the Context of the Geometric Mechanics Framework
(C13)ÌýAnderson, J.;ÌýAnderson, A.; Zuehlke, D.;ÌýCanales, D.; Lovell, T.;ÌýResident Space Object Identification in Arbitrary Unresolved Space Images
(C12)ÌýBaker-McEvilly, B.;ÌýDoroba, S.;ÌýGilliam, A.;ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýCanales, D.; Frueh, C.; and Henderson, T.;ÌýA Review on Hot-spot Areas within the Cislunar Region and upon the Moon Surface, and Methods to Gather Passive Information from these Regions
(C11)ÌýCanales, D.; Perera, S.; Kurttis, A.;ÌýBaker-McEvilly, B.; Henderson, T.;ÌýA Low-Complexity Algorithm to Determine Motion in the Circular Restricted Three-body Problem
(C10) Mortari, D.;ÌýCriscola, F.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýPerturbed Lambert Problem Using the Theory of Functional Connections
(C9)ÌýCriscola, F.; Singla, A.; Ponce, E.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýDevelopment of a Simulator for Coverage Planning of a 6G/IoT Constellation
(C8) Singla, A.;ÌýCriscola, F.; Ponce, E.;ÌýCanales, D.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.;ÌýTowards 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks - An Autonomous Constellation Management Engine
2022 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2022, Charlotte, North Carolina
(C7) Nazari, M.;ÌýCanales, D.; McCann, B.; Butcher, E. A.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFull N-Body Problem in the Geometric Mechanics Framework and its Reduction to Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
(C6) Malik, A.;ÌýCanales, D.; Yow, T.; Posada, D.; Hays, C., W.; Zuehlke, D.; Henderson, T.;ÌýComputation of Relative Orbital Motion Using Product of Exponentials Mapping
Before ERAU
(C5)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFantino, E.;ÌýLeveraging Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps to Design Tours Incorporating Three Moons;ÌýASCEND 2021, Las Vegas; November 2021Ìý
(C4)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFantino, E.;ÌýUsing Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps for Planetary Moon-Tour Design;ÌýAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, Montana; August 2021Ìý
(C3)ÌýCanales, D.; Gupta, M.; Park, B.; Howell C., K.;ÌýExploration of Deimos and Phobos leveraging Resonant Orbits;Ìý31st AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina; February 2021Ìý
(C2)ÌýCanales, D.; Howell C., K.;ÌýFantino, E.;ÌýMoon-to-Moon Transfer Methodology for Multi-Moon Systems in the Coupled Spatial Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem;ÌýAIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference; Lake Tahoe, California; August 2020Ìý
(C1) Salvador-Solé, E.; Manrique, A;ÌýCanales, D.;ÌýGalaxy Formation and Reionization; Frontier Research in Astrophysics; 2018Ìý