James Doebbler
Papers
7
Total Citations
42
H-Index
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About
James Doebbler is a robotics and aerospace researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous systems, spacecraft simulation, and human-robot interaction. His most significant contributions center on the development of innovative ground-based testing platforms for multi-spacecraft proximity operations — a notoriously complex and costly challenge in aerospace engineering. Doebbler was a key contributor to the Holonomic Omni-directional Motion Emulation Robot (HOMER), developed at Texas A&M's Land, Air and Space Robotics (LASR) Laboratory, which enabled untethered, six-degree-of-freedom spacecraft relative motion emulation on the ground, dramatically reducing the cost and risk of validating space systems hardware. His research into omni-directional castor drive mechanisms, odometry calibration, and vision-based localization provided the technical foundation for precise, holonomic robotic control essential to these simulations. Beyond spacecraft systems, Doebbler also explored human-robot interaction in the context of small unmanned aerial vehicles for structural inspection. His body of work, accumulating citations across multiple publications from 2007 to 2010, reflects a focused and technically rigorous research agenda that advances the practical feasibility of spacecraft proximity operations testing through smart, portable robotic platforms.
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Top Papers
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- 2Odometry and calibration methods for multi-castor vehicles11 citations · 2008
- 3Modeling, Control and Simulation of a Novel Mobile Robotic System5 citations · 2008
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