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Tye Brady is a leading aerospace engineer whose research focuses on autonomous guidance, navigation, and control (AGNC) systems for planetary landings, particularly for lunar missions. As a key contributor to NASA’s Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) project, Brady has developed integrated hardware and software systems capable of detecting and avoiding surface hazards, enabling safe, precise, and repeatable landings for both humans and cargo. His most cited work, “Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT)” (2008, 86 citations), outlines the foundational framework for this critical technology. Brady’s research also explores hazard detection methods inspired by the Apollo Program, as well as trajectory design for onboard hazard avoidance, with papers like “Hazard Detection Methods for Lunar Landing” (2009, 27 citations) and “Lunar Landing Trajectory Design for Onboard Hazard Detection and Avoidance” (2009, 8 citations). More recently, Brady has expanded into robotics with “ViTa-Zero: Zero-shot Visuotactile Object 6D Pose Estimation” (2025, 5 citations), addressing generalization challenges in manipulation tasks. His work on onboard landing site selection for planetary landers and hoppers further demonstrates his commitment to self-contained, autonomous systems. Brady’s contributions are vital to the future of space exploration and robotic autonomy.