Veronica Pellegrini

University of California, Santa Cruz

Papers

2

Total Citations

93

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2

About

Veronica Pellegrini is a researcher specializing in spacecraft dynamics, attitude control, and autonomous multi-spacecraft systems. Her work sits at the intersection of theoretical development and hands-on experimental validation, making her contributions particularly valuable to the aerospace engineering community. Pellegrini's most cited work, "Automatic Mass Balancing of a Spacecraft Three-Axis Simulator" (2013, 59 citations), addresses a critical challenge in ground-based spacecraft testing: minimizing gravitational torque in hardware simulation platforms used to validate attitude determination and control strategies. Her automated balancing approach represents a meaningful advancement in the fidelity and practicality of three-axis simulator technology. Her earlier work on "Guidance Navigation and Control for Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft Assembly" (2011, 34 citations) demonstrates her breadth across both theoretical and experimental domains. By tackling in-plane orbital assembly with multiple degrees of freedom, she contributed foundational methods for autonomous spacecraft rendezvous and cooperative operations — capabilities increasingly relevant to modern satellite servicing and constellation missions. Together, these contributions reflect a researcher deeply committed to bridging simulation and real-world applicability, helping to ensure that future spacecraft systems can be rigorously tested and reliably operated before reaching orbit.

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H-Index
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Papers
93
Total Citations
47
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Automatic Mass Balancing of a Spacecraft Three-Axis Simulator: Analysis and Experimentation
59 citations · 2013
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2013 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 7
🏛 Institutions: University of California, Santa Cruz

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