Dr. Henry Pernicka
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University (1990) - M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University (1986) - B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University (1984) - Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, UMR (2001-date) - Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, San José State University (1994-2001) - Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, San José State University (1990-1994)
Research Interest
Astrodynamics; orbital mechanics; spacecraft design; spacecraft mission design; satellite attitude dynamics; nonlinear analysis; dynamics and control; and optimization
Publications
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Pernicka, H.J., Sweetser, T.H., and Roncoli, R.B., "A Strategy to Rotate the Mars Observer Orbit Node Line to Advance the Mapping Schedule," presented at the AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Pasadena, California, February 22-24, 1993.
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Howell, K.C. and Pernicka, H.J., "A Station-Keeping Method for Libration Point Trajectories," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, January-February 1993, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 151-159.
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Pernicka, H.J., Scarberry, D.P., Marsh, S.M. and Sweetser, T.H., "A Search for Low V Earth-To-Moon Trajectories," Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 1, January-March 1995.
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Pernicka, H.J. and Coyle, D. J., "Orbit Determination at a Single Ground Station Using Range Rate Data," Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 2, April-June 2001.
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Coyle, D. J. and Pernicka, H. J., "Orbit Determination at a Single Ground Station Using Range Rate Data," The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 2, April-June 2001.
