Geometric Mechanics and AstrodynamicsResearch GroupUniversity of Nevada, Reno

Publications

Journal articles

  1. [J34] H. Gunter, M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, and J. D. Smith, Nonlinear State and Mass Property Estimation via Square-Root Unscented Kalman Filter on TSE(3) with Windowing Function, Journal of Astronautical Sciences, 73(96): 1–46, 2026, doi: 10.1007/s40295-026-00634-7
  2. [J33] M. Fagetti, H. Gunter V, and M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, State and Mass Estimation for Spacecraft with Slosh: Dual vs. Joint Methods, Acta Astronautica, 246: 1-18, 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2026.03.054
  3. [J32] S. G. Jo, D. Canales, D. Seo, and M. Nazari, Adaptive Attitude-Orbit Control via Noncertainty Equivalence in the Cislunar Region, 152(B), 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2025.109218
  4. [J31] B. S. McCann and M. Nazari, Riemannian Optimization Techniques for Lie Groups Describing Rigid Body Attitude and Pose, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 207(63), 2025, doi: 10.1007/s10957-025-02810-5 .
  5. [J30] M. M. Wittal, B. S. McCann, J. Benavides, and M. Nazari, Launch Vehicle Ambiguity Remediation and Morse-Lyapunov-Based Control with Parameter Uncertainties, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, doi: 10.2514/1.A36275
  6. [J29] M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, and H. Cho, Coupled dynamics analysis and adaptive control of rigid-flexible vehicles with model uncertainties , Journal of the Franklin Institute, 362:107774, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2025.107774
  7. [J28] B. S. McCann, M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, J. D. Smith, Mass property estimation on TSE(3) via unscented Kalman filter using RCS thrusters, Acta Astronautica, 223: 462-480, 2024, doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2643
  8. [J27] B. S. McCann, M. Nazari, and C. Petersen, Numerical Approaches for Constrained and Unconstrained, Static Optimization on the Special Euclidean Group SE(3),Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, 201(3): 1-35,2024,doi: 10.1007/s10957-024-02431-4
  9. [J26] B. S. McCann, A. Anderson, M. Nazari, D. Canales, Circular Restricted Full Three-Body Problem with Rigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics in Binary Asteroid Systems, 136(2): 9 , Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s10569-024-10180-9
  10. [J25] A. Anderson, B. McCann, D. Canales, and M. Nazari, Utilizing the Geometric Mechanics Framework to Predict Attitude in a Full Ephemeris Model of the Cislunar Region, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 130, 107726, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2023.107726
  11. [J24] M. Nazari, D. Canales, B. S. McCann, E. A. Butcher, and K. C. Howell, Framework 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, 135(4), 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10569-023-10156-1
  12. [J23] D. Seo, M. Nazari, and E. Arabi, Rigid body non-certainty equivalence adaptive control on the tangent bundle of the Lie groups, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 46(10): 1892-1900, 2023, doi: 10.2514/1.G006702
  13. [J22] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Analysis of the Impact of Orbit-Attitude Coupling at Higher-Degree Potential Models on Spacecraft Dynamics, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 69: 955–987, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s40295-022-00335-x
  14. [J21] H. Razmjooei, G. Palli, and M. Nazari, Disturbance observer-based nonlinear feedback control for position tracking of electro-hydraulic systems in a finite time, European Journal of Control, 67, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2022.100659
  15. [J20] B. S. McCann and M. Nazari, Control and maintenance of fully-constrained and underconstrained rigid body motion on Lie groups and their tangent bundles, Journal of Geometric Mechanics, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 14(1): 29–55 (special issue dedicated to Tony Bloch), 2022, doi: 10.3934/jgm.2022002
  16. [J19] G. Mangiacapra, M. Wittal, E. Capello, and M. Nazari, Unscented Kalman filter and control on TSE(3) with application to spacecraft dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, 108(3): 2127–2146, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s11071-022-07293-x
  17. [J18] M. W. Memon, M. Nazari, D. Seo, E. A. Butcher, Fuel efficiency of fully- and under-constrained Coulomb formations in slightly elliptic reference orbits, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, June 2021, doi: 10.1109/TAES.2021.3090920
  18. [J17] E. Samiei, M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and A. K. Sanyal, Robust stochastic stabilization of attitude motion, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, 7(2): 619–635, June 2019, doi: 10.1007/s40435-018-0456-5
  19. [J16] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and A. K. Sanyal, Spacecraft attitude fractional feedback control using rotation matrices and exponential coordinates, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 41(10): 2185–2198, October, 2018, doi: 10.2514/1.G002956
  20. [J15] A. Dabiri, E. A. Butcher, M. Poursina, and M. Nazari, Optimal periodic-gain fractional delayed state feedback control for linear fractional periodic time-delayed systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(4): 989–1002, July 2017, doi: 10.1109/TAC.2017.2731522
  21. [J14] A. Dabiri, E. A. Butcher, and M. Nazari, Coefficient of restitution in fractional viscoelastic compliant impacts using fractional Chebyshev collocation, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 388: 230– 244, February 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2016.10.013
  22. [J13] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and W. Anthony, Earth-Moon L1 libration point orbit continuous stationkeeping control using time-varying LQR and backstepping, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, December 2017, doi: 10.1007/s40435-016-0256-8
  23. [J12] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, T. Yucelen, and A. K. Sanyal, Decentralized consensus control of a rigid body spacecraft formation in orbit with communication delay, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 39(4): 838–851, April 2016, doi: 10.2514/1.G001396
  24. [J11] E. A. Butcher, A. Dabiri, and M. Nazari, Transition curve analysis of linear fractional periodic time-delayed systems via explicit harmonic balance method, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 11(4), July 2016, doi: 10.1115/1.4031840
  25. [J10] A. Mesbahi, M. Haeri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Fractional Delayed Damped Mathieu Equation, International Journal of Control, 88(3), 2015, doi: 10.1080/00207179.2014.971430
  26. [J9] M. Nazari and E. A. Butcher, Fuel efficient periodic gain control strategies for spacecraft relative motion in elliptic chief orbits, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, 4(1): 104-122, March 2016, doi: 10.1007/s40435-014-0126-1
  27. [J8] M. Nazari, R. Wauson, T. Critz, E. A. Butcher, and D. J. Scheeres, Observer-based body-frame hovering control over a tumbling asteroid, Acta Astronautica, 102: 124–139, October 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.05.016
  28. [J7] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and O. A. Bobrenkov, Optimal feedback control strategies for periodic delayed systems, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, 2(1): 102–118, March 2014, doi: 10.1007/s40435-013-0053-6
  29. [J6] M. Nazari and E. A. Butcher, Analysis of Stability and Hopf bifurcation of delayed feedback spin stabilization of a rigid spacecraft, Nonlinear Dynamics, 74(3): 801–817, November 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11071-013-1006-5
  30. [J5] M. Nazari and E. A. Butcher, On the stability and bifurcation analysis of dual-spin spacecraft, Acta Astronautica, 93: 162–175, January 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.07.010
  31. [J4] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and H. Schaub, Spacecraft attitude stabilization using nonlinear delayed multi-actuator control and inverse dynamics, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 36(5): 1440–1452, September 2013, doi: 10.2514/1.58249
  32. [J3] O. A. Bobrenkov, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Response and stability analysis of periodic delayed systems with discontinuous distributed delay, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 7(3), July 2012, doi: 10.1115/1.4005925
  33. [J2] M. Sari, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Effects of damaged boundaries on the free vibration of Kirchhoff plates: Comparison of perturbation and spectral collocation solutions, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 7(1), January 2012, doi: 10.1115/1.4004808
  34. [J1] F. Bakhtiari-Nejad and M. Nazari, Nonlinear vibration analysis of isotropic cantilever plate with viscoelastic laminate, Nonlinear Dynamics, 56(4): 325–356, June 2009, doi: 10.1007/s11071-008-9401-z

Conference papers

  1. [C89] M. Fagetti, H. Gunter V, and M. Nazari, Gaussian Mixture Square-Root Unscented Kalman Filtering on TSE(3), American Control Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2026.
  2. [C88] M. Fagetti and M. Nazari, Nonlinear Dynamics, Estimation, and Control of a Faulty Agent in a Multiagent System Using Relative Pose Observations, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2026, doi: 10.2514/6.2026-2203.
  3. [C87] H. Gunter V., M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Estimation-based Morse-Lyapunov tracking control for rigid-body spacecraft in the cislunar region, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Boston, MA, August 2025.
  4. [C86] M. Fagetti, H. Gunter V., M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, State and parameter estimation of a target spacecraft without onboard sensing via a TSE(3)-based UKF, AAS 25-720, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Boston, MA, August 2025.
  5. [C85] H. Gunter V., M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Rigid body estimation-based Morse-Lyapunov tracking control on special Euclidean group and its tangent bundle with application to cislunar spacecraft, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT25), Montreal, CA, July 2025.
  6. [C84] M. Nazari, M. Fagetti, H. Gunter V., M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Nonlinear state and parameter estimation in rigid body motion groups: Theory and space applications, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT25), Montreal, CA, July 2025.
  7. [C83] L. D'Eramo, H. Gunter, M. Mancini, and E. Capello, and M. Nazari, Tracking Control of a Space Vehicle With Dual-Robotic Manipulator Using Sliding Mode Control, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Kaua'i, HI, January 2025.
  8. [C82] M. Fagetti, H. Gunter V., M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, State and Parameter Estimation of a Spacecraft With Liquid Propellant on TSE(3): A Comparison Between Dual and Joint Methods, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Kaua'i, Hawaii, January 2025.
  9. [C81] M. Fagetti, H. V. Gunter, C. Cabero Del Hierro, and M. Nazari, State and Parameter Estimation in Space Vehicles with Robotic Manipulators on SE(3) and TSE(3), AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2025.
  10. [C80] K. Vernyi, K. M. Dogan, and M. Nazari, Adaptive Control of Variable Speed Control Moment Gyroscopes Considering Actuator Dynamics, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2025.
  11. [C79] M. M. Wittal, B. Asher, and M. Nazari, Autonomous RPOD for Arbitrarily Configured Spacecraft with Anomaly Detection, AAS 24-439, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Broomfield, CO, August 11-15, 2024.
  12. [C78]. H. Gunter, A. Anderson, M. Nazari, and D. Canales, Benefits of Using a Variational Integrator for the Circular Restricted Full Three-Body Problem, AAS 24-346, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Broomfield, CO, August 11-15, 2024.
  13. [C77]. H. Gunter, M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, and J. D. Smith, Nonlinear State and Mass Property Estimation on TSE(3) During Undocking Maneuvers in the Cislunar Region, AAS 24-286, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Broomfield, CO, August 11-15, 2024.
  14. [C76]. M. Fagetti, H. Gunter, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Spacecraft State Estimation on TSE(3) in the Presence of Slosh Modeled as a Moving, Pulsating Ball, AAS 24-271, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Broomfield, CO, August 11-15, 2024.
  15. [C75]. A. Anderson, H. Gunter, D. Canales, and M. Nazari, Attitude Prediction in a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Using a Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model, AAS 24-214, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Broomfield, CO, August 11-15, 2024
  16. [C74] M. M. Wittal, W. Dziedzic, J. S. Pitt, B. S. McCann, M. Fagetti, and M. Nazari, Modeling Low-G Slosh Using Negative Mass, 46th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference, Breckenridge, CO, Feb 1-7, 2024.
  17. [C73] M. M. Wittal, B. W. Asher, J. D. Smith, M. Nazari, A. M. Cassell, R. L. Ticknor, C. P. Payne, B. P. McCarthy, S. T. Scheuerle, and D. C. Davis, Ballistic Lunar Return Trajectories for Sustainable Cargo Return and Entry System Technology Development, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2024.
  18. [C72] B. S. McCann and M. Nazari, Application of the Fundamental Equation of Mechanics for Initial Guess Generation in Direct Optimization, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2024.
  19. [C71] B. S. McCann and M. Nazari, Landing Optimization on the Special Euclidean Group SE(3) under Control and State-Triggered Inequality Constraints, AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, 2024.
  20. [C70] B. S. McCann, M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, and J. Smith, Upper State Mass Property Estimation in the Presence of Sloshing Fluids With Low Bond Numbers, International Astronautical Congress, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 2023.
  21. [C69] M. M. Wittal, B. W. Asher, B. McCann, and M. Nazari, Autonomous Control for Arbitrary Thruster Configurations and Mass Properties in Special Euclidean Group SE(3), International Astronautical Congress, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 2023.
  22. [C68] B. S. McCann and M. Nazari, On the Importance of On-Manifold Optimization Techniques for Rigid Body Pose, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October 2023.
  23. [C67] M. Fagetti, B. S. McCann, M. Nazari, M. M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Generalized Sloshing Equations of Motion for Any Equivalent Mechanical Model on TSE(3), AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  24. [C66] M. M. Wittal and M. Nazari, Autonomous Constrained Control for Arbitrary Configurations of Gimbaling Thrusters in SE(3), AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  25. [C65] M. Fagetti, B. S. McCann, M. Nazari, Matthew M. Wittal, M. Elmore, and J. D. Smith, Mass and Inertia Property Estimation on TSE(3) in the Presence of a Sloshing Liquid, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  26. [C64] B. S. McCann, M. Fagetti, M. Nazari, Matthew M. Wittal, and J. D. Smith, Time Varying Mass Property Estimation Utilizing a Joint Unscented Kalman Filter on TSE(3), AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  27. [C63] B. S. McCann, A. Anderson, M. Nazari, and D. Canales, Local Stability of Equilibria in the Circular-Restricted Full Three Body Problem, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  28. [C62] A. Anderson, B. S. McCann, D. Canales, and M. Nazari, Attitude Prediction in a Near-Rectilinear Hal Orbit Within the Geometric Mechancs Framework, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  29. [C61] B. S. McCann, A. Anderson, M. Nazari, D. Canales, and R. Beeson, On-Manifold Pose Optimization on SE(3) for Spacecraft Coverage Maximization, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, MT, August 13-17, 2023.
  30. [C60] M. Nazari, B. McCann, M. Wittal, M. Fagetti, and J. Smith, Estimation of Rigid Body Inertia Properties with Slosh Dynamics on Special Euclidean Group, SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT23), 2023.
  31. [C59] A. J. Anderson, B. McCann, D. Canales, and M. Nazari, Orbit and Attitude Coupling in the Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model within the Context of the Geometric Mechanics Framework, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-19, 2023.
  32. [C58] B. McCann, A. J. Anderson, M. Nazari, and D. Canales, Rigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics Analysis in a Binary System Using formulation in Lie Groups, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-19, 2023.
  33. [C57] B. S. McCann, M. Fagetti, M. M. Wittal, M. Nazari, and J. D. Smith, Mass Property Estimation for Rigid Body Spacecraft on the Special Euclidean Group, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-19, 2023.
  34. [C56] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Optimal Trajectory Generation for Rigid Body Landing Dynamics on the Special Euclidean Group, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX, January 15-19, 2023.
  35. [C55] B. McCann, M. Nazari, M. Wittal, and J. D. Smith, An SE(3)-Based Rigid Body Pose Estimation Scheme for Spacecraft with Unknown Moments of Inertia, AIAA SciTech Forum, 2023.
  36. [C54] B. McCann, M. Wittal, and M. Nazari, Relative Spacecraft Position and Attitude in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem: TSE(3) vs. Dual Quaternions, AIAA SciTech Forum, 2023.
  37. [C53] M. Wittal, B. McCann, and M. Nazari, Discriminative Kalman Filtering in Special Euclidean Group SE(3) for Modeling Unknown Spacecraft Environments, AIAA SciTech Forum, 2023.
  38. [C52] M. Nazari, D. Canales, B. McCann, E. A. Butcher, and K. C. Howell, Full N-Body Problem in the Geometric Mechanics Framework and its Reduction to Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 7-11, 2022.
  39. [C51] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Multibody Dynamics on SE(3)n with Applications to Optical System Formation, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 7-11, 2022.
  40. [C50] B. S. McCann, H. Gunter V., M. Nazari, and T. Henderson, Generalized Formalism for Variable-Mass-Property Spacecraft Dynamics Utilizing Rigid Body Motion on Lie Groups, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 7-11, 2022.
  41. [C49] M. M. Wittal, B. S. McCann, J. Benavides, and M. Nazari, Ambiguity Remediation in Space Launch Vehicles with Parameter Uncertainties: A comparison between special Euclidean group and dual quaternions, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 7-11, 2022.
  42. [C48] B. McCann, M. Nazari, and F. E. Udwadia, Analysis of Inequality Constraints in Udwadia-Kalaba Constrained Motion Framework With Applications in Classical Dynamical Systems, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), 2022.
  43. [C47] J. M. R. Belmonte, B. McCann∗, M. Nazari, and T. Yucelen, Formalism and control of multiagent systems with constraint-changing scenarios without the use of Lagrange multipliers, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 3-7, 2022.
  44. [C46] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Gravitational orbit-attitude perturbations for any degree and order potential models, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Virtual, 2021.
  45. [C45] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Extension of Udwadia-Kalaba constrained motion analysis to inequality constraints with applications to trajectory maintenance, AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Virtual, 2021.
  46. [C44] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Conjugate gradient algorithm for constrained optimization on the special Euclidean group, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, May 23-27, 2021
  47. [C43] B. McCann, W. Stackhouse, and M. Nazari, Advancement of the Udwadia-Kalaba approach for rigid body constrained motion analysis in geometric mechanics, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, paper AIAA-2021-0976, Nashville, TN, January 11-15, 2021.
  48. [C42] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Trajectory Optimization within the Geometric Mechanics Framework, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Nashville, TN, January 11-15, 2021.
  49. [C41] B. McCann and M. Nazari, Utilizing topology data to facilitate geometric control of a spacecraft during lunar landing, AIAA Region II Student Conference, (Best paper of the Master’s category), AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Nashville, TN, January 11-15, 2021.
  50. [C40] M. Wittal, G. Mangiacapra, A. Appakonam, M. Nazari, and E. Capello, Stochastic Spacecraft Navigation and Control in Lie Group SE(3) Around Small Irregular Bodies, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 20-690, Virtual Lake Tahoe, August 9-12, 2020.
  51. [C39] H. Kumar, H. Cho, M. Nazari, and T. Henderson, Application of Udwadia-Kalaba Formulation to the Planar Elliptical Restricted Three-Body Problem, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 20-654, Virtual Lake Tahoe, August 9-12, 2020.
  52. [C38] W. Stackhouse, M. Nazari, T. Henderson, and R. Prazenica, Adaptive control design using the Udwadia-Kalaba formulation for hovering over an asteroid with unknown gravitational parameters, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Orlando, FL, January 6-10, 2020.
  53. [C37] W. Stackhouse, M. Nazari, T. Henderson, and T. Yucelen, Spacecraft asteroid hovering using Udwadia-Kalaba formulation with time-varying coefficients, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 19-641, Portland, ME, August 11-15, 2019.
  54. [C36] M. W. Memon, M. Nazari, D. Seo, and R. Prazenica, Constrained motion analysis and nonlinear optimal tracking control of two-craft Coulomb formation in elliptic chief orbits, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 19-706, Portland, ME, August 11-15, 2019.
  55. [C35] H. Patel, T. Henderson, and M. Nazari, Application of Udwadia-Kalaba formulation to three-body problem, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 19-805, Portland, ME, August 11-15, 2019.
  56. [C34] J. Galjanic, D. Seo, and M. Nazari, Relative attitude regulation control using electrostatic torques and cylindrical models, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, paper AAS 19-877, Portland, ME, August 11-15, 2019.
  57. [C33] M. Maadani, E. A. Butcher, M. Nazari, and T. Yucelen, Decentralized consensus control of rigid bodies using exponential coordinates, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Diego, CA, January 7-11, 2019.
  58. [C32] D. Seo and M. Nazari, Rigid Body Adaptive Stabilization on the Tangent Bundle of the Lie Groups, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Diego, CA, January 7-11, 2019.
  59. [C31] A. Dabiri, E. A. Butcher, and M. Nazari, Minimal phase-variable canonical state-space realizations and initializations for linear time-invariant multi-term fractional differential equations, American Control Conference (ACC), Milwaukee, WI, June 27-29, 2018.
  60. [C30] M. Nazari, M. Maadani, E. A. Butcher, and T. Yucelen, Morse-Lyapunov-based control of rigid body motion on TSE(3) via backstepping, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissimmee, FL, January 8-12, 2018.
  61. [C29] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and A. K. Sanyal, Fractional control of rigid body attitude dynamics using exponential coordinates, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissimmee, FL, January 8-12, 2018.
  62. [C28] E. Arabi, S. B. Sarsilmaz, T. Yucelen, M. Maadani, E. A. Butcher, and M. Nazari, Adaptive control of a rigid body vehicle on exponential coordinates with guaranteed performance, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissimmee, FL, January 8-12, 2018.
  63. [C27] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Adaptive neural-fuzzy inference system to control dynamical systems with fractional order dampers, American Control Conference (ACC), Seattle, WA, May 24-26, 2017.
  64. [C26] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Chaos analysis and control in fractional-order systems using fractional Chebyshev collocation method, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Paper No. IMECE2016-67909, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016.
  65. [C25] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Linguistic fuzzy logic control of double inverted pendulum with destabilizing fractional dampers, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Paper No. IMECE2016-67979, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016.
  66. [C24] E. A. Butcher, M. Nazari, A. Dabiri, and A.K. Sanyal, Fractional PID control of spacecraft attitude dynamics using rotation matrices, 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, 26-30 September 2016.
  67. [C23] A. Dabiri, E. A. Butcher, and M. Nazari, Modeling one-dimensional fractional impact using basic fractional viscoelastic models, Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), August 21-26, 2016, Charlotte, NC, 2016 (Best paper award).
  68. [C22] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, The spectral parameter estimation method for parameter identification of linear fractional order systems, American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, MA, July 6-8, 2016.
  69. [C21] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Optimal fractional state feedback control for linear fractional periodic time-delayed systems, American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, MA, July 6-8, 2016.
  70. [C20] A. Dabiri, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Explicit harmonic balance method for transition curve analysis of linear fractional periodic time-delayed systems, 12th IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015.
  71. [C19] E. A. Butcher and M. Nazari, Decentralized relative position and attitude consensus control of a spacecraft formation with communication delay, 25th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, 2015.
  72. [C18] M. Nazari, W. Anthony, and E. A. Butcher, Continuous control strategies for halo orbit station-keeping based on techniques for time periodic systems, 24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 4-7, 2014.
  73. [C17] E.A. Butcher and M. Nazari, Approximate Transition Boundaries in the Fractional Delayed Mathieu Equation, 8th European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 6-14, 2014.
  74. [C16] E.A. Butcher and M. Nazari, Optimal control of spacecraft motion in time-periodic astrodynamic systems, 8th European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 6-14, 2014.
  75. [C15] M. Nazari, R. Wauson, T. Critz, E. A. Butcher, and D. J. Scheeres, Observer-based body-frame hovering control over a tumbling asteroid, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, August 11-15, 2013.
  76. [C14] M. Nazari, A. Mesbahi, and E. A. Butcher, On control of spacecraft relative motion in the case of an elliptic Keplerian chief, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, August 11-15, 2013 (Best session presentation).
  77. [C13] M. Nazari, O. A. Bobrenkov, and E. A. Butcher, Feedback Control of Periodic Delayed Systems, ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information, Oregon, Portland, August 4-7, 2013.
  78. [C12] S. Torkamani, M. Nazari, E. Samiei, and E. A. Butcher, Observer-based delayed feedback attitude control for single- and multi-actuator maneuvers, American Control Conference (ACC), Washington DC, June 17-19, 2013 (Best session presentation).
  79. [C11] M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and C. D. Hall, On the stability investigation of single- and dual-spin spacecraft, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Minnesota, Minneapolis, August 13-16, 2012.
  80. [C10] A. Larsen, T. Critz, W. Anthony, M. Nazari, M. Ziabakhsh-Deilami, E. A. Butcher, G. Born, and J. McMahon, Optimal transfers with guidance to the Earth-Moon L1 and L3 libration points using invariant manifolds: A Preliminary Study, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Minnesota, Minneapolis, August 13-16, 2012.
  81. [C9] M. Nazari, E. Samiei, E. A. Butcher, and H. Schaub. Attitude stabilization using nonlinear delayed actuator control with an inverse dynamics approach, AAS/AIAA Space flight Mechanics Meeting, Charleston, SC, Paper No. 12-237, South Carolina, Charleston, January 29 - February 2, 2012.
  82. [C8] E. Samiei, M. Nazari, E. A. Butcher, and H. Schaub, Delayed feedback control of rigid body attitude using neural networks and Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals, AAS/AIAA Space flight Mechanics Meeting, Charleston, SC, Paper No. 12-168, South Carolina, Charleston. January 29 - February 2, 2012.
  83. [C7] O. A. Bobrenkov, M. Nazari, and E.A. Butcher, On the analysis of periodic delay differential equations with discontinuous distributed delays, proceedings of 8th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, District of Columbia, Washington, August 28-31, 2011.
  84. [C6] M. Sari, M. Nazari, and E. A. Butcher, Free vibration analysis of Kirshhoff plates with damaged boundaries by the Chebyshev collocation and perturbation methods, Proceedings of ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, September 28 - October 1, 2010.
  85. [C5] F. Bakhtiari-Nejad and M. Nazari, Nonlinear vibration analysis of rectangular plate with viscoelastic laminate, 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV15), Daejeon, South Korea, Korea (South), Daejeon, July 6-10, 2008.
  86. [C4] M. Nazari and F. Bakhtiari-Nejad, Vibration analysis of rectangular plates, 6th annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME), University of Shahid Bahonar, Iran, Kerman, July 1-4, 2008.
  87. [C3] M. Nazari and F. Bakhtiari-Nejad, Transverse vibration analysis of plates with at least two sequent free edges-Part II: Nonlinear analysis, 7th International Conference of Aerospace Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Tehran, February 1-4, 2008.
  88. [C2] M. Nazari and F. Bakhtiari-Nejad, Transverse vibration analysis of plates with at least two sequent free edges-Part I: Linear analysis, 7th International Conference of Aerospace Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Tehran, February 1-4, 2008.
  89. [C1] M. Nazari, Rollover analysis of vehicles with two axles (in Persian), 5th annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME), Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, Tehran, July 1-4, 2007.

Book Chapters

  1. [Ch2] E. A. Butcher, A. Dabiri, and M. Nazari, Stability and Control of Fractional Periodic Time-Delayed Systems, invited chapter in Advances in Delays and Dynamics, Springer, pp. 107-125, 2017, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-53426-8_8.
  2. [Ch1] E. A. Butcher, O. Bobrenkov, M. Nazari, and S. Torkamani, Estimation and Control in Time-Delayed Dynamical Systems using the Chebyshev Spectral Continuous Time Approximation and Reduced Liapunov-Floquet Transformation, invited chapter in Recent Advances in Analysis and Control of Time-delayed Dynamical Systems, ed. J.-Q. Sun and Q. Ding, World Scientific / HigherEducation Press, Beijing (2013). Book record.

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