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D-Index
37
Citations
10424
World Ranking
2348
National Ranking
845

F. Landis Markley publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F. Landis Markley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 142 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

F. Landis Markley D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F. Landis Markley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

F. Landis Markley is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and computer science, with a focus on subfields including aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, and oceanography.

Their work addresses topics related to inertial sensors and navigation, target tracking and data fusion in sensor networks, geophysics and gravity measurements, and space satellite systems and control.

Recent publications by F. Landis Markley include:

  • Error-Covariance Reset in the Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter for Attitude Estimation, 2023, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Sequential Wald Test Employing a Constrained Filter Bank: Application to Spacecraft Conjunctions, 2021, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
  • Correction: Wald Sequential Probability Ratio Test for Space Object Conjunction Assessment, 2020, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

The publication venues where Markley frequently appears include:

  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Markley are:

  • Yang Cheng
  • John L. Crassidis
  • R. G. Reynolds
  • Russell Carpenter
  • James R. Carpenter

Best Publications

  • Kalman Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation

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  • Survey of nonlinear attitude estimation methods

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley;Yang Cheng

  • Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control

    F. Landis Markley;John L. Crassidis

  • Unscented Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Attitude Error Representations for Kalman Filtering

    F. Landis Markley

  • Quaternion Attitude Estimation Using Vector Observations

    F. Landis Markley;Daniele Mortari;Daniele Mortari

  • Averaging Quaternions

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  • Predictive Filtering for Nonlinear Systems

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Predictive Filtering for Attitude Estimation Without Rate Sensors

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Fast Quaternion Attitude Estimation from Two Vector Measurements

    F. Landis Markley

  • How to Estimate Attitude from Vector Observations

    F. Landis Markley;Daniele Mortari

  • Nonlinear Attitude Filtering Methods

    F. Landis Markley;John L. Crassidis;Yang Cheng

  • Optimal Variable-Structure Control Tracking of Spacecraft Maneuvers

    John L. Crassidis;Srinivas R. Vadali;F. Landis Markley

  • NEW ALGORITHM FOR ATTITUDE DETERMINATION USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SIGNALS

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Minimum Model Error Approach for Attitude Estimation

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Attitude Estimation or Quaternion Estimation

    F. Landis Markley

  • Maximum Torque and Momentum Envelopes for Reaction Wheel Arrays

    F. Landis Markley;Reid G. Reynolds;Frank X. Liu;Kenneth L. Lebsock

  • Global Positioning System Integer Ambiguity Resolution Without Attitude Knowledge

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley;E. Glenn Lightsey

  • Attitude estimation for large field-of-view sensors

    Yang Cheng;John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • Kalman Filter for Spinning Spacecraft Attitude Estimation

    F. Landis Markley;Joseph E. Sedlak

  • Multiplicative Versus Additive Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Determination

    F. Landis Markley

  • Attitude Estimation Using Modified Rodrigues Parameters

    John L. Crassidis;F. Landis Markley

  • The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) Mission

    F. Landis Markley;Stephen F. Andrews;James R. ODonnell;David K. Ward

  • Attitude determination using vector observations: A fast optimal matrix algorithm

    F. Landis Markley

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Crassidis
John L. Crassidis University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Daniele Mortari
Daniele Mortari Texas A&M University
Srinivas R. Vadali
Srinivas R. Vadali Texas A&M University
Uri Shaked
Uri Shaked Tel Aviv University
Robert L. Byer
Robert L. Byer Stanford University

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