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37
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8259
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2281

Fred Y. Hadaegh publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fred Y. Hadaegh sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 218 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Fred Y. Hadaegh D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fred Y. Hadaegh sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Fred Y. Hadaegh is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research spans across Computer Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on areas such as Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Control and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include Space Satellite Systems and Control, Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, Fault Detection and Control Systems, Optimization and Search Problems, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, and AI-based Problem Solving and Planning.

Recent publications illustrate a consistent contribution to the fields of spacecraft control and robotics. Some of the papers authored or co-authored by Fred Y. Hadaegh are:

  • Autonomous in-orbit satellite assembly from a modular heterogeneous swarm, 2020, Acta Astronautica
  • Decentralized formation pose estimation for spacecraft swarms, 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • Online tree-based planning for active spacecraft fault estimation and collision avoidance, 2024, Science Robotics
  • Distributed Absolute and Relative Estimation of Spacecraft Formations, 2023, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Distributed Least Absolute Deviations Estimation, 2023, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

Frequent publication venues for their work include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Acta Astronautica, Advances in Space Research, and Science Robotics.

Collaborations form an important part of their research projects. Prominent co-authors include Soon-Jo Chung, James Ragan, Kaushik Prabhu, Kyle T. Alfriend, and Amir Rahmani, with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • A coordination architecture for spacecraft formation control

    R.W. Beard;J. Lawton;F.Y. Hadaegh

  • Formation Flying Control of Multiple Spacecraft via Graphs, Matrix Inequalities, and Switching

    Mehran Mesbahi;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • A survey of spacecraft formation flying guidance and control. Part II: control

    D.P. Scharf;F.Y. Hadaegh;S.R. Ploen

  • Model Predictive Control of Swarms of Spacecraft Using Sequential Convex Programming

    Daniel Morgan;Soon Jo Chung;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • Synchronized Formation Rotation and Attitude Control of Multiple Free-Flying Spacecraft

    P. K. C. Wang;F. Y. Hadaegh;K. Lau

  • A survey of spacecraft formation flying guidance and control (part 1): guidance

    D.P. Scharf;F.Y. Hadaegh;S.R. Ploen

  • Review of Formation Flying and Constellation Missions Using Nanosatellites

    Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay;Rebecca Foust;Giri P. Subramanian;Soon-Jo Chung

  • Swarm assignment and trajectory optimization using variable-swarm, distributed auction assignment and sequential convex programming

    Daniel Morgan;Giri P Subramanian;Soon-Jo Chung;Fred Y Hadaegh

  • A feedback architecture for formation control

    R.W. Beard;J. Lawton;F.Y. Hadaegh

  • Closed-Loop Dynamics of Cooperative Vehicle Formations With Parallel Estimators and Communication

    R. Smith;F. Hadaegh

  • Swarm-Keeping Strategies for Spacecraft Under J2 and Atmospheric Drag Perturbations

    Daniel Morgan;Soon-Jo Chung;Lars Blackmore;Lars Blackmore;Behcet Acikmese;Behcet Acikmese

  • Control of Deep-Space Formation-Flying Spacecraft; Relative Sensing and Switched Information

    Roy S. Smith;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • On Development of 100-Gram-Class Spacecraft for Swarm Applications

    Fred Y. Hadaegh;Soon-Jo Chung;Harish M. Manohara

  • Probabilistic and Distributed Control of a Large-Scale Swarm of Autonomous Agents

    Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay;Soon-Jo Chung;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • A review of impending small satellite formation flying missions

    Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay;Giri P. Subramanian;Rebecca Foust;Daniel Morgan

  • Phase synchronization control of complex networks of Lagrangian systems on adaptive digraphs

    Soon-Jo Chung;Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay;Insu Chang;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • A model predictive control-based approach for spacecraft formation keeping and attitude control

    V. Manikonda;P.O. Arambel;M. Gopinathan;R.K. Mehra

  • Adaptive Kalman filtering, failure detection and identification for spacecraft attitude estimation

    R. Mehra;S. Seereeram;D. Bayard;F. Hadaegh

  • Adaptive Control of Formation Flying Spacecraft for Interferometry

    Fred Y. Hadaegh;Wei-Min Lu;Paul K.C. Wang

  • Nonlinear attitude control of spacecraft with a large captured object

    Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay;Soon Jo Chung;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • Decentralized Model Predictive Control of Swarms of Spacecraft Using Sequential Convex Programming

    Daniel Morgan;Soon Jo Chung;Fred Y. Hadaegh

Frequent Co-Authors

Soon-Jo Chung
Soon-Jo Chung California Institute of Technology
Mehran Mesbahi
Mehran Mesbahi University of Washington
Roy S. Smith
Roy S. Smith ETH Zurich
Randal W. Beard
Randal W. Beard Brigham Young University
Behcet Acikmese
Behcet Acikmese The University of Texas at Austin
George A. Bekey
George A. Bekey University of Southern California
Raman K. Mehra
Raman K. Mehra Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Timothy W. McLain
Timothy W. McLain Brigham Young University
Mark J. Balas
Mark J. Balas Texas A&M University
Thomas W. Kenny
Thomas W. Kenny Stanford University

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