David Canales Garcia

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Biography

David Canales Garcia started his professional career at Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, where he studied his BSc and MSc degrees in Aerospace Engineering. He also pursued a MSc degree in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology from University of Barcelona. His most remarkable professional experience in the space industry was when he started working for Satlantis LLC as a space technology engineer with the aim of developing Earth-observation cameras for micro-satellites.  He graduated from his Ph.D. in Astrodynamics and Space Applications in the multi-body dynamics research group under the supervision of Dr. Kathleen C. Howell in Purdue University. 

Dr. Canales is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Aerospace Engineering of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). He is also the ERAU representative to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). 

His expertise encompasses astrodynamics in multi-body regimes, Cislunar surveillance, astronomy, orbit determination, applied mathematics, as well as many different space applications, such as telecommunications, signal processing and mission planning. 

Education

• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University-Main Campus
• M. - Master in Physics: Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology, Universitat de Barcelona
• M. - Master in Aeronautical Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
• B. - Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Currently Teaching

• AE 800: Dissertation
• AE 531: Orbital Mechanics
• AE 426: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
• AE 426HON: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
• AE 700: Thesis

Courses Taught

Publications

Journal Papers

2024

(J15) Canales, D., Howell K.; Understanding Flow around Planetary Moons via Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7), September 2024. 

(J14) F. Criscola, D. Canales, D. Mortari; Application of the Theory of Functional Connections on the Perturbed Lambert's Problem; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7), August 2024.

(J13) Baker-McEvilly, B., Bhadauria, S., Canales, D.; Frueh, C.; A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness; Progress in Aerospace Sciences (Q1 IF: 9.6), July 2024. DOI:10.1016/j.paerosci.2024.101019

(J12) McCann, B.; Anderson, A.; Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; Circular Restricted Full Three-Body Problem with Rigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics in Binary Asteroid Systems; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Q1 IF: 1.7); January 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s10569-024-10180-9

2023

(J11) Anderson, A.; McCann, B.; Canales, D.; Nazari, M.; Utilizing the Geometric Mechanics Framework to Predict Attitude in a Full Ephemeris Model of the Cislunar Region; CNSNS; August 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2023.107726

(J10) Richichi, A.; Fors, O.; Canales, D.; Patel, K.; Mendoza, L.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Gomez, J.M.; Lunar Occultation Events From the Earth-Moon Equilateral Lagrangian Point: Simulations and Scientific Potential; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; August 2023; DOI: 0.1093/mnras/stad3473

(J9) Canales, D.; Perera, S.; Kurttisi, A.; Baker-McEvilly, B.; A Low Complexity Algorithm to Determine Motion in Multi-Body Environments; The Journal of Astronautical Sciences; October 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s40295-023-00416-5

(J8) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; Gilliam, A.; Incorporation of trajectory behaviors in the vicinities of different planetary moons using Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps; Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics; July 2023; DOI: 10.2514/1.G007195

(J7) Patel, K.; Mendoza, L.; Canales, D.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.; Gomez, J. M.; Richichi, A.; Controlled Short-Period Orbits around Earth-Moon Equilateral Libration Points for Lunar Occultations; Acta Astronautica; July 2023;  DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.07.015 

(J6) Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; Mc Cann, B.; Butcher, E.; Howell C., K.; 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; June 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s10569-023-10156-1

(J5) Salvador-Sole, E.; Manrique, A.; Canales, D.; Botella, I.; Accurate Analytic Mass-Scale Relations for Dark Matter Haloes of all Masses and Redshifts; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, February 2023; DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.0332

2022

(J4) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; A versatile moon-to-moon transfer design method for applications involving libration point orbits; Acta Astronautica, June 2022; DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.06.010

Before ERAU

(J3) Canales, D.; Gupta, M.; Park, B.; Howell C., K.; A Transfer Trajectory Framework for the Exploration of Phobos and Deimos Leveraging Resonant Orbits; Acta Astronautica, February 2022; DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.02.001 

(J2) Salvador-Solé, E.; Manrique, A.; Canales, D.; Botella, I.; An Accurate Comprehensive Approach to Substructure: III. Masses and Formation Times of the Host Haloes; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, February 2022; DOI:10.1093/mnras/stac067 

(J1) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; Transfer design between neighborhoods of planetary moons in the circular restricted three-body problem; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy; Vol. 133, Number 36, July 2021, pp. 36; July 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-021-10031-x 

Conference Papers

2024 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2024, Broomfield, Colorado
(C31) E. Martinez-Samaniego, M. Aros, L. Bader, J. Schmitt, L. Auerback, J. Anderson, K. Cooks, D.

Canales, B. S. Chaparro, D. Guzzetti; (AAS 24-254) A Human-Centric Comparative Analysis of

Trajectory Design Methods for Multi-Body Dynamics.

(C30) A. Anderson, H. Gunter, D. Canales, M. Nazari; (AAS 24-214) Attitude Prediction in a Near-

Rectilinear Halo Orbit Using a Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model.

(C29) S. G. Jo, A. Sinha, M. Palomo, J. Graebner, A. Anderson, J. Schmitt, D. Canales, R. Beeson;

(AAS 24-226) Global Analysis of Optimal Trajectories from Earth-Moon 9:2 Near Rectilinear Halo

Orbit to Low-Lunar Orbits.

(C28) S. G. Jo, V. Patel, D. Seo, D. Canales; (AAS 24-173) Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity

Operation Control in the Cislunar Region.

The 16th International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications (SPACOMM 2024), May 2024, Barcelona, Spain

(C27) Singla, A.; Criscola, F.; Canales, D.; Calveras, A.; Fraire, J. A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J. A.; Integrating Satellite Constellation and Mobile Operations for Non-Terrestrial Networks: Preliminary Results of Dynamic Scheduling

4th International Conference on Space Situational Awareness, May 2024, Daytona Beach, Florida

(C26) Jo, S.; Canales, D.; Analysis of Non-Linear Orbit Determination in the Cislunar Region using the Linearized State Transition Matrix
2024 SciTech Conference, January 2024, Orlando, Florida
(C25) Anderson, J.; Materne, L.; Cooks, K.; Aros, M.; Huggins, J.; Geliga-Torres, J.; Kuykendall, K.; Canales, D.; Chaparro, B.; Immersive Framework for Designing Trajectories Using Augmented Reality
(C24) Criscola, F.; Hudson, Z.; Singla, A.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.A.; Canales, D.; Enhancing Efficiency and Autonomy in 5G-IoT Satellite Constellation Management
(C23) Baker-McEvilly, B.; Bhadauria Jr., S.; Rose, J.; Canales, D.; Frueh, C.; Cho, H.; Performance of Observational Spacecraft Across Orbit Families for Space Domain Awareness in the Cislunar Realm
(C22) Patel, K.; Ramirez, L.; Canales, D.; Rojas, E.; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Detection Using Acoustics and Quantum Signal Processing
74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), October 2023, Baku, Azerbaijan
(C21) Canales, D.; Fantino, E.; Howell, K.; Flores, R.; Design of Optimal Spatial Low-Energy Trajectories to Near-Earth Objects
2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Meeting, August 2023, Big Sky, Montana
(C20) Zambrano, L.; Criscola, F.; Canales D.; Bevilacqua, R.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.;  Gómez Cama, J.; Richichi, A.; (Preprint) AAS 23-334 Feedback Control Methods on Short-Period Orbits of the Earth-Moon Equilateral Libration Points
(C19) McCann, B.; Anderson, A.; Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; (Preprint) AAS 23-315 Local Stability of Equilibria in the Circular-Restricted Full Three Body Problem
(C18) McCann, B.; Anderson, A.; Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; Beeson, R.; (Preprint) AAS 23-318 On-Manifold Pose Optimization on SE(3) for Spacecraft Coverage Maximization
(C17) Criscola, F.; Hudson, Z.; Canales, D.; Mortari, D.; Solution of the Perturbed Lambert's Problem Using the Theory of Functional Connections
33rd AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, January 2023, Austin, Texas
(C16) Doroba, S.; Kale, R.; Canales, D.; Cho, H.; Eikenberry, S.; Fors, O.; Gomez, J. M.; Richichi, A.; Leveraging the Moon and Stable Libration Point Orbits Around L4/L5 to Observe the Solar Corona
(C15) McCann, B.; Anderson, A.; Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; Rigid-Body Spacecraft Dynamics Analysis in a Binary System Using Formulation in Lie Groups
(C14) Anderson, A.; McCann, B.; Canales, D.; Nazari, M.; Orbit and Attitude Coupling in the Full Higher-Fidelity Ephemeris Model within the Context of the Geometric Mechanics Framework
(C13) Anderson, J.; Anderson, A.; Zuehlke, D.; Canales, D.; Lovell, T.; Resident Space Object Identification in Arbitrary Unresolved Space Images
(C12) Baker-McEvilly, B.; Doroba, S.; Gilliam, A.; Criscola, F.; Canales, D.; Frueh, C.; and Henderson, T.; A Review on Hot-spot Areas within the Cislunar Region and upon the Moon Surface, and Methods to Gather Passive Information from these Regions
(C11) Canales, D.; Perera, S.; Kurttis, A.; Baker-McEvilly, B.; Henderson, T.; A Low-Complexity Algorithm to Determine Motion in the Circular Restricted Three-body Problem
(C10) Mortari, D.; Criscola, F.; Canales, D.; Perturbed Lambert Problem Using the Theory of Functional Connections
(C9) Criscola, F.; Singla, A.; Ponce, E.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.; Canales, D.; Development of a Simulator for Coverage Planning of a 6G/IoT Constellation
(C8) Singla, A.; Criscola, F.; Ponce, E.; Canales, D.; Calveras, A.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.; Towards 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks - An Autonomous Constellation Management Engine
2022 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2022, Charlotte, North Carolina
(C7) Nazari, M.; Canales, D.; McCann, B.; Butcher, E. A.; Howell C., K.; Full N-Body Problem in the Geometric Mechanics Framework and its Reduction to Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
(C6) Malik, A.; Canales, D.; Yow, T.; Posada, D.; Hays, C., W.; Zuehlke, D.; Henderson, T.; Computation of Relative Orbital Motion Using Product of Exponentials Mapping
Before ERAU
(C5) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; Leveraging Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps to Design Tours Incorporating Three Moons; ASCEND 2021, Las Vegas; November 2021 
(C4) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; Using Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Maps for Planetary Moon-Tour Design; AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, Montana; August 2021 
(C3) Canales, D.; Gupta, M.; Park, B.; Howell C., K.; Exploration of Deimos and Phobos leveraging Resonant Orbits; 31st AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina; February 2021 
(C2) Canales, D.; Howell C., K.; Fantino, E.; Moon-to-Moon Transfer Methodology for Multi-Moon Systems in the Coupled Spatial Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem; AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference; Lake Tahoe, California; August 2020 
(C1) Salvador-Solé, E.; Manrique, A; Canales, D.; Galaxy Formation and Reionization; Frontier Research in Astrophysics; 2018 

Memberships and Credentials

- AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee

- AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee