Hari B. Hablani, Ph.D.

 

Email Address:  hbhablani@iiti.ac.in

Designation:  Visiting Faculty, Center of Astronomy

 


 

 

 

 

On-going Ph.D. Research: All research is inspired by the industry related problems.

 

1. Navigation error analysis of IRNSS receiver

2. Guidance of Air-to-surface missiles with Infra-red Seeker and Millimeter Wave Radar, and IRNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation

3. Agile maneuvers of spacecraft and precision pointing with control moment gyros

4. Satellite-based navigation of missiles under jamming and spoofing

 

Areas of Interest:

Space Flight Vehicles Guidance, Navigation and Control; satellites-based navigation of flight vehicles; spacecraft attitude determination and control; multi-body flexible spacecraft attitude dynamics and control; satellites payloads: operation, kinematics, control, pointing accuracy, image stability and jitter control; spacecraft rendezvous dynamics, guidance, navigation and control; missile guidance, navigation and control; airplane navigation; Kalman filtering and estimation for navigation and tracking; launch vehicles and reentry vehicles GNC;

 

Major Professional Contributions:

Satellite-based navigation of GEO and LEO satellites, launch vehicles; aided inertial navigation of flight vehicles, underwater vehicles; spacecraft rendezvous guidance, relative navigation, and control; strategic interceptor guidance and relative navigation; multi-body flexible spacecraft attitude dynamics and control; spacecraft payload: operation, kinematics, and control; momentum-bias satellite control; precision pointing and jitter control; interplanetary spacecraft control; spacecraft attitude determination

 

Education:

Ph.D. (Aerospace, 1978) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

M. Tech (Aerospace, 1974) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

B. Tech (Mech., 1972) National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India

 

Professional Experience:

v  Professor, IIT Gandhinagar (2015-2016); Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay (2009-2014), IIT Kanpur (2008-2009)

v  Technical Fellow, Integrated Defense and Space Systems Division, Boeing Company (Rockwell International Heritage; 1982-2008)

v  NRC Research Associate, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (1980-1982)

v  Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (1978-’80)

v  Associate Editor, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics (1999-2012)

v  Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. on Aerospace and Electronics Systems (2009-2011)

 

Honors and Awards:

v  Fellow (Aerospace - 2015), Indian National Academy of Engineering

v  Excellence in Aerospace Education (2012), the Aeronautical Society of India

v  AIAA Associate Fellow  

v  (Former) Boeing Technical Fellow, USA

v  Engineer of the Year (1992) Leonardo de Vinci Award, Rockwell International, USA            

v  Distinguished Alumnus, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc, Bengaluru

v  Gold Medal, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc, Bengaluru

 

 Significant Publications

 

A.     Based on Research in India (2008-’16):

 

2016

1.      Sreeja,S., Hablani,H.B.,“Precision Munition Guidance and Moving Target Estimation", AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, pp. 1-12, 2016, DOI: 10.2514/1.G000382.

 

2.      Sreeja,S., Hablani, H.B., Arya, H., “Precision targeting in guided munition using IR sensor and MmW radar", SPIE Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2016, DOI: 10.1117 / 1.JRS.10.036002; SPIE Security + Defence, Proceeding of SPIE, France, Proc. Vol. 9653, 2015.

 

3. Sreeja,S., Hablani,H.B., “Precision Munition Guidance and 2-D Target Position Estimation",

AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, San Diego, 2016, DOI: 10.2514/6.2016-2113.

 

2015

4.      Sreeja,S., Hablani,H.B., “ Precision Munition Guidance and Moving Target Position Estimation", AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Kissimmee, Florida 2015, DOI: 10.2514 /6.2015-0092

 

5.      Saini, V., and Hablani, H. B., "Air-to-Air Tracking of a Maneuvering Target with Gimbaled Radar", AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2015, doi: 10.2514/1.G001184

 

6.      Kumar, V., and Hablani, H. B., “Kinematic Navigation of Geostationary Satellites Formation Using Indian Regional Navigation Satellites Observables,” AIAA J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, doi: 10.2514/1.G000864

 

7.      Soni, A., and Hablani, H. B., “Relative Navigation of GEO Satellites in Formation Using Double-Difference Carrier Phase Measurements with Integer Ambiguity Resolution,” Paper No. IAC-15-B2.3.3, 66th International Astronautical Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, October 2015

 

8.      Kumar, V., and Hablani, H. B., "Autonomous Formation-Keeping of GEO Satellites, with Reduced Dynamics Formulation using Indian Regional Navigation Satellites," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics (under review)

 

9.      Awale, V., and Hablani, H. B., “Fusion of Redundant Aided-Inertial Sensors with Decentralized Kalman Filter for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation,” Defence Science Journal, Vol. 65, No. 6, Nov. 2015, pp. 425-430; DOI: 10.14429/dsj.65.8874

 

 2014

 

10.  Sharma, R., and Hablani, H., “High-Accuracy Integrated GPS-INS Aircraft Navigation for Landing using Pseudolites and Double-Difference Carrier Phase measurements,” DISHA-2013, Airports Authority Officers Association Seminar, Delhi, India, Nov. 25-26, 2013; also Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamic Systems ( ACODS) Conference, IIT Kanpur, 2014

 

11.  Kadam, S., and Hablani, H.B.,”Trajectory Optimization and Control of Reentry Vehicles,” Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamic Systems ( ACODS) Conference,  IIT Kanpur, Feb. 2014

 

12.  Kaliyari, D., et al., “Motion Compensation of Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar,” Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamic Systems ( ACODS) Conference, IIT Kanpur, 2014

 

13.  Chatterjee, S., “Satellite and Payload Motions: Effects of Multibody Dynamics on Image Stability,” Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamic Systems ( ACODS) Conference, IIT Kanpur, 2014

 

2013

14. Vinod Kumar, Hablani, H. B. and Pandiyan R., “Smoothed Real-Time Navigation of Geostationary Satellites in Formation using Regional Navigation Satellites Differential Carrier Phase Measurements”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Boston, 19-22 August 2013, AIAA Paper 2013-4965, doi 10.2514/6.2013-4965

 

2012

15. Mulay, S.S., et al., “Attitude Determination and Control of Pratham -- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s First Student Satellite,” Paper No. IAA-AAS-DyCoSS1-13-11, IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, Porto, Portugal, March 19-21, 2012

 

16.  Unhelkar, V.V., and Hablani, H.B., “Satellite Attitude Determination with Earth and Sun Sensors and Gyros using Steady-state Kalman Filter,” Bar-Sym, Springer; Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation and Spacecraft Control, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, Paper TuA2 2, October 14-17, 2012

 

17.  Biswas, S, and Hablani, H.B., “Lunar Trajectories of Spacecraft for Navigation, with Application to Chandrayan-2,” Bar-Sym Springer; Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation and

Spacecraft Control, Paper WeP1 .3, October 14-17, 2012

 

B.     Based on Research for Product Development in Industry in the U.S. (prior to 2008)

1.      “Autonomous Inertial Relative Navigation with Sightline Stabilized Integrated Sensor for Spacecraft Rendezvous,” J. of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 32, No. 1, January-February 2009, pp. 172-183

2.       “Imaging Sensors Pointing and Tracking Controller Insensitive to Inertial Sensors Misalignments,” J. of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 4, July-August 2008, pp. 980-990

3.       “Predictive and Pulsed Proportional Navigation Endgame Guidance Laws for Strategic Interceptors with Sensors and Process Delays,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, January-February 2006

4.      “Miss Distance Error Analysis of Exo-Atmospheric Interceptors”, J. of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 27, No. 2, March-April 2004, pp. 283-289

5.      “Guidance Algorithms for Autonomous Rendezvous of Spacecraft in Circular Orbits,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 25, No. 3, May-June 2002

6.       “Attitude Commands Avoiding Bright Objects and Maintaining Communication with Ground Station,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1999, pp. 759-767

7.      “Interplanetary Spacecraft Controllers Using Thrusters,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 3, July-August 1998, pp. 542-550

8.      “Pole Placement Technique for Magnetic Momentum Removal of Earth-Pointing Spacecraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 2, March-April 1997, pp. 268-275

9.      “Magnetic Precession and Product-of-Inertia Nutation Damping of Bias Momentum Satellites,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1995, pp. 1321-1328

10.  Modeling of Roll/Pitch Determination with Horizon Sensors for Oblate Earth,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1995, pp. 1355-1364

11.  “Comparative Stability Analyses and Performance of Magnetic Controllers for Bias Momentum Earth-Observing Spacecraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1995, pp. 1313-1320

12.  “Target Acquisition, Tracking, Spacecraft Attitude Control, and Vibration Suppression with IPFM Reaction Jet Controllers,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1994, pp. 831-839

13.  “Momentum Accumulation Due to Solar Radiation Torque, and Reaction Wheel Sizing, with Configuration Optimization,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1994, pp. 805-814

14.  “Design of a Payload Pointing Control System for Tracking Moving Object,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 12, No. 3, May–June 1989, pp. 365-374

15.  “Constrained and Unconstrained Modes: Some Modeling Aspects of Flexible Spacecraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 5, No. 2, March–April 1982, pp. 164-173

16.  “Order Reduction for Models of Space Structures Using Modal Most Analysis,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 5 No. 4, July–August 1982, pp. 351-357