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The Aerospace Mechatronics Laboratory is where new design ideologies meet innovative research practices, in order to tackle today’s most challenging space endeavors.
Current Research Topics
As part of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), we collaborate with a number of groups in industry, governmental organizations, and universities; both domestically and internationally.
Fractionated Manipulation
Underactuated trajectory planning and control for formation of CubeSats.
Near-Earth Asteroid Surveillance and Rendezvous
Detection, orbit determination, rendezvous with rare NEAs, mission planning and systems engineering.
Space Debris
Mission planning and design for active debris removal.
Lunar Robotics
Robot design and validation for lunar construction utilizing lunar regolith.
Hardware-in-the-loop Simulations
Developing state-of-the-art simulation platforms for testing close-range rendezvous scenarios.
Model-based Health Monitoring
Using models to predict gearbox failure.
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