Soon-Jo Chung
Bren Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1998; S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002; Sc.D., 2007. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2016-18; Professor, 2018-19; Bren Scholar, 2016-19; Bren Professor, 2019-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2016-22; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2022-.
Overview
Professor Chung's research focuses on distributed spacecraft systems, space autonomous systems, and aerospace robotics, and in particular, on the theory and application of complex nonlinear dynamics, control, estimation, guidance, and navigation of autonomous space and air vehicles.
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- Rivière, Benjamin;Lathrop, John et al. (2024) Monte Carlo tree search with spectral expansion for planning with dynamical systemsScience Robotics
- Lee, Connor;Anderson, Matthew et al. (2024) Caltech Aerial RGB-Thermal Dataset in the WildComputer Vision – ECCV 2024
- O'Connell, Michael;Cho, Joshua et al. (2024) Learning-Based Minimally-Sensed Fault-Tolerant Adaptive Flight ControlIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
- Tsukamoto, Hiroyasu;Rivière, Benjamin et al. (2023) CaRT: Certified Safety and Robust Tracking in Learning-Based Motion Planning for Multi-Agent Systems
- Lee, Connor;Gustafsson Frennert, Jonathan et al. (2023) Online Self-Supervised Thermal Water Segmentation for Aerial Vehicles
- Tang, Ellande;Chung, Soon-Jo (2023) Experiments and Modeling of the Ceiling Effect with Drone-Scale PropellersAIAA Journal
- Cai, Karena X.;Phan-Minh, Tung et al. (2023) Rules of the Road: Formal Guarantees for Autonomous Vehicles With Behavioral Contract DesignIEEE Transactions on Robotics
- Donitz, Benjamin P. S.;Mages, Declan et al. (2023) Interstellar Object Accessibility and Mission Design
- Choi, Changrak;Nakka, Yashwanth Kumar et al. (2023) Resilient Multi-Agent Collaborative Spacecraft Inspection
- Coimbra, Kaila;Junker, Calle et al. (2023) Design of a Lunar Architecture for Tree Traversal in Service of Cabled Exploration
Related Courses
2022-23
CDS 131 – Linear Systems Theory
CDS 245 – Data-driven Control
CDS 270 – Advanced Topics in Systems and Control
2021-22
CDS 131 – Linear Systems Theory
2020-21
Ae 105 abc – Space Engineering
Ae 208 abc – GALCIT Colloquium