Publications

THESIS

  1. S. Phillips. “Coordination and Control of Networked Systems with Intermittent Communication”, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of  California, Santa Cruz.
  2. S. Phillips. “Modeling and Analysis of Robust Stability for Spiking Neuron Models”, MS. Thesis, University of Arizona

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Phillips, S., Petersen, C., Fierro, R. Robust, Resilient, and Energy-Efficient Satellite Formation Control. Intelligent Control and Smart Energy Management. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 181. Springer, Cham.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice. “Robust Distributed Synchronization of Networked Linear Systems with Intermittent Information,” Automatica, 105:323-333, July 2019. (preprint)
  2. Y. Li, S. Phillips, and R. G. Sanfelice. “Robust Distributed Estimation for Linear Systems under Intermittent Information,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(4):973-988, 2018. (preprint)
  3. Y. Li, S. Phillips, and R. G. Sanfelice. “Basic Properties and Characterization of Incremental Prioritizing Flow Time for a Class of Hybrid Systems,” Systems and Control Letters, 90:7-15, 2016. (preprint)
  4. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice. “Robust Asymptotic Stability of Desynchronization in Impulse-coupled Oscillators,” IEEE Transactions on Control of Networked Systems, 3(2):127-136, 2016. (preprint)

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  1. C. F. Nino, F. M. Zegers, S. Phillips, and W. E. Dixon. Consensus over Clustered Networks Using Ouput Feedback and Asynchronous Inter-Cluster Communication. In Proceedings of AACC American Control Conference. San Diego CA. 2023.
  2. C. A. Hays, A. A. Soderlund, S. Phillips, and T. Henderson. Ubiquitous Controllability of Single Input Linear Time-Invariant Systems. In Proceedings of AACC American Control Conference. San Diego CA. 2023.
  3. C. Petersen, R. J. Caverly, S. Phillips, and A. Weiss. Safe and Constrained Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking. In Proceedings of AACC American Control Conference. San Diego CA. 2023.
  4. K. Miller, J. M. Brewer, A. A. Soderlund, and S. Phillips. Sensor Safety and Multi-Objective Satellite Control under Nonlinear Dynamics. In Proceedings of AACC American Control Conference. San Diego CA. 2023.
  5. K. L. Hobbs, J. B. Lyons, M. S. Feather, B. P. Bycroft, S. Phillips, M. Simon, M. Harter, K. Costello, Y. Gawdiak, S. Paine. “Space Trusted Autonomy Readiness Levels.” In Proceedings of IEEE Aerospace. Big Sky MO, 2023. (arXiv)
  6. C. Hays, K. Miller, A. A. Soderlund, S. Phillips. and T. Henderson. “Autonomous Local Catalog Maintenance of Close Proximity Satellite Systems on Closed Natural Motion Trajectories.” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023. (arXiv)
  7. V. Bajenaru, A. Herrmann, H. Schaub, J. Ramirez, and S. Phillips. “Command and Control of Satellite Constellations using Explainable Deep Reinforcement Learning.” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023.
  8. J. Aurand, S. Cutlip, H. Lei, K. Lang, and S. Phillips. “Exposure-based Multi-agent Inspection of a Tumbling Target Using Deep Reinforcement Learning” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023. (arXiv)
  9. V. Chen, D. A. Copp, and S. Phillips. “Planning Autonomous Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Trajectories via Reinforcement Learning.” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023.
  10. C. Staudt, C. Zagaris and S. Phillips. “Sliding Mode Control of Satellite Formations Under Imperfect Communications via Network Trust.” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023.
  11. A. Dang, D. A. Copp, and S. Phillips. “Benchmarking State Estimation Algorithms for Output Feedback Model Predictive Control of Spacecraft Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking.” In Proceedings of the 45th Rocky Mountain AAS GN&C Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2023.
  12. A. C. Nichols, S. Phillips, A. Soderlund. “On Resilience-based Optimization of Close-proximity Multi-satellite Satellite Coordination via an Artificial Honeybee Colony Algorithm.” In Proceedings of the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum. National Harbor MD, 2023.
  13. C. W. Hays, T. Hendersen, S. Phillips, A. A. Soderlund. “Enabling Proliferated Space Sensor Awareness Constellations Through Topological Observability.” In Proceedings of the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum. National Harbor MD, 2023.
  14. K. Miller, S. Phillips, and A. A. Soderlund. “Multi-agent Control of Chaser Satellites using Games with Lexicographic Preferences.” In Proceedings of the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum. National Harbor MD, 2023.
  15. A. A. Soderlund and S. Phillips. “Robust Formation Control of a Distributed System with Sporadic Asynchronous Measurements.” In Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Decision and Control. Cancun MEX, 2022.
  16. H. H. Lei, M. Shubert, N. Damron, K. Lang, and S. Phillips. “Deep Reinforcement Learning For Multi-agent Autonomous Satellite Inspection”. In Proceedings of the 44th Annual AAS Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) Conference. Breckenridge CO, 2022. (preprint)
  17. A. Soderlund and S. Phillips, “Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity Operations of an Underactuated Spacecraft via Switching Controls”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum. San Diego, CA, 2022 (preprint)
  18. C. Petersen, S. Phillips, D. Hustig-Schultz, R. G. Sanfelice, “Towards Hybrid Model Predictive Control for Computationally Aware Satellite Applications,” In Proceedings of the Workshop on Computation-Aware Algorithmic Design for Cyber-Physical Systems, May 2021 (preprint)
  19. J. M. Brewer, P. Tsiotras, K. Lang, S. Phillips, “Falsification-based Verification for Multi-Mode Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems,” In Proceedings of the 2021 American Control Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2021
  20. F. Zegers, S. Phillips, and W. Dixon, “Consensus over Clustered Networks with Asynchronous Inter-Cluster Communication,” In Proceedings of the 2021 American Control Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2021
  21. C. Petersen, S. Phillips, K. Hobbs, and K. Lang. “Challenge Problem: Assured Satellite Proximity Operations”. In Proceedings of the AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting. Charlotte, NC, 2021 (preprint)
  22. A. Zaman, A. Soderlund, C. Petersen, and S. Phillips. “Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous and Proximity Operations via Model Predictive Control Methods”. In Proceedings of the AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting. Charlotte, NC, 2021
  23. S. Phillips, C. Petersen, and R. Fierro. “Spacecraft Formation Control with Intermittent Measurement and Communication”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. Nashville, TN, 2021
  24. A. Soderlund, A. Zaman, C. Petersen, and S. Phillips. “Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous and Proximity Operations via Geometric Control Methods”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. Nashville, TN, 2021
  25. F. Parra and S. Phillips. “A Case Study on Auction-Based Task Allocation Algorithms in Multi-Satellite Systems”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. Nashville, TN, 2021
  26. K. Lang, C. Klett, K. Hawkins, E. Feron, P. Tsiotras, and S. Phillips. “Formal Verification Applied to Autonomous Spacecraft Attitude Control”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. Nashville, TN, 2021
  27. M. Mercier, S. Phillips, M. Shubert and W. Dong, “Terrestrial Testing of Multi-Agent, Relative Guidance, Navigation, and Control Algorithms,” In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), Portland, OR, USA, 2020, pp. 1488-1497 (preprint)
  28. S. Phillips, C. Petersen, R. Fierro, “Resilient Spacecraft Formation Control Under Malfunctioning Communications”. In Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. Orlando, FL, Jan 2020. (preprint)
  29. S. Phillips, R. G. Sanfelice, “Observer-based Synchronization of Multi-agent Systems using Intermittent Measurements” In Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Decision and Control, Nice, France, 2019, pp. 8160-8165. (preprint)
  30. D. Lavell, S. Phillips, R. G. Sanfelice, “A Hybrid PID Design for Asymptotic Stabilization with Intermittent Measurements” In Proceedings of the 2018 Conference on Decision and Control, Miami Beach FL, 2018, pp. pp. 737-742. (preprint)
  31. S. Phillips, R. S. Erwin and R. G. Sanfelice, “Robust Exponential Stability of an Intermittent Transmission State Estimation Protocol,” In Proceedings of the 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2018, pp. 622-627. (preprint)
  32. A. Duz, S. Phillips, A. Fagiolini, R. G. Sanfelice and F. Pasqualetti, “Stealthy Attacks in Cloud-Connected Linear-Impulsive Systems,” In Proceedings of the 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2018, pp. 146-152. (preprint)
  33. S. Phillips, A. Duz, F. Pasqualetti and R. G. Sanfelice, Hybrid Attack Monitor Design to Detect Recurrent Attacks in a Class of Cyber-Physical Systems. In Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Decision and Control, Melbourne, VIC, 2017, pp. 1368-1373. (preprint)
  34. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice, “On asymptotic synchronization of interconnected hybrid systems with applications,” In Proceedings of the 2017 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, 2017, pp. 2291-2296. (preprint)
  35. S. Phillips, Y. Li, R. G. Sanfelice, “A Hybrid Consensus Protocol for Pointwise Exponential Stability with Intermittent Information,” In Proceedings of the 10th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems, Monterey, California, 2016. pp. 146-151. (preprint)
  36. Y. Li, S. Phillips, R. G. Sanfelice, “On Distributed Observers for Linear Time-invariant Systems Under Intermittent Information Constraints,” In Proceedings of the 10th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems, Monterey, California, 2016. pp. 654-659. (preprint)
  37. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice, “Robust synchronization of interconnected linear systems over intermittent communication networks,” In Proceedings of the 2016 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, 2016, pp. 5575-5580. (preprint)
  38. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice, “Synchronization of two linear systems over intermittent communication networks,” In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Osaka, 2015, pp. 5569-5574. (preprint)
  39. Y. Li, S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice, “Results on incremental stability for a class of hybrid systems,” In Proceedings of the 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, CA, 2014, pp. 3089-3094. (preprint)
  40. S. Phillips and R. G. Sanfelice, “Results on the asymptotic stability properties of desynchronization in impulse-coupled oscillators,” In Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference, Washington DC, 2013, pp. 3272-3277. (preprint)
  41. S. Phillips, R. G. Sanfelice and R. S. Erwin, “On the synchronization of two impulsive oscillators under communication constraints,” In Proceedings of the 2012 American Control Conference, Montreal, QC, 2012, pp. 2443-2448. (preprint)

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