Mortari, Daniele Associate Professor Telephone: (979) 845-0734 Fax: (979) 845-6051 Email: mortari@tamu.edu Webpage: http://aero.tamu.edu/people/mortari/ Mailing Address Texas A&M University Department of Aerospace Engineering 611C H.R. Bright Building 3141 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3141

Currently Teaching

AERO 423 Space Technology I, "Space Magic"

AERO 650 Spacecraft Attitude Determination

Education

Dott. Ing., Nuclear Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 1982.

Areas of Interest

Attitude Determination Systems

Orbital Mechanics and Constellation Design

Applied Mathematics

Awards and Honors

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2003 - Spacecraft Technology Center Award
1989 - NASA Group Achievement Award

Publications and Papers

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2005	The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Special Issue: The John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Srinivas Rao Vadali and Daniele Mortari, Eds. American Astronautical Society.
2005	Park, K., Wilkins, M., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D. “Uniformly Distributed Flower Constellation Design Study for Global Navigation System,” Submitted to the ION Journal of Navigation.
2005	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “Compass Star Tracker for GPS Applications,” Submitted to the ION Journal of Navigation.
2005	Mortari, D., and Singla, P. “Optimal Cones Intersection Technique,” Submitted to ACTA Astronautica.
2005	Kulkarni T., Hurtado, J.E., and Mortari, D. “Low energy interplanetary transfers using halo orbit hopping method with STK/Astrogator,” Submitted to Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy.
2005	Katake, A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “Dual Field-of-View Star Tracker StarNav II Data Processing,” To be submitted.
2005	Bruccoleri, C., Wilkins, P.M., and Mortari, D. “Use of Star Trackers for Space Surveillance,” To be submitted.
2005	Park K.J., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D. “Moon-Sun Sensor Data Processing,” To be submitted.
2005	Mortari, D., Rojas, J.M., and Junkins, J.L. “Attitude and Position Estimation from Vector Observations,” To be submitted to the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Dynamics, and Control.
2005	Bruccoleri, C. and Mortari, D. “The Flower Constellations Visualization and Analysis Tool,” 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 5-12, 2005, Big Sky, Montana.
2005	Park K., Ruggieri, M., and Mortari, D. “Comparisons between GalileoSat and Global Navigation Flower Constellations,” 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 5-12, 2005, Big Sky, Montana.
2005	Abdelkhalik, O. and Mortari, D. “The Two-way Orbits,” 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 5-12, 2005, Big Sky, Montana.
2005	Tapan Kulkarni and Mortari, D. “Low energy interplanetary transfers using halo orbit hopping method with STK/Astrogator,” Submitted to the 15th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, January 23-27, 2005, Copper Mountain, CO.
2005	Mortari, D., Abdelkhalik, O., and Bruccoleri, C. “Relative Flower Constellations with Applications for Planetary Explorations,” Submitted to the 15th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, January 23-27, 2005, Copper Mountain, CO.
2005	Abdelkhalik, O. and Mortari, D. “Reconnaissance Problem Using Genetic Algorithms,” Submitted to the 15th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, January 23-27, 2005, Copper Mountain, CO..
2005	Abdelkhalik, O., Mortari, D., and Park K.J. “Satellite Constellation Design for Earth Observation,” Submitted to the 15th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, January 23-27, 2005, Copper Mountain, CO.
2005	Christian Bruccoleri, Deok-Jin Lee, and Daniele Mortari “Single-Point Optimal Attitude Determination Using Modified Rodrigues Parameters,” To be sumbitted to the “Malcolm D. Shuster Astrodynamics Symposium,”
2005	Mortari, D. and Scuro, S. “Attitude and Orbit Error in n-Dimensional Spaces,” To be sumbitted to the “Malcolm D. Shuster Astrodynamics Symposium,”
2005	Mortari, D., Bruccoleri, C., and Junkins, J.L. “Review of Star Pattern Recognition Methods” To be sumbitted to the “Malcolm D. Shuster Astrodynamics Symposium,”
2004	Mortari, D. “Ortho-Skew and Ortho-Sym Matrix Trigonometry,” The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Special Issue: The John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Vol. 52, Nos. 1 and 2, January-June 2004, pp. 269-279. Link
2004	Mortari, D., Wilkins, M.P., and Bruccoleri, C. “The Flower Constellations,” The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Special Issue: The John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Vol. 52, Nos. 1 and 2, January-June 2004, pp. 107-127. Link
2004	Mortari, D., Samaan, M.A., Bruccoleri, C., and Junkins, J.L. “The Pyramid Star Identification Technique,” Navigation, Vol. 51, No. 3, Fall 2004, pp. 171-183. Link
2004	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “Recursive Mode Star Identification Algorithms,” Accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
2004	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “Non Dimensional Star Identification for Un-Calibrated Star Cameras,” Accepted by the Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.
2004	Samaan, M.A., and Mortari, D. “Compass Star Tracker,” Paper 04-007 of the 27nd Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, February 4-8, 2004. Link
2004	Mortari, D., Rojas, J.M., and Junkins, J.L. “Attitude and Position Estimation from Vector Observations,” Paper AAS 04-140 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004. Link
2004	Wilkins, M., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D. “Constellation Design Using Flower Constellations,” Paper AAS 04-208 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004. Link
2004	Park, K., Wilkins, M., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D. “Uniformly Distributed Flower Constellation Design Study for Global Positioning System,” Paper AAS 04-297 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004. Link
2004	Singla, P., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “How to Avoid Singularity for Euler Angle Set?,” Paper AAS 04-190 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004. Link
2004	Mortari, D., Wilkins, P.M., and Bruccoleri, C. “On Sun-Synchronous Orbits and Associated Constellations,” 6-th DCSSS Conference, July 18-22, 2004, Riomaggiore, Italy. Link
2004	Bruccoleri, C. and Mortari, D. “Differential Image Technique for Proximity Navigation,” 6-th DCSSS Conference, July 18-22, 2004, Riomaggiore, Italy. Link
2004	Wilkins, P.M. and Mortari, D. “Constellation Design via Projection of an Arbitrary shape onto a Flower Constellation Surface,” 2004 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 16-19, 2004, Providence, Rhode Island. Link
2003	The John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Srinivas Rao Vadali and Daniele Mortari, Eds. American Astronautical Society, San Diego, 2003 Paperback: 542 pp., illus. ISBN 0877035067. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 115.
2003	Mortari, D. “Conformal Mapping among Orthogonal, Symmetric, and Skew-Symmetric Matrices,” Paper AAS 03-190 of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 3-13 February, 2003. Link
2003	Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D. “User Interface Design for Moon-and-Star Night-Sky Observation Experiments,” Paper AAS 03-128 of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 9-13 February, 2003. Link
2003	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, and Junkins, L.J. “Non-Dimensional Star Identification for Un-Calibrated Star Cameras,” Paper AAS 03-131 of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 9-13 February, 2003. Link
2003	Mortari, D., Wilkins, M., and Bruccoleri, C. “The Flower Constellations,” Paper AAS 03-274 of the John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May 23-24, 2003. Link
2003	Mortari, D. “Ortho-Skew and Ortho-Sym Matrix Trigonometry,” Paper AAS 03-265 of the John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May 23-24, 2003. Link
2003	Bruccoleri, C., Mortari, D., Pollock, T.C., and Junkins, J.L. “Toward Ground-Based Autonomous Telescope Attitude Estimation Using Real-Time Star Pattern Recognition,” Paper AAS 03-608 of the 2003 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, Montana, August 3-7, 2003. Link
2003	Bruccoleri, C., Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L. “Novel Techniques for the Creation of a Uniform Star Catalog” Paper AAS 03-609 of the 2003 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, Montana, August 3-7, 2003. Link
2002	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., Pollock, T.C., and Junkins, L.J. “Predictive Centroiding for Single and Multiple FOVs Star Trackers,” Paper AAS 02-103 presented at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 27-31 January, 2002. Link
2002	Mortari, D., and Romoli, A. “NavStar III: A Three Fields Of View Star Tracker,” 2002 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March 9-16, 2002. Link
2002	Mortari, D., “The Attitude Error Estimator,” International Conference on Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures in Space 2002, King College, Cambridge, England, July 14-18, 2002. Link
2002	Mortari, D., Bruccoleri, C., La Rosa, S., and Junkins, L.J. “CCD Data Processing Improvements,” International Conference on Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures in Space 2002, King College, Cambridge, England, July 14-18, 2002. Link
2001	Mortari, D. “On the Rigid Rotation Concept in n-Dimensional Spaces,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 3, July-September 2001.
2001	Mortari, D., Junkins, L.J., and Samaan, M.A. “Lost-In-Space Pyramid Algorithm for Robust Star Pattern Recognition,” Paper of the 2001 AAS Guidance & Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 10-12, 2001.
2001	Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, L.J. “Recursive Mode Star Identification Algorithms,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Santa Barbara, California 11-14 February, 2001.
2001	Mortari, D., and Romoli, A. “Novita’ Ottiche ed Algoritmiche del Sensore Stellare NavStar III,” Workshop ASI - La Scienza e la Tecnologia sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale - Torino, 16-18 Maggio 2001.
2001	Kim H.Y., Junkins, L.J., and Mortari, D. “A New Star Pattern Recognition Method: Star Pair Axis and Image Template Matrix Method,” 2001 Core Technologies for Space Systems Conference. November 28-30, 2001, Colorado Springs, CO.
2000	Mortari, D. “Second Estimator of the Optimal Quaternion,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 2000, pp. 885-888. Link
2000	Markley, L.F., and Mortari, D. “Quaternion Attitude Estimation Using Vector Observations,” The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Special Issue: The Richard H. Battin Astrodynamics Symposium, Vol. 48, No. 2/3, April-September, 2000, pp. 359-380.
2000	Mortari, D., and Neta, B. “k-vector Range Searching Techniques,” 10th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Paper AAS 00-128, Clearwater, FL. January 23-26, 2000.
2000	Mortari, D., Markley, L.F., and Junkins, L.J. “Optimal Linear Attitude Estimator,” 10th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Paper No. AAS 00-129, Clearwater, FL. January 23-26, 2000.
2000	Mortari, D., Angelucci, M., and Markley, L.F. “Singularity and Attitude Estimation,” 10th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. Paper No. AAS 00-130, Clearwaters, FL. January 23-26, 2000.
2000	Mortari, D. “On the Rigid Rotation Concept in the n-Dimensional Spaces: Part I,” Invited paper of the Third International Conference on Non Linear Problems in Aeronautics and Astronautics, “ICNPAA-2000″, Daytona Beach, FL, May 10-12, 2000. Proceeding of ICNPAA - 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 480-496.
2000	Mortari, D. “On the Rigid Rotation Concept in the n-Dimensional Spaces: Part II,” Invited paper of the Third International Conference on Non Linear Problems in Aeronautics and Astronautics, “ICNPAA-2000″, Daytona Beach, FL, May 10-12, 2000. Proceeding of ICNPAA - 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 497-504.
2000	Ju, G., Kim, Y.H., Pollock, C.T., Junkins, L.J., Juang, N.J., and Mortari, D. “Lost-In-Space: A Star Pattern Recognition and Attitude Estimation Approach for the Case of No A Priori Attitude Information,” 23rd Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference. Paper No. AAS 00-004, Breckenridge, CO. February 2-6, 2000.
2000	Markley, L.F., and Mortari, D. “New Developments in Quaternion Estimation from Vector Observations,” Richard H. Battin Astrodynamics Symposium Conference. Paper AAS 00-266, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 20-21, 2000, Vol. 106, pp. 373-393.
1999	Mortari, D., and Angelucci, M. “Star Pattern Recognition and Mirror Assembly Misalignment for DIGISTAR II and III Star Sensors,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 102, Pt. II, pp. 1175-1184. Paper AAS 99-182 of the 9th Annual AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 7-10, 1999.
1999	Mortari, D. “SP-Search: A New Algorithm for Star Pattern Recognition,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 102, Pt. II, pp. 1165-1174. Paper AAS 99-181 of the 9th Annual AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 7-10, 1999.
1999	Mortari, D., and Neta, B. “Optimal Best-Fitting of Numerical Data: Part II,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 102, Pt. II, pp. 1185-1200. Paper AAS 99-183 of the 9th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 7-10, 1999.
1999	Markley, L.F., and Mortari, D. “How to Compute Attitude from Vector Observations,” Paper 99-427 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 15-19, 1999.
1999	Mortari, D., and Junkins, L.J. “SP-Search Star Pattern Recognition for Multiple Fields of View Star Trackers,” Paper 99-437 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 15-19, 1999.
1999	Mortari, D., and Gigli, S. “Earth-Sun Attitude Sensor: Hardware Design and Ground Tests,” Paper 99-438 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 15-19, 1999.
1998	Mortari, D. “EULER-q Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 328-334.
1998	Mortari, D. “Optimal Best-Fitting of Numerical Data,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 99, Pt. II, pp. 1509-1518. Paper AAS 98-206 of the 8th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Monterey, CA. February 9-11, 1998.
1998	Mortari, D., Pollock, T.C., and Junkins, J.L. “Towards the Most Accurate Attitude Determination System Using Star Trackers,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 99, Pt. II, pp. 839-850. Paper AAS 98-159 of the 8th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Monterey, CA. February 9-11, 1998.
1997	Mortari, D. “Energy Approach Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 1997.
1997	Mortari, D. “Search-Less Algorithm for Star Pattern Recognition,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 2, April-June 1997, pp. 179-194.
1997	Mortari, D. “ESOQ: A Closed-Form Solution to the Wahba Problem,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 2, April-June 1997, pp. 195-204.
1997	Mortari, D. “n-Dimensional Cross Product and Its Application to Matrix Eigenanalysis,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 20, No. 3, May-June 1997, pp. 509-515.
1997	Mortari, D. “Moon-Sun Attitude Sensor,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 34, No. 3, May-June 1997, pp. 360-364.
1997	Curti, F., and Mortari, D. “Study on Optimal Filtering for Attitude Determination Applied to the Moon-Sun Attitude Sensor,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 95, Pt. II, pp. 803-816. Paper 97-166 of the 7th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Huntsville, AL, February 10-12, 1997.
1997	Mortari, D. “ESOQ-2 Single-Point Algorithm for Fast Optimal Spacecraft Attitude Determination,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 95, Pt. II, pp. 817-826. Paper 97-167 of the 7th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Huntsville, AL, Feb. 10-12, 1997.
1997	Laneve, G., and Mortari, D. “Performance Assessment of the Moon-Sun Attitude Sensor,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 95, Pt. II, pp. 839-850. Paper 97-169 of the 7th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Huntsville, AL, Feb. 10-12, 1997.
1997	Mortari, D. “Optimal Cones Intersection Techniques for Attitude Pointing Error Evaluation,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 97, Pt. I, pp. 949-962. Paper 97-661 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Sun Valley, ID, August 4-7, 1997.
1997	Mortari, D. “Range Limits of Attitude Determination Accuracy,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 97, Pt. I, pp. 167-178. Paper 97-611 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Sun Valley, ID, August 4-7, 1997.
1997	Mortari, D., and Paciulli, D. “Il Sensore d’Assetto Luni-Solare: Elaborazione dei Dati per una Precisa Determinazione di Assetto,” Atti del XIV Congresso Nazionale della AIDAA, Napoli, October 20-24, 1997, Vol. II, pp. 603-612.
1996	Mortari, D. “EULER-2 and EULER-n Algorithms for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” Space Technology, Vol. 16, Nos. 5/6, 1996, pp. 317-321.
1996	Mortari, D. “Modelli Matematici per la Determinazione d’Assetto di Satelliti Artificiali,” Atti del Centro Ricerche Aerospaziali, Nuova Serie, No. 6, March 1996.
1996	Mortari, D. “Riduzione dei Dati di Sensori d’Assetto,” Atti del Centro Ricerche Aerospaziali, Nuova Serie, No. 7, October 1996.
1996	Mortari, D. “A Fast On-Board Autonomous Attitude Determination System based on a new Star-ID Technique for a Wide FOV Star Tracker,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 93, Pt. II, pp. 893-903. Paper 96-158 of the Sixth Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, Feb. 11-15, 1996.
1996	Mortari, D. “EULER-q Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 93, Pt. II, pp. 1009-1020. Paper 96-173 of the 6th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, Feb. 11-15, 1996.
1996	Mortari, D. “Moon-Sun Attitude Sensor,” Paper 96-3618 of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, San Diego, CA, July 29-31, 1996.
1996	Mortari, D. “n-Dimensional Cross Product and Its Application to Matrix Eigenanalysis,” Paper 96-3619 of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, San Diego, CA, July 29-31, 1996.
1995	A.M. Nobili, D. Bramanti, G. Catastini, E. Polacco, A. Milani, L. Anselmo, M. Andrenucci, S. Marcuccio, A. Genovese, G. Genta, E. Brusa, C. Del Prete, D. Bassani, G. Vannaroni, M. Dobrowolny, E. Melchioni, C. Arduini, U. Ponzi, F. Curti, G. Laneve, D. Mortari, M. Parisse, F. Cabiati, E. Rossi, A. Sosso, G. Zago, S. Monaco, G. Gori Giorgi, S. Battilotti, L. D’Antonio, and, G. Amicucci, “Galileo Galilei” Flight Experiment on the Equivalence Principle with Field Emission Electric Propulsion, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 3, July-September 1995, pp. 219-242.
1995	Mortari, D. “Energy Approach Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 89, Pt. I, pp. 773-784. Paper 95-207 of the 5th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 13-16, 1995.
1995	Mortari, D. “EULER-2 and EULER-n Algorithms for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations,” Paper T2-9 of the IFAC Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Control in Aerospace, IACA’ 95, Aug. 14-16, 1995, Beijing, China, pp. 213-218.
1994	Mortari, D., and Arduini, C. “Attitude Dynamics Induced by the Thermal Transition on a Spin Stabilized Cable Boom System,” Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 87, Pt. I, pp. 53-65. Paper 94-104 of the 4th Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 14-16, 1994.
1994	A.M. Nobili, D. Bramanti, G. Catastini, E. Polacco, A. Milani, L. Anselmo, M. Andrenucci, S. Marcuccio, A. Genovese, G. Genta, E. Brusa, C. Del Prete, D. Bassani, G. Vannaroni, M. Dobrowolny, E. Melchioni, C. Arduini, U. Ponzi, F. Curti, G. Laneve, D. Mortari, M. Parisse, F. Cabiati, E. Rossi, A. Sosso, G. Zago, S. Monaco, G. Gori Giorgi, S. Battilotti, L. D’Antonio, and, G. Amicucci, “Galileo Galilei” Flight Experiment on the Equivalence Principle with Field Emission Electric Propulsion, Proceeding of Forum on “Small and Medium Size Italian Scientific Satellites”, E. Antonello Ed., Centro Stampa Area di Ricerca del CNR di Milano, 1994, pp 19-29.
1994	Mortari, D., and Arduini, C. “3-Slit Star Mapper Data Processing for the Spin Axis Misalignment Determination,” Paper of the 2nd ESA International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems, ESTEC, Noordwijk, 12-15 April 1994, (ESA WPP-071, April 1994), pp. 463-470.
1993	Arduini, C., Mortari, D., Curti, F., and Baiocco, P. “A Noise Optimized Non Linear Reference Model Control for High Precision Pointing in Space with Uncertain Parameters,” AA in ICS International Workshop on Advanced Approaches in Industrial Control Systems, Prague, May 18-20, 1993.
1993	Curti, F., Mortari, D., Parisse, M., and Arduini, C. “A New Technique with Adaptive Observer for Controlling a Flexible Spacecraft under Gravity Gradient,” Fourth International Symposium on Automatic Control and Computer Science, 29-30 October 1993, Iasi, Romania.
1993	Mortari, D., Arduini, C., Ambrogini, E., and Virno Lamberti, R. “San Marco Project and Space Research at the University of Rome,” Plenary Session, Fourth International Symposium on Automatic Control and Computer Science (SACCS’ 93), 29-30 October 1993, Iasi, Romania.
1992	Arduini, C., Baiocco, P., Mortari, D., and Parisse, M. “A Quasi Adaptive Magnetic Damping Strategy for Gravity Gradient Stabilized Spacecraft,” Paper 92-0031 of the 43rd International Astronautical Federation Congress, August 28 - September 5, 1992, Washington D.C.
1989	Arduini, C., Laneve, G., Mortari, D., and De Micco, A. “A Model of Perturbed of the Spinning Motion of the San Marco Fifth Spacecraft,” AGARD Conference Proceeding No. 489, 13-16 Nov. 1989.
1988	Arduini, C., and Mortari, D. “J.O.E.: Jordan Optimized Eigensolver: A Step Toward a Numerical Jordan Form Analyzer for Control and Interactive Thermo-Structural-Dynamic Applications,” Proc. International Conference Spacecraft Structures and Mechanical Testing, 19-21 Oct. 1988, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, pp. 461-465.
1988	Arduini, C., Laneve, G., Mortari, D., and Parisse, M. “Numerical Treatment of the Thermo-Structural-Dynamic Problems: The Interpolation Techniques,” Proc. International Conference Spacecraft Structure and Mechanical Testing, 19-21 Oct. 1988, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, pp. 219-224.