Brij Agrawal
http://faculty.nps.edu/agrawal/

Distinguished Professor
Director, Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence for National Security
Director, Spacecraft Research and Design Center
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970

CURRICULUM VITA

Brij N. Agrawal

Distinguished Professor
Mail Code: MAE/Ag
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering &
Space Systems Academic Group
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: 831-656-3338
Email: agrawal (at) nps.edu
Web:  www.nps.edu/srdc/

www.nps.edu/aocoe/

EDUCATION:

PhD - Syracuse University, 1970
Mechanical Engineering
MS - McMaster University, 1968
Mechanical Engineering
ME - Roorke IIT, 1966
Mechanical Engineering (Hons.)
BS - Banares University, 1964
Mechanical Engineering (Hons.)

• 1989 - Present
  • Distinguished Professor and Associate Chairman, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Director, Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence for National Security and Spacecraft Research and Design Center
  • Member, Space Systems Academic Group

• 1989-Present-Consultant
  • Provided consultancy in spacecraft system engineering to INTELSAT, Space Systems/Loral, COMSAT, ASTRC, DESKIN, New Skies, and CTEK.
  • Developed following courses and presented at Space Systems/Loral: Satellite Design Process, Satellite Design Practice, Satellite Design Project, Introduction to Attitude Dynamics and Control, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control Design, and Spacecraft Structures.
  • Member of two teams on optical beam control for a classified spacecraft program for imaging.
• 1979-1989-International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  • Performed research and served as Project Manager on several research programs, including Dynamic Effects of Liquid on Spacecraft Attitude Control, Attitude Control of Flexible three-axis-stabilized Spacecraft, Damping of Flexible Appendages, Energy-Sink Method, Composite Material Analysis, Design Verification of Large Spacecraft, Acoustic response of Spacecraft, and Deployable Off-Set Reflector Antenna.
  • Did pioneering work in the prediction of liquid slosh modes for spinning spacecraft and applied to INTELSAT VI design. Internationally recognized for this work.
  • Provided solution for INTELSAT V F-1 solar array anomaly.
  • Wrote first book on spacecraft design "Design of Geosynchronous Spacecraft" that has been widely used in universities, MIT, Stanford University etc, and space Industry.
  • Responsible for the feasibility study of INTELSAT VI and INTELSAT VII satellites.
  • Responsible for the specification, proposal evaluation and negotiation of INTELSAT VI spacecraft bus.
  • Participated in the development of INTELSAT VI and INTELSAT VII satellites.
• 1969-1979-Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) Spacecraft R&D Laboratory
  • Developed notched sinusoidal testing and applied to INTELSAT IV satellite.
  • Performed research in the area of spacecraft attitude dynamics, structural dynamics, structural dynamics, and spacecraft testing.
  • Participated in the development of INTELSAT IV, IV-A, COMSTAR, INTELSAT V, and MARISAT satellites.
  • 1975-77 on assignment from COMSAT worked at the European Space and Technology Center on Aerosat Program in the development of specifications, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiation.
• Part-time Appointments:
  • Consulting Professor, Stanford University, 1992, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, 1987-89, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, 1986-1987.

• Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing of Military Spacecraft, Spacecraft Design, Smart Structures, Spacecraft Attitude Control, Spacecraft Design and Testing

• Acquisition, tracking and pointing of flexible spacecraft with optical payloads
• High Energy Laser beam control
• Active vibration control, isolation and suppression
• Adaptive optics and optical beam jitter control
• Advanced control and wavefront sensor techniques

• INTELSAT award for Inventiveness and Technological Contribution-1990
• NPS top performance Award-1990
• NPS Outstanding Teaching Award-1993, 1994, and 2000
• NPS Outstanding Research Award-1992 and 1997
• AIAA The Lockheed Graduate Team Space design Competition Award- 1993 and 1994
• Distinguished Professor Award 2002
• Richard W. Hamming Award for Interdisciplinary Achievements-2007
• Fellow AIAA, 2009
• Navy Superior Service Award, 2012
• Patent:
  • Attitude Pointing Error Correction System and Methods for Geosynchronous Satellites, US patent No. 4,911,385, March 27, 1990 (with P. Madon)
  • Active Feedforward Disturbance Control System, US patent No. 8,019,090 B1, Sep. 13, 2011. (with Sugathevan)

• Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland, since 1978
• Associate Editor, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
• Member of IAF Technical Committee

• Books:
  • "Design of Geosynchronous Spacecraft," Prentice-Hall, May 1986
  • Invited Chapter entitled "Geosynchronous Spacecraft," in the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Academic Press, April 1987
  • A book entitled "Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control" is under preparation, to be published by Prentice-Hall
• Technical Papers:
  • T. Sands, J.J. Kim, and B. Agrawal, "Nonredundant Single-Gimbaled Control Moment Gyroscopes," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 2 March-April 2012 pp 578-587.
  • J. J. Kim, M. Nagashima, and B. N. Agrawal, "Optical Beam Jitter Control for NPS HEL Beam Control Testbed," 14th Annual Directed Energy Symposium, 14-18 November, 2011 , San Diego 11-Symp-080.
  • R. Jay, K. Irgens, J. J. Kim, and B. N. Agrawal, "Strapdown Inertial Reference Unit for NPS Beam Control Testbed," 14th Annual Directed Energy Symposium, 14-18 November, 2011 , San Diego , 11-Symp-199.
  • M. S. Corley, F. Santiago, T. Martinez, and B. N. Agrawal, "Horizontal propagation deep turbulence testbed," 14th Annual Directed Energy Symposium, 14-18 November, 2011 , San Diego 11-Symp-078.
  • Yingling, A. and Agrawal B. "Applications of Active Optics in Large Space Mirrors," Proceedings 62nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC-11-C2.5.1, Cape Town, South Africa, 3-7 October 2011.

• Keywords: Smart Structures, Flexible Spacecraft Attitude Control, Vibration Isolation, Space Manipulators, Spacecraft Design, Relay Mirror Spacecraft, Adaptive Optics, High Energy Laser beam control, Jitter Control, Wavefront Sensor Techniques