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David Canales

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1998Rising activity
Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlAstro and Planetary ScienceSpace Satellite Systems and ControlStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSpacecraft Design and Technology

Publications

54

Citations

196

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

David Canales works on spacecraft trajectory design and navigation in the region between the Earth and the Moon, known as cislunar space. His work covers topics like planning fuel-efficient orbits, spacecraft rendezvous and landing using sensors such as LiDAR and computer vision, tracking debris and asteroid gravity, and using machine learning to help design and interpret complex space missions.

Cislunar and Earth-Moon orbital trajectory designSpacecraft rendezvous, proximity operations, and precision landingOrbit determination and navigation using sensors (LiDAR, computer vision)Space mission concept design and risk/complexity assessmentMachine learning applications in spaceflight trajectory analysis

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from occasional papers before 2022 to a sustained pace of roughly 10-16 publications per year from 2023 onward.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.2/year recently
17182019: 1 publication1920212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 16 publications16242025: 10 publications252026: 11 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Acta Astronautica×4
  • Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy×4
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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