CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID A. CICCI
Professor
Aerospace Engineering Department
Auburn University
Business Address: 211 Aerospace Engineering Building
Auburn University, AL 36849-5338
(334) 844-6820, (334) 844-6803 FAX
dcicci@eng.auburn.edu
Home Address: 1960 Canary Drive
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-6675, (334) 663-4579 cell
AREAS OF INTEREST
Orbital Mechanics, Orbit Determination, State Estimation, Kalman Filtering, Guidance and Control, Dynamics, Flight Dynamics, and Numerical Analysis.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
University of Texas at Austin, 1982-87.
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering.
(Dissertation Director: Byron D. Tapley)
University of Texas at Arlington, 1981-82.
Graduate Study in Aerospace Engineering.
University of Pittsburgh, 1979.
Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering.
Carnegie-Mellon University, 1973-76.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering.
West Virginia University, 1969-73.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, Auburn University, AL, 2000-present.
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, Auburn University, AL, 1993-2000. Tenure granted, 1993.
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, Auburn University, AL, 1987-93.
Instructor, Science and Mathematics Div., Austin Community College, Austin, TX, 1985-87.
Instructor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 1982-83.
Adjunct Instructor, Continuing Education Department, Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, PA, 1978.
INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 1983-87.
Engineering Specialist, Bell Helicopter TEXTRON Corp., Ft. Worth, TX, 1981-82.
Senior Engineer, Swanson Engineering Associates Corp., McMurray, PA, 1977-81.
Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, PA, 1974-77.
Associate Engineer, McGraw-Edison Co., McMurray, PA, 1973-74.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Dynamic Concepts, Inc., Huntsville, AL, 2006.
Science Applications International Corporation, Huntsville, AL, 2004-05.
Dynetics, Inc., Huntsville, AL, 2004-05.
U.S. Army Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center - Systems Simulation and Development Directorate, Redstone Arsenal, AL, 2001.
Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS, 1989.
General Dynamics Corp., Ft. Worth, TX, 1984.
Swanson Engineering Associates Corp., McMurray, PA, 1982-83.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); Associate Fellow.
American Astronautical Society (AAS).
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Alabama.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Appointed to the IEEE Gyro and Accelerometer Panel, 2006.
Elected to the AAS, Board of Directors, 2005.
AIAA Student Chapter Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, 1987-88, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06.
Selected for: Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2006-07; Diploma of Achievement in Education, 2005/6; International Educator of the Year, 2004; Who’s Who in Engineering Education, 2002, United Who’s Who, 2001, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, Who’s Who in America, 2000; Lexington Who’s Who, 1999; International Who's Who of Professionals, 1995; Who's Who in the World, 1994; Dictionary of International Biography, American Men and Women in Science, and Men of Achievement, 1993; Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1992.
Auburn University Minority Engineering Program Excellence Award, 1998-99.
College of Engineering Birdsong Merit Teaching Award, 1998.
Selected for AIAA National Faculty Advisor Award by the Student Activities Committee, 1992.
Appointed to the AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee, 1991, 1995, 1999; Education Subcommittee, 1992; Membership Subcommittee, 2003.
Appointed to the AIAA Astrodynamics Committee on Standards, 1991.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Summer Faculty Fellowship, Eglin, AFB, FL, 1989.
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honorary.
Sigma Gamma Tau, National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering.
COURSES TAUGHT
Graduate Courses
AERO 7340, Advanced Orbital Mechanics
AERO 7330, Orbit Determination
AERO 6330, Applied Orbital Mechanics
AE 640, Advanced Astrodynamics
AE 634, Optimal Orbit Determination
AE 633, Estimation Theory and Filtering
Undergraduate Courses
AERO 5330, Applied Orbital Mechanics
AERO 3310, Orbital Mechanics
AERO 3220, Aerospace Systems
AE 533, Astrodynamics II
AE 334, Aerospace Systems Analysis
AE 332, Astrodynamics I
AE 326, Fundamentals of Aerospace Dynamics
AE 307, Aerospace Structures I
AE 201, Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
ENGR 2350, Dynamics
ENGR 2100, Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics
EGR 210, Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics
EGR 205, Statics
Short Courses
“State Estimation and Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications, ” Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, VA, July 2006.
“State Estimation and Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications,” Dynetics, Inc., Huntsville, AL, July 2005.
“State Estimation and Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications,” NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL, May 2004.
“State Estimation and Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications,” Defense Intelligence Agency, Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL, May 2004.
“Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications,” U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, July 2002.
“Kalman Filtering: Theory and Applications,” U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgran, VA, July 2001.
“State Estimation and Kalman Filtering,” U.S. Army Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL, June 2001.
"Estimation Theory and Filtering," NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, March 1992.
"Ascent Trajectories and Orbital Maneuvering," NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, December 1990.
"Space Shuttle Ascent Trajectories," NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, December 1989.
Invited Lectures
“Tethered Satellite Dynamics,” NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, August, 2001.
"Estimation in Ill-Conditioned Systems," Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO, February 1992.
"Ridge-Type Estimation in Ill-Conditioned and Unobservable Orbit Determination Problems," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, October 1991.
"Ill-Conditioned Nonlinear Inverse Problems," Institute of Naval Oceanography, NASA Stennis Space Center, MS, October 1988.
"Gravity Field Determination in Ill-Conditioned Systems," NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, June 1988.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals
“Two-Body Missile Separation Dynamics,” D. A. Cicci, C. Qualls, and G. Landingham, submitted to Applied Mathematics and Computation, March 2007.
"Angles-Only Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite," C. Qualls and D. A. Cicci, submitted to The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, November 2006.
"Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite Using the f and g Series," D. A. Cicci and C. Qualls, submitted to The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, October 2006.
"Ballistic Missile Trajectory Prediction Using a State Transition Matrix," W. J. Harlin and D. A. Cicci, to appear in Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2007.
"Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite," C. Qualls and D. A. Cicci, to appear in Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2007. Also presented as paper number
AAS 00-191 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Clearwater, FL, January 26-28, 2000.
“Existence of Periodic Motions of a Tether Trailing Satellite,” E. V. Rossi, D. A. Cicci, and J. E. Cochran, Jr., Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2004. Also presented as paper number AIAA 2000-4347 at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Denver, CO, August 14-17, 2000.
“A Study of the Re-Entry Orbit Discrepancy Involving Tethered Satellites,” T. A. Lovell,
S. Cho, J. E. Cochran, Jr., and D. A. Cicci, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 53, Issue 1, pp. 21-33, 2003. Also presented as paper number AAS 00-194 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Clearwater, FL, January 26-28, 2000.
“Analysis of GPS Static Positioning Problems,” E. Choi and D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 140, No. 1, pp. 37-51, July 2003.
“Quick-Look Identification and Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite,” D. A. Cicci,
J. E. Cochran, Jr., C. Qualls, and T. A. Lovell, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 339-353, July-September 2002. Also presented as paper number AAS 01-232 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, February 11-14, 2001.
“Approximate Solution for Tethered Satellite Motion,” S. Cho, J. E. Cochran, Jr., and D. A. Cicci, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 746-754, July-August 2001. Also presented as paper number AAS 99-193 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 7-10, 1999.
“A Filtering Method for the Identification of a Tethered Satellite,” D. A. Cicci, T. A. Lovell, and C. Qualls, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 309-326, April-June 2001. Also presented as paper number AAS 99-196 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Breckenridge, CO, Feb. 7-10, 1999.
“A Look at Tethered Satellite Identification Using Ridge-Type Estimation Methods,” D. A. Cicci, C. Qualls, and T. A. Lovell, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol 119, pp. 297-316, 2001. Also presented as paper number AAS 99-415 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 16-19, 1999.
“Identification and Orbit Determination of Tethered Satellite Systems,” S. Cho, J. E. Cochran, Jr., D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol 117, pp. 301-312, 2001. Also presented as paper number AAS 98-101 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Monterey, CA, February 9-11, 1998.
“Evaluation of the Information Contained in the Motion of One Satellite of a Two-Satellite Tethered System,” J. E. Cochran, Jr., S. Cho, A. Lovell, and D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 477-493, October-December 2000.
“Sensitivity of Ridge-Type Estimation Methods to Condition Number,” K. M. Moran and D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 112, No. 1, pp. 143-159, June 2000.
“Modeling Tethered Satellite Systems for Identification and Orbit Determination,” J. E. Cochran, Jr., S. Cho, A. Lovell, and D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 89-108, January-March 2000. Also presented as paper number AAS 99-416 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 16-19, 1999.
"Filter Performance in Target Tracking Using Space-Based Observers," D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 99, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 275-293, January 1999.
“Improvements in Mars Gravity Field Determination Using Ridge-Type Estimation Methods,” C. F. Minter and D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 411-424, October-December, 1998. Also presented as paper number AAS 97-702 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Sun Valley, ID, August 4-7, 1997.
"Dynamics and Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite," J. E. Cochran, Jr., S. Cho, Y-M Cheng, D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 177-194, April-June 1998. Also presented as paper number AAS 96-147 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, February 12-15, 1996.
"Filtering Methods for the Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite," S. A. Kessler and D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 3, July-September 1997. Also presented as paper number AAS 95-350 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada, August 14-17, 1995.
"Filter Sensitivity in Exoatmospheric Target Vehicle Tracking," D. A. Cicci and D. L. Oakley, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 79, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 249-265, October 1996.
"Sensitivity of an Extended Kalman Filter, Part 1: Variation in the Number of Observers and Types of Observations," D. A. Cicci and G. H. Ballard, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 66, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 233-246, December 1994.
"Improvements in Venus Gravity Field Determination Using Ridge-Type Estimation Methods," M. K. Johnson and D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 487-500, October-December 1994. Also presented as paper number AIAA 94-3742 at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, Aug. 1-3, 1994.
"Sensitivity of an Extended Kalman Filter, Part 2: Variation in the Observation Error Levels, Observation Rates, and Types of Observations," D. A. Cicci and G. H. Ballard, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 66, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 247-259, December 1994.
"Optimal Weighting of A priori Statistics in Quick-Look Orbit Determination," D. A. Cicci, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 988-990, September-October 1993.
"Sensitivity of Ridge-Type Estimation Methods to Observation Accuracy and Sampling Rate," D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 57, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 233-244, September 1993.
"Optimal Weighting of A priori Statistics in Linear Estimation Theory," D. A. Cicci and R. L. Hall, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 57, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 221-231, September 1993.
"An Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter for Angles-Only Tracking/Intercept Problems," D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 411-435, July-September 1993. Also presented as paper number AAS 93-740 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, August 16-19, 1993.
"Comparison of Biasing Parameter Computational Techniques in Ridge-Type Estimation," D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 53, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 111-120, February 1993.
"Implementation of Ridge-Type Estimation Methods Using Orthogonal Transformations," D. A. Cicci, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 1834-1837, November 1992.
"Application of the Householder Transformation to Ridge-Type Estimation Methods," D. A. Cicci, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 51, Nos. 2 and 3, pp. 159-165, October 1992.
"Improving Gravity Field Determination in Ill-Conditioned Inverse Problems," D. A. Cicci, Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 509-516, June 1992.
"Improved Estimation/Prediction in Quick-Look Orbit Determination," D. A. Cicci and R. L. Hall, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 91-106, January-March 1992. Also presented as paper number AIAA 90-2922 at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, OR, August 20-22, 1990.
"Use of Multiple Observation Types in Ridge-Type Estimation Methods," D. A. Cicci, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 215-227, April-June 1990. Also presented as paper number AAS 89-459 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Stowe, VT, August 7-10, 1989.
"Optimal Solutions of Unobservable Orbit Determination Problems," D. A. Cicci and B. D. Tapley, Celestial Mechanics, 44, pp. 339-363, December 1988.
Additional Conference Papers
“Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite Using Angles-Only Measurrements,”
Presented as paper number AAS 05-228 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Copper Mountain, CO, January 23-27, 2005.
“Identification of a Tethered Satellite Using a Kalman Filter,” D. A. Cicci, E. J. Volovecky, and C. Qualls. To be presented as paper number AAS04-165 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Maui, HI, February 8-12, 2004.
“Orbit Determination of Tethered Satellites: A Conventional versus Neural Network-Based
Paradigm,” T. A. Lovell, J. E. Cochran, Jr., and D. A. Cicci. Presented as paper number AAS 01-401 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Quebec City, Ontario, Canada, July 30-August 2, 2001.
“Stability of a Tether Trailing Satellite,” E. V. Rossi, D. A. Cicci, and J. E. Cochran, Jr. Presented as paper number AIAA 2000-4347 at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Denver, CO, August 14-17, 2000.
“Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite,” C. Qualls and D. A. Cicci. Presented as paper number AAS 00-191 at the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Clearwater, FL, January 26-28, 2000.
“On the Information Contained in the Motion of One Satellite of a Two-Satellite Tethered System,” J. E. Cochran, Jr., S. Cho, A. Lovell, and D. A. Cicci. Presented as paper number AIAA 98-4555 at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Boston, MA, August 10-12, 1998.
“Improving Sequential State Estimates in Ill-Conditioned Angles-Only Tracking Problems Using Sequential Ridge-Type Estimation Algorithms,” D. A. Cicci and R. L. Hall. Presented as paper number AAS 91-350 at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Durango, CO, August 19-22, 1991.
SERVICE
University
Auburn University Senate, Chair-Elect, 2006-2007; Chair, 2007-2008.
Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (CIA), 2004-present.
CIA Professional Sports Counseling Panel, Chair, 2004-present.
CIA Priority and Seating Committee, 2004-present.
CIA CHAMPS/Life Skills Panel, 2004-present.
University Senate, Senator, 2004-2006.
Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2001-2004.
Dean Search Committee, College of Engineering, 1999-2000.
Student Academic Honesty Committee, 1996-1999; Chair, 1997-1999.
Outstanding Co-op Student Selection Committee, 1997.
Committee for an Advanced School for Science, Mathematics, and Technology in West Alabama, 1996-1997.
Student Academic Grievance Committee, 1993-96.
Traffic Appeals Board, 1990-91; Chair, 1991-92.
Graduate School Committee on International Students, 1990.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Alumni Board, 1987-92; Vice-President, 1991-92; Faculty Advisor, 1989-91.
College
Engineering Faculty Council, 2004-present.
Engineering 2005 Committee, 1997-1998.
ENGR Curriculum Revision Committee, 1996.
Minority Introduction To Engineering (MITE) Program; Instructor, 1991; Director, 1995-2000.
Graduate Faculty Membership Guidelines Committee, 1994-present.
Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, 1993-95.
Department
Graduate Program Officer, 1989-97, 2004-present.
Scholarship Committee, 2004-present.
Faculty Awards Committee, 2004-present.
Publicity/Recruiting Committee, 2004-present.
Quarter-to-Semester Transition Committee, 1997-1999.
ABET Committee, 1995-present.
Committee on Tenure and Promotion, 1994-present.
Library Committee, 1994-present.
Faculty Search Committee, 1993-94, 2004-05; Chairman, 1993-94.
Facilities and Equipment Committee, 1992-present.
Flight Dynamics and Control Laboratory; Maintenance Representative, 1992-95; Coordinator, 2004-present.
Masters Degree Examination Review Committee, 1992.
Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Coordinator, 1989-97.
AIAA Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, 1988-93.
Graduate Student Screening Committee, 1988-present; Chairman, 1988-97, 2004-present
.
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1987-present.
Faculty representative at the AIAA Southeastern Regional Student Conference, 1988-93, 1996.
Coordinator, AIAA/Boeing Technical Lecture Series, 1991-92.
Non-Thesis Masters Degree Committee; Chairman, 1988-89.
Dynamics and Control Curriculum Committee; Chairman, 1988-89.
Ph.D. Examination Review Committee, 1988-89.
Faculty representative at the AIAA National Student Design Competition, Atlanta, GA, 1988.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
IEEE Gyro and Accelerometer Panel, 2006-present.
AAS Board of Directors, 2005-present.
AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee, 1991-94, 1995-98, 1999-present; Education Subcommittee, 1992-94; Membership Subcommittee, 2003-present.
AIAA Technical Chair, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Huntsville, AL, February 10-12, 1997.
Session Chair, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Hilton Head, SC, August 10-12, 1992; AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Austin, TX, February 12-15, 1996; AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, AK, August 16-19, 1999.
AIAA Astrodynamics Committee on Standards, 1991-94.
Reviewer of "Proposed AIAA Recommended Practice for Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicle Coordinate Systems," 1991.
AIAA Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, 1988-93.
Professional Journal Reviewer
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
Celestial Mechanics
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
Communications in Applied Numerical Methods
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Textbook Reviewer
AIAA Publications