Tony Ly

Tony Ly

I am a visual and mathematical thinker who enjoys developing solutions to problems with diagrams, models, and simulations. I believe the aerospace industry can make great changes in the future, and my goal is to help build as many air and space vehicles as I can!

Publications

Journal Articles

SDA GEO Location in a GPS Denied Environment

Published in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), 2023

This paper explores the techniques that a satellite can use to determine its position in GEO without relying on a GPS signal.

Recommended citation: J. Boyd, T. Ly, and I. Gravseth, “SDA GEO Location in a GPS Denied Environment,” poster presented at the AMOS Conference, Maui, HI, 2023. [Online].
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IXPE Observatory Integrated Thermal, Power, and Attitude Mission Design Analysis

Published in IEEE, 2019

This paper examines how observatory attitude affects power consumption, how the Design Reference Mission targets drive the observatory power and thermal design, and potential system design trades.

Recommended citation: W. Kalinowski, et al., "IXPE Observatory Integrated Thermal, Power, and Attitude Mission Design Analysis," 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2019, pp. 1-13, doi: 10.1109/AERO.2019.8741691
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