| A Survey of LIDAR Technology and its Use in Spacecraft relative Navigation JA Christian, S Cryan AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference, Boston, MA, USA, 2013 | 147 | 2013 |
| Optical Navigation Using Planet’s Centroid and Apparent Diameter in Image JA Christian Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 38 (2), 192-204, 2015 | 108 | 2015 |
| Accurate Planetary Limb Localization for Image-Based Spacecraft Navigation JA Christian Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 54 (3), 708-730, 2017 | 94 | 2017 |
| Onboard image-processing algorithm for a spacecraft optical navigation sensor system JA Christian, GE Lightsey Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 49 (2), 337-352, 2012 | 94 | 2012 |
| Lidar-based relative navigation with respect to non-cooperative objects JO Woods, JA Christian Acta Astronautica 126, 298-311, 2016 | 79 | 2016 |
| A tutorial on horizon-based optical navigation and attitude determination with space imaging systems JA Christian IEEE Access 9, 19819-19853, 2021 | 65 | 2021 |
| Q-method extended Kalman filter T Ainscough, R Zanetti, J Christian, PD Spanos Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 38 (4), 752-760, 2015 | 65* | 2015 |
| Extension of traditional entry, descent, and landing technologies for human Mars exploration JA Christian, G Wells, JM Lafleur, A Verges, RD Braun Journal of spacecraft and rockets 45 (1), 130-141, 2008 | 56 | 2008 |
| Noniterative horizon-based optical navigation by cholesky factorization JA Christian, SB Robinson Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 39 (12), 2757-2765, 2016 | 53 | 2016 |
| Cooperative relative navigation of spacecraft using flash light detection and ranging sensors JA Christian, SB Robinson, CN D’Souza, JP Ruiz Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 37 (2), 452-465, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
| StarNAV: autonomous optical navigation of a spacecraft by the relativistic perturbation of starlight JA Christian Sensors 19 (19), 4064, 2019 | 51 | 2019 |
| Lunar crater identification in digital images JA Christian, H Derksen, R Watkins The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 68 (4), 1056-1144, 2021 | 47 | 2021 |
| Review of options for autonomous cislunar navigation JA Christian, EG Lightsey Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 46 (5), 1023-1036, 2009 | 47 | 2009 |
| The Sensor Test for Orion RelNav Risk Mitigation Development Test Objective JA Christian, H Hinkel, C D'Souza, S Maguire, M Patangan AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| Entry descent and landing challenges of human Mars exploration GW Wells, JM Lafleur, A Verges, K Manyapu, JA Christian III, C Lewis, ... Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006 | 42 | 2006 |
| Geometric calibration of the orion optical navigation camera using star field images JA Christian, L Benhacine, J Hikes, C D’Souza The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 63, 335-353, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Sequential optimal attitude recursion filter JA Christian, EG Lightsey Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 33 (6), 1787-1800, 2010 | 30 | 2010 |
| Optical navigation using iterative horizon reprojection JA Christian Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 39 (5), 1092-1103, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| LIDAR-based relative navigation of non-cooperative objects using point Cloud Descriptors A Rhodes, E Kim, JA Christian, T Evans AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 5517, 2016 | 28 | 2016 |
| Optical navigation for a spacecraft in a planetary system JA Christian | 28 | 2010 |
E. Glenn LightseyProfessor, Georgia Institute of TechnologyVerified email at gatech.edu
