Pini Gurfil

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology — Israel

Engineering · Physical Sciences

35h-index4.3kcitations288works2.22yr avg

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Research Topics

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control(159), Astro and Planetary Science(128), Space Satellite Systems and Control(125), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(22), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization(21)

Publications288 total

Pulsed feedback control for directional rendezvous on eccentric orbits under propulsion constraints

Acta Astronautica·2025

Unified approach to far-range space rendezvous

2 cited

Advances in Space Research·2025· 2 citedOpen Access

Constant-magnitude low-thrust orbital transfer with final-approach targeting

2 cited

Acta Astronautica·2025· 2 cited

Distance-Based Short-Periodic Semimajor Axis Corrections in Satellite Relative Motion

The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences·2025

Feedback Control for Directional Rendezvous Using Constant-Magnitude Low Thrust

5 cited

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics·2024· 5 cited

Orbital dynamics of smart dust with Poynting-Robertson and solar wind drag, Circular restricted full three-body problem with rigid-body spacecraft dynamics in binary asteroid systems

2024

Milankovitch–Lyapunov Geostationary Satellite Stationkeeping

2 cited

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics·2024· 2 cited

Orbital dynamics of smart dust with Poynting–Robertson and solar wind drag

2 cited

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy·2024· 2 citedOpen Access

Implementation and Accuracy of Doppler Navigation with LEO Satellites

7 cited

NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation·2024· 7 citedOpen Access

Orbital Dynamics of Smart Dust with Poynting-Robertson and Solar Wind Drag

Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access

Spacecraft Rendezvous Using Constant-Magnitude Low Thrust

14 cited

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics·2023· 14 cited

Mars-Phobos/Deimos libration points revisited

2 cited

Advances in Space Research·2022· 2 cited

Nonsingular vectorial reformulation of the short-period corrections in Kozai’s oblateness solution

9 cited

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy·2022· 9 citedOpen Access

Constellation Design for Regional Space-Borne Geolocation

6 cited

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics·2022· 6 cited

Analysis of the PPN two-Body Problem using non-osculating orbital elements

6 cited

Advances in Space Research·2021· 6 citedOpen Access

Fuel-Efficient Cross-Track Distance Establishment in Satellite Formations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets·2021

Resonant Control of Satellite Orbits

11 cited

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics·2021· 11 cited

Mass-Ejecting Reaction Wheel for CubeSat Small Orbit Corrections

1 cited

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets·2021· 1 cited

Spacecraft relative navigation with an omnidirectional vision sensor

8 cited

Acta Astronautica·2021· 8 cited

Position and velocity estimation with a low Earth orbit regional navigation satellite constellation

5 cited

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering·2021· 5 cited

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Frequent Co-authors

N. Jeremy Kasdin(6), Shai Segal(3), Avishy Carmi(3), Vadim Indelman(3), Ehud Rivlin(3), Egemen Kolemen(3), Héctor Rotstein(3), Kyle T. Alfriend(2), Srinivas R. Vadali(2), Jonathan P. How(2), Louis Breger(2), Mario Jodorkovsky(2), Moshe Guelman(2), Hao Zhang(2), Leonel Mazal(2), Shuge Zhao(2), Jingrui Zhang(2), Dimitri Kanevsky(1), Shay Segal(1), Moshe Idan(1)