ISI Directory

David Barnhart

Research Professor

Education

M.E., Aerospace & Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg VA B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Boston University, Boston MA

Bio

David Barhhart has been Director/ Professor at Department of Astronautical Engineering and Information Sciences Institute. He has co-founder of one of the first business for Infrastructure-as-a-Service in Space for new Technology Hosting, Satellite Integration, Assembly and Resupply called Arkisys. He has authored over 60 articles, conference and journal papers available upon request.

Research Summary

SYSTEM XV: A Computer Tool for Regulation XV Plan Generation, Barnhart, David Allan; U.S. Patent and Copyright Office, Washington, D.C., Software Copyright 1990.

EPOCH: Elementary Program in Orbital Mechanics, Barnhart, David Allan, U.S. Patent and Copyright Office, Washington D.C., Software Copyright 1986.

SPIDR: Systems Portal for Design in Realtime Synthesis Tool, Barnhart, David Allan; Kichkaylo, Tatiana; Hoag, Lucy; Will, Peter, USC ISI Intellectual Property Patent application, April 2007.

Deployable Parabolic Antenna for Cubesats, Barnhart, David Allan; Smolik, John; Sachs, Jeff; Vartanians, Emin, USC ISI Intellectual Property patent disclosure, February 2007

Cubesat Quad Monopole Automatic Deployment Module, Barnhart, David Allan; Smolik, John; Sachs, Jeff; Bezouska, William; Barrett, Tim; USC ISI Intellectual Property patent disclosure, March 2010. Multi-Armed Soft Capture System, Barnhart, David Allan; Rogers, Rebecca. USC ISI Intellectual Property patent disclosure, September 2019.

USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR SAFE SWARM TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION, Barnhart, David Allan; Rughani, Rahul; Presser, Tyler. USC ISI Intellectual Property patent disclosure, November 2020.

Genderless Docking System for Spacecraft, Barnhart, David Allan; Nguyen, Jonathan. USC ISI Intellectual Property patent disclosure, December 2021.

Awards

· Office of Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Medal
· USC Mentoring Award for Astronautics and Space Technology Division
· AIAA Space Systems Award, Team Member Recipient for Boeing/AFRL XSS-10 Spacecraft Mission
· Elected Member, National AIAA Space Logistics/Space Systems Technical Committee
· Elected Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
· Air Force Research Laboratory, “Program Manager of the Quarter Award”
· Acquisition Professional Development Program Certification Level III: Program Management and Systems Engineering
· ACAT Team Honored at 25th Anniversary Celebration of Apollo XI by Vice President Al Gore, Los Angeles CA