Education History
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Ph.D, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
Work Experience
Senior Professional Staff, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
Publications
Fritsch, G. S., Schilling, B., Olsen, E., and Marinello, L., “Surface Initialization For Dragonfly Navigation Filter” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, January 2025.
Romero, J. O., Schlei, W., Whipps G., LaFarge, N., Fritsch, G. S., Phillips, S., “An Adaptive Approach to Cislunar Initial Orbit Determination using Machine Learning” Journal of Astronautical Sciences, Submitted, [Presented at the AMOS Conference, Maui, HI [September 2024].
Jenkins, S., Witte, I., Foster, K, Fritsch, G. S., Bibelhauser, S., Schilling, B., McGee, T., “Evaluating Image Processing Algorithms for Dragonfly Optical Navigation” AAS GNC Conference, Febuary 2024.
Fritsch, G. S., “Gaussian Mixtures for the Reacquisition of Lost Spacecraft” Cislunar Security Conference, December 2023.
Fritsch, G. S., and DeMars, K. J., “Robust Nonlinear Filtering: A Non-Bayesian Approach” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, April 2023.
Fritsch, G. S., and DeMars, K. J., “Intrinsic Fault Resistance for Nonlinear Filters with State-Dependent Probability of Detection” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, December 2022. [Presented at the 22nd AMOS Conference, Maui, HI September 2021].
Fritsch, G. S., and DeMars, K. J., “Nonlinear Gaussian Mixture Filtering with Intrinsic Fault Resistance” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. December 2021.
Fritsch, G. S., and DeMars, K. J., “Adaptive Confidence Filter Update for High Uncertainty Environments”Orbit Determination and Estimation Theory III. Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL January 2020.
Ward, K. C., Fritsch, G. S., Helmuth, J. C., and DeMars, K. J., “Design and Analysis of Descent-to-Landing Navigation Incorporating Terrain Effects”Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. December 2019.
Fritsch, G. S. and DeMars, K. J., “Smoothing for Nonlinear Multi-target Filters with Gaussian Mixture Approximations” Orbit Determination and Estimation Theory. Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, FL. January 2018.
Fritsch, G. S. and Weisman, R., “Investigating State-Of-The-Art Space Object Tracking Methodology” Space Situational Awareness Session. Air Force Research Labs, Albuquerque, NM. August 2018.