Publications and Conference Presentations
2018
Southwell, B. J., & Dempster, A. G. (2018). A New Approach to Determine the Specular Point of Forward Reflected GNSS Signals. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(2), 639-646. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2775647
2019
Cairns, I. H., Bai, X., Harpur, J., & Team, C.-. (2019). CUAVA-1: The first Cubesat for Australia’s new arc training centre for CubeSats, UAVs, and their applications. Paper presented at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2019. https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85079146077
Cheong, J. W., Southwell, B. J., & Dempster, A. G. (2019). Blind Sea Clutter Suppression for Spaceborne GNSS-R Target Detection. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 12(12), 5373-5378. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2956183
Jones, A., Bruce, E., Davies, K. P., Blewitt, M., & Sheehan, S. (2019). Assessing potential environmental influences on killer whale (Orcinus orca) distribution patterns in the Bremer Canyon, south-west Australia. Aust. Geogr., 50(3), 381-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2019.1602901
2020
Critchley-Marrows, J., Roberts, W., Siutkowska, M., Ivanovici, M., Barreau, V., Ayachi, S., . . . Inst, N. (2020). A Sub-meter Real-time Positioning Service for Smartphones. Paper presented at the PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33RD INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING OF THE SATELLITE DIVISION OF THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION (ION GNSS+ 2020). https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=17516
Cairns, I. H., Charles, C., Dempster, A. G., Funamoto, J., Cheong, J. W., Peacock, W., . . . Maj, R. (2020). The INSPIRE-2 CubeSat for the QB50 Project. Space Science Reviews, 216(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00659-w
Cheong, J. W., Southwell, B. J., Andrew, W., Aboutanios, E., Lam, C., Croston, T., . . . Osborne, B. (2020). A Robust Framework for Low-Cost Cubesat Scientific Missions. Space Science Reviews, 216(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-019-0632-8
Cheong, J. W., Kuthethoor, P., & Dempster, A. G. (2020, 26 Sept.-2 Oct. 2020). Validation of Super-resolution GNSS-R using an Airborne Field Trial. Paper presented at the IGARSS 2020 – 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.
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Southwell, B. J., Cheong, J. W., & Dempster, A. G. (2020). A Matched Filter for Spaceborne GNSS-R Based Sea-Target Detection. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 58(8), 5922-5931. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.2973142
Southwell, B. J., & Dempster, A. G. (2020). Sea Ice Transition Detection Using Incoherent Integration and Deconvolution. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 13, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2943510
2021
Alsalem, N., Betters, C., Leon-Saval, S., & Cairns, I. (2021). CUAVA InGaAs-based, Short Wavelength InfraRed (SWIR) instrument for atmospheric reconnaissance: preliminary design (Vol. 11852): SPIE.https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2600239
Bai, X., Cairns, I. H., Oppel, P., Eun, Y., Monger, A., Betters, C. H., . . . Wu, X. (2021). The CUAVA-1 CubeSat–a pathfinder satellite for remote sensing and Earth observation. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites 2021. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2021/all2021/238/
Eun, Y., Wang, Z., & Wu, X. (2021). Parametric Study on the Magnetic Properties of the Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2635-8_21
Mao, Y., Betters, C., Garske, S., Cairns, I., & Leon-Saval, S. (2021). Initial Application of An Open Source Hyperspectral Imaging Package (OpenHSI) for Do-It-Yourself Applications. Paper presented at the AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AGUFMGC15B0697M
Owens, A. J., Richardson, T., Critchley-Marrows, J., & Inst, N. (2021). The Feasibility of a VDE-SAT Ranging Service as an Augmentation to GNSS for Maritime Applications. Paper presented at the PROCEEDINGS OF THE 34TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING OF THE SATELLITE DIVISION OF THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION (ION GNSS+ 2021). https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=18150
Suntup, M., Cairns, I., Critchley-Marrows, J., Wu, X., Albertson, D., Guinane, J., & Jarvis, B. (2021). Implementation of a WFOV star tracker in CubeSat and small satellite attitude determination systems. 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January-4 February, 43, 59.
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2022
Bai, X., Oppel, P., Cairns, I., Eun, Y., Dempster, A. G., Wu, X., . . . Cetin, E. (2022). The CUAVA-2 Earth observation satellite. Paper presented at the design and lessons learnt from its predecessor CUAVA-1, Paris. Conference proceeding contribution retrieved from https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2023/all2023/32/
Eun, Y., Xie, Z. C., Wang, Z. H., Wu, X. F., & Ieee. (2022). Operational Capabilities on the Nanosatellite Attitude Control Actuated by Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Paper presented at the 2022 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL, AUTOMATION AND SYSTEMS (ICCAS 2022).https://www.dbpia.co.kr/pdf/pdfView.do?nodeId=NODE11215538
McGuirk, S. L., & Cairns, I. H. (2022). SOIL MOISTURE PREDICTION WITH MULTISPECTRAL VISIBLE AND NIR REMOTE SENSING. Paper presented at the XXIV ISPRS CONGRESS: IMAGING TODAY, FORESEEING TOMORROW, COMMISSION III. https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/V-3-2022/447/2022/isprs-annals-V-3-2022-447-2022.pdf
Critchley-Marrows, J. J., Wu, X., & Cairns, I. H. (2022). Stellar Navigation on the Moon-A Compliment, Support and Back-up to Lunar Navigation. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 2022 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation.https://doi.org/10.33012/2022.18177
Clarke, J. D. A., McGuirk, S., & Pandey, S. (2022). Inverted dune swales, Hunder, Ladakh, India. Physical Geography, 43(3), 350-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2020.1858556
Critchley-Marrows, J. J., Wu, X., & Cairns, I. H. (2022). Treatment of Extended Kalman Filter Implementations for the Gyroless Star Tracker. Sensors, 22(22), 9002. Retrieved from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9693323/pdf/sensors-22-09002.pdf
Guo, W., Du, H., Cheong, J. W., Southwell, B. J., & Dempster, A. G. (2022). GNSS-R Wind Speed Retrieval of Sea Surface Based on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 60, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3082916
Ho-Baillie, A. W. Y., Sullivan, H. G. J., Bannerman, T. A., Talathi, H. P., Bing, J., Tang, S., . . . McKenzie, D. R. (2022). Deployment Opportunities for Space Photovoltaics and the Prospects for Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials Technologies, 7(3), 2101059. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202101059
Jones, A., Bruce, E., Davies, K. P., & Cato, D. H. (2022). Enhancing UAV images to improve the observation of submerged whales using a water column correction method. MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12994
Mao, Y. W., Betters, C. H., Evans, B., Artlett, C. P., Leon-Saval, S. G., Garske, S., . . . Dell, T. (2022). OpenHSI: A Complete Open-Source Hyperspectral Imaging Solution for Everyone. REMOTE SENSING, 14(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14092244
Mao, Y., & Betters, C. (2022, 2022). A Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrometer You Can Make. Paper presented at the AGU Fall Meeting. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1141618
Ryan, A., Bilek, M., Cairns, I. H., & McKenzie, D. R. (2022). Magnetised and unmagnetized axisymmetric particle-in-cell simulations of ion energy distributions in cathodic vacuum arcs. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 31(8), 085003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac7b46
Shinde, T., Held, J., & Cairns, I. (2022). Simulation Study of Hall Thruster and their Effects on the Spacecraft at 1 AU and 0.093 AU. Paper presented at the 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Boston MA USA. https://www.jotform.com/uploads/electricrocket/220994246997171/5311233480425435519/Shinde_Tejaswi_23June22_324.pdf
Simpson, J., Bruce, E., Davies, K. P., & Barber, P. (2022). A Blueprint for the Estimation of Seagrass Carbon Stock Using Remote Sensing-Enabled Proxies. REMOTE SENSING, 14(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14153572
Wang, Z. (2022). Smart attitude control system for small satellites. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29905 . Available from the University of Sydney eScholarship database.
Warwick-Champion, E., Davies, K. P., Barber, P., Hardy, N., & Bruce, E. (2022). Characterising the Aboveground Carbon Content of Saltmarsh in Jervis Bay, NSW, Using ArborCam and PlanetScope. REMOTE SENSING, 14(8), 1782. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081782
2023
Aggarwal, S., Dempster,A., Held, J. (2023). Predicting Tether Performance Under Different Space Weather Conditions: A Guide for Mission Planning and Design Decisions. Paper presented at the Small Satellite Conference, Logan, Utah, USA. Poster Presentation retrieved from https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5762&context=smallsat
Bai, X., Oppel, P., Cairns, I. H., Eun, Y., Monger, A., Betters, C., . . . Antoniades, A. (2023). The CUAVA-2 CubeSat: A second attempt to fly the remote sensing, space weather study and earth observation instruments. Paper presented at the Small Satellite Conference. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5558&context=smallsat
Critchley-Marrows, J., Wu, X., Ambatali, C., & Nakasuka, S. (2023). Pulsar Timing for Clock Stability–Exploring an Autonomous and Resilient Approach to Timing Using Radio Pulsars. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023).https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=19253
Eun, Y., Wang, Z., & Wu, X. (2023). Performance Measure of the Novel Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Paper presented at the AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. Video Presentation https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0936.vid
Eun, Y., Wang, Z. H., & Wu, X. F. (2023). Parametric Study on the Magnetic Properties of the Electropermanent Magnetorquer. Paper presented at the PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2021 ASIA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY (APISAT 2021), VOL 2. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-19-2635-8_21.pdf
Alsalem, N., Betters, C. H., Mao, Y. W., Cairns, I. H., & Leon-Saval, S. G. (2023). RedEye-1: a compact SWIR hyperspectral imager for observation of atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide. OPTICS CONTINUUM, 2(11), 2333-2347. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTCON.494570
Critchley-Marrows, J., & Mortari, D. (2023). Vision-based navigation in low Earth orbit-Using the stars and horizon as an alternative PNT. Advances in Space Research, 71(11), 4802-4813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.01.047
Critchley-Marrows, J. J., Wu, X., & Cairns, I. H. (2023). An architecture for a visual-based PNT alternative. Acta Astronautica, 210, 601-609. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.05.022
Critchley-Marrows, J. J. R., & Mortari, D. (2023). A Return to the Sextant-Maritime Navigation Using Celestial Bodies and the Horizon. Sensors, 23(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104869
GUINANE, J., & Wu, X. (2023). Feasibility and Performance of the CROSS Star Tracker for Resident Space Object Detection. Paper presented at the ISTS2023, Kurume, Japan. https://archive.ists.ne.jp/upload_pdf/2023-r-1-01.pdf
GUINANE, J., CRITCHLEY, J., ALBERTSON, D., JARVIS, B., LUK, C., MARKHAM, G., . . . CAIRNS, I. (2023). Systems Engineering Design and Verification of Cross, a Star Stracker for Nanosatellite Platforms. Paper presented at the ISTS2023, Kurume, Japan. https://archive.ists.ne.jp/upload_pdf/2023-d-6-03.pdf
Jones, A., Bruce, E., & Cato, D. H. (2023). Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41856-1
Jones, A., Bruce, E., Davies, K. P., & Cato, D. H. (2023). Enhancing UAV images to improve the observation of submerged whales using a water column correction method. MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE, 39(2), 696-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12994
Jones, A. (2023). The importance of a coastal embayment for migrating humpback whale mother-calf groups: characterising movement patterns using geospatial methods. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/31781. Available from the University of Sydney eScholarship database.
Mao, Y. W., Betters, C. H., Garske, S., Randle, J., Wong, K. C., Cairns, I. H., & Evans, B. J. (2023). A Customisable Data Acquisition System for Open-Source Hyperspectral Imaging. Sensors, 23(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23208622
Mao, Y. W., Lee, C. H., Bachmann, C. M., Evans, B. J., & Cairns, I. H. (2023). High resolution imaging spectroscopy of the sky. SOLAR ENERGY, 262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111821
Shinde, T. (2023). SPIS simulations with and without the thruster from 0.067 AU to 1 AU. yes. Dataset from: https://hdl.handle.net/2123/31951. Available from the University of Sydney eScholarship database.
2024
Alsalem, N. A., Betters, C. H., McGuirk, S. L., Cairns, I. H. C., & Leon-Saval, S. G. (2024). Atmospheric remote sensing of methane with RedEye-1: a low-cost hyperspectral SWIR imager. Paper presented at the Proc.SPIE. ;https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3034690
Bai, X., Oppel, P., Cairns, I. H., Wu, X., Eun, Y., Dempster, A. G., . . . Raffa, L. S. (2024). Waratah Seed-1: Australia’s First Commercial Ride Share Satellite. Paper presented at the 38th Small Satellite Conference, Logan, UTAH, USA. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2024/all2024/306/
Borhani, F., Ehsani, A. H., McGuirk, S. L., Motlagh, M. S., Mousavi, S. M., Rashidi, Y., & Mirmazloumi, S. M. (2024). Examining and predicting the influence of climatic and terrestrial factors on the seasonal distribution of ozone column depth over Tehran province using satellite observations. Acta Geophysica, 72(2), 1191-1226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-023-01179-1
Cairns, I., Monger, T., & Arudselvan, V. (2024). Dataset for the paper” Space Weather Effects on the Altitude of the CUAVA-1 2 CubeSat” by Cairns, Monger, and Arudselvan. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32607
Cairns, I., Monger, T., & Arudselvan, V. (2024). Outputs for the paper” Space Weather Effects on the Altitude of the CUAVA-1 2 CubeSat” by Cairns, Monger, and Arudselvan. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32608
Critchley-Marrows, J. J., & Verspieren, Q. (2024). Ensuring PNT resilience in a time of navigation uncertainty. Space Policy, 101665. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2024.101665
Critchley-Marrows, J. J. R., Wu, X. F., Kawabata, Y., & Nakasuka, S. (2024). Autonomous and Earth-Independent Orbit Determination for a Lunar Navigation Satellite System. Aerospace, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020153
Davies, K. P., Duncan, J., Varea, R., Ralulu, D., Nagaunavou, S., Wales, N., . . . Boruff, B. (2024). An intercomparison of national and global land use and land cover products for Fiji. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 135, 104260. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.104260
Fellowes, T. E., Vila-Concejo, A., Byrne, M., Bruce, E., & Baker, E. (2024). Risk classification of low-lying coral reef islands and their exposure to climate threats. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168787
Guinane, J. (2024). Optimisation of Star Trackers for Simultaneous Resident Space Object Detection and Attitude Determination. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/33087 . Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
Ho-Baillie, A. W. Y., Bremner, S., Brenner, C., Cairns, I. H., Granados-Caro, L., Conibeer, G., . . . Wilt, D. (2024). Emerging photovoltaics for onboard space applications. Nature Reviews Materials, 9(11), 759-761. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-024-00723-9
Lee, C. H., Bachmann, C. M., Nur, N. B., Mao, Y. W., Conran, D. N., & Bauch, T. D. (2024). A Comprehensive BRF Model for Spectralon® and Application to Hyperspectral Field Imagery. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 62. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3361392
Mao, Y. (2024). Open-source Imaging Spectroscopy for the Remote Sensing Practitioner. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32591 Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
McGuirk, S. L. (2024). Soil Moisture and Soil Organic Carbon Remote Sensing: New Models, Opportunities and Identified Sources of Error. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/33124 . Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
McGuirk, S. L., Cairns, I. H., & Evans, B. J. (2024). Effects of Sample Handling on Visible and Near-Infrared Soil Reflectance. Applied Spectroscopy Practica, 2(3), 27551857241266855. https://doi.org/10.1177/27551857241266855
McGuirk, S. L., & Cairns, I. H. (2024). Relationships between Soil Moisture and Visible-NIR Soil Reflectance: A Review Presenting New Analyses and Data to Fill the Gaps. GEOTECHNICS, 4(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics4010005
Schijndel, D. (2024). Computational Modelling of the Plasma in the Charge Exchange Thruster. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32134. Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
Shinde, T. L. (2024). Electric Thruster Modeling And Its Influence On Spacecraft Charging In Varied Plasma Environments. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2123/33619. Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
Simpson, J., Davies, K. P., Barber, P., & Bruce, E. (2024). Mapping fine-scale seagrass disturbance using bi-temporal UAV-acquired images and multivariate alteration detection. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1), 19083. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69695-8
van der Plank, S., Appeaning Addo, K., Anderson, R., Boruff, B., Bruce, E., Chambers, K., . . . Dash, J. (2024). The ‘More Than Maps’ framework for building research capacity among young people in coastal climate change adaptation. Area, 56(2), e12919. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12919
Alsalem, N. (2024). RedEye-1: A New Short-Wavelength Infrared Hyperspectral Imager for Atmospheric Observation. Thesis at the University of Sydney https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32534 Available from The University of Sydney Sydney eScholarship database.
Critchley-Marrows, J. (2024). A return to the stars in an age of navigation uncertainty-A treatise on the use of celestial bodies for resilient positioning navigation and timing. Thesis at the University of Sydney https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32452
2025
Fazel Najafabadi, A., Shinde, T., Parashar, T. N., Cairns, I. H., Held, J. M., & Glowacki, J. (2025). Self-Consistent Calculations of Satellite Surface Potential and the Resulting Drag Coefficient With Varied Ionospheric Composition. Paper presented at the AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum.https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-2545
Cairns, I. H., & Oppel, P. (2025). Predictions for the shape and orientation of Earth’s foreshock radiation sources. J. Geophys. Res. Space Phys., 130(7). https://doi.org/10.1029/2025ja033774
Garske, S., Evans, B., Artlett, C., & Wong, K. C. (2025). ERX: A Fast Real-Time Anomaly Detection Algorithm for Hyperspectral Line Scanning. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 63, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2025.3532225
Garske, S., Heidler, K., Evans, B., Wong, K., & Zhu, X. X. (2025). SHAZAM: Self-Supervised Change Monitoring for Hazard Detection and Mapping. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3579330
Goulden, L., Khachan, J., Cairns, I. H., Liang, J., Tsoutas, K., & Bilek, M. (2025). Measurements of the force produced by a negatively charged electric sail in a pulsed cathodic arc plasma. Phys. Plasmas, 32(6). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0274155
McGuirk, S. L., & Cairns, I. H. (2025). Soil Carbon Remote Sensing: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Published Results from 1969–2022. GEOTECHNICS, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics5020033
Milgram, M., & Hughes, R. (2025). On a generalized moment integral containing Riemann’s zeta function: Analysis and experiment. Modern Mathematical Methods, 3(1), 14-41. https://doi.org/10.64700/mmm.48
Shinde, T. L., Cairns, I. H., & Held, J. M. (2025). Analysis of Spacecraft Charging Effects of SPT-100 Hall Thruster Plumes. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 53(10), 3085-3104. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3607386
Sueza Raffa, L., Ryall, M., Cairns, I., Bennett, N. S., & Clemon, L. (2025). Investigating the performance of a heat sink for satellite avionics thermal management: From ground-level testing to space-like conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 248, 127139. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127139
