publications

publications by categories in reversed chronological order. generated by jekyll-scholar.

2026

  1. Annotation Free Spacecraft Detection and Segmentation using Vision Language Models
    Samet Hicsonmez, Jose Sosa, Dan Pineau, and 4 more authors
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.04699, 2026

2025

  1. AI-enabled thermal monitoring of commercial (PHEV) Li-ion pouch cells with Feature-Adapted Unsupervised Anomaly Detection
    Abdelrahman Shabayek, Arunkumar Rathinam, Matthieu Ruthven, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Power Sources, 2025
  2. MOTION AWARE VIT-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR MONOCULAR 6-DOF SPACECRAFT POSE ESTIMATION
    Jose Angel SOSA MARTINEZ, Dan Pineau, Arunkumar Rathinam, and 2 more authors
    In 18th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA 2025), 2025
  3. Bridging the Synthetic-Real Gap: Supervised Domain Adaptation for Robust Spacecraft 6-DoF Pose Estimation
    Inder Pal Singh, Nidhal Eddine Chenni, Abd El Rahman Shabayek, and 2 more authors
    In 18th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA 2025), 2025
  4. Domain Adaptive Object Detection for Space Applications with Real-Time Constraints
    Samet Hicsonmez, Abd El Rahman Shabayek, Arunkumar Rathinam, and 1 more author
    In 18th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA 2025), 2025

2024

  1. Discriminator-free unsupervised domain adaptation for multi-label image classification
    Inder Pal Singh, Enjie Ghorbel, Anis Kacem, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, 2024
  2. Spades: A realistic spacecraft pose estimation dataset using event sensing
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Haytam Qadadri, and Djamila Aouada
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
  3. SPARK 2024: Datasets for Spacecraft Semantic Segmentation and Spacecraft Trajectory Estimation
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ali, Vincent Gaudilliere, and 1 more author
    2024
  4. Lean demonstration of on-board thermal anomaly detection using machine learning
    Jan Thoemel, Konstantinos Kanavouras, Maanasa Sachidanand, and 5 more authors
    Aerospace, 2024
  5. Hybrid Attention for Robust RGB-T Pedestrian Detection in Real-World Conditions
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Leo Pauly, Wassim Rharbaoui, and 4 more authors
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024

2023

  1. Lessons from a space lab: An image acquisition perspective
    Leo Pauly, Michele Lynn Jamrozik, Miguel Ortiz Del Castillo, and 8 more authors
    International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2023
  2. 3d-aware object localization using gaussian implicit occupancy function
    Vincent Gaudillière, Leo Pauly, Arunkumar Rathinam, and 3 more authors
    In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023
  3. A survey on deep learning-based monocular spacecraft pose estimation: Current state, limitations and prospects
    Leo Pauly, Wassim Rharbaoui, Carl Shneider, and 3 more authors
    Acta Astronautica, 2023
  4. Zero-G Lab: A multi-purpose facility for emulating space operations
    Miguel Olivares-Mendez, Mohatashem Reyaz Makhdoomi, Barış Can Yalçın, and 8 more authors
    Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2023
  5. Establishing a multi-functional space operations emulation facility: Insights from the zero-g lab
    Miguel Olivares-Mendez, Mohatashem Reyaz Makhdoomia, Vivek Muralidharana, and 8 more authors
    In Internal, 2023

2022

  1. CubeSat-CDT: A cross-domain dataset for 6-DoF trajectory estimation of a symmetric spacecraft
    Mohamed Adel Musallam, Arunkumar Rathinam, Vincent Gaudillière, and 2 more authors
    In European Conference on Computer Vision, 2022
  2. Pose estimation of a known texture-less space target using convolutional neural networks
    Arunkumar RATHINAM, Vincent GAUDILLIERE, Leo PAULY, and 1 more author
    In 73rd International Astronautical Congress, 2022
  3. SPARK 2022 Dataset : Spacecraft Detection and Trajectory Estimation
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Vincent Gaudilliere, Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ali, and 3 more authors
    2022
  4. AKM Dataset: Textureless Space Target Dataset
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Vincent Gaudilliere, Leo Pauly, and 1 more author
    2022

2021

  1. Intelligent spacecraft visual GNC architecture with the state-of-the-art AI components for on-orbit manipulation
    Zhou Hao, RB Ashith Shyam, Arunkumar Rathinam, and 1 more author
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
  2. Autonomous robots for space: Trajectory learning and adaptation using imitation
    RB Ashith Shyam, Zhou Hao, Umberto Montanaro, and 5 more authors
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
  3. Autonomous visual navigation for spacecraft on-orbit operations
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Zhou Hao, and Yang Gao
    In Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Technologies, Advances and Applications, 2021

2020

  1. On-Orbit Relative Navigation Near a Known Target Using Monocular Vision and Convolutional Neural Networks for Pose Estimation
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Yang Gao
    In International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), 2020
  2. Trajectory Tracking and Control of Multiple Robot Arms on a Free-Floating Spacecraft for Debris Removal
    Ashith Shyam, Arunkumar Rathinam, and Zhou Hao
    In 3rd UK-RAS Conference, 2020

2019

  1. Octree-based mascon model for small body gravity fields
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G Dempster
    Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2019
  2. Small body gravimetry using SLAM-based autonomous navigation
    Arunkumar Rathinam
    University of New South Wales., 2019

2018

  1. Vision based state estimation using a graph-SLAM approach for proximity operations near an asteroid
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In 69th International Astronautical Congress, 2018
  2. Orbital analysis of a reusable CubeSat platform to relay communications for rovers on an asteroid
    Arunkumar Rathinam
    In Move an Asteroid Competition – Space Generation Congress, 2018

2017

  1. Monocular vision based simultaneous localization and mapping for close proximity navigation near an asteroid
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, 2017
  2. 3D reconstruction of an asteroid shape using visual SLAM for autonomous navigation
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In 17th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC), 2017

2016

  1. Geometrical assessment of Multi-GNSS prospects for Space Service Volume
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In 16th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC), 2016
  2. Multi-GNSS for Space Service Volume
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In International Global Navigation Satellite Systems (IGNSS) 2016, 2016
  3. Effective utilization of space service volume through combined GNSS
    Arunkumar Rathinam and Andrew G. Dempster
    In ION GNSS+ 2016, Portland, Oregon, 2016

2015

  1. Structural Design, Integration of Micro Propulsion units and Thermal Analysis of UWE (University of Wurzburg’s Experimental Satellites) Platform
    Arunkumar Rathinam, Philip Bangert, Daniel Bock, and 3 more authors
    In 6th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SCIENCES (EUCASS), 2015
  2. Design and development of UWE-4: integration of electric propulsion units, structural analysis and orbital heating analysis
    Arunkumar Rathinam
    2015