Scholar
Maruthi Akella
Google Scholar ID: 4peEKXMAAAAJ
The University of Texas at Austin
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,029
H-index
24
i10-index
55
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- Published over 260 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.
- Developed the onboard guidance algorithm for Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission—the first U.S. lunar landing since Apollo.
- Recipient of prestigious awards: AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, AAS Dirk Brouwer Award, IEEE-CSS Technical Excellence in Aerospace Control Award, and IEEE Judith A. Resnik Space Award.
- In October 2024, asteroid 5376 was named 'Maruthiakella' by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of his contributions to astrodynamics.
- Fellow of AIAA, IEEE, and AAS; Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics.
- Currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of a journal (name truncated in source).
Background
- Specializes in the control of complex dynamical systems subject to large-scale nonlinearities and uncertainties.
- Has been on the faculty of the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin since 1999.
- Directs the Controls Group for Distributed and Uncertain Systems (C-DUS Group) in the ASE/EM Department.
- Affiliated with the Center for Space Research and collaborates with the Wireless Networking and Communications Group and the Oden Institute.
- Current research includes autonomous space vehicles, cislunar astrodynamics, flow control for hypersonic vehicles, GPS-denied miniature robot navigation, uncertainty quantification, and cooperative control/learning in swarm robotics.