Mr Robert Gordon

  • Research Associate in Space Technology: Orbital Dynamics and Mission Analysis (Systems Power & Energy)

Biography

As an undergraduate, I attended the University of Glasgow (2015-2020) graduating with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Aerospace Engineering with Honors of the First Class. As part of my Master's degree, I completed a thesis on guidance and control of a lunar lander using reinforcement machine learning.

In 2020 I embarked on a Ph.D. within the Space and Exploration Technology Group at the University of Glasgow investigating numerical Inverse Simulation techniques for the attitude control and design of satellites with flexible structures. I am now working as a Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow as the Orbital Dynamics and Mission Analysis lead for the ERC-funded SOLSPACE project; investigating the use of orbiting solar reflectors to enhance global clean energy services via space-based solutions.

Publications

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Jump to: 2025 | 2024 | 2022
Number of items: 6.

2025

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2025) Investigation of attitude control actuators for large flexible space structures using inverse simulation. Advances in Space Research, 75(2), pp. 2062-2087. (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.11.010)

2024

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984 and McInnes, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0988-8854 (2024) End-of-Life Considerations for Orbital Solar Reflectors. In: 35th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA, 19-23 Jan 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 and Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 (2024) Broyden’s method for faster inverse simulation. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(9), pp. 1939-1945. (doi: 10.2514/1.G007975)

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2024) Effects of model fidelity and uncertainty on a model-based attitude controller for satellites with flexible appendages. Acta Astronautica, 214, pp. 30-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.10.011)

2022

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2022) Attitude Control of Satellites with Flexible Appendages Using Inverse Simulation. In: 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Paris, France, 18-22 Sept 2022,

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 and Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 (2022) Attitude Control of a Nanosatellite using Inverse Simulation. In: 72nd International Astronautical Congress 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25-29 Oct 2021, pp. 833-847. ISBN 9781713843078

This list was generated on Sat Jun 14 21:27:22 2025 BST.
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Number of items: 6.

Articles

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2025) Investigation of attitude control actuators for large flexible space structures using inverse simulation. Advances in Space Research, 75(2), pp. 2062-2087. (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.11.010)

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 and Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 (2024) Broyden’s method for faster inverse simulation. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(9), pp. 1939-1945. (doi: 10.2514/1.G007975)

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2024) Effects of model fidelity and uncertainty on a model-based attitude controller for satellites with flexible appendages. Acta Astronautica, 214, pp. 30-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.10.011)

Conference Proceedings

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984 and McInnes, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0988-8854 (2024) End-of-Life Considerations for Orbital Solar Reflectors. In: 35th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA, 19-23 Jan 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 and Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 (2022) Attitude Control of Satellites with Flexible Appendages Using Inverse Simulation. In: 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Paris, France, 18-22 Sept 2022,

Gordon, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-8984, Worrall, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9762-5274 and Ceriotti, Matteo ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-7178 (2022) Attitude Control of a Nanosatellite using Inverse Simulation. In: 72nd International Astronautical Congress 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25-29 Oct 2021, pp. 833-847. ISBN 9781713843078

This list was generated on Sat Jun 14 21:27:22 2025 BST.