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About
Marco De Stefano is a robotics and control systems researcher specializing in space robotics, on-orbit servicing, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation. His work addresses some of the most technically demanding challenges in modern space exploration: capturing tumbling satellites, controlling free-floating robotic systems, and validating orbital hardware under realistic conditions on the ground. De Stefano's most significant contributions center on passivity-based control strategies, which he has applied to stabilize multi-rate robotic systems, compensate for time delays in simulation loops, and faithfully replicate satellite dynamics using ground-based robotic facilities. His development of the OOS-SIM simulation facility (78 citations) established a foundational platform for testing on-orbit servicing concepts, while his tracking control method for grasping tumbling satellites (56 citations) demonstrated novel integration of motion planning and visual servoing. He also contributed to ESA's e.deorbit mission concept, advancing real-world debris removal technology. Across his portfolio, De Stefano has consistently bridged theoretical control design with practical space mission requirements, including multi-rate control, gravity compensation for orbital manipulators, and relative dynamics formulations for in-loop simulation. With papers accumulating hundreds of citations collectively, his research has meaningfully shaped the growing field of autonomous space robotic operations.
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- 8Passivity of virtual free-floating dynamics rendered on robotic facilities18 citations · 2015
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