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    1. Muniyasamy, S., Thangavelautham, J., "Dust Sensing and Mitigation Architectures for a Pioneer Lunar Base," AIAA SciTech Conference, Orlando, FL, 2025. (Link)
    2. Dinkel, A., Torres, A., Thangavelautham, J., "Smart Jackets for Lunar Robotics GNC," AAS Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2024.
    3. Muniyasamy, S., Thangavelautham, J., "Smart Sandbags as a Sensor Network for Autonomous Lunar Construction," AAS Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 2024.
    4. Yu, X., Muniyasamy, S., Doe, C., Thangavelautham, J., "Structural Analysis of Sandbag Topology for Lunar Infrastructure Applications," Earth and Space Conference, 2024.
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    5. Dinkel, A., Thangavelautham, J., "Expandable Protection Unit for Extraterrestrial Explorers," AIAA SciTech Conference, 2023.
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    6. Thirupathi Raj, A., Xu, Y., Vilvanathan, V., Gerson, R., Ippolito, S., Thangavelautham, J., "The application of sandbag structures for lunar base preparation tasks," Earth and Space Conference, 2022.
    7. Xu, Y, Thirupathi Raj, A., Thangavelautham, J., "A Systems Overview, Communications and Localization using the Smart Sandbag Architecture for Lunar Surface Applications," Earth and Space Conference, 2022.

    Conference Presentations

    1. Arcarese, M., Muniyasamy, S., and Thangavelautham, J. (2024). "Design and Development of a Docking Adapter for Multi-Robot Aggregation". Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference, Tucson, AZ.
    2. Cantin, C., Muniyasamy, S., and Thangavelautham, J. (2024). "Design and Development of an Autonomous Sandbag Filling Robot for Lunar Base Applications". Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference, Tucson, AZ.
    3. Villasana, M., Muniyasamy, S., and Thangavelautham, J. (2024). "Smart Sandbag for Autonomous Lunar Construction". Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference, Tucson, AZ.
    4. C.S. Dickinson et al."Construction of Lunar Surface Structures Using Regolith-filled Sandbags", Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Fall meeting 2023
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    5. C.S. Dickinson et al."Characteristics of an Artemis Lunar Construction Modular Toolkit." Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring meeting 2024
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    6. C.S. Dickinson et al."Compact LAtching electro-Mechanical interface for Payloads (CLAMP)" Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Fall meeting 2024
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    7. C.S. Dickinson et al."Meeting the needs of Lunar Autonomy – Trust in AI Algorithms & Testbeds of Tomorrow", Lunar Autonomy Modeling Pathfinder Workshop, 2024
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