Donghoon Kim

Intelligent Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory
http://www.ase.uc.edu/~iasrl

Dr. Donghoon Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Cincinnati (UC). Before joining UC, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) for two years. He served as a chair of the Autonomy Research Group and established the Autonomous System Research Lab at MSU. Before that, he worked for the Robotics Division at LG Electronics in South Korea for two and a half years as a Senior Research Engineer to design and develop various types of service robotic platforms. His research interests lie on autonomous system design & development, fault-tolerant control, health monitoring of autonomous systems, celestial mechanics, machine and deep learning applications. He is the member of the AIAA and IEEE, and also the Technical Committee of AIAA Astrodynamics.

08-2019 -To Present Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

08-2017 -08-2019 Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

03-2017 -08-2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

09-2014 -03-2017 Senior Research Engineer, LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea

08-2013 -08-2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Grant: #TA Topic #: Z5.07 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 03-01-2023 -02-29-2024 NASA Headquarters TEAMING AGREEMENT FOR SIGNATURE Role:PI 0.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #FA9550-23-1-0056 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon; Ma, Ou 02-01-2023 -01-31-2024 Air Force Office of Scientific Research A 3D Test System for Studying Multi-Agent Proximity Operations for On-Orbit Servicing Non-Cooperative Objects Role:Collaborator 0.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #OSGC 062297 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 01-06-2023 -01-05-2024 Ohio Space Grant Consortium IntroSat Design and Development Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 01-2023 -05-2023 Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration Development of an IntroSat for Control System Education in Aerospace (for Mr. Tri Nguyen) Role:PI $5,000.00

Grant: #OSGC 062210 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 10-01-2022 -09-30-2023 NASA Headquarters Estimation of dynamic properties of spacecraft equipped with a robotic manipulator in mission Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 08-2022 -04-2023 Institute for Research in Sensing, UC Graduate Research Fellows Program (for Mr. Daegyun Choi) Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Zellen, David; Kim, Donghoon 07-2022 -12-2022 State of Ohio Control Moment Gyros-driven Flight Simulator Development (Phases 2) Role:Co-PI $75,000.00

Investigators:Zellen, David; Kim, Donghoon 03-2022 -07-2022 State of Ohio Control Moment Gyros-driven Flight Simulator Development (Phases 1) Role:Co-PI $40,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 03-2022 -02-2023 Graduate Student Government, UC Design and Development of an Explainable AI-based Robust Control Law for a 12-DOF Spacecraft Simulator Platform (for Mr. Anirudh Chhabra) Role:PI $1,700.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 01-2022 -12-2022 Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration, UC Decentralized Multi-Robot Control for Massive Structure/Devices Transportation in Unstructured Space Environment (for Mr. Daegyun Choi) Role:PI $24,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 01-2022 -12-2022 Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration, UC Development of an Explainable AI-driven Ground Simulator for Emulating Space Exploration Mission (for Mr. Anirudh Chhabra) Role:PI $24,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 12-2021 -05-2022 College of Engineering and Applied Science, UC Faculty Career Development Strategy via Extra-disciplinary Activities Role:PI $3,573.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 09-01-2021 -09-30-2021 Gimbal Innovations LLC CMG-driven Flight Simulator Control System Test and Analysis Role:PI $2,006.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 08-2021 -04-2022 Institute for Research in Sensing, UC Graduate Research Fellows Program (for Mr. Anirudh Chhabra) Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Nazzal, Munir; Kim, Donghoon 08-2021 -04-2022 Institute for Research in Sensing, UC Graduate Research Fellows Program (for Mr. Dmitry Mohannad Manasreh) Role:Co-PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 07-2021 -08-2021 Venture Lab, UC Control Moment Gyros-driven Flight Simulator Control System Development Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 05-2021 -12-2022 Office of Undergraduate Research, UC Cost-efficient Indoor Positioning System Development Role:PI $700.00

Grant: #34889 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon; Nazzal, Munir; Sharma, Rajnikant 09-08-2020 -09-08-2022 Federal Highway Administration Shoulder Drop-off/Mounding Severity Determination Role:Co-PI $174,091.84

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 07-01-2020 -06-30-2021 Office of Research, UC Research Launch Awards Role:PI $2,500.00

Grant: #R40224 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 07-01-2020 -12-31-2021 UC Intelligent Shopping Assistant System Design and Development Role:PI $20,000.00

Grant: #RAPIDS Equipment Grant Investigators:Cahay, Marc; Emmert, John; Fuchs, Zachariah; Goodman, Christopher; Kim, Donghoon; Kim, J.; Kumar, Manish; Ma, Ou; McGhan, Catharine 04-01-2020 -06-30-2022 Ohio Department of Higher Education Post-Secondary Workforce Development for Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics in the Cyber Age Role:Collaborator $325,054.00

Grant: #2020 KAU MOU Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 04-01-2020 -03-31-2021 Korea Aerospace University MOU for Review Role:PI $0.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 12-13-2019 -08-31-2020 College of Engineering and Applied Science, UC Activities for Improving Faculty Research Effectiveness Role:PI $5,000.00

Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 10-2019 -09-2020 Office of Research, UC Virtual Scavenger Hunt Award Role:PI $1,000.00

Investigators:Kupferle, Margaret; Kim, Donghoon 09-2017 -08-2021 National Science Foundation RET Site: Engineering Design Challenges and Research Experiences for Secondary and Community College Teachers - Robust Positioning System Development and Its Applications (Jun. 2021 – Jul. 2021) Role:Collaborator $598,705.00

Grant: #TI-2318428 Investigators:Kim, Donghoon 04-01-2023 -09-30-2023 National Science Foundation Gyro Engine Role:PI $50,000.00

Peer Reviewed Publications

Y. Yang, H. Leeghim, and D. Kim (07-2022. ) Dubins Path-oriented Rapidly-exploring Random Tree* for Three-dimensional Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.Electronics, , 11 (15 ) ,1-21 More Information

A. Chhabra and D. Kim (07-2022. ) Ground Robotic Platform for Simulation of On-Orbit Servicing Missions.Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, , 19 (7 ) ,480-493 More Information

D. Manasreh, M. Nazzal, S. Talha, E. Khanapuri, R. Sharma, and D. Kim (06-2022. ) Application of Autonomous Vehicles for Automated Roadside Safety Assessment.Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, , More Information

A. Chhabra, J. Venepally, and D. Kim (12-2021. ) Measurement Noise Covariance-Adapting Kalman Filters for Varying Sensor Noise Situations.Sensors, , 21 (24 ) ,1-22 More Information

D. Choi, D. Kim, and K. Lee (11-2021. ) Enhanced Potential Field-Based Collision Avoidance in Cluttered Three-Dimensional Urban Environments.Applied Sciences, , 11 (22 ) ,1-16 More Information

H. Leeghim and D. Kim (10-2021. ) Singularity-Robust CMG Allocation Strategy for Spacecraft Attitude Control in the Presence of Disturbances.Aerospace Science and Technology, , 119 ,1-12 More Information

D. Choi, A. Chhabra, and D. Kim (09-2021. ) Intelligent Cooperative Collision Avoidance Via Fuzzy Potential Fields.Robotica, , 40 (6 ) ,1919-1938 More Information

D. Kim (09-2021. ) Efficient Navigation for Unmanned Agents in Sparse Wireless Sensor Networks.Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, , 64 (5 ) ,283-287 More Information

D. Choi and D. Kim (06-2021. ) Intelligent Multi-Robot System for Collaborative Object Transportation Tasks in Rough Terrain.Electronics, , 10 (12 ) ,1-20 More Information

D. Choi, H. Leeghim, and D. Kim (04-2021. ) Effective Boundary Value Problem Solver via Bézier Functions.Symmetry, , 13 (5 ) ,1-20 More Information

D. Choi, W. Bell, D. Kim, and J. Kim (04-2021. ) UAV-Driven Structural Crack Detection and Location Determination Using Convolutional Neural Networks.Sensors, , 21 (8 ) ,1-20 More Information

K. Lee, D. Choi, and D. Kim (03-2021. ) Incorporation of Potential Fields and Motion Primitives for the Collision Avoidance of Unmanned Aircraft.Applied Sciences, , 11 (7 ) ,1-19 More Information

D. Kim and S. Yang (04-2020. ) Center-of-gravity-variation Driven Spherical UAV System and Its Control Law.International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, , 2020 ,1-14 More Information

H. Leeghim, , C.-Y. Lee, J. Jin, and D. Kim (01-2020. ) A Singularity-free Steering Law of Roof Array of Control Moment Gyros for Agile Spacecraft Maneuver.International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, , 18 (7 ) ,1679-1690 More Information

D. Kim and J. Turner (11-2019. ) Closed-form Solutions for Underactuated Asymmetric Spacecraft Maneuvers Minimizing Torque Input.Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, , 42 (11 ) ,2493-2500 More Information

D. Kim and H. Leeghim (05-2019. ) Near-minimum-fuel Strategy for Continuous Single-axis Maneuvers of A Rigid Body.Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, , 62 (3 ) ,169-172 More Information

S. Oghim, H. Leeghim, and D. Kim (01-2019. ) Real-time Spacecraft Intercept Strategy on J2-perturbed Orbits.Advances in Space Research, , 63 (2 ) ,1007-1016 More Information

05-2022 Neil Wandmacher Teaching Award Recognition of excellent teaching in class and academic advising College of Engineering & Applied Science, UC

04-2022 Gold Star Lab Award Recognition of the research safety and productivity College of Engineering & Applied Science, UC

11-2021 -To Present: Technical Committee of Space Automation and Robotics at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

05-2018 -To Present: Technical Committee of Astrodynamics at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

Optimal Control Level:Graduate

Spacecraft Dynamics Level:Both

Probabilistic and Economic Engineering Level:Undergraduate

Special Topics: Estimation of Dynamical System Level:Both

Modeling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems Level:Undergraduate

Estimation of Dynamical System Level:Graduate

736 Rhodes Hall
Phone: 513.556.5365
Donghoon.Kim@uc.edu