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OBJECTIVE
To obtain a career in satellite sensor design and satellite control research and development
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering Sept. 2013
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Thesis: Development and Characterization of Color Star Trackers
Supervisor: Dr. John Enright
Master of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering Aug. 2008
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Thesis: Robust Nonlinear Control Of Under-actuated Satellite Formation
Supervisors: Dr. Guanjun Liu and Dr. Krishna Dev Kumar
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering May 2006
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nonlinear dynamics and nonholonomic control systems
Sensor design and fusion, attitude estimation, and Kalman ltering
Bridging theory and practical implementation towards commercialization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant Sept. 2013 - Present
Space Avionics and Instrumentation Laboratory (SAIL)
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
+ Research and development of Color Star Tracking theory and implementation
Developement Team Member Oct. 2009 - May 2010
Joint ST-16 Star Tracker Project (high-precision spacecraft attitude sensor)
SAIL Ryerson, Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) University of Toronto
Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), and Sinclair Interplanetary
+ Hardware design and register con guration of CMOS sensor module.
+ Expected on orbit deployment November 2013
+ Details at http://www.sinclairinterplanetary.com/startrackers
Teaching/Graduate Assistant 2003 - 2012
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
+ Department of Mathematics (MTH140, MTH240, and MTH141)
+ Department of Electrical Engineering (ELE202, ELE302, and EES512)
+ Department of Physics (PCS211)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Demonstrated conpetence in the following areas:
Control Systems
+ Linear - State space, Proportional Integral Derivative (PID), robustness
+ Nonlinear - Lyapunov stability, linearization, sliding-mode
+ Nonholonomic Systems - Underactuated satellite dynamics
Sensor Calibration
+ Noise Modeling - Characterizing system model and noise sources/behaviors
+ Hardware Calibration - Model parameter estimation through laboratory testing
+ High-Fidelity Simulation - Evaluation of sensor design using numerical modeling
Programming
+ Low-level - Assembly, C, C++, Fortran
+ High-level - MATLAB (data processing, gpu/parallel-operation, real-time hardware integration)
+ Operating Systems - Linux (Ubunto, Mint)
Hardware
+ Low-level - Raspberry Pi, PIC Micro-controller, Gumstix (OVERO)
+ High-level - Robotic rotary gimbals, sensor and optical calibrations
+ Astronomy/Photometry - Catalog integration and processing
+ Design Space Characterization - Optical, noise, measurement sensitivity
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals
+ Geo ffrey McVittie and John Enright, "Color star tracking I: star measurement", SPIE Journal of
Optical Engineering, Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2012
+ John Enright and Geo rey McVittie, "Color star tracking II: matching", SPIE Journal of Optical
Engineering, Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2013
Conferences
+ Geoffrey McVittie and John Enright, "Color Star Tracking Using 3CCD Prism Hardware", AIAA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2012, 10.2514/6.2012-5001
+ John Enright and Geoff McVittie, "Star Tracking Using Colour CMOS Detectors" AIAA Guidance,
Navigation, and Control Conference, 2010, 10.2514/6.2010-8449
+ John Enright, Geoff McVittie, and Thomas Dzamba, "Color-Based Matching for Star Trackers",
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2010, 10.2514/6.2010-7825
+ Geo ffrey McVittie, Krishna Kumar, and Guangjun Liu, "Reduced Input Control of an Underactuated
Satellite Formation", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2010, 10.2514/6.2010-7710
+ Geoff McVittie, Krishna Kumar, "Design of a COTS Femtosatellite and Mission", AIAA SPACE 2007
Conference & Exposition, 2007, 10.2514/6.2007-6034
MEMBERSHIPS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
HONORS
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Tech. (QEII-GSST) Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Ryerson Graduate Scholarship (RGS) Sept. 2007 - Aug. 2011
Ryerson Graduate Award (RGA) Sept. 2006 - Aug. 2007
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