Kota Kondo

Autonomous Controls Laboratory and advised by Professor Jonathan How. 

Worked with Professor Ilya Kolmanovsky and Professor Ella Atkins during my time at Michigan. Also, I took part in Global Scholars Program, where students learn how to address global social issues.  

At SSDL, I worked with Professor Yoshimura and Professor Hanada on MPC-related spacecraft detumbling research. Apart from that, we developed the Q-Li satellite, whose objective is to contribute to the space debris problem.

The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, with support from the Government of Japan. Born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, TOMODACHI invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges as well as leadership programs.

Edited and published articles on advanced aerospace technologies in JSASS journals.

Developing under-actuated ADCS; studied algorithms to control Q-Li's attitude in low earth orbits; built MATLAB-based simulator to propagate orbital and rotational dynamics

Made presentation and awarded by the Astronomical Society of Japan at the 26th Satellite Design Contest

Raised about $52,000 from crowdfunding and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry