By Dr Melrose Brown

Book Chapters

Tirtey S; Boyce R; Brown M; Capra B; Creagh M; Dedman A; Dimitrijevic I; Pudsey A; Sharp B; Van Standen P; others , 2014, 'SCRAMSPACE: Radical-Farming Scramjet for access to space', in STO-EN-AVT-234 Hypersonic Flight Testing, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI)

Journal articles

Chand AE; Bowden G; Brown M, 2024, 'Investigation of Thermospheric Response to Geomagnetic Storms Using GITM-OVATION Prime and -FTA Model With Comparison to GOLD and SABER Observations', Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031820

Bowden GW; Brown M, 2023, 'Numerical Modeling and GNSS Observations of Ionospheric Depletions Due To a Small-Lift Launch Vehicle', Space Weather, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003563

Abay R; Balage S; Brown M; Boyce R, 2021, 'Two-Line Element Estimation Using Machine Learning', Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 68, pp. 273 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40295-021-00249-0

Smith BGA; Capon CJ; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2020, 'Ionospheric drag for accelerated deorbit from upper low earth orbit', Acta Astronautica, 176, pp. 520 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.007

Smith B; Abay R; Abbey J; Brown M; Boyce R; Balage S, 2020, 'Propulsionless Planar Phasing of Multiple Satellites using Deep Reinforcement Learning', Advances in Space Research, 67, pp. 3667 - 3682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.09.025

Bowden GW; Lorrain P; Brown M, 2020, 'Numerical Simulation of Ionospheric Depletions Resulting From Rocket Launches Using a General Circulation Model', Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020JA027836

van Staden PA; Lorrain P; Brown ML; Boyce RR, 2020, 'Circular scramjet combustor transition lengths at mach 8 and 12.8 flight conditions', AIAA Journal, 58, pp. 4485 - 4494, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J059177

Capon CJ; Smith B; Brown M; Abay R; Boyce RR, 2019, 'Effect of ionospheric drag on atmospheric density estimation and orbit prediction', Advances in Space Research, 63, pp. 2495 - 2505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.01.013

Smith B; Capon C; Brown M, 2019, 'Ionospheric drag for satellite formation control', Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 42, pp. 2590 - 2599, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.G004404

Bricalli MG; Brown L; Boyce RR; Vanyai T, 2019, 'Thermal and mixing efficiency enhancement in nonuniform-compression scramjets', AIAA Journal, 57, pp. 4778 - 4791, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J057908

Capon CJ; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2018, 'Direct and indirect charged aerodynamic mechanisms in the ionosphere', Advances in Space Research, 62, pp. 1090 - 1101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.06.007

Capra BR; Brown LM; Boyce RR, 2018, 'Aerothermal-structural analysis of a rocket-launched Mach 8 scramjet experiment: Descent', Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 55, pp. 501 - 517, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.A33964

Bricalli MG; Brown L; Boyce RR; Gollan R; Vanyai T; Pudsey AS, 2018, 'Scramjet performance with nonuniform flow and swept nozzles', AIAA Journal, 56, pp. 3988 - 4003, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J056963

Capon CJ; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2017, 'Scaling of plasma-body interactions in low Earth orbit (vol 24, 042901, 2017)', PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5004204

Khraibut A; Gai SL; Brown LM; Neely AJ, 2017, 'Laminar hypersonic leading edge separation - A numerical study', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 821, pp. 624 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.204

Capon CJ; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2017, 'Scaling of plasma-body interactions in low Earth orbit', Physics of Plasmas, 24, pp. 042901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4979191

Smith B; Boyce R; Brown L; Garratt M, 2017, 'Investigation into the practicability of differential lift-based spacecraft rendezvous', Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 40, pp. 2680 - 2687, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.G002537

Capon CJ; Brown M; White C; Scanlon T; Boyce RR, 2017, 'pdFOAM: A PIC-DSMC code for near-Earth plasma-body interactions', Computers & Fluids, 149, pp. 160 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2017.03.020

Capon CJ; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2016, 'Charged Aerodynamics of a Low Earth Orbit Cylinder', AIP Conference Proceedings, 1786, pp. 190004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967682

Bricalli MG; Brown LM; Boyce RR, 2015, 'Numerical Investigation into the Combustion Behavior of an Inlet-Fueled Thermal-Compression-Like Scramjet', AIAA Journal, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J053513

Capra BR; Brown LM; Boyce RR; Tirtey SC; Russell G, 2015, 'Aerothermal-structural analysis of a rocket-launched Mach 8 scramjet experiment: Ascent', Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 52, pp. 684 - 696, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.A33112

Mehta PM; Minisci E; Vasile M; Walker AC; Brown M, 2015, 'Sensitivity Analysis towards Probabilistic Re-Entry Modeling of Spacecraft and Space Debris', Proceeding of the AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Dallas, TX

Kurtz J; Aizengendler M; Krishna Y; Brown M; O'Byrne S; walsh P, 2015, 'Subsonic In-Flight Temperature and Pressure Measurements Using a Scramjet Inlet Flow Sensor', AIAA Journal, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J054207

Bricalli MG; Brown LM; Boyce RR, 2014, 'Supersonic Combustion Processes in a Premixed Three-Dimensional Nonuniform-Compression Scramjet Engine', AIAA Journal, 52, pp. 1670 - 1685, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J052640

Conference Papers

Brown M; Peters EG; Dilkes M; Jeffreson R; Lambert A; Saleem R; Boyce R; Kruzins E; Bateman T, 2023, 'Autonomous Close Proximity Differential Drag Control of Low Earth Orbit Small Satellite Formations using an Inter-Satellite Radio Frequency Link', AMOS, Maui Hawaii, presented at Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance (AMOS) Technologies Conference, Maui Hawaii, 19 September 2023 - 22 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30426

Peters EG; Bateman T; Saleem R; Lambert A; Brown M, 2023, 'Space based space surveillance using passive radio frequency observations – A feasibility study', AMOS, Maui, Hawaii, presented at 2023 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, Hawaii, 19 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30429

Bateman T; Peters E; Saleem R; Lambert A; Brown M, 2023, 'Wide Band Passive RF data Aggregation and Frequency Estimation for Space Domain Awareness Purposes', AMOS, Maui, Hawaii, presented at 2023 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, Hawaii, 19 September 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30430

Peters EGW; Brown M; Lambert A; Glina L; Bateman T; Kruzins E; Saleem R; Bessell T; Spitzer T; Wang T; Tripathi K; Huxtable D; Soire M; Zinsli S; Powles T; Federle I; Aragon M; Haskard A; Thompson M; Nielsen W; Boyce R, 2022, 'A sensor network for integrated Space Traffic Management for Australia', in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, Hawaii, presented at 2022 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, Hawaii, 27 September 2022, https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2022/SSA-SDA/Brown_2.pdf

Kruzins E; Peters E; Bateman T; Boyce R; Brown M; Lambert A, 2022, 'Augmentation of a Southern Hemisphere Deep Space Bistatic Radar with Small Optical Systems to Detect Near Earth and other Space Objects.', in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference Maui, HI; 2022 September 27–30, Maui, Hawaii, presented at Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference Maui, Maui, Hawaii, 27 September 2022 - 30 September 2022, https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2022/Optical-Systems_Instrumentation/Kruzins.pdf

Brown M; Boyce R; Peters E; Gehly S; Boland S; Jeffreson R; Kremor A; Bateman T; Capon C; Smith B; Bowden G; Glina L; Qiao LL; Balage S; Gupta K; Purwanto R; Bessell T; Reddell T; Bennett J; Lachut M; McLaughlin T; Lambert A, 2022, 'Formation Flying and Change Detection for the UNSW Canberra Space ‘M2’ Low Earth Orbit Formation Flying CubeSat Mission', in AMOS 2022 Proceedings, Hawaii, presented at Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Hawaii, 19 September 2022 - 22 September 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28567

Capon CJ; Lorrain P; Brown M; Boyce RR, 2020, 'Early experimental ionosphere drag measurements compared with numerical predictions using pdFOAM', in Zhang Y; Emerson DR; Lockerby D; Wu L (eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing, Big Sky, Montana, pp. 110002, presented at IEEE Aerospace conference, Big Sky, Montana, 08 March 2020 - 14 March 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5119612

Capon CJ; Lorrain P; Smith B; Brown M; Kurtz J; Boyce RR, 2020, 'Numerical Predictions for On-Orbit Ionospheric Aerodynamics Torque Experiment', in IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), MT, Big Sky, pp. 1 - 12, presented at 2020 IEEE Aerospace Conference, MT, Big Sky, 06 March 2020 - 13 March 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AERO47225.2020.9172256

van Staden PA; Brown ML; Boyce RR, 2020, 'Scramjet drag reduction from porous wall injection of hydrogen', in 23rd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2430

Brown M; Smith B; Capon C; Abay R; Cegarra Polo M; Gehly S; Bowden G; Lambert A; Boyce R, 2020, 'SSA Experiments for the Australian M2 Formation Flying CubeSat Mission', in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2020/Space-Based-Assets/Brown.pdf

Capra B; Moran J; Brown M; Boyce R; Trifoni E; Schettino A; Purpura C; Martucci A; Gollan R, 2019, 'Aerothermal Analysis of 3D Concave Cone inHypersonic Flow in SCIROCCO', in Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019), Research Publishing Services, pp. 1443 - 1455, presented at Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019), 14 July 2019 - 19 July 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0220-cd

Cegarra Polo M; Abay R; Gehly S; Lambert A; Lorrain P; Balage S; Brown M; Bright C, 2018, 'Attitude Detection of the Buccaneer Risk Mitigation Mission CubeSat through Experimental and Simulated Light Curves in Combination with Telemetry Data', Maui, HI, presented at Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, HI, 11 September 2018 - 14 September 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27015

Abay R; Gehly S; Balage S; Brown M; Boyce R, 2018, 'Manuever Detection of Space Objects Using Bidirectional Generative Adversarial Networks', Maui, HI, presented at Advance Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, HI, 11 September 2018 - 14 September 2018

Lorrain P; Capon CJ; Boyce RR; Maldonado CA; Ketsdever AD; Brown M, 2018, 'Experimental investigation of ionospheric aerodynamics effects', in Zhang Y; Emerson DR; Lockerby D; Wu L (eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing, SCOTLAND, Univ Strathclyde, Glasgow, pp. 110003, presented at 31ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RAREFIED GAS DYNAMICS: RGD31, SCOTLAND, Univ Strathclyde, Glasgow, 23 July 2018 - 27 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5119613

van Staden P; Brown ML; Boyce RR, 2018, 'Boundary layer transition in a 500 mm long circular duct at a mach 8 flight condition', in 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5320

Abay R; Melrose Brown ; Russell Boyce ; Adil Gursel Karacor , 2017, 'Open Source Collision Avoidance Maneuver Planning Tool', Adelaide, Australia, presented at 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Adelaide, Australia, 25-29 September 2017, Adelaide, Australia, 25 September 2017 - 29 November 2017

Smith B; Boyce R; Brown M, 2017, 'Fast Aerodynamic Establishment of a Constellation of CubeSats', in 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Milan, Italy, presented at 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Milan, Italy, 03 July 2017 - 06 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.13009/EUCASS2017-289

Griffin D; Lingard D; Young M; Brown M; Lambert A; Boyce R, 2017, 'DST group and UNSW Canberra buccaneer programme', in Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, pp. 5797 - 5800

Barraclough S; Griffin D; Benson C; Lambert A; DImitrijevic I; Ramana A; Vennik J; Brown M; Tuttle S; Sheard B; Boyce R; Wade P; May D, 2017, 'RAAF - M1: UNSW Canberra - Royal Australian air force space situational awareness and ISR pathfinder mission', in Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, pp. 5986 - 5994

Prakash R; Gai SL; O'Byrne S; Brown M, 2016, 'DSMC computations of hypersonic flow separation and re-attachment in the transition to continuum regime', in AIP Conference Proceedings, Brisbane, Australia, presented at APPC-AIP 2016: Joint 13th Asia Pacific Physics Conference and 22nd Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 04 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967562

Brown M; Mehta PM; Minisci E; Vasile M; Walker AC, 2015, 'Sensitivity Analysis towards Probabilistic Re-Entry Modeling of Spacecraft and Space Debris', AIAA, Dallas, presented at AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Dallas, 22 June 2015 - 26 June 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2015-3098

Mehta PM; Minisci E; Vasile M; Walker AC; Brown M, 2015, 'An Open-Source Hypersonic Aerodynamic and Aerothermodynamic Modeling Tool', in 8th European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles, Lisbon, Portugal, presented at 8th European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles, Lisbon, Portugal, 02 March 2015 - 05 March 2015, http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/52834

Oberg D; Boyce R; Brown L; Itoh K; Komuro T, 2014, 'Ground based testing and numerical studies of a large axisymmetric scramjet engine in the HIEST test facility', in ISSW29: 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Springer, Springer

Boyce R; Brown M; itoh K; oberg D, 2013, 'The Combustion Scaling Behaviour of Inlet-Fuelled Shock-Induced Combustion Scramjets', in Challenges in Technology Innovation: Global Collaboration, Busan, Korea, pp. 1558 - 1568, presented at XXI International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines (ISABE 2013), Busan, Korea, 09 September 2013 - 13 September 2013

Brown M; Boyce R, 2012, '3D Separations Within the SCRAMSPACE I Hypersonic Flight Experiment Scramjet', in 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, AIAA, Tours, France, presented at 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Tours, France, 24 September 2012 - 28 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-5890

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