Professor and Canada Research Chair
Department: Aerospace Engineering
University: Toronto Metropolitan University
Key research areas: Spacecraft dynamics, guidance, navigation and control, space robotics
Website: sdac.blog.ryerson.ca
Contact:
E-Mail: aderuiter@ryerson.ca
Anton H.J. de Ruiter is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in the department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He received the Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2005. Between 2006 and 2008 he was a visiting research fellow at the Canadian Space Agency in Montreal, and an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University from 2009 to 2012. His current research interests are in the area of space systems, astrodynamics, space robotics and space mission design. He serves as Editor-In-Chief of the Proceedings of the IMechE, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, and as Associate Editor in the area of space systems for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. He is the primary author of the book “Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: An Introduction”, published in January 2013 by John Wiley and Sons, which is used as course and reference text at a number of universities around the world.