Jun 2009, PhD, Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jun 2004, BE, Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jun 2025-present, Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Aug 2022-Jun 2025, Tenured Associate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jun 2016-Aug 2022, Tenure-Track Associate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Dec 2014-Jun 2016, Associate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jun 2011-Dec 2014, Assistant Researcher, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jul 2009-Jun 2011, Postdoctor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University

Jan 2016-present, Associate Editor and Member of the First Editorial Committee of Astrodynamics

Nov 2024-present, Associate Editor of Aerospace

Feb 2021-Nov 2024, Editorial Board Member of Aerospace

Jan 2021-present, Young Editor of Journal of Dynamics and Control (in Chinese)

Oct 2018-Oct 2021, Guest Editor of Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology) (in Chinese)

Dec 2018-present, Member of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Dec 2015-present, Lifetime Senior Member of AIAA

Astrodynamics; Orbital design and trajectory optimization for space exploration; Dynamics and control of spacecraft formation flying; Modeling and simulation of high precision near-Earth orbit propagation

Since joined the School of Aerospace Engineering at Tsinghua University as a faculty member in 2011, Dr. Jiang has been focusing on the study of low-thrust trajectory optimization in space exploration with the propulsions such as electric propulsion, solar sail, etc. This basic research for application belongs to astrodynamics and is involved deeply in orbital dynamics, optimal control, and parameter optimization. In fact, he has gone into this research area since the end of his PhD study and begun to concentrate on it when he was a postdoctoral researcher in July 2009. He and his cooperators have proposed and developed a suit of innovative techniques and ideas to solve the difficulties in low-thrust trajectory optimization such as strong nonlinearity, numerical sensitivity, and guess of the initial costates without physical meaning, thus significantly improving the optimization efficiency, robustness, and accuracy. He developed the homotopic trajectory optimization method by combining the presented analytical methods and neural networks. An adaptive dynamical continuation method has been developed to solve the low-energy orbital design and control problem in the multi-body gravitational field. A global hierarchical optimization method integrating data-driven and intelligent search was proposed to solve the global optimization problem of multi targets. The cooperators mainly consist of graduate students belonging to their Astrodynamics Laboratory and supervised fully or partly by him, and include his postdoctoral researchers. These contributions were published in peer-reviewed journals. While studying trajectory optimization, at first as a key student member and later as an advisor, he has taken part in the Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC) since the third one in 2007 and won the winner in 2021, the second-runner up in 2010, the runner-up in 2015, and the runner-up in 2019. He led the graduate students to hold the 12th GTOC. Besides, he has been involved in several Chinese space engineering projects such as the rendezvous mission of Shenzhou series spacecraft with Tiangong-1 space station and the imaging path programming of remote sensing satellites Gaofen-4 and Gaofen Duomo.

2025, First Prize of 2025 Natural Science Award of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

2025, academic advisor of the First Prize of the 6th Undergraduate Thesis for Aerospace Majors of Chinese Colleges and Universities

2024, academic advisor of the Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award of Tsinghua University

2023, Outstanding Contributor to Chinese Trajectory Optimization Competition (individual)

2023, academic advisor of the Outstanding Award of the 4th Undergraduate Thesis for Aerospace Majors of Chinese Colleges and Universities

2023, academic advisor of the 2023 Outstanding Award of Student Research Training Projects of Tsinghua University

2022, 2021 Teaching Excellence Award of Tsinghua University (individual)

2021, Winner of the 11th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (second team advisor)

2021, academic advisor of the Outstanding Award of the 2nd Undergraduate Thesis for Aerospace Majors of Chinese Colleges and Universities

2020, National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scholars (the project: Low-thrust trajectory optimization for space exploration)

2019, Runner-up of the 10th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (team advisor)

2018, First Prize of Technical Invention in Shanghai of China

2017, First Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress of China

2015, Runner-up of the 8th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (team advisor)

2010, Second-Runner up of the 5th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (key team member)

2010, Winner of the 2nd Chinese Trajectory Optimization Competition (key team member)

2009, Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Students of Tsinghua University (individual)

2009, Award for Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation of Tsinghua University (individual)

Liu ZH, Jiang Fanghua. Design of two-impulse soft-landing trajectories from unstable periodic orbits around an irregular asteroid by gravity model continuation[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2025, 61(2): 5402-5415.

Xie X, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Insertion error correction and configuration maintenance optimization for geocentric gravitational wave detectors[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2025, 231: 15-24.

Zhang Z, Zhang N, Guo X, Wu D, Xie X, Yang J, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX. Sustainable Asteroid Mining: On the design of GTOC12 problem and summary of results[J]. Astrodynamics, 2025, 9(1): 3-17.

Guo X, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua. Upper bound analysis of smoothing parameter in the smoothing method for minimum-fuel low-thrust trajectory optimization[J]. SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 2025, 55(2): 224506. (in Chinese)

Jiang XY, Xue FF, Jiang Fanghua, Shi P, Gong SP. An adaptive improved PD controller for rigid-elastic coupled launch vehicles[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2024, online. (in Chinese)

Xie X, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Low frequency hierarchical cooperative impulse control for gravitational wave detector formation keeping[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2024, 47(6): 1167-1181.

Zhang Z, Zhang N, Chen ZR, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX, Li JF. Global trajectory optimization of multispacecraft successive rendezvous using multitree search[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2024, 47(3): 503-517.

Li Z, Wu D, Li HN, Jiang Fanghua. Minimum-time low-thrust geocentric transfer with longitude estimation and costate prediction[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2024, 47(1): 175-186.

Guo X, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua. Multiphase homotopic approaches for best solution to low-thrust geocentric trajectories[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2024, 60(4): 3979-3992.

ŸWu D, Gou X, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX, Li JF. Progress of indirect method for continuous low-thrust trajectory optimization[J]. Journal of Astronautics, 2024, 45(7): 995-1007. (in Chinese)

Guo X, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua. Costate scaling method for Mayer-form multirendezvous trajectory optimization problem[J]. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2024, 61(3): 878-888.

Li Z, Li HN, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Perturbed low-thrust geostationary orbit transfer guidance via polynomial costate estimation[J]. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2024, 37(3): 181-193.

Zhang TX, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. A pseudoequinoctial shaping method with Fourier approximation for low-thrust trajectory optimization[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2024, 73(1): 126-142.

Wang ZW, Jiang Fanghua. Analytical optimal solution for the reachable domain of low-thrust spacecraft[J]. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2024, 61(1): 274-284.

Guo X, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua. Minimum-time rendezvous via simplified initial costate normalization and auxiliary orbital transfer[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2023, 46(8): 1627-1636.

Li Z, Li HN, Zhou H, Jiang Fanghua. Learning-based polynomial approximation of minimum-time low-thrust transfers to geostationary orbit[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2023, 59(3): 2388-2401.

Zhang Z, Zhang N, Guo X, Wu D, Xie X, Li JY, Yang J, Chen SY, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX, Li HY, Zheng HX, Duan XW. GTOC 11: Results from Tsinghua University and Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2023, 202: 819-828.

Yang J, Zhang Z, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Low-energy transfer design of heliocentric formation using lunar swingby on the example of LISA[J]. Aerospace, 2023, 10(1): 18.

Xie X, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Design and optimization of stable initial heliocentric formation on the example of LISA[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2023, 71(1): 420-438.

Wu D, Guo X, Jiang Fanghua, BaoyinHX. Atlas of optimal low-thrust rephasing solutions in circular orbit[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2023, 46(5): 856-870.

Wang ZW, Cheng L, Jiang Fanghua. Approximations for secular variation maxima of classical orbital elements under low thrust[J]. Mathematics, 2023, 11(3): 744.

Guo X, Ren D, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua. DNN estimation of low-thrust transfer time: Focusing on fast transfers in multi-asteroid rendezvous missions[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2023, 204: 518-530.

Zhang HJ, Ren D, Jiang Fanghua. A beam search-based channel allocation method for interference mitigation of NGSO satellites with multi-beam antennas[J]. Aerospace, 2022, 9(4): 177.

Wu D, Zhang TX, Zhong Y, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Analytical shaping method for low-thrust rendezvous trajectory using cubic spline functions[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2022, 193: 511-520.

Wu D, Cheng L, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Analytical costate estimation by a reference trajectory-based least-squares method[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2022, 45(8): 1529-1537.

Li QQ, Tao YM, Jiang Fanghua. Orbital stability and invariant manifolds on distant retrograde orbits around Ganymede and nearby higher-period orbits[J]. Aerospace, 2022, 9(8): 454.

Zhang TX, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua, Zhou H. A new 3D shaping method for low-thrust trajectories between non-intersect orbits[J]. Aerospace, 2021, 8(11): 315.

Wu D, Wang W, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Minimum-time low-thrust many-revolution geocentric trajectories with analytical costates initialization[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021, 119: 107146.

Wu D, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Warm start for low-thrust trajectory optimization via switched system[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2021, 44 (9): 1700-1706.

Wu D, Cheng L, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Rapid generation of low-thrust many-revolution earth-center trajectories based on analytical state-based control[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2021, 187: 338-347.

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Adaptive neural network control of nonlinear systems with unknown dynamics[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2021, 67(3): 1114-1123.

Cheng L, Jiang Fanghua, Wang ZB, Li JF. Multiconstrained real-time entry guidance using deep neural networks[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2021, 57(1): 325-340.

Chen SY, Jiang Fanghua, Li HY, Baoyin HX. Optimization for multitarget, multispacecraft impulsive rendezvous considering J2 perturbation[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2021, 44(10): 1811-1822.

Wu D, Yan XR, Li HY, Jiang Fanghua. Integrated navigation for the approach phase of Mars probe[J]. SCIENTIA SINICA Technologica, 2020, 50(9): 1150-1159. (in Chinese)

Chi ZM, Li JF, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX. Survey of variable-specific-impulse continuous low-thrust trajectory optimization methods[J]. Flight Control & Detection, 2020, 3(4): 58-67. (in Chinese)

Cheng L, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. A review on the applications of deep learning in aircraft dynamics and control[J]. Mechanics in Engineering, 2020, 42(3): 267-276. (in Chinese)

Meng YZ, Li HN, Jiang Fanghua. Polynomial-based method for determining coast-terminating zero of fuel-optimal time-fixed trajectory[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2020, 365(1): 8.

Chi ZM, Wu D, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Optimization of variable-specific-impulse gravity-assist trajectories[J]. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2020, 57(2): 291-299.

Chi ZM, Jiang Fanghua, Tang G. Optimization of variable-specific-impulse gravity-assist trajectories via optimality-preserving transformation[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020, 101: 105828.

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Song Y, Jiang Fanghua. Real-time optimal control for irregular asteroid landings using deep neural networks[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2020, 170: 66-79.

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Fast generation of optimal asteroid landing trajectories using deep neural networks[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2020, 56(4): 2642-2655.

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. An identifier-actor-optimizer policy learning architecture for optimal control of continuous-time nonlinear systems[J]. Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy, 2020, 63(6): 264511.

Cheng L, Li HN, Wang ZW, Jiang Fanghua. Fast solution continuation of time-optimal asteroid landing trajectories using deep neural networks[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2020, 167: 63-72.

Yu LZ, Jiang Fanghua, Jiang Y, Xi JJ. Design of agile satellite’s active scanning imaging mode on general track[J]. Spacecraft Engineering, 2019, 28(1): 27-34. (in Chinese)

Jiang W, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Analytical correction for a linear model of inter-satellite collision probabilities[J]. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science & Technology), 2019, 59(9): 705-711. (in Chinese)

Cheng L, Zhang QZ, Jiang Fanghua. Multi-constraint compound reentry guidance based on onboard model identification[J]. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science & Technology), 2019, 59(9): 712-719. (in Chinese)

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Jiang Fanghua. Real-time control for fuel-optimal Moon landing based on an interactive deep reinforcement learning algorithm[J]. Astrodynamics, 2019, 3(4): 375-386.

Cheng L, Wang ZB, Jiang Fanghua, Zhou CY. Real-time optimal control for spacecraft orbit transfer via multiscale deep neural networks[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2019, 55(5): 2436-2450.

Yang HW, Tang G, Jiang Fanghua. Optimization of observing sequence based on nominal trajectories of symmetric observing configuration[J]. Astrodynamics, 2018, 2(1): 25-37.

Ni YS, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Mathematical Methods of Astrodynamics[M]. Beijing, China Astronautic Publishing House, 2018. (in Chinese, translated from RH Battin’s An Introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics, Revised Edition)

Wu D, Song Y, Chi ZM, E ZB, Sun H, Baoyin HX, Jiang Fanghua. Problem A of the 9th China trajectory optimization competition: Results found at Tsinghua University[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2018, 150: 204-212.

Tang G, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Fuel-optimal low-thrust trajectory optimization using indirect method and successive convex programming[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2018, 54(4): 2053-2066.

Li HY, Li JY, Jiang Fanghua. Dynamics and control for contactless interaction between spacecraft and tumbling debris[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2018, 61(1): 154-166.

Jiang W, Li JF, Jiang Fanghua, Bernelli-Zazzera F. A simple method to design non-collision relative orbits for close spacecraft formation flying[J]. Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy, 2018, 61(5): 054511.

Chi ZM, Li HY, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Power-limited low-thrust trajectory optimization with operation point detection[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2018, 363(6): 122.

Li SH, Jiang Fanghua. Existence and stability analysis on circular motion of pendulums with uniformly rotating pivots[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2018, 39(2): 183-198. (in Chinese)

Ma PB, Wang TS, Jiang Fanghua, Mu JS, Baoyin HX. Autonomous navigation of Mars probes by single X-ray pulsar measurement and optical data of viewing Martian moons[J]. Journal of Navigation, 2017, 70(1): 18-32.

Jiang Fanghua, Tang G, Li JF. Improving low-thrust trajectory optimization by adjoint estimation with shape-based path[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2017, 40(12): 3280-3287.

Tang G, Jiang Fanghua. Capture of near-Earth objects with low-thrust propulsion and invariant manifolds[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2016, 361(1): 10.

Jiang Fanghua, Tang G. Systematic low-thrust trajectory optimization for a multi-rendezvous mission using adjoint scaling[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2016, 361(4): 117.

Yu J, Xi JJ, Yu LJ, Jiang Fanghua. Study of one-orbit multi-stripes splicing imaging for agile satellite[J]. Spacecraft Engineering, 2015(2): 27-34. (in Chinese)

Zeng XY, Gong SP, Li JF, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX. Hovering flight over elongated asteroids by using solar sails[J]. Journal of Deep Space Exploration. 2015, 2(1): 48-52. (in Chinese)

Zeng XY, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX. Study on the connection between the rotating mass dipole and natural elongated bodies[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2015, 356(1): 29-42.

Zeng XY, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Asteroid body-fixed hovering using nonideal solar sails[J]. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015, 15(4): 597-607.

Wu ZG, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Extension of frozen orbits and Sun-synchronous orbits around terrestrial planets using continuous low-thrust propulsion[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2015, 360(1): 12.

Tang G, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Low-thrust trajectory optimization of asteroid sample return mission with multiple revolutions and moon gravity assists[J]. Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy, 2015, 58(11): 114501.

Ma PB, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX. Autonomous navigation of Mars probes by combining optical data of viewing Martian moons and SST data[J]. Journal of Navigation, 2015, 68(6): 1019-1040.

Li JY, Gong SP, Baoyin HX, Jiang Fanghua. Lunar orbit insertion targeting from the two-segment lunar free-return trajectories[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2015, 55(4): 1051-1060.

Gong SP, Li JF, Jiang Fanghua. Interplanetary trajectory design for a hybrid propulsion system[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2015, 45: 104-113.

Li JF, Baoyin HX, Jiang Fanghua. Dynamics and Control of Interplanetary Flight[M]. Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, 2014. (in Chinese)

Wu ZG, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Artificial Martian frozen orbits and Sun-Synchronous orbits using continuous low-thrust control[J]. Astrophysics and Space Science, 2014, 352(2): 503-514.

He J, Gong SP, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Time-optimal rendezvous transfer trajectory for restricted cone-angle range solar sails[J]. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2014, 30(5): 628-635.

Guo TD, Li JF, Baoyin HX, Jiang Fanghua. Pseudospectral methods for trajectory optimization with interior point constraints: verification and applications[J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2013, 49(3): 2005-2017.

Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX, Li JF. Practical techniques for low-thrust trajectory optimization with homotopic approach[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2012, 35(1): 245-258.

Guo TD, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF. Homotopic approach and pseudospectral method applied jointly to low thrust trajectory optimization[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2012, 71: 38-50.

Li JF, Jiang Fanghua. Survey of Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Methods for Deep Space Exploration [J]. Mechanics in Engineering, 2011, 33(3): 1-6. (in Chinese)

Jiang Fanghua, Chen Y, Liu YC, Baoyin HX, Li JF. The method of Tsinghua University in the 2010 5th Global Trajectory Optimization Competition [J]. Mechanics in Engineering, 2011, 33(3): 103-105. (in Chinese)

Guo TD, Jiang Fanghua, Baoyin HX, Li JF. Fuel optimal low thrust rendezvous with outer planets via gravity assist[J]. Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy, 2011, 54(4): 756-769.

Xue D, Li JF, Jiang Fanghua. Reachable domain of a satellite with a coplanar impulse applied [J]. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2010, 42(02): 337-342. (in Chinese)

Xue D, Li JF, Baoyin HX, Jiang Fanghua. Reachable domain for spacecraft with a single impulse[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2010, 33(3): 934-942.

Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX. Effect of gravitational perturbations on satellite orbit via different astronomy standards[J]. Aerospace Control and Application, 2009(02): 38-41. (in Chinese)

Zhu KJ, Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX. Trajectory optimization of multi-asteroids exploration with low thrust[J]. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 2009, 52(175): 47-54.

Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX, Gao YF. Two-point boundary value problem solutions to spacecraft formation flying[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2009, 32(6): 1827-1837.

Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX, Gao YF. Study on relative orbit geometry of spacecraft formations in elliptical reference orbits[J]. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, 2008, 31(1): 123-134.

Jiang Fanghua, Li JF, Baoyin HX. Approximate analysis for relative motion of satellite formation flying in elliptical orbits[J]. Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy, 2007, 98(1): 31-66.