Program

IWSCFF 2010 Program Schedule

6th International Workshop on Satellite Constellation and Formation Flying
(IWSCFF 2010)
14F VIP Room
Howard International House, Taipei, Taiwan
November 1~3 (Monday~Wednesday), 2010
http://iwscff2010.nspo.org.tw


Time
Sunday
10/31
Monday
11/1
Tuesday
11/2
8:30~9:00
  Registration Registration Registration
9:00~10:20
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Lectures Session 4
(Mission Analysis & Design I)
Session 8
(Services & Operations)
10:20~10:40
Break Break Break
10:40~12:00
Session 1
(FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Constellation and Follow-on Mission)
Session 5
(Mission Analysis & Design II)
Session 9
(Mission Analysis & Design III)
12:00~13:00
Lunch Lunch Farewell Lunch
13:00~15:00
Session 2
(Simulation & Optimization I)
Session 6
(Simulation & Optimization II)
Technical Tour and Sightseeing Tour
15:00~15:20
Break Break
15:20~17:20
Session 3
(Deployment, Maintenance, and Lessons Learnt from Past Missions)
Session 7
(PRISMA Formation Flying)
17:20~17:40
Break Break
17:40~18:40
Round Table I Round Table II
18:40~19:00
Registration and Light Refreshments Break    
19:00~21:00
Banquet and Culture Night

IWSCFF 2010 Technical Program

Monday 11/1
9:00~10:20 Monday 11/1
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Lectures
Time
Topics
9:00~9:10
Opening Remarks
Dr. Lou-Chuan Lee, Minister of National Science Council (NSC)
9:10~9:20
Address by International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
From Toulouse to Taipei: 13 Years of Astrodynamics Workshops Achievements
Dr. Erick Lansard, Thales, France
Chairman of IAF Astrodynamics Committee
9:20~9:50
Keynote Lecture
Constellations and Swarms of Satellites Flying in Formation: The Future New Paradigm in Space Systems
Dr. Alain Dupas, Space Policy Consultant, France
9:50~10:20
Keynote Lecture
Taiwan’s Space Programs - Now and Beyond
Dr. Guey-Shin Chang, National Space Organization (NSPO)

10:40~12:00 Monday 11/1
Session 1: FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Constellation and Follow-on Mission
Chairs: Dr. J. P. Berthias, CNES, France
           Dr. Shao-Shing Chen, National Space Organization (NSPO)
Paper No
Topics
I-1
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 Overview
Mr. Peter A. Wilczynski
NOAA, USA
Guey-Shin Chang
NSPO, Taiwan
Kendra Cook
C2International, USA
Chung-Huei Chu
NSPO, Taiwan
1-1
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Mission Results and Lessons Learned from Four Years in Orbit and its Follow-on Mission
Dr. Chen-Joe Fong
NSPO, Taiwan
1-2
Performance Enhancement of FORMOSAT-3 Follow-On Using Formation Flying
Jeng-Shing Chern
China University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
An-Ming Wu
National Space Organization (NSPO), Taiwan
1-3
Constellation Analysis of FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 Program
Chung-Huei Chu
NSPO, Taiwan
Kendra Cook
C2International, USA
Bill Schriener
UCAR, USA
Feng-Tai Hwang
NSPO, Taiwan
1-4
Optimization of Payload Data Latency of A Low Inclination Constellation
Mr. EddyYang, Alber tShiau, Rick Lin, Chris Ku
NSPO, Taiwan

13:00~15:00 Monday 11/1
Session 2: Simulation & Optimization I
Chairs: Mr. J. Draim, Consultant, USA
           Prof. Y. C. Chao, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Paper No
Topics
2-1
ROBUST ALGORITHMS FOR SPACECRAFT FORMATION RECONFIGURATION
Gianmarco Radice, Tao Yang
University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK
Weihua Zhang
National University of Defense Technology, China
2-2
Orbit evolution, maintenance and disposal of SpaceChip swarms
Camilla Colombo, Charlotte Lücking, Colin McInnes
University of Strathclyde, UK
2-3
On Constellation Design of Multi-GNSS Radio Occultation Mission
Prof. Jyh-Ching Juang
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
2-4
A Laboratory Facility to test Formation Flying GNC Strategies
Prof. Michele Lavagna
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
2-5
Steady motions of a tetrahedral tethered satellite formation
Dr Anna Guerman
University of Beira Interior, Portugal
2-6
State Transition Matrix of Relative Motion for Formation Orbital Transfer with Low Thrust
Zhong-min Deng , Qiao Zhao
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

15:20~17:20 Monday 11/1
Session 3: Deployment, Maintenance, and Lessons Learnt from Past Missions
Chairs: Dr. U. Feucht, European Space Agency
           Prof. F. B. Hsiao, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Paper No
Topics
3-1
Using of Constant Low Thrust for Deployment and Maintenance of Satellite Constellation
Dr. A. Baranov
KIAM, Russia
A. Prado
INPE, Brazil
M.Ovchinnikov
KIAM, Russia
A. Baranov
BSU, Russia
3-2
Semi-Autonomous Stationkeeping of Collocated Geostationary Satellites Using Relative Orbit Control
Raoul R. Rausch, Kathleen C. Howell
Purdue University, USA
3-3
Guidance for formation flying in highly elliptic orbits
Mr. Thomas PETERS
GMV, Spain
3-4
Research on Formation Maintenance of Knowledge-based Formation Flight System
Dr. Simei Ji
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
3-5
Formation Flying Techniques for Pico-Satellites
Prof. Klaus Schilling
University of Wuerzburg, Germany
3-6
The Problems of Satellite Constellation Design for Continuous and Periodic Earth Coverage: Current Status and Perspectives (some new results)
Prof. Yury Razoumny
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia

17:40~18:40 Monday 11/1
Round Table I
Coordinators: Dr. Erick Lansard, Dr. Guey-Shin Chang, Prof. Yury Razoumny
Speakers: Brian Holz, Yves Durand, Alain Dupas
Time
Topics
17:40~18:40
Perspectives of Satellite Constellation

Tuesday 11/2
9:00~10:20 Tuesday 11/2
Session 4: Mission Analysis & Design I
Chairs: Mr. D. Folta, NASA GSFC, USA
           Prof. Z. C. Hong, Tamkang University (TKU)
Paper No
Topics
4-1
Formation Flying Reconfiguration by a Single-Input Control
I.Zaramenskikh
KIAM, Russia
M.Ovchinnikov
KIAM, Russia
Hao-Chi Chang
NSPO, Taiwan
S.Trofimov
MIPT, Russia
4-2
Formation Flying within a Constellation of Nano-Satellites: The QB50 Mission
Prof. Eberhard Gill
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
4-3
Formation Flying and Mission Design for Proba-3
Dr. Markus Landgraf
ESA, Germany
4-4
Orbital Maneuvers for Constellation of Satellites
Prof. Antonio F B A Prado
INPE, Brazil

10:40~12:00 Tuesday 11/2
Session 5: Mission Analysis & Design II
Chairs: Dr. M. Landgraf, ESA, Germany
           Ms. Vicky Chu, National Space Organization (NSPO)
Paper No
Topics
5-1
Acquirement of Pure Gravity Orbit Using Precision Formation Flying Technology
Dr. Zhaokui Wang
Tsinghua University, China
5-2
Precise Formation Flying in PROBA-3 Demonstration Mission
Mr. J.S. Llorente-Martínez
SENER, Spain
5-3
QB50, an international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research
Dr. C. O. Asma
von Karman Institute, Belgium
5-4
Formation Flying and GNC in Proba-3
Mr. Carmelo Carrascosa
GMV, Spain

13:00~15:00 Tuesday 11/2
Session 6: Simulation & Optimization II
Chairs: Prof. M. Lavagna, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
           Prof. J. C. Juang, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Paper No
Topics
6-1
Relative State Estimation and Observability for Formation Flying Satellites in the Presence of Sensor Noise
Mr. D.C. Maessen
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
6-2
Uncertainty Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Distributed Space Systems
Dr. Jian Guo
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
6-3
The design of observers for formation flying control
Prof. Drago Matko
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
6-4
Autonomous and Distributed Collision Avoidance Maneuvers for Fractionated Spacecrafts
Ms. Sreeja Nag
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
6-5
Mathematical Optimization of Satellite Constellations : Part I Simulation and Optimization
Mr. Jan Tietjen, Mr. Christof Buskens
CIM, University of Bremen, Germany
6-6
Effect of Aerodynamic Forces on the Formation Flight of Satellites
Tyler Reid, Arun K. Misra
McGill University, Canada

15:20~17:20 Tuesday 11/2
Session 7: PRISMA Formation Flying
Chairs: Dr. E. Macau, INPE, Brazil
           Prof. D. M. Ma, Tamkang University (TKU)
Paper No
Topics
7-1
The PRISMA Formation Flying Mission: Overview and Operational Experience from the Early Mission Phase
Dr. Per Bodin
Swedish Space Corporation, Sweden
7-2
SSC’s GNC Experiments within the PRISMA Formation Flying Mission
Dr. Per Bodin
Swedish Space Corporation, Sweden
7-3
Formation flying RF metrology performance: the PRISMA case
JB. Thevenet, X. Leyre , Thales Alenia Space, France
J. Harr, Th. Grelier , CNES, France
7-4
RF BASED NAVIGATION ON PRISMA : SENSOR AND ALGORITH VALIDATION, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND FIRST FLIGHT RESULTS
Dr. Michel Delpech
CNES, France
7-5
FFIORD mission: from scenarios preliminary definition to validation and onboard execution
Mr. Pierre-Yves Guidotti
CNES, France
7-6
Autonomous Formation Flying based on GPS – PRISMA Flight Results
Dr. Simone D'Amico
German Space Operations Center (GSOC), Germany

17:40~18:40 Tuesday 11/2
Round Table II
Coordinators: Dr. Markus Landgraf, Prof. Michael Ovchinnikov, Dr. Jean-Paul Berthias
Speakers: Per Bodin, An-Ming Wu, Terry Alfriend
Time
Topics
17:40~18:40
PPerspectives of Formation Flying

Wednesday 11/3
900~10:20 Wednesday 11/3
Session 8: Services & Operations
Chairs: Prof. M. Ovchinnikov, KIAM RAS, Russia
           Prof. H. C. Yeh, National Central University (NCU)
Paper No
Topics
8-1
Ground system enhancement for constellation and multi-mission operations
Mr. Eddy S. K. Yang
NSPO, Taiwan
8-2
Possibilities of utilization of the rocket carrier "Soyuz" third stage for piggy back launching of low-altitude microsatellite constellation
Prof. Igor Belokonov
Samara State Aerospace University, Russia
8-3
PICOSATELLITES FORMATION FLYING FOR SPACE DEBRIS OBSERVATION
Chantal Cappelletti, Fabrizio Paolillo, Luigi Ridolfi, Francesco Guarducci, Simone Battistini, Paolo Teofilatto, Filippo Graziani
“Sapienza” University of Roma, Italy
8-4
Design of Microsatellites Constellation for Communications
Der-Mina Ma, Zuu-Chang Hong, Bo-Jyung Chang
Tamkang University, Taiwan

10:40~12:00 Wednesday 11/3
Session 9: Mission Analysis & Design III
Chairs: Prof. G. Radice, University of Glasgow, UK
           Mr. Nick Yen, National Space Organization (NSPO)
Paper No
Topics
9-1
Daily-Repeat Stereo Monitoring from Formation Flying
Dr. An-Ming Wu
National Space Organization, Taiwan
9-2
Tetrahedron Formation Design For Satellites in High Eccentricity Orbits
Srinivas R. Vadali, Christopher Roscoe, Kyle T. Alfriend
Texas A&M University, USA
9-3
Design and application of inter-satellite link in weather observation constellation
Zuu-Chang Hong
Tamkang University, Taiwan
Jeng-Shing Chern
China University of Science and Technology
Tsai-Lun Chien
Tamkang University, Taiwan
Tzu-You Chen
Tamkang University, Taiwan
9-4
Long-distance, drag-free, low-thrust, LEO formation control for Earth gravity monitoring
Prof. Enrico Canuto
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy

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