Technical Session IX: Attitude Determination & Control

The Magnetic Attitude Control of ABRIXAS

Hans Komgsmann, University of Bremen
Matthias Wiegand, University of Bremen
Oliver Matthews, University of Bremen

10:00 AM

Control Systems for the Mars Pathfinder Mission

Dankai Liu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Steve Franklin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

10:15 AM

The Attitude Control System Design for the Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite

Charles Clagett, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Thomas Correll, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael Fennell, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Frederick Niles, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Victoriano Untalan III, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Roger Chen, K&D Research
Walter Daniel, CTA Special Payloads

10:30 AM

The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite Attitude Control Software Design

Mark Anderson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Miriam Wennersten, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Joseph Bonnett, Hughes STX
Adrian Hill, Hughes STX

10:45 AM

The Attitude Control System Design for the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Mission

Darrell Zimbelman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jonathan Wilmot, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Solomon Evangelista, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

11:00 AM

The Microwave ElectroThermal (MET) Thruster: A New Technology for Satellite Propulsion and Attitude Control

John Brandenburg, Research Support Instruments
Michael Micci, The Pennsylvania State University

11:15 AM