Pre-Conference Workshop Session 1: Advanced Concepts 1

Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking for Small Satellite Laser Communications

Peter Grenfell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexa Aguilar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kerri Cahoy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Long, Lincoln Laboratory

8:45 AM

High Data Rate Inter-Satellite Omnidirectional Optical Communicator

Jose Velazco, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ozdal Boyraz, University of California, Irvine

9:00 AM

NASA Centers and Universities Collaborate in Annual Smallsat Technology Partnerships

Jim Cockrell, NASA Ames Research Center
Elwood Agasid, NASA Ames Research Center
Roger Hunter, NASA Ames Research Center
Christopher Baker, NASA Headquarters

9:15 AM

Development and Evaluation of the 1/30U Small-Sized 3 Axis Attitude Control Module, and its Application for the JEM Internal Ball Camera Robot

Shuhei Shigeto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Shinji Mitani, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Nobutaka Tanishima, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Masayuki Goto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

9:30 AM

Variable Shape Attitude Control Demonstration with Microsat "Hibari"

Kenichi Sasaki, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yuhei Kikuya, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sho Koizumi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yuto Masuda, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yusuke Shintani, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tsubasa Tsunemitsu, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takashi Furuya, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yohei Iwasaki, Tokyo Institute of Technology

9:45 AM

Single GPS Antenna Attitude Vector Pair - NEOSSat Recovery

Stuart Eagleson, Magellan Aerospace
Viqar Abbasi, Canadian Space Agency
Natasha Jackson, Canadian Space Agency
Robert Scott, Defense Research and Development Canada
Stefan Thorsteinson, Defense Research and Development Canada

12:00 AM