Long-Term Software-Defined Formation Flying and Its Application to Space MIMO Communications

Presenter Information

• Takaya Inamori, Nagoya UniversityFollow
• Keita Tanaka, Nagoya University
• Kiyoshi Kinefuchi, Nagoya University
• Shigeru Sunada, Nagoya University
• Yousuke Kawabata, Nagoya University
• Ayumu Nono, Nagoya University
• Takumi Noro, Nagoya University
• Yukihisa Otani, Nagoya University
• Norihide Miyamura, Meisei University
• Eiji Okamoto, Nagoya Institute of Technology
• Yuma Abe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Yoshimi Fujii, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Hiroyuki Tsuji, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Takuya Okura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Rei Kawashima, Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Takuto Ogawa, Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Tomoyuki Miyashita, Waseda University

Session

Advanced Technologies Research & Academia 1

Location

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Abstract

Formation flying of multiple small satellites is expected to enable novel space missions that cannot be achieved by a single satellite. Small sized satellites are strongly affected by environmental disturbances and have strict constraints on mass, volume, and power. This study focuses on characteristics that become prominent as satellites are miniaturized, such as the increased influence of space environment and enhanced interactions among onboard components. By utilizing these effects, the research aims to realize propellant-less, software-defined formation flying. The proposed technologies are applied to space MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communications, in which communication capacity is improved by controlling the relative positions of satellites. Reconfigurable formations enable communication capacity to be optimized according to the distribution of ground devices, contributing to efficient frequency use.

Document Type

Event