Technical programme
IAC-08 — 59th International Astronautical Congress
C1. ASTRODYNAMICS SYMPOSIUM
This Symposium addresses advances in orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics, guidance, navigation, control operations and robotics in space.
- Coordinator
Arun Misra
Mc Gill Institute for Aerospace Engineering (MIAE) — CanadaErick Lansard
Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) — Singapore, Republic of
C1.1. Multibody Dynamics
The session will cover topics in dynamic simulations and controls of multiple rigid and flexible bodies including tethered systems space robots.
- Chairman
Elbert E.N. Macau
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) — BrazilYasuhiro Morita
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan
- Rapporteur
Andre Mazzoleni
North Carolina State University — United States
C1.2. Optimization
Optimization of trajectories including launch, orbital transfer, rendez-vous, atmospheric reentry, manoeuvring and station keeping will be covered in this session.
- Chairman
David C. Folta
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center — United StatesMauricio Moshe Guelman
Asher Space Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. — Israel
C1.3. Orbital Dynamics
All aspects of satellite orbital dynamics under perturbing, and control forces including all phases of the mission will be covered in this session.
- Chairman
Jeng-Shing (Rock) Chern
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) — CanadaRobert G. Melton
Pennsylvania State University — United States
- Rapporteur
Colin R. McInnes
University of Glasgow — United Kingdom
C1.4. Mission Operations
Discussed in this session will be all aspects of design, implementation and control of single or multi satellite systems, taking into account optimisation and autonomy of on-board and ground operations as well as the emerging technologies.
- Chairman
Thérèse Donath
Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) — FranceVeniamin V. Malyshev
Moscow Aviation Institute — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Ming Li
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) — China
C1.5. Guidance and Control
Studies and Applications related to guidance and control of spacecrafts and rockets, including rendez-vous and docking.
- Chairman
Werner Enderle
Engineers Australia — AustraliaJunichiro Kawaguchi
Australian National University (ANU) — Australia
- Rapporteur
Brij Agrawal
Naval Postgraduate School — United States
C1.6. Mission and Constellation Design
This session deals with mission, constellation and formation flying with emphasis on studies and experiences related to current and future projects while taking into account mission constraints and implementation problems.
- Chairman
Miguel Bello Mora
Deimos Space S.L. — SpainPaolo Teofilatto
Sapienza University of Rome — Italy
- Rapporteur
Gerard Gomez
University of Barcelona — Spain
C1.7. Attitude Dynamics, Modelling and Determination
This session deals with all aspects of spacecraft attitude, modelling, simulation of large flexible spacecraft and attitude stabilization.
- Chairman
Uwe Feucht
European Space Agency (ESA) — GermanyColin R. McInnes
University of Glasgow — United Kingdom
C1.8. Attitude Control, Sensors and Actuators
This session deals with developments in the field of attitude sensors and actuators, robust control, adaptive control, identification and stabilization of flexible systems including design, validation, simulation, and experiments.
- Chairman
Amalia Ercoli Finzi
Politecnico di Milano — ItalyMikhail Ovchinnikov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS — Russian Federation