Technical programme
IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress
C1. ASTRODYNAMICS SYMPOSIUM
This Symposium addresses advances in orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics, guidance, navigation, control operations and robotics in space.
- Coordinator
Erick Lansard
Thales Research & Technology — FranceArun Misra
Mc Gill Institute for Aerospace Engineering (MIAE) — Canada
C1.1. 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
- Rapporteur
Nicolas Bérend
ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab — France
C1.2. Orbital Dynamics (1)
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) — CanadaGianmarco Radice
— Singapore, Republic of
- Rapporteur
Jean-Paul Berthias
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
C1.3. Mission Operations
Discussed in this session will be all the aspects of design, implementation and control of single or multi-satellite systems, taking into account optimization and autonomy of on-board and ground operations, as well as the emerging technologies, and the fulfillment of space debris mitigation guidelines existing at international level.
- Chairman
Filippo Graziani
G.A.U.S.S. Srl — ItalyEberhard Gill
Delft University of Technology — The Netherlands
- Rapporteur
Yury Razoumny
RUDN University — Russian Federation
C1.4. 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
C1.5. 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
Paolo Teofilatto
Sapienza University of Rome — ItalyGerard Gomez
University of Barcelona — Spain
- Rapporteur
Eberhard Gill
Delft University of Technology — The Netherlands
C1.6. 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) — GermanySaburo Matunaga
Tokyo Institute of Technology — Japan
C1.7. 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
Anna Guerman
Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies (C-MAST) — PortugalAlfred Ng
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
C1.8. 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) — BrazilAndre Mazzoleni
North Carolina State University — United States
C1.9. Attitude Dynamics and Control
- Chairman
Mikhail Ovchinnikov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS — Russian FederationMichèle Lavagna
Politecnico di Milano — Italy
C1.10. Orbital Dynamics (2)
- Chairman
Jean-Paul Berthias
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — FranceYury Razoumny
RUDN University — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Michèle Lavagna
Politecnico di Milano — Italy
C1.11. Optimization, Guidance and Control
- Chairman
Brij Agrawal
Naval Postgraduate School — United StatesNicolas Bérend
ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab — France