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CASI ASTRO 2022 Online Content
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| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 |
Panels
CSA Directors General Panel - Space Exploration, Science & Technology, Utilisation, Astronauts, Policy | PDF Presentation Deck
David Haight - Director Economic Analysis, International and Regulatory Affairs | Eric Laliberté - Director General Space Utilisation | Isabelle Tremblay - Director Astronauts, Life Sciences and Space Medecine | Eric Vachon - Director General Space Science and Technologies
Artificial Intelligence in Space: Benefits and Clallenges | Video
Philip Ferguson (Moderator), University of Manitoba | Andrew Macdonald, Mission Control | Kelsey Doerksen, University of Oxford | Paul Grouchy, MDA
Keynotes
Department of National Defence in Space | Video Pending
Col. Catherine Marchetti, National Defence
Commissioning and First Results of JWST's FGS/NIRISS | Video Pending
Neil Rowlands, Honeywell Aerospace | René Doyon, Université de Montréal
Turnbull Lecture | Video Pending
Gilles Leclerc, Director General Space Exploration, CSA
| SESSION 1 | ||
| Tues 1 Nov | 10:15-11:45 | ||
| Technical Session 1A | Technical Session 1B | Technical Session 1C |
| Earth Observation | Space Business & Policy | Space Object Tracking 1 |
| 1A-01 | 1B-01 | 1C-01 |
| Airbus next generation spaceborne radar technologies and techniques | Global space exploration - An economic and strategic assessment of the space exploration sector | Image classification for detection of resident space objects streaks |
| Jung-Hyo Kim | Miguel Ouellette | Andrea Vallecillo Baires |
| Airbus Defence and Space | Euroconsult | York University |
| 1A-02 | 1B-02 | 1C-02 |
| Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission – Key features of the Phase 0 concept | End to end data security and provisioning for Big Data | Application of AstroPy’s PhotUtils Package for Automated Photometry |
| Geoff Burbidge | Michael Henschel | Michael Stewart |
| Airbus Defence and Space | C-CORE | Defence Research & Development Canada |
| 1A-03 | 1B-03 | 1C-03 |
| Airbus spaceborne radar heritage and future perspectives | Re-useable rocket boosters – Does it really work? | Space-based space surveillance (SBSS) payload demonstration onboard stratospheric balloons |
| Geoff Burbidge | Richard McCammon | Perushan Kunalakantha |
| Airbus Defence and Space | C6 Launch Systems | York University |
| 1A-04 | 1B-04 | |
| Low-cost IoT communication in the Arctic region: Using the SWARM satellite constellation for remote community connectivity | Intellectual property (IP) awareness for space SMEs | |
| Anastasiya Yermolenko | Oleh Tanchak | |
| University of Manitoba | Canadian Space Agency | |
| 1A-05 | ||
| Use of SkyForest SkyForestTM DTM and TanDEM-X DEM 2020 for forest canopy height estimation | ||
| Phil Green | ||
| First Resource Management Group |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| Tues 1 Nov | 14:00-15:30 | ||
| Technical Session 2A | Technical Session 2B | Technical Session 2C |
| Missions | Payloads & Sensors 1 | Space Object Tracking 2 |
| 2A-01 | 2B-01 | 2C-01 |
| Radarsat-2 system status | OA-ICOS methane spectrometer capable of characterizing methane sources in a Mars analogue environ-ment in the high Canadian Arctic | Achieving SSA through comprehensive data gathering, curation and fusion |
| Neil Gibb | Alex Innanen | Daniel Oltrogge |
| MDA | York University | COMSPOC |
| 2A-02 | 2B-02 | 2C-02 |
| A survey of international space programs incorporating mission phase exploration of the surface of celestial bodies via direct contact using manned or unmanned systems | Spaceborne global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-reflectometry soil moisture retrieval using a physics-informed neural network approach | Spacecraft resident space object close-loop tracking |
| Marc Alexander | Narin Gavilikilane | Warren Soh |
| National Research Council Canada | York University | York University |
| 2A-03 | 2B-03 | 2C-03 |
| WildFireSat: The Canadian operational mission | CSA CubeSat Initiative: QMSat’s 2U Satellite Payload Deployment System | Assessing resident space objects (RSO) stability using light curves |
| Denis Dufour | Samuel Quenneville | Randa Qashoa |
| Canadian Space Agency | Université de Sherbrooke | York University |
| 2A-04 | 2B-04 | 2C-04 |
| The RADARSAT Constellation Mission | CSA CubeSat Initiative: QMSat in space demonstration of quantum magnetometer technology | Improving satellite streak detection methods for astrometric image processing in Python |
| Daniel De Lisle | Samuel Quenneville | Shane Ryall |
| Canadian Space Agency | Université de Sherbrooke | Defence Research & Development Canada |
| 2A-05 | ||
| The mission portfolio of CSA’s Sun-Earth System Sciences Program | ||
| Helena van Mierlo | ||
| Canadian Space Agency |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| Wed 2 Nov | 10:15-11:45 | ||
| Technical Session 3A | Technical Session 3B | Technical Session 3C |
| Satellite Operations | In Situ Resource Utilisation 1 | Rover Technologies 1 |
| 3A-01 | 3B-01 | 3C-01 |
| An artificial intelligence framework for space operations data and model management | Investigation of metal extraction from lunar regolith | Parabolic flights with a single-wheel testbed to study rover wheel-soil interactions in lunar gravity and LMS-1 |
| Michele Faragalli | Anqi Wang | George Butt |
| Mission Control Space Services | University of Waterloo | Concordia University |
| 3A-02 | 3B-02 | 3C-02 |
| Evolution of the RADARSAT-2 ordering and planning systems | Space resources: A bold vision & generational opportunity for Canada | A.S.T.R.E.L.A.B. (Applications of Single-wheel Testbed for Rover Exploration with a Linear Actuator Box) |
| Logan Pryor | Richard Boudreault | Matthew Nutbean |
| MDA | Canadian Space Mining Corporation | University of Manitoba |
| 3A-03 | 3B-03 | 3C-03 |
| The NEOSSat Constraint Checker (NCC): Maximizing imaging opportunities while maintaining the health and safety of the spacecraft | The purpose for in-situ resources utilisation in lunar and planetary exploration: Can we afford not to include geophysics sensors anymore? | Thermal and vibrational analyses of a composite sandwich structure for a lunar rover |
| Matthew Bourassa | Richard Boudreault | David Lessard |
| Calian Advanced Technologies | Canadian Space Mining Corporation | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| 3A-04 | 3B-04 | 3C-04 |
| The design and integration of SpudNik-1: A 2U CubeSat for precision agriculture in Prince Edward Island | Mining and Metallurgical operations for the extraction of Oxygen and Metals on the Moon | Damping optimization for a 3D printed thermoplastic lunar rover structure |
| Grant McSorley | Richard Boudreault | Adam McKenzie |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Canadian Space Mining Corporation | Queen's University |
| 3A-05 | 3C-05 | |
| Development of a ground station for communication with the SpudNik-1 imaging CubeSat | Novel attachment system for lunar rovers to their launch vehicles | |
| Travis Speelman | Feng Yang Chen | |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Canadian Space Agency |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| Wed 2 Nov | 14:00-15:30 | ||
| Technical Session 4A | Technical Session 4B | Technical Session 4C |
| Payloads & Sensors 2 | Assembly, Integration & Test | Rover Technologies 2 |
| 4A-01 | 4B-01 | 4C-01 |
| Stratospheric balloon demonstration of the AOM mission imaging spectrometer | The keys to efficient and accurate random base excitation simulation | Thermal sizing of a lunar rover using Simcenter 3d |
| Frédéric Grandmont | Philippe Tremblay | Ryan Majkut |
| ABB | MAYA Heat Transfer Technologies | MAYA Heat Transfer Technologies |
| 4A-02 | 4B-02 | 4C-02 |
| Development and performance evaluation of a high-resolution imaging system for a 2U CubeSat satellite | Investigation of force limited vibration using Quicksat satellite and four test items | 3D Printing of a lightweight sandwich panel for a lunar rover’s frame |
| Nicholas Krouglicof | Yvan Soucy | Olivier Duchesne |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Canadian Space Agency | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| 4A-03 | 4B-03 | 4C-03 |
| MAGE: The science case for high frequency methane measurements on the surface of Mars | Analysis of mission profiles of microgravity flight sciences research aircraft | Developing an affordable, mechanically similar Martian regolith simulant |
| John Moores | Marc Alexander | Josephine Zhao |
| York University | National Research Council Canada | University of Manitoba |
| 4A-04 | 4B-04 | 4C-04 |
| A precision calibration transponder for the Biomass Mission | Usage of piezoelectric (PE) technology and multicomponent force measurement on rocket testing | Slanted-Grouser wheels for low mass skid-steer lunar rovers |
| Michael Henschel | Bill Zwolinski | Krzysztof Skonieczny |
| C-Core | Kistler Instrument Corp. | Concordia University |
| SESSION 5 | ||
| Wed 2 Nov | 15:45-17:15 | ||
| Technical Session 5A | Technical Session 5B | Technical Session 5C |
| Payloads & Sensors 3 | Guidance, Navigation & Control 1 | Advanced Manufacturing |
| 5A-01 | 5B-01 | 5C-01 |
| Design and characterization of a global navigation satellite system-reflectometry (GNSS-R) UAV-based payload for soil moisture monitoring | Development and testing of a low-cost GPS RFI emulation system | 3D Printed BIU satellite antenna |
| Sogand Talebi | Kenneth Johnston | Alpha D.S. Ross |
| York University | KTEQ GEOSPACE | MDA |
| 5A-02 | 5B-02 | 5C-02 |
| MAPLE, a simple optical meteorological station for mars | Effect of different collision avoidance constraints on optimal ∆v requirement | OneWeb heat pipes: A success story: Industrializing heat pipes production for constellations & NewSpace markets |
| Charissa Campbell | Shrouti Dutta | Mathieu Lecleir |
| York University | McGill University | Euro Heat Pipes S.A. |
| 5A-03 | 5B-03 | 5C-03 |
| The Canadian technology behind NASA’s Roman Telescope exo-planet camera | Multi-constellation and multi-frequency GNSS signal acquisition algorithm for real-time FPGA implementation for soil moisture monitoring payload | Irradiation effects on boron nitride nanotubes and related polymer nanocomposites |
| Frédéric Grandmont | Shamil Samigulin | Benham Ashrafi |
| ABB | York University | NRC |
| 5C-04 | ||
| Liquid-solid interface and penetration of organic resin binder and iron alloy powder for the use of binder jetting additive manufacturing in microgravity | ||
| Kinston Wong | ||
| University of Alberta | ||
| 5C-05 | ||
| Toward mobile 3D printing of lunar regolith through simultaneous localization and additive manufacturing | ||
| Mohammad Azami | ||
| Concordia University |
| SESSION 6 | ||
| Thurs 3 Nov | 10:15-11:45 | ||
| Technical Session 6A | Technical Session 6B | |
| Satellite Technology Development | Guidance, Navigation & Control 2 | |
| 6A-01 | 6B-01 | |
| Neural network based star identification using a dual-purpose star tracker | Detecting geostationary satellite docking maneuvers using photometric light curves | |
| Gabriel Chianelli | Jack Wawrow | |
| York University | York University | |
| 6A-02 | 6B-02 | |
| Single event performance of radiation hardened flip-flops at 22-nm FDSOI technology node | Design of a vectored electrospray thruster for nanosatellites | |
| Chen Li | Ivan Savytskyy | |
| University of Saskatchewan | Royal Military College | |
| 6A-03 | 6B-03 | |
| Developing a new metric for the MMOD bumper performance | Advanced global navigation satellite system signal acquisition for GNSS-reflectometry receiver design | |
| Majid Fazlollahi | John Bagshaw | |
| University of Manitoba | York University | |
| 6A-04 | 6B-04 | |
| Numerical modelling of the hypervelocity impact on sandwich panel with corrugated core | Experimental characterization of a cylindrical 10mm Hall thruster using krypton | |
| Tanvir Howlader | Felix Chan-Ying | |
| University of Manitoba | Royal Military College |