Dear St. Louis Section Members,
You are invited to attend the Rocky Mountain Section's Annual Technical Symposium, which brings together the regional leaders, technical experts, and academia in the aerospace and aeronautics industry. ATS is a forum to help shape the future of the industry, a place for people in all stages of their career to gather, network, and collaborate. It is a place to learn a new process, gather inspiration, and make the connection to turn that inspiration into reality. This day-long symposium is in its eighth year and will be held on Tuesday, November 19th at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Registration is open for this year's ATS. Register at aiaa-rm.tech
Student (AIAA Member) $45.00
Professional (AIAA Member) $65.00
Professional (Non-Member) $85.00
Rocky Mountain AIAA is proud to announce the sessions and presenters for this year's ATS:
Feature Presentations
Matthew Kuta Voyager Space Holdings
- CRADLE-California Research Analog for Deepspace and Lunar Environments
Hunter Singh University of Colorado, Boulder
- Airborne Drone Traffic Broadcasting and Alerting System
Rick Zelenka, CEO and Founder Drone Traffic
Session 1: Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems (ASN)
- A New Advanced Medium Accuracy Star Tracker from Ball Aerospace
- Tchilian and S. Lutgring, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
- CONFERS: The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations
Fredrick Slane, Space Infrastructure Foundation
- Colorado Boulder Earth Escape Explorer (CU-E3) student designed and built 6U CubeSat
Brodie T. Wallace –CU-E3 Project Manager University of Colorado Boulder
Session 2: Autonomous Systems (AUT)
- Improved Reliability of UAS Through Machine Learning
Austin Anderson Black Swift Technologies, LLC
- Machine Learning and Data Aggregation for UAS Data Analysis
Tim Haynie Spectrabotics, LLC
- Autonomous Planetary Landing Operations with the Vision Navigation Sensor (VNS) LIDAR.
R.R. Rohrschneider, Ball Aerospace
Session 3a: Bioastronautics (Bio)
- Space Veggies: Regenerative Life Support System, Food, and Inflammation-Fighting Micronutrients
Barbara Demmig-Adams, Christine Escobar, Jared J. Stewart, Gabrielle Glime, Cedric M. Zeller, Naiara D. Garcia, William W. Adams III
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado at Boulder
- In-situ CO2 utilization with a supported ionic liquid membrane
James Nabity, Mitchell Woolever and Christine Escobar University of Colorado, Boulder
- Benefits and Challenges in Developing a Passive Capillary Driven Growth Bed for Aquatic Plants in Microgravity
Brett Shaffer Space Lab Technologies, LLC
Session 3b: Human Spaceflight
- Smart Technology Infusion for Deep Space Exploration Habitats
T.K. Clark, A.P. Anderson, J.A. Nabity, R. Braun, N.T. Banerjee, S.P. Eshima, J.R. Kintz, A.E. Rollock, S. Zaccarine, P.K. Pischulti, D.M. Klaus University of Colorado Boulder
- Ensuring Each Breath: An Oxygen Compatible Flowmeter for the Exploration PLSS
Adam Escobar President and CEO Space Lab Technologies, LLC.
- Orion Ascent Abort 2 Flight Test
Heather McKay, Roger McNamara, Sandy Mossman, Launch Abort System, Orion Program Lockheed Martin Space
Session 4: Fluids, Structures and Materials (FSM)
- Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) Technology Demonstration Mission (TDM)
Christopher McLean Ball Aerospace
- An Analytical Optimization of Heatsink Thickness for Concentrated Heat Loads
Sean Cohen Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
- The Role of Acoustics & Vibration in the Space Industry
Dr. Indranil Dandaroy, LM Fellow, Lockheed Martin Space
- Folding Airfoil Structures through Utilization of High Strain Composites
Zachary McConnel, Roccor LLC
- Geometric Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Beams
Qi Wang Siemens Wind Energy
- Advanced Computational Techniques in the Development of the Overture. XB-1 Future Supersonic Commercial Airliner
Byron Young and Chandler Clifton, Boom Supersonic
Session 5: Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Science (RSESS)
- Remote Sensing with Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode (GmAPD) Single Photon LIDAR Receiver Technology
Peter K. Kondratko, Ronda Irwin, Jeffrey Wilhite, Jacob Wilson, Leye Aina Ball Aerospace Technologies Corporation
- Simplified field radiometric validation method for UAV acquired spectral images
Bogdan Lita, Innovation and Research 2u, Boulder, CO
Alex Olsen-Mikitowicz, Kevin Yemoto, and Huihui Zhang, Water Management and Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO
William Rock, Leah Bartnik, and Basil Desousa, Headwall Photonics, Inc., Bolton, MA
- A Cubesat Infrared Imaging Radiometer with On-Board NIST-Traceable Calibration System for Earth and Planetary Science Applications
David Osterman, Ball Aerospace
- Rosetta mission operations of the Alice Ultraviolet Spectrograph Instrument
Jon Pineau Sr. Space Systems Engineer SwRI / Stellar Solutions
- The Global Environmental Monitoring Systems (GEMS) Constellation of Passive Microwave Satellites
Brian Sandrs VP of Space Systems, Co-Founder Orbital Micro Systems
- Task and View Satellite Imagery On-Demand from the Web with the Rapid Access Program
Nicholas Zinner Maxar Technologies
Session 6: Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Satellite Constellations
- Development and Adaptation of Origami Folding Algorithms to Compact Deployable Ground Planes
Kassi Butler, Mechanical Engineer Roccor LLC
- Improved Data Collection Using Model Predictive Control for Constellation Pointing
R.R. Rohrschneider, M. Leiber, and C. Weimer Ball Aerospace
- RIPPLE- Providing Increased Temporal Resolution to Surface Wave Topography: JPL's Next Mission Augmentation CubeSat
Hunter Singh University of Colorado Boulder
Session 7: Space Resources
- Methanotrophic Bacteria Culture Optimized by Mango Materials to Convert Methane and Oxygen Gas into intracellular polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) for Planetary Exploration
Johan Vanneste Research Assistant Professor
Colorado School of Mines/Advanced Water Technology Center (AQWATEC)
- Thermal Mining of Celestial Bodies
Curtis Purrington Colorado School of Mines
- Microwave Sintering: A low-cost, Method of Infrastructure Production on Planetary Bodies
Liz Scott, PhD Student, Colorado School of Mines
Session 8: Space Systems Technologies
- Re-architecting the Systems Engineering Enterprise at Lockheed Martin Space to Meet the Challenges of DoD Mission Needs
Calvin Craig Systems Engineering Director Lockheed Martin Space
- Aerospace Research Simulator (AReS) Cockpit Simulation
Carlos Pinedo University of Colorado Boulder
- Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP): A Robust, Adaptable Robotics Platform for Providing Commercial Lunar Prospecting and Surface Mobility Services
AJ Gemer Lunar Outpost, Inc
Poster Presentations
- GPS-Denied Exploration with Self-Healing Comm Network
Dr Mike Anderson, United States Air Force Academy
- Aerial Resupply of Small Teams Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Lt Col Eric Dittman, United States Air Force Academy
- Open Water Search, Rescue, and Recovery of Downed Aviators
Lt Col Matt Obenchain, United States Air Force Academy
- The Power of Measurement and Prediction: Lessons Learned from Project Management
Kari S. Sanders, Ruag Space
- Development and Design of an Innovative Mechanism for Increased Mobility in Air-to-Air Missiles
Matt Snyder, United States Air Force Academy
- Computationally Efficient Shape Modeling Techniques to Enable the Autonomy of Small Body Exploration
Dahlia Baker, University of Colorado Boulder
- Laser Power Beaming Demonstration for CLPS Landers
David Dickson, Colorado School of Mines
- Alternative Navigation Techniques for use in GPS-Denied Environments
Cadet Jedd Lebrilla, United States Air Force Academy
- Distributed Planning for Communication-Aware Information Gathering by Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)
Sangwoo Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
- Rover Wheel Designed for Maximum Payload Efficiency
Claire Thomas Colorado School of Mines
- Mitigating Clandestine Cross-Border Small-Unnmaned Aerial Systems SUAS Operations
Cadet First Class Adam Wilmer, United States Air Force Academy
- Gravitational Force-Model Aliasing with Non-Gravitational Force Coefficients in Dynamic Prediction
Vishal Ray, University of Colorado Boulder
- Repeatable Tethered Aerobraking Maneuver
Lluis Umbert and Dr. Steve Tragesser, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Comprehensive Safety Risk Assessment Studies in UAS
Chris Roseman University of Colorado, Boulder
- Aerodynamics and Performance of a 300 MPH Bonneville Land Speed Record Vehicle
Ioan Feier, United States Air Force Academy
- Overview of the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2)
Jordan Marks, Edward J. Knight, Ball Aerospace
- A New Method of Radiometric Calibration for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
Tyler McCracken, Ball Aerospace
- MARKUS (Multi-functional Autonomous Rover and Kinetic Untethered System)
Joshua Ehrlich, Colorado School of Mines
- Near Earth Asteroids or the Moon: A Comparative Study
Delivering Water to the Earth Moon Lagrangian Point 1 from NEOs or the Moon
Alexander Jehle Colorado School of Mines
- Hypersonic Flight In the Turbulent Stratosphere (HYFLITS)
Andrew Mahon University of Colorado Boulder
- Design of a Lunar Surface Access Vehicle
Dr. Lynnane George, Noble Kilman, Dylan Hansen; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
We hope to see you there!
For more information or for questions, please contact:
Christopher Zeller
Principal Spacecraft Engineer
Ball Aerospace
(303) 939-4636
8382382
czeller@ball.com
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Emily Springer
Manager, Member Communities
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Reston VA
(703)264-7533
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