{"title":"ATB - An AOCS test bed simulation framework","authors":"O. Kalden, M. Irvine","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966881","url":null,"abstract":"ATB is a software simulation framework modeling orbital and spacecraft dynamics, environment, and Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) sensors and actuators. It is an ideal tool for organizations wanting to increase their awareness and knowledge of satellite AOCS closed loop systems. It includes closed-loop functional control models which utilize the sensor and actuator software models, and is an excellent starting point for system concept analysis, and attitude and orbit control algorithm development. This paper introduces ATB, describes some of its features, latest developments of the software and concludes with a discussion of its multiple potential uses.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116040653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Free vibration analysis of rotating thin-walled composite beams","authors":"S. Durmaz, O. Ozdemir Ozgumus, M. O. Kaya","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966860","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, both analytical and finite element formulations of a rotating thin-walled composite beam are derived for the flapwise bending, chordwise bending and torsional displacements. In the analytical part, derivation of both strain and kinetic energy expressions are made and the equations of motion are obtained by applying the Hamilton's principle. The equations of motion are solved by applying the Differential Transform Method (DTM). In the finite element part, structural matrices are obtained by using the derived energy expressions and a finite element code is written to calculate the natural frequencies. The analysis is carried out for anti-symmetric lay-up configuration also referred as Circumferentially Uniform Stiffness (CUS). Effect of the ply orientation on the natural frequencies is investigated. The natural frequencies are validated by making comparisons with the results in literature. Consequently, it is observed that there is a good agreement between the results.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114711089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Celebi, Serdar Ay, Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, M. Aydemir, M. Bensaada, Lewis Hennedige Jayathu Dimuthu Kumara Fernando, H. Akiyama, Shusaku Yamaura
{"title":"Design and navigation control of an advanced level CANSAT","authors":"M. Celebi, Serdar Ay, Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, M. Aydemir, M. Bensaada, Lewis Hennedige Jayathu Dimuthu Kumara Fernando, H. Akiyama, Shusaku Yamaura","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966942","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents design and navigation control of an advanced level comeback CanSat which is going to be launched to an altitude of about 400 m using an amateur rocket from ground level. The CanSat uses advanced and ultra-light microcontroller, pressure and temperature sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyro, camera, GPS, IR distance measuring sensor, and RF communication module to communicate with the ground station PC. Three actuators are considered in this work for flight and ground segments control. They are the motor driven propeller, elevator and rudder. For the flight segment, parachute and attitude control are used to control the CanSat descent rate, attitude and heading. For the ground segment control; both the propeller and the rear landing gear of the CanSat is used for heading toward a predefined location on the ground. The rear landing gear is connected to the rudder rotational axis. An indigenous navigation control and electronic circuit design with the test results also are presented in this paper.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131908844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GeoEtrim: Geospatial evaluation and training of images","authors":"H. Topan","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966809","url":null,"abstract":"GeoEtrim is a computation package written in Matlab platform having the purpose of geospatial evaluation and training of images. The current version of the software consists of GeoSpot-1.0 and GeoFigcon-1.0 sub-packages. GeoSpot-1.0 performs georeferencing of two SPOT HRG level 1A stereoimages with bundle adjustment, and analyses the efficiency of orientation parameters on the georeferenced coordinates. Mathematical model is a parametric model which considers interior and exterior orientation parameters. The achieved accuracy is ±1 m at GCPs and ±5 m at ICPs, and the interior orientation parameters are more effective than exteriors. GeoFigcon-1.0, the other sub-package, assesses sensor-independent georeferencing accuracy using figure condition method, a more rigorous analysis of accuracy. Current version is available for the mono images of IKONOS Geo, OrbView-3 Basic, and QuickBird OrthoReady Standard via affine projection. The results show the accuracy varies growing from center to edges of images accommodating height of topographic surface. GeoEtrim will be developed by the contribution of researches worldwide.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134229468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chlorophyll fluorescence of nitrogen fixing soybean plants (Glycine max L.) under stress conditions","authors":"D. Krezhova, I. Iliev, E. Kirova","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966818","url":null,"abstract":"Chlorophyll fluorescence technique was applied on young nitrogen fixing soybean plants (Glycine max L.) for detecting and assessment of the effects of two environmental stress factors - salinity and enhanced UV-B radiation. Biological nitrogen fixation by legume - Rhizobium symbiosis is important to agricultural productivity and is therefore of great economic interest. Soybean and soy foods attract worldwide attention for their potential health benefits and uses in food manufacturing. Soybean plants were grown under controlled conditions as water cultures on Helrigel nutrient solution. Three days seedlings were inoculated with suspension of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 273. Salinity was performed at the stage of 2nd – 4th trifoliate expanded leaves by adding of NaCl in the nutrient solution in concentrations 40 mM and 80 mM. On the 14th day after the salinity treatment the half of the plants was treated with UV-B radiation at intensity of 64.4 µmol m−2 s−1 for four hours. Measurements were conducted on the same day. Hyperspectral fluorescence data were collected by a portable fiber-optic spectrometer in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges (600–900 nm). The spectral and statistical analysis was performed on fluorescence spectra normalized against the second maximum at five characteristic wavelengths. The statistical significance of the differences at p<0.05 between data means of the control and treated plants were ascertained by the Student's t-criterion. In the case of only salinity treatment the differences were statistically significant for both NaCl concentrations at all wavelengths with the exception of the rear slope. For the combined treatment (salinity + UV-B radiation) the differences in the spectra are non-significant at two of the wavelengths (in the middle of forefront and rear slope).","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"138 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133972875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cihan Cabuloglu, Huseyin Aykis, Resul Yapacak, E. Çaliskan, Omer Agirbas, Saban Abur, Suleyman Soyer, H. Turkmen, Serdar Ay, Yasin Karatas, Emre Aydemir, M. Celebi
{"title":"Mission analysis and planning of a CANSAT","authors":"Cihan Cabuloglu, Huseyin Aykis, Resul Yapacak, E. Çaliskan, Omer Agirbas, Saban Abur, Suleyman Soyer, H. Turkmen, Serdar Ay, Yasin Karatas, Emre Aydemir, M. Celebi","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966951","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a mini model satellite that measures pressure, the temperature and its location. The Project is called as “cansat”. It is the combined name of the “can” and “satellite” words. Can-sized and can-shaped CANSAT -it is new trend in Turkey—this is the first step to reach the space and its technology. This micro-satellite will have lots of capabilities after adding electronic equipments, sensors and GPS. CANSAT is provided to take a certain altitude by an R/C aircraft. Then it is allowed to free fall from the R/C aircraft and it can land on ground with the help of a parachute which we produce.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129366104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ISAR autofocusing image reconstruction of sea target","authors":"A. Lazarov, T. Kostadinov","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966862","url":null,"abstract":"This work deals with the implementation of ISAR method to extract an image of a sea target with high resolution. Three dimensional ISAR scenario, including radar and a target of interest, is depicted in one and the same 3-D Cartesian coordinate system and duly considered. The sea target is presented as an assembly of discrete point scatteres which intensities are interpreted as an image function of the object observed. Analytical geometrical expressions to define a range distance from the radar to each point scatterer from the object space are derived. In order to realize high range resolution on the line of sight an informative linear frequency modulated waveform is applied. An ISAR signal model as a superposition of signals reflected from target's point scatterers is described and graphicaly illustrated. Image extraction from ISAR signal returns is performed by implementation of Fourier transformation on both range and cross-range coordinates. Image enhancement is accomplished by iterative polynomial focusing procedure and entropy as a cost function. In order to verify the supposed algorithm a numerical experiment is performed.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126923414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extension and flapwise bending vibration analysis of a rotating piezolaminated composite Timoshenko beam","authors":"O. Ozdemir Ozgumus, M. O. Kaya","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966830","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, extension and flapwise bending vibration analysis of a rotating piezolaminated composite Timoshenko beam is performed both analytically and via finite element method. In the analytical part, energy expressions are derived by including the parameters for the hub radius, rotational speed, rotary inertia, shear deformation, slenderness ratio and ply orientation. The Differential Transform Method is used to transform the differential equations of motion and the boundary conditions into simple analytical expressions. In the finite element part, derived energy expressions are used to obtain the element stiffness and mass matrices. In order to model the piezoelectric effect correctly, some preliminary steps are performed and not only loads but also structural properties of the piezoelectric layers are added to the beam model. Numerical examples are solved to validate the correctness and accuracy of the built models.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116230125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Favini, E. Cavallini, G. Rossi, M. Di Giacinto, A. Di Mascio, F. Serraglia
{"title":"On the NDP onset in pre-ignition transient of high performance SRMs: VEGA Z9A experience","authors":"B. Favini, E. Cavallini, G. Rossi, M. Di Giacinto, A. Di Mascio, F. Serraglia","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966934","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the early phase of the ignition transient of the VEGA Launcher's third stage solid rocket motor, Zefiro 9A. During the first two firing tests of the Z9A SRM (QM2 and VT1) a peculiar unexpected negative force peak and a significant pressure unbalance in the motor chamber were measured during the very first phase of the ignition transient. In order to fix the unexpected negative force, out of the system specifications, a modification of the igniter re-design was decided for the Z9A SRM and a third static firing test was successfully carried out (VT2), with a reduction of the negative differential pressure of at least around a factor 3, followed by a reduction of the negative thrust by around the same factor. This paper wants to analyze the scenario outlined by the VT2 static firing test by means of three dimensional unsteady multi-component numerical simulations of the SRM pre-ignition transient.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121753188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear control of space vehicles with multi-mass fuel slosh dynamics","authors":"M. Reyhanoglu, J. Hervas","doi":"10.1109/RAST.2011.5966834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RAST.2011.5966834","url":null,"abstract":"This paper studies the maneuvering control problem for space vehicles with fuel slosh dynamics in a zero gravity environment. Multi-mass-spring models are considered for the characterization of the most prominent sloshing modes. The control objective, as is typical for spacecraft maneuvering problems, is to control the translational velocity vector and the attitude of the spacecraft, while attenuating the sloshing modes characterizing the internal dynamics. Subsequently, a nonlinear mathematical model that reflects all of these assumptions is derived. Finally, a Lyapunov-based nonlinear feedback controller is designed to achieve this control objective. A simulation example is included to illustrate the effectiveness of the controller.","PeriodicalId":285002,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122245686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}