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13:15 - 13:30 | CASI President Jacques Giroux |
13:30 - 14:00 |
Keynote Presentation Sylvain Laporte Canadian Space Agency President |
14:00 - 15:30 |
Plenary 1 - CSA Directors General Panel Marie-Claude Guérard | Director General, Space Science and Technology Gilles Leclerc | Director General, Space Exploration Mary Preville | Director General, Policy Éric Laliberté | Director General, Space Utilization |
15:30 - 16:00 | Networking Break |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteuil / Vimont |
Session 1 Topic |
Space Exploration Systems and Technologies 1 - Planetary Rovers | Space Manipulators | Synthetic Aperture Radar | Innovation 360° Session |
Chair(s) |
Michele Faragalli, Mission Control Space Services |
Philip Ferguson, University of Manitoba |
Guy Seguin, INSARSAT |
Marie-Claude Guérard, Canadian Space Agency |
16:00 - 17:30 |
1A-01
23 - Energy-efficient path planning for skid-steer rovers Krzysztof Skonieczny et al, Concordia U |
1B-01
27 - Hardware-in-the-loop ground test facility for robotic capture of space target George Zhu, York U |
1C-01
65 - Capella micro-SAR Jorg Herrmann et al, Capella Space |
1D/1E
Space Capacity Development Program Yann Denis, A/Director, Innovation Planning and Commercialization, Canadian Space Agency |
1A-02
53 - Development of a flagship Canadian lunar rover mission and related technologies Perry Edmundson, Canadensys Aerospace |
1B-02 25 - Experimental validation of tethered satellite deployment mechanism using parabolic flights George Zhu, York U |
1C-02
29 - NovaSAR-1 payload - in-orbit validation of the low-cost approach Martin Cohen et al, Airbus Defence and Space |
1D-02/1E-02
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Robert Smith, Executive Director, Innovative Solutions Canada |
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1A-03 67 - Rover development for the Moon and Mars Faizan Rehmatullah et al, MDA |
1B-03
56 - Continuous chattering-free integral sliding mode control for space manipulator Shiyuan Jia et al, York U |
1C-03 04 - Results of the DIRP Study: compressed TCPED cycle for RCM follow-on mission Axel Wagner, Airbus Defence and Space |
1D-03/1E-03
How CSA’s innovation support initiatives helped Nüvü Caméras increase the TRL of its core technology Olivier Daigle, Vice President R&D, Nüvü Cameras |
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1A-04 70 - Mission Control software: preliminary results from the SAND-E analogue mission operations Michele Faragalli et al, Mission Control Space Services |
1B-04
18 - Iterative learning control for multiple flexible manipulators with dead-zone input nonlinearity Ti Chen et al, York U |
1C-04
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1D-04/1E-04
George Zhu, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, York U |
17:15 - 19:00 | Welcome Reception |
07:00 - 08:15 | Talent Meets Market Breakfast |
08:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary 2 - Scaling Up: Lessons Learned from Starting a Canadian Space Company Christine Tovee | CATx Technology Daniel Schulten | MDA Stephane Germain | GHGSat Bachar Elzein | Reaction Dynamics Cordell Grant | QEYnet |
10:00 - 10:15 | Networking Break |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteuil | Vimont |
Session 2 Topic |
Space Exploration Systems and Technologies 2 - Autonomous Systems & AI | Testbeds | Regulatory Environment | Space Technology Development Program (STDP Initiative) Part 1 | CSA, NSERC, MITACS Funding Programs for Academia |
Chair(s) |
Michele Faragalli, Mission Control Space Services |
Philip Ferguson, University of Manitoba |
Patrick Juneau |
Walter Peruzzini, Canadian Space Agency |
Myriam Dubé |
10:15 - 11:45 |
2A-01 11 - Autonomous Moon landing systems development and validation Jean-François Hamel et al, NGC Aerospace |
2B-01 26 - 3-DOF air-bearing microgravity satellite ground testbed George Zhu, York U |
2C-01 45 - Improvements to Canada’s space regulatory framework: areas demanding consideration Aram Kerkonian, Ardaker Space Consultants and MIASL |
2D-01 STDP overview and objectives Walter Peruzzini, Canadian Space Agency |
2E-01 STEDiA: On-going and planned initiatives Martin Lebeuf, Canadian Space Agency |
2A-02 74 - AI solutions for planning complex robot manipulations Froduald Kabanza et al, Menya Solutions Inc. |
2B-02 Amin Yahyaabadi et al, U of Manitoba |
2C-02 48 - Bifurcation of sovereignty enabling territorial administration and resource rights in outer space Andrew Simon-Butler, U of Melbourne |
2D-02 STDP implementation Walter Peruzzini, Canadian Space Agency |
2E-02 Robert Deziel, NSERC |
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2A-03 66 - The potential for artificial intelligence in deep space exploration Cameron Dickinson et al, MDA |
2B-03 37 - An intelligent multi-vehicle drone testbed for space systems and remote sensing verification Amin Yahyaabadi et al, U of Manitoba |
2C-03 55 - Beyond the rocket science: the challenges of launch vehicle start-ups in Canada Neil Woodcock, Reaction Dynamics Lab |
2D-03 STDP results Walter Peruzzini, Canadian Space Agency |
2E-03 Gabriel Garcia-Curiel, MITACS |
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2A-04 06 - A virtual ground station for automated spacecraft health monitoring Varsha Parthasarathy et al, U Manitoba |
2B-04 |
2C-04 68 - Canadian launch regulations -- a comparative study Richard McCammon, C6 Launch Systems |
2D-04 Question and answers Walter Peruzzini, Canadian Space Agency |
2E-04 Question and answers Martin Lebeuf, Canadian Space Agency |
11:45 - 13:00 | Lunch Break - On your own |
13:00 - 14:30 |
Plenary 3 - Commercial Lunar Exploration Natalia Larrea Brito | Euroconsult Alain Berinstain | Moon Express Michele Faragalli | Mission Control Space Services John Walker | ispace Inc. Erick Dupuis | Canadian Space Agency |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteuil | Vimont |
Session 3 Topic |
Space Exploration Systems and Technologies 3 - Modeling and Simulations |
Vehicle Dynamics 1 | Partnerships | ESA Ministerial 2019 Part 1: Satcom/Navigation/EO | Space Capability Flight Demonstration Initiative |
Chair |
Michele Faragalli, Mission Control Space Services |
Philip Ferguson, University of Manitoba |
Angelina Ermakov, Canadian Space Agency |
Myriam Dubé |
Steeve Montminy, Canadian Space Agency |
14:45 - 16:15 |
3A-01 |
3B-01 10 - Modelling and simulation of flexible launch vehicles with propellant slosh Charles Cossette et al, McGill U |
3C-01 63 - Capacity-building through academic / industrial cooperation in space systems research Philip Ferguson et al, U of Manitoba |
3D-01 CSA consultation in view of the 2019 ESA Ministerial Eric Martin, Canadian Space Agency |
3E-01 Capability demonstration initiative: Access flight opportunities through partnerships Steeve Montminy, Canadian Space Agency |
3A-02 09 - Spacecraft trajectories in the vicinity of a binary asteroid system, an overview of the full restricted three body problem Isabelle Jean et al, McGill U |
3B-02 16 - Anti-unwinding attitude control for rigid spacecraft with actuator faults Zeng Wang et al, Xidian University |
3C-02 |
3D-02 Marie-Josée Bourassa, Canadian Space Agency |
3E-02 Parabolic Flight - NRC's Falcon 20. Space, Moon and Mars Derek Gowanlock, National Research Council Canada |
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3A-03 |
3B-03 54 - Micro-vibration model of a reaction wheel considering wheel and bearing disturbances Hassan Alkomy et al, York U |
3C-03 24 - Open source development in the Canadian space industry Jamie Wiecha, DRDC - Ottawa |
3D-03 Tony Pellerin, Canadian Space Agency |
3E-03 SSC – A rocket and balloon flight provider for missions around the Arctic Mattias Abrahamsson, Swedish Space Corporation |
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3A-04 |
3B-04 30 - Launch vehicle design and trajectory optimization using direct collocation and nonlinear programming Sandro Papais et al, McGill U |
3C-04 |
3D-04 Question and answers Myriam Dubé, Canadian Space Agency |
3E-04 Nanoracks - Access to space: the true commercial pathway Ajeeth Ibrahim, Nanoracks |
16:00 - 16:15 |
Networking Break |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteuil | Vimont |
Session 4 Topic |
Space Exploration Systems and Technologies 4 - Science Missions and Instruments |
Vehicle Dynamics 2 | RADARSAT Constellation Mission | ESA Ministerial 2019 Part 2: Technology/SSA/Exploration | Federal Government R&D Funding |
Chair(s) |
Michele Faragalli, Mission Control Space Systems |
Philip Ferguson, University of Manitoba |
Guennadi Kroupnik |
Myriam Dubé |
Yann Denis, Canadian Space Agency |
16:15 - 17:45 |
4A-01 75 - The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) at Bennu Cameron Dickinson, MDA |
4B-01 44 - Hysteresis compensation for temperature varying space applications Marc Savoie et al, York U |
4C-01 39 - RCM mission description and status Guennadi Kroupnik et al, Canadian Space Agency |
4D-01 CSA Consultation in view of the 2019 ESA Ministerial Eric Martin, Canadian Space Agency |
4E-01 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Bradley Wallace, IDEaS |
4A-02 59 - The Mars Atmospheric Panoramic Camera and Laser Experiment (MAPLE) Christina Smith et al, York U |
4B-02 38 - Next-generation solid propellants as greener alternatives for in-space propulsion Cristina Mottillo et al, ACSYNAM |
4C-02 46 - RCM observation plan and data access Guennadi Kroupnik et al, Canadian Space Agency |
4D-02 European Exploration Envelop Programme Period 2 Christian Lange, Canadian Space Agency |
4E-02 Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Chad English, IRAP |
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4A-03 64 - WFIRST Coronagraph EMCCD flight camera development Olivier Daigle et al, Nüvü Caméras |
4B-03 15 - Development of a multi-vehicle experimental system for technical innovation Jinjun Shan et al, York U |
4C-03 47 - The building of the RCM satellites Jean-Michel Levesque, MDA |
4D-03 Marie-Josée Bourassa, T. Piekutowski, Canadian Space Agency |
4E-03 Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program Bruno Ugolin, Canada Revenue Agency |
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4A-04 |
4B-04 |
4C-04 49 - Polar Epsilon 2 applications for defence-user adoption of space-based synthetic aperture RADAR (SAR) Konrad Eyvindson, Department of National Defence |
4D-04 General Support Technology Program Eric Martin, Canadian Space Agency |
4E-04 Questions and answers Yann Denis, Canadian Space Agency |
18:30 - 22:00 |
ASTRO 2019 Reception and Dinner - Keynote Speaker Dr. Sarah Gallagher, CSA Science Advisor " Leveraging Science for Innovation" |
08:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary 4 - Defence Space BGen Kevin Whale | Director General, Space LCol Catherine Marchetti | Director of Space Strategy and Plans for DG Space Scott McLelland | Defence Research and Development Canada |
10:00 - 10:15 | Networking Break |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteil | Vimont |
Session 5 Topic |
Space Exploration Systems and Technologies 5 - Lunar Exploration |
Advanced Materials | Earth Observation and Remote Sensing |
Space Technology Development Program (STDP Initiative) Part 2 |
David Florida Laboratory: Assembly, Integration and Test |
Chair(s) |
Michele Faragalli, Mission Control Space Systems |
Marc McArthur, National Research Council Canada |
Guy Seguin, INSARSAT |
Sylvain Martel, Canadian Space Agency |
Elie Choueiry, Canadian Space Agency |
10:15 - 11:45 |
5A-01 71 - Global prospects for space exploration: a strategic and economic assessment Natalia Larrea Brito, Euroconsult Canada |
5B-01 Why materials and why now? The advanced materials opportunity for Canada Marc McArthur, National Research Council Canada |
5C-01 31 - Measuring methane emissions from industrial sources with satellites: from data to actionable insights Jason McKeever, GHGSat |
5D-01 STDP Competitive process - expectations of the STDP and how its objectives are translated into the competitive processes Sylvain Martel & Alexandre Grondin, Canadian Space Agency |
5E-01 Elie Choueiry, Canadian Space Agency |
5A-02 62 - Fast-tracking Canadian lunar systems for the Lunar Accelerator Program Nadeem Ghafoor et al, Canadensys Aerospace |
5B-02 Material Challenges of Space Missions Darius Nikanpour, Canadian Space Agency |
5C-02 12 - An eye on Earth: overview of future optical instruments for climate and environmental monitoring at airbus Stefan Riedel et al, Airbus Defence and Space |
5D-02 Key considerations - responding to STDP competitive processes - RFPs (contracts) Sylvain Martel, Canadian Space Agency |
5E-02 Elie Choueiry, Yves Saulnier, Canadian Space Agency |
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5A-03 41 - Aniu: a camera for water-frost prospecting in the Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) of the Moon John Moores et al, York U |
5B-03 The future of multifunctional materials Christopher Kingston, National Research Council Canada |
5C-03 22 - Toward predictive maritime domain awareness: CAMDAS – EOADP R&D for multi-Earth observation satellite data integration Kiernan McClelland, Space Strategies Consulting |
5D-03 Alexandre Grondin, Canadian Space Agency |
5E-03 Questions and answers Elie Choueiry, Yves Saulnier, Canadian Space Agency |
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5A-04 76 - ispace rover bus for lunar exploration John Walker, ispace inc. |
5B-04 Material-based strategies for gas sensing using carbon nanotube transistors François Lapointe, National Research Council Canada |
5C-04 28 - Transfer learning with convolutional neural networks for ship detection in RADARSAT-2 imagery Alan Higginson et al, ADGA |
5D-04 Question and answers Sylvain Martel, Alexandre Grondin, Canadian Space Agency |
5E-04 Town Hall discussion Elie Choueiry, Yves Saulnier, Canadian Space Agency |
Room | Terrebonne | Rosmère | Des Prairies | Auteil | Vimont |
Session 6 Topic |
Cubesats | Intellectual Property Strategy, Services and Tools | Space System Resilience and Space Situational Awareness | Future Lunar Exploration Activities | CSA Earth Observation Roadmap to Success |
Chair(s) |
Alfred Ng |
Anne-Marie Phan Lan |
Aaron Spaans, ABB Canada Inc. |
Erick Dupuis, Canadian Space Agency | Marie-Josée Bourassa, Canadian Space Agency |
11:45 - 13:15 |
6A-01 51 - Smallsats across the value chain: an overview of the global market Jan Clarence Dee, Euroconsult Canada |
6B-01 Legislative changes and their impact on SMEs Louis-Pierre Gravel, ROBIC |
6C-01 05 - Surveillance of space and supporting activities at Airbus Axel Wagner et al, Airbus Defence and Space |
6D-01 Overview of CSA's planned Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program Erick Dupuis, Canadian Space Agency |
Guennadi Kroupnik, Canadian Space Agency |
6A-02 20 - ESSENCE - Educational Space Science and Engineering CubeSat Experiment George Zhu, York U |
6B-02 IP awareness, tool to develop an IP strategy, seminars in IP, regional network of experts Xavier Genest, Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
6C-02 73 - Optical co-orbital measurements in ow Earth orbit Kevin Bernard, Canadian Space Operations Centre/DND |
6D-02 Town Hall discussion Erick Dupuis, Canadian Space Agency |
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6A-03 13 - The Yukon College cube-satellite Allison Plourde et al, Yukon College |
6B-03 IP and technology transfer Frederic Papillon, Canadian Space Agency |
6C-03 19 - Cubesat mission for space demonstration of debris removal by electrodynamic tether George Zhu, York U |
6D-03 Town Hall discussion Erick Dupuis, Canadian Space Agency |
6E-03 Canada’s collaboration opportunity with Europe’s Copernicus Marie-Josée Bourassa, Canadian Space Agency |
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6A-04 Valorie Platero et al, U of Manitoba |
6B-04 National IP strategy, IP Centre of Expertise, the IP marketplace, Patent Collective Pilot Program update TBA, Innovation, Science and Economic Dev't |
6C-04 |
6D-04 Town Hall discussion Erick Dupuis, Canadian Space Agency |
6E-04 CSA’s Application Development Program Pierre Nadeau, Canadian Space Agency |
13:15 - 15:00 |
Farewell Luncheon |
Posters Presented
02 - Intelligent coupler for an amphibious prototype applied to civil protection and further space missions Leonardo Espinoza, Tecnológico Nacional de México |
32 - Repair of additive manufactured products by electrospark deposition Stephen Peterkin et al, Huys Industries |
34 - Industry project management tools for nanosatellite teams Philip Ferguson, U of Manitoba |
36 - Solar wind defence strategy via Earth-Moon triangular libration points Yuying Liang et al, York U |
57 - Canada’s first foray into space, Sept 5, 1959 Diane Kotelko, Magellan Aerospace |
58 - Space Concordia's Orbital Dust Imaging Nanosat (SC-ODIN) Zaid Rana et al, Concordia U |
60 - Application of the Denavit-Hartenburg Convention to a four-wheel rover to obtain a 3-D kinematic model
Erin Austen et al, Carleton U |