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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here is the announcement of the « ICATT » conference in case you don’t know about it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">De :</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Eveline.van.Beekhuizen@esa.int [mailto:Eveline.van.Beekhuizen@esa.int]
<b>De la part de</b> ESA.Conference.Bureau@esa.int<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> mardi 15 septembre 2015 14:54<br>
<b>Objet :</b> Announcement: 6th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques, 14-17 March 2016, Darmstadt, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ESA, NASA, DLR, CNES, JAXA, ASI, ROSA, TsAGI, and UKSA, have the pleasure to invite you to join the:<o:p></o:p></p>
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to be held in Darmstadt, March 15th to 17th, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt">ICATT aims at providing agencies, companies, organizations, universities and research institutes with a forum of excellence in the area of astrodynamics and space flight mechanics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt">This edition, ICATT is supported by Airbus Defence and Space, the European Launch Vehicle ELV, Thales Alenia Space, OHB System AG, SENER, Elecnor Deimos, Astos Solutions GmbH, the Italian
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Ascent trajectories for expendable and reusable launch vehicles; computation of payload injection and deployment; branching and abort trajectories; launcher separation and boosters come back; safe trajectories and splash down of rocket stages; ascent from planets
and Moons;<br>
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02: Loitering / Orbiting</u></b><br>
Low Earth Orbits (LEO), Medium Earth Orbits (MEO), High Earth Orbits (HEO), Geostationary Orbits (GEO); station-keeping; optimization of loitering arcs; computation of drag-free orbits; circular and elliptical orbits around planets and Moons; resonant orbits
and fuel efficient trajectories;<br>
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03: Satellite Constellations and Formations</u></b><br>
Computation of trajectories where two or more spacecraft are involved; relative motion; computation of placement and replacement of satellites; launch analysis of formations and constellations; mega-constellations and its orbital slots; trailing formations;
cluster formations; trajectories for fractionated spacecraft; constellations decay and orbital life;<br>
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04: Interplanetary Flight and Non-Earth Orbits</u></b><br>
Interplanetary trajectories and fly-by; rendezvous with asteroids and comets; libration point transfers and orbits; resonant orbits; near-Earth objects trajectories; sample return missions; coverage of instruments and ground contacts; maintenance or orbital
positions around planetary bodies; planetary tours and encounters;<br>
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05: Rendezvous and Docking</u></b><br>
Rendezvous approach (far and close); computation of optimal phasing conditions; docking and mating; contact dynamics; berthing; in-orbit servicing; Docking in R-bar and V-bar; optimal ground contacts during rendezvous;<br>
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06: Low Thrust</u></b><br>
Computation of low thrust orbits in any given mission arc; Optimal trajectories involving low thrust; Low Thrust Transfer to LEO and GEO; Comparison of Electric and chemical Propulsion trajectories; Design and optimization of low thrust orbit transfers; Low
thrust station keeping; Low thrust orbital transfers in the Two-Body problem;<br>
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07: Re-Entry and Aero-Assisted Maneuvers</u></b><br>
Computation of planetary re-entry trajectories; optimal guidance; skipped and bounced trajectories; aerocapture, aerobraking, and aerogravity assist manoeuvres; Descent and landing trajectories; Re-targeting guidance; Hazard-avoidance trajectories;<br>
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08: Optimization and Dynamics</u></b><br>
Trajectory design and optimization; multi-objective multi-disciplinary optimization; local and global optimization techniques; stability; dynamic systems theory; dynamical models; space flight mechanics mathematical foundations;<o:p></o:p></p>
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Gravity models; atmospheric models; magnetic models; solar radiation and solar wind pressure models; perturbations; Tools and techniques to model perturbations; Shielding analysis tools and radiation analysis tools and techniques; Meteoroid and space debris
terrestrial environment databases;<br>
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10: Debris, Safety and Awareness</u></b><br>
Nature friendly techniques; safe trajectories; disposal and recycling; sustainability; Clean Space astrodynamics tools and techniques; disposal of spacecraft; collision warning techniques and tools; debris population models; design for demise trajectories;
prediction of debris fall out; footprints analysis;<br>
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11: Open Source Tools</u></b><br>
Tools using any open source license; use and perspectives; core repositories and code re-use for astrodynamics computations; free use of astrodynamics code; code repositories; astrodynamics APPs and astrodynamics code running on smartphones and tablets;<br>
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12: Verification and Validation Methods</u></b><br>
Methods to verify and validate tools, techniques, orbits, and models; comparison of tools; performance analysis of astrodynamics methods; quality and of software quality assurance of astrodynamics tools; independent verification and validation; validation checks
that the product design satisfies or fits the intended use;<br>
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13: Orbit Determination and Prediction Techniques</u></b><br>
Position and velocity prediction; ephemeris computations; conjunctions; numerical integration methods applied to astrodynamics; precise orbit determination for LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO missions; tools and technique for high precision orbit determination for planetary
missions; observational data; parameter estimation; orbit determination with multiple tracking techniques;<br>
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14: Multidisciplinary Design Optimization</u></b><br>
Recent multi-disciplinary design methods; commercial and non-commercial tools; aerodynamics, structural analysis, propulsion, control theory; Gradient-based and non gradient-based methods; decomposition methods, approximation methods, evolutionary algorithms,
memetic algorithms, response surface methodology, reliability-based optimization, and multi-objective optimization approaches;<br>
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15: Students</u></b><br>
Undergraduate MSc or PhD students to encourage them to share results from their research projects; Reserach fellows work in the area of astrodynamics tools and techniques;<o:p></o:p></p>
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