Advances in Space Technologies

Abstract

"Humanity has been shooting things into space for a few decades now, and we’ve gotten pretty good at it. What we haven’t gotten so good at is bringing things back down." (extremetech, 2017)
In this seminar we will present the latest advances and strategies under consideration within the ESA's clean space program. An introduction to control engineering will be presented with particular emphasis in its role in Active Space Debris Removal (ADR). Avionics and on-board software will also be covered by an overview of the hardware and software used in space and their respective challenges.

Speakers

Pedro Serra (ULHT / Copelabs)

Pedro Serra received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, in 2006, 2007, and 2016, respectively. He was a Research Assistant with the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao, China, from 2013 to 2015. Currently he an Auxiliary Professor at Universidade Lusófona, researcher at ECATI/COPELABS and a Control Engineering Expert with the Space Systems Business Unit, GMV Aerospace and Defense.

Daniel Silveira (gmv)

Daniel Silveira has a degree in Computer Science, specializing in Computation and Operative Systems. Having joined GMV in late 2000, he heads the Avionics and On-board Software Division executing different tasks within the context of Aeronautics, Space and Defence (ASD).  With 15 years of experience starting on Corporate Databases and going through Mobile Telecom, Aeronautic, Space and Security. Daniel Silveira is presently responsible for ESA and EU commissioned projects.