École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and HEC Montréal will co-host the 27^th Space Studies Program (SSP) of the International Space University (ISU) from June 9^th to August 8^th, 2014.

Indoor Virtual Mission Simulation

This team project offers participants the opportunity to design a virtual scenario to demonstrate the capabilities for a modified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to execute autonomous on-orbit servicing missions on a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. The team will execute all requirements needed for pre-mission analysis, planning, mission design and post-mission reporting. The mission will be executed with new space based UAVs on advanced flight simulators using both simulation software (X-Plane & STK) and hardware platforms (Helicrew, Helimod).

Outdoor Subscale Demonstration

The team project also aims to reproduce a subscale AMOOS mission with modified low cost commercial drones and wireless communication systems. Both LTE and Globalstar satellite communication technologies will be demonstrated.

The participants will design wireless networks to remotely control drone using both LTE (for urban canyon environment) and SATCOM links (for remote access environment) with real satellites. The experiments will be remotely controlled from ÉTS at the LASSENA (Laboratory of Specialized Embedded System, Navigation and Avionics) Ground Control Operation Center. The participants will analyze, plan, coordinate, design, synchronize and execute the mission. This experiment will also demonstrate the benefits of low cost drones for new civilian applications.

The Future for Space Technologies

The AMOOS project promises to deliver numerous benefits including surprising and innovative ideas for the development of unmanned space technologies, the strengthening of Canada’s presence in space by encouraging international cooperation, and a remarkable learning experience for the students and participants of ISU’s Space Studies Program (SSP14).

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