Browsing by Author "Sureda Anfres, Miquel"
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3M en pantalla (mitos y mentiras sobre metales en pantalla)
Salán Ballesteros, Maria Núria; Montalà Guitart, Francesc; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (Sociedad Española de Materiales, 2020-05)
Article
Open AccessLos metales han formado parte de la evolución de la humanidad desde la antigüedad. Han sido objeto de culto, por escasos y exclusivos, y han sido la clave del desarrollo de armas, para, progresivamente, formar parte de los ... -
A Review and Gap Analysis of Exploiting Aerodynamic Forces as a Means to Control Satellite Formation Flight
Traub, Constantin; Romano, F.; Binder, Tilman; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (2018)
Conference report
Open AccessUsing several small, unconnected satellites flying in formation rather than a single monolithic satellite has many advantages. As an example, separate optical systems can be combined to function as a single larger (synthetic) ... -
A review of gas-surface interaction models for orbital aerodynamics applications
Livadiotti, Sabrina; Crisp, Nicholas H.; Roberts, Peter C.E; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (2020-11)
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Open AccessRenewed interest in Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEO) - i.e. altitudes below 450 km - has led to an increased demand for accurate environment characterisation and aerodynamic force prediction. While the former requires knowledge ... -
Advances on the Inductive Plasma Thruster Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing EP System
Romano, Francesco; Herdrichd, Georg H.; Boxberger, Adam; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2018)
Conference report
Open AccessChallenging space mission scenarios include those in very low Earth orbits, where the atmosphere creates significant drag to the S/C and forces their orbit to an early decay. For drag compensation, propulsion systems are ... -
Aerodynamic Technologies for Earth Observation Missions in Very Low earth Orbit
Becedas, Jonathan; González, Gerardo; Domínguez, Rosa María; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyFlying at VLEO has several advantages such as the increase of the resolution of images recorded by optical instruments, the increase of geospatial position accuracy, the improvement of the signal to noise ratio and the ... -
Analytic Stability Maps of Unknown Exoplanet Companions for Imaging Prioritization
Gascón Álvarez, Carlos; Savransky, Dmitry; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (2020-08)
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Open AccessIdentifying which systems are more likely to host an imageable planet can play an important role in the construction of an optimized target list for future direct imaging missions, such as the planned Coronagraph Instrument ... -
Attitude control for satellites flying in VLEO using aerodynamic surfaces
Cañas Muñoz, Valentin; González, David; Becedas, Jonathan; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; Nieto, Miriam; Muñoz, Candia (British Interplanetary Society, 2020)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper analyses the use of aerodynamic control surfaces, whether passive or active, in order to carry out very low Earth orbit (VLEO) attitude maneuver operations. Flying a satellite in a very low Earth orbit with an ... -
³Cat-4 Mission: a 1-unit cubesat for earth observation with a L-band radiometer and a GNSS-reflectometer using software defined radio
Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Fernandez Capon, Lara Pilar; Badia Ballús, Marc; Llaveria Godoy, David; Diez Garcia, Carlos; Aguilella, Andrea; Pérez Portero, Adrián; Milián, O.; Sobrino Hidalgo, Marco; Navarro Trastoy, Ángel; Lleó, H.; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; Soria Guerrero, Manel; Calveras Augé, Anna M.; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2019)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyGlobal Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry and L-band microwave radiometry have been used for soil moisture, biomass, and cryosphere studies. Combining both technologies in a low-power and cost-effective solution ... -
Concepts and applications of aerodynamic attitude and orbital control for spacecraft in very low earth orbit
Livadiotti, Sabrina; Crisp, Nicholas H.; Roberts, Peter C.E; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2019)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policySpacecraft operations below 450km, namely Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), can offer significant advantages over traditional low Earth orbits, for example enhanced ground resolution for Earth observation, improved communications ... -
Demonstration of aerodynamic control manoeuvres in very low earth orbit using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research)
Crisp, Nicholas H.; Livadiotti, Sabrina; Roberts, Peter C.E; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2019)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyAerodynamic forces have often been proposedas a possible means to perform a variety of different attitude and orbit control manoeuvres in very low Earth orbits including pointing control, constellation and formation ... -
Deployment mechanism for a L-band helix antenna in 1-Unit Cubesat
Fernandez Capon, Lara Pilar; Sobrino Hidalgo, Marco; Milian, Oriol; Aguilella, Andrea; Solanellas Bofarull, Arnau; Badia Ballús, Marc; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2020-09-08)
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Open AccessRecently, there is a renewed interest in Earth Observation (EO) of the cryosphere as a proxy of global warming, soil moisture for agriculture and desertification studies, and biomass for carbon storage. Global Navigation ... -
Deployment mechanism for an L-Band Helix antenna on-board the 3Cat-4 1U CubeSat
Fernandez Capon, Lara Pilar; Sobrino Hidalgo, Marco; Milian, Oriol; Aguilella Merelas, Andrea; Solanellas Bofarull, Arnau; Badia Ballús, Marc; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-04-29)
Conference lecture
Open AccessEarth Observation (EO) is key for climate and environmental monitoring at global level, and in specific regions where the effects of global warming are more noticeable, such as in polar regions, where ice melt is also ... -
Design and development of a hyper-thermal atomic oxygen wind tunnel facility
Oiko, Vitor; Roberts, Peter C.E; Edmonson, Steve; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES), 2018)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyA hyper-thermal orbital aerodynamics test facility is described. The Rarefied Orbital Aerodynamics Research facility(ROAR)is a dedicated apparatus designedto simulate the atmospheric flow in very low Earth orbits(VLEO) to ... -
Design and Testing of a Helix Antenna Deployment System for a 1U CubeSat
Sureda Anfres, Miquel; Sobrino Hidalgo, Marco; Millán, Oriol; Aguilella, Andrea; Solanellas Bofarull, Arnau; Badia Ballús, Marc; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Fernandez Capon, Lara Pilar; Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-05)
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Open AccessCubeSats have revolutionized Earth Observation and space science, although their small size severely restricts satellite performance and payload. Antenna deployment from a stowed configuration in these small-satellites ... -
Design of an intake and a thruster for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system
Romano, Francesco; Herdrich, Georg; Chan, Yung-An; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (2022-10)
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Open AccessChallenging space missions include those at very low altitudes, where the atmosphere is the source of aerodynamic drag on the spacecraft, that fnally defnes the mission’s lifetime, unless a way to compensate for it is ... -
Development and analysis of novel mission scenarios based on Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP)
Vaidya, Shreepali Sanjay; Traub, Constantin; Romano, Francesco; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; García Berenguer, Marina (2022-10)
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Open AccessOperating satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) benefit the already expanding New Space industry in applications including Earth Observation and beyond. However, long-term operations at such low altitudes require ... -
DISCOVERER: Developing Technologies to Enable Commercial Satellite Operations in Very Low Earth Orbit
Roberts, Peter C.E; Crisp, Nicholas H.; Edmonson, Steve; García-Almiñana, Daniel; García Berenguer, Marina; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2020)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe DISCOVERER project is developing technologies to enable commercially-viablesustained-operation of satellites in very low Earth orbitsfor communications and remote sensing applications. Operatingcloser to the surface ... -
DISCOVERER: Final results and outcomes
Roberts, Peter C.E; Crisp, Nicholas H.; Edmonson, Steve; Arcos, Antonio; Herdrich, Georg; Skalden, Jonathan; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Macario Rojas, Alejandro; Smith, Katharine L.; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe DISCOVERER project commenced in 2017 with the aim to advance the development of key technologies to enable the commercially viable, sustained operation of satellites in very low Earth orbits (VLEO). Funded by the ... -
Early Results from the DISCOVERER Project
Roberts, Peter C.E; Crisp, Nicholas H.; Oiko, Vitor; Edmonson, Steve; Romano, Francesco; Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Haigh, Sarah J.; Holmes, Brandon E.A.; Livadiotti, Sabrina; Sureda Anfres, Miquel (International Astronautical Federation, 2021)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe use of very low Earth orbits (VLEO), for communications and remote sensing satellites, offers a number of significant payload and platform benefits. Imaging from these altitudes allows higher resolution or smaller ... -
Earth Observation Technologies: Low-End-Market Disruptive Innovation
Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia; Sureda Anfres, Miquel; García-Almiñana, Daniel; Sierra, Eloi (IntechOpen, 2020-07)
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Open AccessAfter decades of traditional space businesses, the space paradigm is changing. New approaches to more efficient missions in terms of costs, design, and manufacturing processes are fostered. For instance, placing big ...