These Panel Sessions will review the needs of the aerospace industry in manned space, unmanned space, aeronautics,defense, and reliability, as well as the lessons learned in space,aeronautics, and defense. Projects identified in Sector Consortia Development will incorporate the needs and the lessons learned from these sectors.
The following notes were taken during the Panel Sessions on Monday, March 2, 2009:
Panel Session P01: Unmanned Space Needs
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1045-1200
Invited speakers will discuss technological capabilities required for enabling the next generation of unmanned spacecraft for earth orbiting and planetary missions. Speakers are encouraged to make the link between the challenges faced by future unmanned missions and how the recent developments in MNT-based materials and devices can meet them.
The following questions will serve as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 01:
- What emerging advanced technologies are you and your organization interested in for enabling the next generation of unmanned spacecraft for earth orbiting and planetary missions?
- How do you and your organization propose to integrate these technologies into unmanned spacecraft design?
- How could MNT-based materials and devices potentially meet the needs of future unmanned missions?
Chairs:
Louis Friedman, Planetary Society, USA
Bob Meurer, ATK, USA
Speakers:
Al Tadros, Space Systems Loral.
Johan Kohler, European Space Agency (ESA,) The Netherlands
"Microsystem-based small spacecraft initiatives from the European Space Agency"
Linda Herrell, JPL, NASA, USA
James Garvin, NASA Goddard, USA
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P01: Small Satellites, Fly-by-Wireless, Micro-Energetics, Optoelectronics, Harsh Environment Sensors, and Reliability.
Panel Session P02: Aeronautics Needs
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1045-1200
Invited speakers will discuss technological capabilities required for enabling the next generation of civilian and military aircraft. Speakers are encouraged to make the link between the challenges faced by future aircraft development and how MNT-based materials and devices can meet them.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 02:
- What emerging advanced technologies are you and your organization interested in for enabling the next generation of civilian and/or military aircraft?
- How do you and your organization propose to integrate these technologies into the design of civilian and military aircraft?
- How could MNT-based materials and devices potentially meet the needs of future aircraft development?
Chairs:
Keith McIver, Boeing, USA
Jose Martin Manuel Hernandez, European Commission
Speakers:
Sharon Smith, Lockheed Martin, USA
"A look into the needs of tactical aircraft"
Daniel Kovach, Boeing, USA
Micro nano technology interests at Boeing"
Bruno Foucher, EADS, France
"MNTs in Aerospace as seen by an end user"
Hugo Resende, Embraer, Brazil (TBC)
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P02: Structural Vehicle Health Monitoring, Fly-by-Wireless, Materials, Reliability, Harsh Environment Sensors, and Optoelectronics.
Panel Session P03:
Manned Space Needs
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1330-1445
Invited speakers will discuss the challenges faced by future manned missions, both earth orbiting and planetary. Speakers can suggest technological capabilities of MNT-based materials and devices to support manned missions.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 03:
- What are some of the key challenges faced by future manned missions, both orbiting and planetary?
- If you are employing MNT-based materials and devices to meet these needs, what are their technological capabilities and how will this help support future manned missions?
Chairs:
Chris Moore, NASA Headquarters, USA
Bill Atwell, Boeing, USA
Speakers:
Victor Schneider, NASA, USA
"Space Exploration Medical Care: Autonomous and Semiautonomous Diagnosis and Therapy"
Juergen Drescher, DLR, Germany
Jitendra Joshi, NASA, USA
James Duncan, NASA, USA
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P03: Bio-Astronautics, Environmental Monitoring,
Materials, Reliability, and Fly-by-Wireless.
Panel Session P04:
Defense Needs
Monday, March 2, 2009 1330-1445
Invited speakers will discuss the technological capabilities required for enabling the next generation of military space missions. Speakers are encouraged to make the link between the needs of these missions with the capabilities offered by MNT-based materials and devices.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 04:
- What emerging advanced technologies are you and your organization interested in for enabling the next generation of military space missions?
- How do you and your organization propose to integrate these technologies to support military space missions?
- How could MNT-based materials and devices potentially meet the needs of these missions?
Chairs:
Roberta Ewart, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Amit Lal, DARPA, USA (TBC)
Speakers:
Peter Wegner, ORS, Canada
Rick Williams, National Department of Defense, Canada
"Identifying the Military Need: Micro and Nano Technologies for Space Applications"
Jay Middour, Naval Research Lab (NRL), USA
"A Concept for an International Small Satellite Constellation to Monitor Unattended Ground Sensors"
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P04: Small Satellites, Micro-Energetics, Fly-by-Wireless, Harsh Environment Sensors, Materials, Structural Vehicle Health Monitoring, Reliability, Optoelectronics, and Bio-Astronautics.
Panel Session P05:
Lessons Learned from Space
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1445-1600
Invited speakers will discuss “lessons learned” during the infusion of new technologies into space missions. Each speakers will present the approach taken by his/her organization to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process. Speakers can address potential pitfalls to be avoided by the up and coming MNT-based materials and devices developments.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 05:
- What are some of your organization’s “lessons learned” on infusing emerging technologies into space missions?
- What approach did your organization take to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process?
- If applicable, what are some potential pitfalls to be avoided by integrating emerging MNT-based materials and devices in space missions?
Chairs:
Pedro Medelius, KSC, NASA, USA
Johan Kohler, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
Speakers:
Jitendra Joshi, NASA, USA
Louis Friedman, Planetary Society
Scott E. Parazynski, NASA, USA (TBC)
Alexei Korostelev, Roscosmos, Russia (TBC)
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P05: Bio-Astronautics, Structural Vehicle Health Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Harsh Environment Sensors, and Reliability.
Panel Session P06:
Lessons Learned from Aeronautics
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1445-1600
Invited speakers will discuss “lessons learned” during the infusion of new technologies into civilian and military aircraft applications. Each speaker will present the approach taken by his/her organization to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process. Speakers can address potential pitfalls to be avoided by the up-and-coming MNT-based materials and devices developments.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 06:
- What are some of your organization’s “lessons learned” on infusing emerging technologies into civilian and military aircraft applications?
- What approach did your organization take to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process?
- If applicable, what are some potential pitfalls to be avoided by integrating emerging MNT-based materials and devices in civilian and/or military aircraft applications?
Chairs:
Jim Arnold, NASA, USA
Speakers:
James Siekkinen, Goodrich, USA
"Synergistic Applications Drive Success in MEMS Products at Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems"
George Studor, NASA, USA
"Fly-by-Wireless, Updates and Needs
Somen Chowdhury, Bell Helicopter, Canada (TBC)
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P06: Structural Vehicle Health Monitoring, Materials, Fly-by-Wireless, Reliability, Harsh Environment Sensors, and Optoelectronics.
Panel Session P07:
Reliability/Packaging
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1630-1745
Reliability is of paramount importance for the aerospace industry. MNT has demonstrated that it has the inherent reliability required for aerospace applications. Invited speakers will discuss reliability issues to be considered during the development of low-maturity MNT-based materials and devices. Each speaker will present the approach taken by his/her organization to address issues related to reliability testing and characterization of new materials and devices to ensure suitability for aerospace applications.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 07:
- What are key reliability issues to be considered during the development of low-maturity MNT-based materials and devices?
- What approach did your organization take to address issues related to reliability testing and characterization of emerging MNT-based materials and devices to ensure suitability for aerospace applications?
Chairs:
Francis Pressecq, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
Rajeshuni Ramesham, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
Speakers:
Ernest Garcia, Sandia, USA
Bruno Foucher, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), France
"Advancement of the EDA Research Programme Polynoe.
Implementation of Physics of Failure for MEMS"
Jeffrey DeNatale, MEMS Department, Teledyne Scientific Company.
Yeh Jyi-tyan, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P07: Reliability, Harsh Environment Sensors, Optoelectronics, Bio-Astronautics, Environmental Monitoring, Micro-Energetics, and Materials.
Panel Session P08:
Lessons Learned from Defense
Monday, March 2, 2009. 1630-1745
Invited speakers will discuss “lessons learned” during the infusion of new technologies into defense missions. Each speaker will present the approach taken by his/her organization to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process. Speakers can address potential pitfalls to be avoided by the up and coming MNT-based materials and devices developments.
The following questions can be used as a guideline for the discussion of the issues connected to Panel 08:
- What are some of your organization’s “lessons learned” on infusing emerging technologies into defense missions?
- What approach did your organization take to have a cost-effective and rapid technology infusion process?
- If applicable, what are some potential pitfalls to be avoided by integrating emerging MNT-based materials and devices in defense missions?
Chairs:
Oudea Coumar, EADS, France
Alok Das, AFRL, USA
Speakers:
Roberta Ewart, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Daniel Jean, NATO, Europe
"Lessons Learned From Defence. NATO Collaborations and Micro-Detonator Based Fuzing"
Col. Thomas A. "Dingo" Doyne, OSD, USAF
Dennis Polla, DARPA, USA (TBC)
Sector Consortia Projects related to Panel P08: Small Satellites, Harsh Environment Sensors,
Micro-Energetics, Materials, Optoelectronics, and Reliability.