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CANEUS 2009 Workshops: Project Deliverables
The CANEUS 2009 Workshops program has been enhanced to emphasize project deliverables in each of the CANEUS Sector Consortia, including Small Satellites, Fly-by-Wireless, Aerospace Reliability, Devices, and Materials. Participants will solidify the mission, goals, and roadmap of each of the various initiatives encompassed within the CANEUS umbrella, and review a number of project concepts for consideration. The final day of Workshops will offer Workshop participants an opportunity to review the activities and goals of each of the Sector Consortia with Reports. The preliminary program with the proposed schedule is now available and can be viewed here. More information is also available on the event website, www.caneus2009.org.
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SVHM and Sensor-DAQ: Two of Four Fly-by-Wireless Projects
CANEUS, together with NASA, initiated the concept of the Fly-by-Wireless Sector Consortium. The CANEUS/NASA Fly-by-Wireless Workshop in Grapevine, Texas in 2007 established its vision: To minimize cables and connectors across the aerospace industry by providing reliable, lower cost, and higher performance alternatives for a vehicle/program's life-cycle. This workshop brought together the international community representing the aircraft, spacecraft, and fly-by-wireless technology developers. Twenty-five concept topics were subsequently introduced and reviewed; out of these, four projects were identified for development. These projects include: Wireless Sensor Tags, Less-Wire Technologies in concert with Wireless Sensing Elements, Structural Vehicle Health Monitoring, and Wireless Sensor-DAQ Micro-Miniaturization.
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CANEUS Small Satellites Sector Consortium Gaining Momentum
The CANEUS Small Satellite Sector Consortium oversees five initiatives dedicated to (1) developing standards so as to ensure international interoperability, (2) identifying launch opportunities and services, (3) providing stakeholder liaison and strategic development, (4) addressing Intellectual Property and ITAR issues in accordance with CANEUS International’s broader mission, and (5) organizing launch certification services.
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Micro-Energetics Initiative to Develop MNT-based Products for Power Generation and Micro-Propulsion Applications
The Micro-Energetics initiative of the CANEUS Materials Sector Consortium, led by Edward Shaffer and Eugene Zakar of the U.S. Army Research Lab, seeks to develop MNT-based products for micro generation and micro propulsion applications. The initiative aims to (a) seek useful energetic material forms on length scales of one NM to one MM, (b) motivate synthesis, assembly, and understanding of energetic materials in small dimensions, (c) promote the ... Read more >>