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Annual Technical Symposium

Annual Technical Symposium 2005

May 6, 2005 (Friday)

Gilruth Center, NASA/JSC


Following the suggestion of some of the attendees at the symposium, we gave all authors the option to make their PowerPoint presentations available here on our web site. Selected presentations are available with permission from the authors.


  
Crew Exploration Vehicle
  Chair: Cindy Kurt / United Space Alliance
  
  Crew exploration vehicle (CEV) low Earth orbit (LEO) transfer "double escape system" design concept (Download: DOC, 39.5 KB)
Paul Torrance, NASA
  
  Crew Exploration Vehicle: Need Analysis & Function Structure for Structural Design (Download: PDF, 1.6 MB)
Tapan R. Kulkarni, Texas A&M University, College Station; Steve C. Suh, Texas A&M University, College Station
  
  Rotor landing technology for Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Earth-to-orbit crew transport (Download: PDF, 3.11 MB)
Jeffrey David Hagen, NASA-JSC / ES5
  
Space Exploration-I
  Chair: Bo Arnold / Jacobs Sverdrup
  
  Shuttle derived launch vehicles capabilities overview
Debra A. Bailey, The Boeing Company; William J. Rothschild, The Boeing Company; Edward M. Henderson, NASA Johnson Space Center; Christopher M. Crumbly, NASA Marshall Space Center
  
  Development, Structure, and Application of MAST: A Generic Mission Architecture Sizing Tool (Download: PDF, 4.92 MB)
Jarret Lafleur, NASA Johnson Space Center; Michael Grant, NASA Johnson Space Center; Carolina Restrepo, NASA Johnson Space Center
  
  Radiation exposure estimates for manned exploratory missions
Bill Atwell, The Boeing Company NASA Systems
  
Simulation & Modeling
  Chair: Ries Smith / Jacobs Sverdrup
  
  Crew operations support and just-in-time training simulation (Download: PPT, 2.15 MB)
Abe E. Megahed, Orbital Technologies Corporation; Marty A. Gustafson, Orbital Technologies Corporation
  
  Transforming Requirements and Risk Data into Models for Analysis and Simulation
David R. Throop, Boeing; Jane T. Malin, NASA Johnson Space Center; Land Fleming, Muniz Engineering; Luis Flores, Jacobs-Sverdrup
  
  Exploration Architecture Simulation Strategy (Download: PDF, 1.57 MB)
David Greeson, Titan Corporation
  
Robotics
  Chair: Zafar Taqvi / Barrios Technology
  
  Robotic Hand Functions on the Station Arm
Andrew Lynch, NASA Robotics
  
  Astronaut Digital Assistants for Surface Operations
Justin Thomas, United Space Alliance
  
  Common Platform for Modular and Reusable Robotic System Components
Justin Thomas, United Space Alliance
  
Space Exploration-II
  Chair: Larry Friesen / UHCL
  
  Human Space Exploration Design Modeling (Download: PDF, 308.34 KB)
Charles Reynerson, Boeing
  
  Exploration of the Impact of ISRU on Architectural System Sizing (Download: PDF, 180.48 KB)
Charles Reynerson, Boeing
  
  Strategic Reusability for Human Space Exploration – A Comparison of Two Architectures (Download: PDF, 116.84 KB)
Charles Reynerson, Boeing
  
Aerospace Technology-I
  Chair: Kamlesh Lulla / NASA JSC
  
  Transforming Business at JSC: A New Vision for Technology
Robert M. Kelso, AD
  
  Nanotechnology: Pinning Big Hopes on a Small Scale
Robert M. Kelso, AD; Leonard Yowell, ES
  
  Building Partnerships for Exploration Technologies:An overview of JSC University Research and Affairs Office
Kamlesh Lulla, AD2; Helen Lane, AD2
  
Future Space Suit Development
  Chair: Bill West / Hamilton Sundstrand
  
  ISS as a Testbed for Future Spacesuit Designs
Rolf Erdmann, United Space Alliance; Daryl Schuck, United Space Alliance
  
  Operations-Driven Design of the Next Generation EVA System-of-Systems
Gerald Miller, United Space Alliance; Edward Rubio, United Space Alliance
  
  Human Machine Interface for Future Space Suits
Zane Ney, United Space Alliance
  
Space Exploration-III
  Chair: Gary Brown / Booz, Allen, Hamilton
  
  An overview of DoDAF “views” as applied to the “Vision for Space Exploration”.
James E. Batts, Mission and Systems Solutions Group
  
  How can the past influence the future? Industrial and Human engineering for spacecraft design, maintainability, and operational support
Kurt Van Dyke, United Space Alliance I & HE; Katrine Stelges, United Space Alliance I&HE; Jeffery Ewald, United Space Alliance I&HE; George Sweeney, United Space Alliance I&HE
  
  Outreach to Youth Using the Inspiration of Solar System Exploration
Carolynn Conley, Barrios Technology, Inc.
  
Aerospace Technology-II
  Chair: Bill Atwell / Boeing
  
  Design and performance analysis of a UWB tracking system for short range space applications
Jianjun (David) Ni, NASA Johnson Space Center; Dickey Arndt, NASA Johnson Space Center; Phong Ngo, NASA Johnson Space Center; Chau Phan, NASA Johnson Space Center; Julia Gross, NASA Johnson Space Center; John Dusl, Jacobs
  
  Mechanical propulsion: Bargmann drive, an exciting new propulsion method
Jay M. Wright, DV3
  
  Direction Preserving Control Constraint Mechanism for Adaptive Control of Nonlinear MIMO Open-Loop Stable Systems with Bounded Control
Monish Tandale, Texas A&M University; John Valasek, Texas A&M University
  
Space Operations-I
  Chair: Syri Koelfgen / NASA JSC
  
  Managing Risk in Space Operations
David Fuller, EADS/Astrium North America
  
  The Timeliner System: Automating Space Operations Into the Future (Download: PPT, 1.03 MB)
Robert Brown, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
  
Space Exploration-IV
  Chair: John Vollmer / Boeing
  
  Use of the International Space Station as a Spaceport
John Cook, Boeing; John Alred, Boeing
  
  Specification Management System for the Aerospace Industry
Rod W. Richardson, United Space Alliance, LLC; G. Michael Ferguson, United Space Alliance, LLC
  
  Benefits of a return to the Moon (Download: PPT, 3.4 MB)
Ron Garan, NASA/JSC/CB
  
Aerospace Technology-III
  Chair: David Morrison / Jacobs Sverdrup
  
  Vision-based relative navigation system for autonomous spacecraft docking operations (Download: PPT, 194.5 KB)
Jeffery Morris, AERO Dept., Texas A&M University; Dr. John Valasek, AERO Dept., Texas A&M University
  
  Development and Testing of Sails for Solar Sail Spacecraft
Michaela Benda, EADS Astrium North America
  
  Thermal and Reflection Properties of Sails for Solar Sail Spacecraft
Michaela Benda, EADS Astrium North America
  
Space Operations-II
  Chair: David Dannemiller / United Space Alliance
  
  Mission Preparation in a Network Centric Operations Environment
Harold J. Smith, Raytheon
  
  A Data-Based Console Logger for Mission Operations Team Coordination (Download: PPT, 4.3 MB)
Carroll Thronesbery, S&K Technologies, Inc.; Jane T. Malin, NASA Johnson Space Center; Patrick Oliver, Jacobs-Sverdrup; Ken Jenks, NASA Johnson Space Center
  
  RFID Technology for ISS Inventory Tracking (Download: PPT, 1.88 MB)
Annie Powers, NASA-JSC; Amy Schellhase, JSC-Barrios
  
Safety-I
  Chair: Bill Earnest / Jacobs Sverdrup
  
  The Value Of Intuition In Accident Prevention
David Witwer, Shuttle Safety and Mission Assurance
  
  Software hazards analysis for exploration missions (Download: PDF, 499.97 KB)
David Greeson, Titan Corporation
  
  A Sampling of Attitudes Towards Spaceflight Safety (Download: PPT, 564.5 KB)
Robert L. Howard, National Society of Black Engineers
  
Aerospace Technology-IV
  Chair: Steve King / Lockheed Martin
  
  Solar and Nuclear Power for Lunar Base Habitats (Download: PPT, 864.5 KB)
Alexei A. Leskin, Raytheon Technical Services; Hal J. Smith, Raytheon Technical Services; Roger X. Lenard, Desert Fox Engineering Services, Edgewood
  
  Control of Forward RCS During Shuttle Orbiter Entry
Carolina Restrepo, Texas A&M University; John Valasek, Texas A&M University
  
  Going Beyond “Stone Knives and Bearskins”: Redefining the Man/Machine Interface for Future Space Exploration (Download: PDF, 2.46 MB)
Ilia Rosenberg, Boeing NASA Systems; Carlos Blanco, Boeing NASA Systems
  
Space Operations-III
  Chair: Anita Gale / Boeing
  
  Reconfigurable procedures to support autonomous mission operations
David Kortenkamp, NASA JSC ER2/Metrica Inc.; Lui Wang, NASA JSC ER2
  
  Resource and Operations Analysis Model (ROAM) (Download: PDF, 124.88 KB)
Charles D. Lodge, Booz | Allen | Hamilton
  
Safety-II
  Chair: Bill Earnest / Jacobs Sverdrup
  
  Risk Management and Mitigation of Natural Hazards
Russell Strachan, Muniz Engineering Inc.
  
Aerospace Technology-V
  Chair: Steve King / Lockheed Martin
  
  Investigation of methods to clean clothing in space
Reeve Ingle, DO5
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