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Volume 106
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Space & Satellite
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Engineering & Communications

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3. Table of Contents
Space, Satellites Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
Feb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Advanced Satellite Communications Systems May 10-12, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Jan 25-27, 2011 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Propagation Effects for Radar
Aerospace Simulations in C++ NEW! Apr 5-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
May 10-11, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Radar 101 NEW!
Attitude Determination & Control Apr 18, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mar 7-10, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Radar 201 NEW!
Communications Payload Design - Satellite System Architecture NEW! Apr 19, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Apr 5-7, 2011 • Alburquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Radar Systems Analysis & Design Using MATLAB
Earth Station Design NEW! May 2-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Feb 28-Mar 3, 2011 • Colorado Springs, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rocket Propulsion 101
Jun 6-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mar 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch Mechanics Solid Rocket Motor Design & Applications
Jan 10-13, 2011 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Apr 12-14, 2011 • Cocoa Beach, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mar 7-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems NEW!
Jun 20-23, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jan 17-20, 2011 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
GPS Technology Feb 28-Mar 3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Jan 24-27, 2011 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Synthetic Aperture Radar - Advanced
Mar 14-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Feb 10-11, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Jun 27-30, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 May 4-5, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ground Systems Design & Operation Synthetic Aperture Radar - Fundamentals
Jan 24-26, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Feb 8-9, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 May 2-3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hyperspectral & Multispectral Imaging Tactical Missile Design and System Engineering
Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Apr 12-14, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IP Networking Over Satellite Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Applications NEW!
Jun 21-23, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mar 1, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote Sensing Information Extraction
Jun 7, 2011 • Dayton, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mar 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Satellite Communication - An Essential Introduction Jun 14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Jan 31-Feb 2, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Project Management
Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Jun 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cost Estimating NEW!
Satellite Communication Systems Engineering Jun 8-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mar 15-17, 2011 • Boulder, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 CSEP Exam Prep
Jun 14-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Feb 11-12, 2011 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Satellite Laser Communications NEW! Mar 30-31, 2011 • Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Feb 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
Satellite RF Communications & Onboard Processing Feb 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Apr 12-14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mar 28-29, 2011 • Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Space Environment - Implications on Spacecraft Design Principles of Test & Evaluation
Feb 1-2, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Feb 17-18, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Space Systems Fundamentals Mar 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
May 16-19, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Project Dominance NEW!
Jun 6-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jan 18-19, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Space-Based Laser Systems Mar 22-23, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mar 23-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 May 24-25, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Space-Based Radar Risk & Opportunities Management NEW!
Mar 7-11, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mar 8-10 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Spacecraft Quality Assurance, Integration & Testing Systems Engineering - Requirements NEW!
Mar 23-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Jan 11-13, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Jun 8-9, 2011 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mar 22-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Spacecraft Systems Integration & Testing Systems of Systems
Jan 17-20, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Apr 19-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Apr 18-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Technical CONOPS & Concepts Master's Course NEW!
Spacecraft Thermal Control Feb 22-24, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mar 2-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Apr 12-14, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Understanding Space NEW! Jun 21-23, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Jun 15-16, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Test Design & Analysis
Feb 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Radar, Missiles, & Combat Total Systems Engineering Development
Advanced Developments in Radar Technology NEW! Jan 31-Feb 3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mar 1-4, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Engineering & Data Analysis
Combat Systems Engineering NEW!
May 11-12, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Antenna & Array Fundamentals
Electronic Warfare Overview Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mar 8-9, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Computational Electromagnetics NEW!
Aug 1-2, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Grounding & Shielding for EMC
Jan 24-25, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Feb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Jan 27-28, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Apr 26-28, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Apr 4-5, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Instrumentation for Test & Measurement NEW!
Fundamentals of Radar Technology Mar 29-31, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Feb 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Practical Design of Experiments
May 3-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mar 22-23, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fundamentals of Rockets & Missiles Jun 7-8, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Feb 1-3, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Signal & Image Processing & Analysis for Scientists & Engineers NEW!
Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Missile Autopilots Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach
Mar 21-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Feb 22-24, 2011 • San Diego, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Modern Missile Analysis Jun 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Apr 4-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jun 20-23 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Popular “On-site” Topics & Ways to Register. . . . . . . . . . 64
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4. Advanced Satellite Communications Systems:
Survey of Current and Emerging Digital Systems
January 25-27, 2011
Cocoa Beach, Florida
$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
Summary 1. Introduction to SATCOM. History and
This three-day course covers all the technology overview. Examples of current military and
of advanced satellite communications as well as the commercial systems.
principles behind current state-of-the-art satellite 2. Satellite orbits and transponder
communications equipment. New and promising characteristics.
technologies will be covered to develop an 3. Traffic Connectivities: Mesh, Hub-Spoke,
understanding of the major approaches. Network Point-to-Point, Broadcast.
topologies, VSAT, and IP networking over satellite.
4. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, TDMA,
CDMA, Random Access. DAMA and Bandwidth-on-
Instructor Demand.
Dr. John Roach is a leading authority in satellite 5. Communications Link Calculations.
communications with 35+ years in the SATCOM Definition of EIRP, G/T, Eb/No. Noise Temperature
industry. He has worked on many development and Figure. Transponder gain and SFD. Link
projects both as employee and consultant / Budget Calculations.
contractor. His experience has focused on the 6. Digital Modulation Techniques. BPSK,
systems engineering of state-of-the-art system QPSK. Standard pulse formats and bandwidth.
developments, military and commercial, from the Nyquist signal shaping. Ideal BER performance.
worldwide architectural level to detailed terminal 7. PSK Receiver Design Techniques. Carrier
tradeoffs and designs. He has been an adjunct recovery, phase slips, ambiguity resolution,
faculty member at Florida Institute of Technology differential coding. Optimum data detection, clock
where he taught a range of graduate comm- recovery, bit count integrity.
unications courses. He has also taught SATCOM 8. Overview of Error Correction Coding,
short courses all over the US and in London and Encryption, and Frame Synchronization.
Toronto, both publicly and in-house for both Standard FEC types. Coding Gain.
government and commercial organizations. In 9. RF Components. HPA, SSPA, LNA, Up/down
addition, he has been an expert witness in patent, converters. Intermodulation, band limiting, oscillator
trade secret, and government contracting cases. Dr. phase noise. Examples of BER Degradation.
Roach has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from 10. TDMA Networks. Time Slots. Preambles.
Georgia Tech. Advanced Satellite Communications Suitability for DAMA and BoD.
Systems: Survey of Current and Emerging Digital 11. Characteristics of IP and TCP/UDP over
Systems. satellite. Unicast and Multicast. Need for
Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) techniques.
What You Will Learn 12. VSAT Networks and their system
• Major Characteristics of satellites. characteristics; DVB standards and MF-TDMA.
• Characteristics of satellite networks. 13. Earth Station Antenna types. Pointing /
Tracking. Small antennas at Ku band. FCC - Intelsat
• The tradeoffs between major alternatives in
- ITU antenna requirements and EIRP density
SATCOM system design. limitations.
• SATCOM system tradeoffs and link budget 14. Spread Spectrum Techniques. Military use
analysis. and commercial PSD spreading with DS PN
• DAMA/BoD for FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems. Acquisition and tracking. Frequency Hop
systems. systems.
• Critical RF parameters in terminal equipment and 15. Overview of Bandwidth Efficient
their effects on performance. Modulation (BEM) Techniques. M-ary PSK, Trellis
• Technical details of digital receivers. Coded 8PSK, QAM.
• Tradeoffs among different FEC coding choices. 16. Convolutional coding and Viterbi
• Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move. decoding. Concatenated coding. Turbo & LDPC
coding.
• Characteristics of IP traffic over satellite.
17. Emerging Technology Developments and
• Overview of bandwidth efficient modulation types. Future Trends.
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5. Aerospace Simulations in C++
Apply the Power of C++ to Simulate Multi-Object Aerospace Vehicles
May 10-11, 2011
NEW! Beltsville, Maryland
$1100 (8:30am - 5:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. What you need to know about the C++
language.
Hands-on: Set up, run, and plot complete
simulation.
2. Classes and hierarchical structure of a
Summary typical aerospace simulation.
C++ has become the computer language of choice
for aerospace simulations. This two-day workshop Hands-on: Run satellite simulation.
equips engineers and programmers with object 3. Modules and Matrix programming made
oriented tools to model net centric simulations. easy with pointers.
Features like polymorphism, inheritance, and
encapsulation enable building engagement-level Hands-on: Run target simulation.
simulations of diverse aerospace vehicles. To provide 4. Table look-up with derived classes.
hands-on experience, the course alternates between
lectures and computer experiments. The instructor Hands-on: Run UAV simulation with
introduces C++ features together with modeling of aerodynamics and propulsion.
aerodynamics, propulsion, and flight controls, while the 5. Event scheduling via input file.
trainee executes and modifies the provided source
code. Participants should bring an IBM PC compatible Hands-on: Control the UAV with autopilot.
lap top computer with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 or 6. Polymorphism populates the sky with
2010 (free download from MS). As prerequisites, vehicles.
facility with C++ and familiarity with flight dynamics is
highly desirable. The instructor’s textbook “Modeling Hands-on: Navigate multiple UAVs through
and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics” is waypoints.
provided for further studies. This course features the 7.Communication bus enables vehicles to
CADAC++ architecture, but also highlights other talk to each other.
architectures of aerospace simulations. It culminates in
a net centric simulation of interacting UAVs, satellites Hands-on: Home on targets with UAVs.
and targets, which may serve as the basis for further
development.
What You Will Learn
Exploiting the rich features of C++ for aerospace
simulations.
Instructor
• How to use classes and inheritance to build flight
Dr. Peter Zipfel is an Adjunct Associated Professor vehicle models.
at the University of Florida. He has • How run-time polymorphism makes multi-object
taught courses in M&S, G&C and Flight simulations possible.
Dynamics for 25 year, and C++
aerospace applications during the past • How to enable communication between
five years. His 45 years of M&S encapsulated vehicle objects.
experience was acquired at the German Understanding the CADAC++ Architecture.
Helicopter Institute, the U.S. Army and • Learning the modular structure of vehicle
Air Force. He is an AIAA Associate Fellow, and a subsystems.
distinguished international lecturer. His most recent • Making changes to the code and the interfaces
publications are all related to C++ aerospace between modules.
applications: “Building Aerospace Simulations in C++”,
• Experimenting with I/O.
2008; “Fundamentals of 6 DoF Aerospace Vehicle
Simulation and Analysis in FORTRAN and C++”, 2004; • Plotting with CADAC Studio.
and “Advanced 6 DoF Aerospace Vehicle Simulation Building UAV and satellite simulations.
and Analysis in C++”, 2006, all published by AIAA. • Modeling aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance
and control of a UAV.
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6. Attitude Determination and Control
March 7-10, 2011
Chantilly, Virginia
Summary $1790 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
This four-day course provides a detailed "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
introduction to spacecraft attitude estimation and Off The Course Tuition."
control. This course emphasizes many practical
aspects of attitude control system design but with a
solid theoretical foundation. The principles of operation
and characteristics of attitude sensors and actuators Recent attendee comments ...
are discussed. Spacecraft kinematics and dynamics
are developed for use in control design and system
simulation. Attitude determination methods are “Very thorough!”
discussed in detail, including TRIAD, QUEST, Kalman
filters. Sensor alignment and calibration is also “Relevant and comprehensive.”
covered. Environmental factors that affect pointing
accuracy and attitude dynamics are presented.
Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitter
definitions and analysis methods are presented. The Course Outline
various types of spacecraft pointing controllers and 1. Kinematics. Vectors, direction-cosine
design, and analysis methods are presented. Students matrices, Euler angles, quaternions, frame
should have an engineering background including transformations, and rotating frames. Conversion
calculus and linear algebra. Sufficient background between attitude representations.
mathematics are presented in the course but is kept to 2. Dynamics. Rigid-body rotational dynamics,
the minimum necessary. Euler's equation. Slosh dynamics. Spinning spacecraft
with long wire booms.
Instructor 3. Sensors. Sun sensors, Earth Horizon sensors,
Dr. Mark E. Pittelkau is an independent consultant. Magnetometers, Gyros, Allan Variance & Green
He was previously with the Applied Physics Laboratory, Charts, Angular Displacement sensors, Star Trackers.
Orbital Sciences Corporation, CTA Space Systems, Principles of operation and error modeling.
and Swales Aerospace. His early career at the Naval 4. Actuators. Reaction and momentum wheels,
Surface Warfare Center involved target tracking, gun dynamic and static imbalance, wheel configurations,
pointing control, and gun system calibration, and he magnetic torque rods, reaction control jets. Principles
has recently worked in target track fusion. His of operation and modeling.
experience in satellite systems covers all phases of 5. Environmental Disturbance Torques.
design and operation, including conceptual desig, Aerodynamic, solar pressure, gravity-gradient,
implemen-tation, and testing of attitude control magnetic dipole torque, dust impacts, and internal
systems, attitude and orbit determination, and attitude disturbances.
sensor alignment and calibration, control-structure
6. Pointing Error Metrics. Accuracy, Stability
interaction analysis, stability and jitter analysis, and
(Smear), and Jitter. Definitions and methods of design
post-launch support. His current interests are precision
and analysis for specification and verification of
attitude determination, attitude sensor calibration, orbit
requirements.
determination, and formation flying. Dr. Pittelkau
earned the Bachelor's and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical 7. Attitude Control. B-dot and H X B rate damping
Engineering at Tennessee Technological University laws. Gravity-gradient, spin stabilization, and
and the Master's degree in EE at Virginia Polytechnic momentum bias control. Three-axis zero-momentum
Institute and State University. control. Controller design and stability. Back-of-the
envelope equations for actuator sizing and controller
design. Flexible-body modeling, control-structure
What You Will Learn interaction, structural-mode (flex-mode) filters, and
• Characteristics and principles of operation of attitude control of flexible structures. Verification and
sensors and actuators. Validation, and Polarity and Phase testing.
• Kinematics and dynamics. 8. Attitude Determination. TRIAD and QUEST
• Principles of time and coordinate systems. algorithms. Introduction to Kalman filtering. Potential
• Attitude determination methods, algorithms, and problems and reliable solutions in Kalman filtering.
limits of performance; Attitude determination using the Kalman filter.
Calibration of attitude sensors and gyros.
• Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitter
definitions and analysis methods. 9. Coordinate Systems and Time. J2000 and
ICRF inertial reference frames. Earth Orientation,
• Various types of pointing control systems and WGS-84, geodetic, geographic coordinates. Time
hardware necessary to meet particular control systems. Conversion between time scales. Standard
objectives. epochs. Spacecraft time and timing.
• Back-of-the envelope design techniques.
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7. Communications Payload Design and Satellite System Architecture
NEW! Course Outline
1. Communications Payloads and Service
Requirements. Bandwidth, coverage, services and
applications; RF link characteristics and appropriate use of link
April 5-7, 2011 budgets; bent pipe payloads using passive and active
Alburquerque, New Mexico components; specific demands for broadband data, IP over
satellite, mobile communications and service availability;
principles for using digital processing in system architecture,
$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm) and on-board processor examples at L band (non-GEO and
GEO) and Ka band.
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition." 2. Systems Engineering to Meet Service
Requirements. Transmission engineering of the satellite link
and payload (modulation and FEC, standards such as DVB-S2
and Adaptive Coding and Modulation, ATM and IP routing in
Summary space); optimizing link and payload design through
This three-day course provides communications and consideration of traffic distribution and dynamics, link margin,
satellite systems engineers and system architects with a RF interference and frequency coordination requirements.
comprehensive and accurate approach for the 3. Bent-pipe Repeater Design. Example of a detailed
specification and detailed design of the communications block and level diagram, design for low noise amplification,
payload and its integration into a satellite system. Both down-conversion design, IMUX and band-pass filtering, group
standard bent pipe repeaters and digital processors (on delay and gain slope, AGC and linearizaton, power
board and ground-based) are studied in depth, and amplification (SSPA and TWTA, linearization and parallel
optimized from the standpoint of maximizing throughput combining), OMUX and design for high power/multipactor,
and coverage (single footprint and multi-beam). redundancy switching and reliability assessment.
Applications in Fixed Satellite Service (C, X, Ku and Ka 4. Spacecraft Antenna Design and Performance. Fixed
bands) and Mobile Satellite Service (L and S bands) are reflector systems (offset parabola, Gregorian, Cassegrain)
addressed as are the requirements of the associated feeds and feed systems, movable and reconfigurable
ground segment for satellite control and the provision of antennas; shaped reflectors; linear and circular polarization.
services to end users. 5. Communications Payload Performance Budgeting.
Gain to Noise Temperature Ratio (G/T), Saturation Flux
Density (SFD), and Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP);
Instructor repeater gain/loss budgeting; frequency stability and phase
noise; third-order intercept (3ICP), gain flatness, group delay;
Bruce R. Elbert (MSEE, MBA) is an independent non-linear phase shift (AM/PM); out of band rejection and
consultant and Adjunct Prof of Engineering, Univ of Wisc, amplitude non-linearity (C3IM and NPR).
Madison. 6. On-board Digital Processor Technology. A/D and D/A
He is a recognized satellite conversion, digital signal processing for typical channels and
communications expert with 40 years of formats (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA); demodulation and
experience in satellite communications remodulation, multiplexing and packet switching; static and
payload and systems design engineering dynamic beam forming; design requirements and service
beginning at COMSAT Laboratories and impacts.
including 25 years with Hughes 7. Multi-beam Antennas. Fixed multi-beam antennas
Electronics. He has contributed to the using multiple feeds, feed layout and isloation; phased array
design and construction of major communications, approaches using reflectors and direct radiating arrays; on-
including Intelsat, Inmarsat, Galaxy, Thuraya, DIRECTV board versus ground-based beamforming.
and Palapa A. 8. RF Interference and Spectrum Management
He has written eight books, including: The Satellite Considerations. Unraveling the FCC and ITU international
Communication Applications Handbook, Second Edition, regulatory and coordination process; choosing frequency
The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth bands that address service needs; development of regulatory
Station Handbook, and Introduction to Satellite and frequency coordination strategy based on successful case
Communication, Third Edition. studies.
9. Ground Segment Selection and Optimization.
Overall architecture of the ground segment: satellite TT&C and
communications services; earth station and user terminal
What You Will Learn capabilities and specifications (fixed and mobile); modems and
• How to transform system and service requirements into baseband systems; selection of appropriate antenna based on
payload specifications and design elements. link requirements and end-user/platform considerations.
• What are the specific characteristics of payload 10. Earth station and User Terminal Tradeoffs: RF
components, such as antennas, LNAs, microwave filters, tradeoffs (RF power, EIRP, G/T); network design for provision
channel and power amplifiers, and power combiners. of service (star, mesh and hybrid networks); portability and
• What space and ground architecture to employ when mobility.
evaluating on-board processing and multiple beam 11. Performance and Capacity Assessment.
antennas, and how these may be configured for optimum Determining capacity requirements in terms of bandwidth,
end-to-end performance. power and network operation; selection of the air interface
• How to understand the overall system architecture and the (multiple access, modulation and coding); interfaces with
capabilities of ground segment elements - hubs and remote satellite and ground segment; relationship to available
terminals - to integrate with the payload, constellation and standards in current use and under development.
end-to-end system. 12. Satellite System Verification Methodology.
• From this course you will obtain the knowledge, skill and Verification engineering for the payload and ground segment;
ability to configure a communications payload based on its where and how to review sources of available technology and
service requirements and technical features. You will software to evaluate subsystem and system performance;
understand the engineering processes and device guidelines for overseeing development and evaluating
characteristics that determine how the payload is put alternate technologies and their sources; example of a
together and operates in a state - of - the - art complete design of a communications payload and system
telecommunications system to meet user needs. architecture.
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8. Earth Station Design, Implementation, Operation and Maintenance
for Satellite Communications
February 28 - March 3, 2011 NEW!
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 6-9, 2011 Course Outline
Beltsville, Maryland 1. Ground Segment and Earth Station Technical
Aspects.
Evolution of satellite communication earth stations—
$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm) teleports and hubs • Earth station design philosophy for
performance and operational effectiveness • Engineering
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each principles • Propagation considerations • The isotropic source,
Off The Course Tuition." line of sight, antenna principles • Atmospheric effects:
troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere (Faraday and
scintillation) • Rain effects and rainfall regions • Use of the
Summary DAH and Crane rain models • Modulation systems (QPSK,
This intensive four-day course is intended for satellite OQPSK, MSK, GMSK, 8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK) •
communications engineers, earth station design Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon,
professionals, and operations and maintenance managers Turbo, and LDPC codes) • Transmission equation and its
relationship to the link budget • Radio frequency clearance
and technical staff. The course provides a proven approach to and interference consideration • RFI prediction techniques •
the design of modern earth stations, from the system level Antenna sidelobes (ITU-R Rec 732) • Interference criteria and
down to the critical elements that determine the performance coordination • Site selection • RFI problem identification and
and reliability of the facility. We address the essential resolution.
technical properties in the baseband and RF, and delve 2. Major Earth Station Engineering.
deeply into the block diagram, budgets and specification of RF terminal design and optimization. Antennas for major
earth stations and hubs. Also addressed are practical earth stations (fixed and tracking, LP and CP) • Upconverter
approaches for the procurement and implementation of the and HPA chain (SSPA, TWTA, and KPA) • LNA/LNB and
facility, as well as proper practices for O&M and testing downconverter chain. Optimization of RF terminal
throughout the useful life. The overall methodology assures configuration and performance (redundancy, power
that the earth station meets its requirements in a cost effective combining, and safety) • Baseband equipment configuration
and integration • Designing and verifying the terrestrial
and manageable manner. Each student will receive a copy of interface • Station monitor and control • Facility design and
Bruce R. Elbert’s text The Satellite Communication Ground implementation • Prime power and UPS systems. Developing
Segment and Earth Station Engineering Handbook, Artech environmental requirements (HVAC) • Building design and
House, 2001. construction • Grounding and lightening control.
3. Hub Requirements and Supply.
Earth station uplink and downlink gain budgets • EIRP
Instructor budget • Uplink gain budget and equipment requirements •
Bruce R. Elbert, MSc (EE), MBA, President, G/T budget • Downlink gain budget • Ground segment supply
Application Technology Strategy, Inc., process • Equipment and system specifications • Format of a
Thousand Oaks, California; and Request for Information • Format of a Request for Proposal •
Adjunct Professor, College of Proposal evaluations • Technical comparison criteria •
Operational requirements • Cost-benefit and total cost of
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, ownership.
Madison. Mr. Elbert is a recognized 4. Link Budget Analysis using SatMaster Tool .
satellite communications expert and Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets • Frequency
has been involved in the satellite and band selection: L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka. Satellite footprints
telecommunications industries for over 30 years. He (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder plans • Introduction to
founded ATSI to assist major private and public sector the user interface of SatMaster • File formats: antenna
organizations that develop and operate cutting-edge pointing, database, digital link budget, and regenerative
repeater link budget • Built-in reference data and calculators •
networks using satellite technologies and services. Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S) using
During 25 years with Hughes Electronics, he directed equations and SatMaster • Transponder loading and optimum
the design of several major satellite projects, including multi-carrier backoff • Review of link budget optimization
Palapa A, Indonesia’s original satellite system; the techniques using the program’s built-in features • Minimize
Galaxy follow-on system (the largest and most required transponder resources • Maximize throughput •
Minimize receive dish size • Minimize transmit power •
successful satellite TV system in the world); and the Example: digital VSAT network with multi-carrier operation •
development of the first GEO mobile satellite system Hub optimization using SatMaster.
capable of serving handheld user terminals. Mr. Elbert 5. Earth Terminal Maintenance Requirements and
was also ground segment manager for the Hughes Procedures.
system, which included eight teleports and 3 VSAT • Outdoor systems • Antennas, mounts and waveguide •
hubs. He served in the US Army Signal Corps as a Field of view • Shelter, power and safety • Indoor RF and IF
radio communications officer and instructor. systems • Vendor requirements by subsystem • Failure modes
and routine testing.
By considering the technical, business, and 6. VSAT Basseband Hub Maintenance Requirements
operational aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has and Procedures.
contributed to the operational and economic success IF and modem equipment • Performance evaluation • Test
of leading organizations in the field. He has written procedures • TDMA control equipment and software •
seven books on telecommunications and IT, including Hardware and computers • Network management system •
Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition System software
(Artech House, 2008). The Satellite Communication 7. Hub Procurement and Operation Case Study.
Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech General requirements and life-cycle • Block diagram •
Functional division into elements for design and procurement
House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground • System level specifications • Vendor options • Supply
Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, specifications and other requirements • RFP definition •
2001), the course text. Proposal evaluation • O&M planning
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9. Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch Mechanics
Military, Civilian and Deep-Space Applications Eac
will rece h student
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Navigato ee GPS
Summary r!
Award-winning rocket scientist Thomas S. Logsdon
has carefully tailored this comprehensive 4-day short
course to serve the needs of those military, aerospace,
and defense-industry professionals who must January 10-13, 2011
understand, design, and manage today’s Cape Canaveral, Florida
increasingly complicated and demanding
aerospace missions. March 7-10, 2011
Each topic is illustrated with one-page
mathematical derivations and numerical
Beltsville, Maryland
examples that use actual published June 20-23, 2011
inputs from real-world rockets,
satellites, and spacecraft missions. Columbia, Maryland
The lessons help you lay out
performance-optimal missions in concert $1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
with your professional colleagues.
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Instructor
For more than 30 years, Thomas S. Logsdon, has
worked on the Navstar GPS and other related Course Outline
technologies at the Naval Ordinance Laboratory, 1. Concepts from Astrodynamics. Kepler’s Laws.
McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed Martin, Boeing Newton’s clever generalizations. Evaluating the earth’s
Aerospace, and Rockwell International. His research gravitational parameter. Launch azimuths and ground-
projects and consulting assignments have included the trace geometry. Orbital perturbations.
Transit Navigation Satellites, The Tartar and Talos 2. Satellite Orbits. Isaac Newton’s vis viva equation.
shipboard missiles, and the Navstar Orbital energy and angular momentum. Gravity wells. The
GPS. In addition, he has helped put six classical Keplerian orbital elements. Station-keeping
astronauts on the moon and guide their maneuvers.
colleagues on rendezvous missions 3. Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals. Momentum
headed toward the Skylab capsule, and calculations. Specific impulse. The rocket equation.
helped fly space probes to the nearby Building efficient liquid and solid rockets. Performance
planets. calculations. Multi-stage rocket design.
Some of his more challenging assignments have 4. Enhancing a Rocket’s Performance. Optimal fuel
included trajectory optimization, constellation design, biasing techniques. The programmed mixture ratio
booster rocket performance enhancement, spacecraft scheme. Optimal trajectory shaping. Iterative least
survivability, differential navigation and booster rocket squares hunting procedures. Trajectory reconstruction.
guidance using the GPS signals. Determining the best estimate of propellant mass.
Tom Logsdon has taught short courses and lectured 5. Expendable Rockets and Reusable Space
in 31 different countries. He has written and published Shuttles. Operational characteristics, performance
40 technical papers and journal articles, a dozen of curves. Single-stage-to-orbit vehicles. The Falcon 9.
which have dealt with military and civilian 6. Powered Flight Maneuvers. The classical
radionavigation techniques. He is also the author of 29 Hohmann transfer maneuver. Multi-impulse and low-thrust
technical books on a variety of mathematical, maneuvers. Plane-change maneuvers. The bi-elliptic
engineering and scientific subjects. These include transfer. Relative motion plots. Military evasive
Understanding the Navstar, Orbital Mechanics: Theory maneuvers. Deorbit techniques. Planetary swingbys and
and Applications, Mobile Communication Satellites, ballistic capture maneuvers.
and The Navstar Global Positioning System. 7. Optimal Orbit Selection. Polar and sun-
synchronous orbits. Geostationary orbits and their major
What You Will Learn perturbations. ACE-orbit constellations. Lagrangian
• How do we launch a satellite into orbit and maneuver it to libration point orbits. Halo orbits. Interplanetary
a new location? trajectories. Mars-mission opportunities and deep-space
• How do we design a performance-optimal constellation of trajectories.
satellites? 8. Constellation Selection Trades. Existing civilian
• Why do planetary swingby maneuvers provide such and military constellations. Constellation design
profound gains in performance, and what do we pay for techniques. John Walker’s rosette configurations. Captain
these important performance gains? Draim’s constellations. Repeating ground-trace orbits.
• How can we design the best multistage rocket for a Earth coverage simulation routines.
particular mission? 9. Cruising along JPL’s Invisible Rivers of Gravity
• What are Lagrangian libration-point orbits? Which ones are in Space. Equipotential surfaces. 3-dimensional
dynamically stable? How can we place satellites into halo manifolds. Developing NASA’s clever Genesis mission.
orbits circling around these moving points in space? Capturing stardust in space. Simulating thick bundles of
• What are JPL’s gravity tubes? How were they discovered? chaotic trajectories. Experiencing tomorrow’s unpaved
How are they revolutionizing the exploration of space? freeways in the sky.
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10. GPS Technology
GPS Solutions for Military, Civilian & Aerospace Applications
January 24-27, 2011
Eac
will rece h student Cape Canaveral, Florida
ive a fr
Navigato ee GPS
r! March 14-17, 2011
Beltsville, Maryland
June 27-30, 2011
Columbia, Maryland
August 1-4, 2011
Summary Dayton, Ohio
In this popular four-day short
course, GPS expert Tom Logsdon $1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
will describe in detail how precise "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
radionavigation systems work and review Off The Course Tuition."
the many practical benefits they provide to military and
civilian users in space and around the globe. Course Outline
Through practical demonstration you will learn how 1. Radionavigation Principles. Active and passive
a GPS receiver works, how to operate it in various radionavigation systems. Spherical and hyperbolic lines of
situations, and how to interpret the positioning position. Position and velocity solutions. Spaceborne
atomic clocks. Websites and other sources of information.
solutions it provides. Building a $143 billion business in space.
Each topic includes practical derivations and real- 2. The Three Major Segments of the GPS. Signal
world examples using published inputs from the structure and pseudorandom codes. Modulation
literature and from the instructors personal and techniques. Military performance enhancements.
professional experiences. Relativistic time dilations. Inverted navigation solutions.
3. Navigation Solutions and Kalman Filtering
Techniques. Taylor series expansions. Numerical
"The presenter was very energetic and truly iteration. Doppler shift solutions. Satellite selection
passionate about the material" algorithms. Kalman filtering algorithms.
4. Designing an Effective GPS Receiver. Annotated
" Tom Logsdon is the best teacher I have ever block diagrams. Antenna design. Code tracking and
carrier tracking loops. Software modules. Commercial
had. His knowledge is excellent. He is a 10!" chipsets. Military receivers. Shuttle and space station
receivers.
"The instructor displayed awesome knowl- 5. Military Applications. The worldwide common grid.
edge of the GPS and space technology…very Military test-range applications.Tactical and strategic
applications. Autonomy and survivability enhancements.
knowledgeable instructor. Spoke Precision guided munitions. Smart bombs and artillery
clearly…Good teaching style. Encouraged projectiles.
questions and discussion." 6. Integrated Navigation Systems. Mechanical and
Strapdown implementations. Ring lasers and fiber-optic
"Mr. Logsdon did a bang-up job explaining gyros. Integrated navigation. Military applications. Key
features of the C-MIGITS integrated nav system.
and deriving the theories of special/general 7. Differential Navigation and Pseudosatellites.
relativity–and how they are associated with Special committee 104’s data exchange protocols. Global
the GPS navigation solutions." data distribution. Wide-area differential navigation.
Psuedosatellites. International Geosync Augmentation
Systems.
"I loved his one-page mathematical deriva-
8. Carrier-Aided Solutions. The interferometry
tions and the important points they illus- concept. Double differencing techniques. Attitude
trate." determination receivers. Navigation of the Topex and
NASA’s twin Grace satellites. Dynamic and Kinematic
orbit determination. Motorola’s Spaceborne Monarch
"Instructor was very knowledgeable and re- receiver. Relativistic time dilation derivations.
lated to his students very well–and with 9. The Navstar Satellites. Subsystem descriptions.
sparkling good humor!" On-orbit test results. The Block I, II, IIR, and IIF satellites,
Block III concepts. Orbital Perturbations and modeling
"The lecturer was truly an expert in his field techniques. Stationkeeping maneuvers. Earth shadowing
characteristic. The European Galileo, the Chine
and delivered an entertaining and technically Bridow/Compass, the Indian IRNSS, and the Japanese
well-balanced presentation." QZSS.
10. Russia’s Glonass Constellation. Performance
"Excellent instructor! Wonderful teaching comparisons between the GPS and Glonass. Orbital
mechanics considerations. Military survivability.
skills! This was honestly, the best class I Spacecraft subsystems. Russia’s SL-12 Proton booster.
have had since leaving the university." Building dual-capability GPS/Glonass receivers.
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11. Ground Systems Design and Operation
January 24-26, 2011
Beltsville, Maryland
May 17-19, 2011
Beltsville, Maryland
Summary
This three-day course provides a practical $1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
introduction to all aspects of ground system design and
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
operation. Starting with basic communications Off The Course Tuition."
principles, an understanding is developed of ground
system architectures and system design issues. The
function of major ground system elements is explained,
leading to a discussion of day-to-day operations. The
course concludes with a discussion of current trends in Course Outline
Ground System design and operations.
1. The Link Budget. An introduction to
This course is intended for engineers, technical
managers, and scientists who are interested in
basic communications system principles and
acquiring a working understanding of ground systems theory; system losses, propagation effects,
as an introduction to the field or to help broaden their Ground Station performance, and frequency
overall understanding of space mission systems and selection.
mission operations. It is also ideal for technical 2. Ground System Architecture and
professionals who need to use, manage, operate, or
purchase a ground system.
System Design. An overview of ground
system topology providing an introduction to
ground system elements and technologies.
Instructor
Steve Gemeny is Principal Program Engineer.
3. Ground System Elements. An element
Formerly Senior Member of the by element review of the major ground station
Professional Staff at The Johns Hopkins subsystems, explaining roles, parameters,
University Applied Physics Laboratory limitations, tradeoffs, and current technology.
where he served as Ground Station 4. Figure of Merit (G/T). An introduction to
Lead for the TIMED mission to explore
Earth’s atmosphere and Lead Ground the key parameter used to characterize
System Engineer on the New Horizons satellite ground station performance, bringing
mission to explore Pluto by 2020. Prior to joining the all ground station elements together to form a
Applied Physics Laboratory, Mr. Gemeny held complete system.
numerous engineering and technical sales positions 5. Modulation Basics. An introduction to
with Orbital Sciences Corporation, Mobile TeleSystems
Inc. and COMSAT Corporation beginning in 1980. Mr. modulation types, signal sets, analog and
Gemeny is an experienced professional in the field of digital modulation schemes, and modulator -
Ground Station and Ground System design in both the demodulator performance characteristics.
commercial world and on NASA Science missions with 6. Ranging and Tracking. A discussion of
a wealth of practical knowledge spanning nearly three ranging and tracking for orbit determination.
decades. Mr. Gemeny delivers his experiences and
knowledge to his students with an informative and 7. Ground System Networks and
entertaining presentation style. Standards. A survey of several ground
system networks and standards with a
discussion of applicability, advantages,
What You Will Learn disadvantages, and alternatives.
• The fundamentals of ground system design,
architecture and technology. 8. Ground System Operations. A
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the spacecraft-to- discussion of day-to-day operations in a typical
ground communications link. ground system including planning and staffing,
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the design and spacecraft commanding, health and status
implementation of a ground system. monitoring, data recovery, orbit determination,
• The capabilities and limitations of the various and orbit maintenance.
modulation types (FM, PSK, QPSK). 9. Trends in Ground System Design. A
• The fundamentals of ranging and orbit determination discussion of the impact of the current cost and
for orbit maintenance. schedule constrained approach on Ground
• Basic day-to-day operations practices and System design and operation, including COTS
procedures for typical ground systems. hardware and software systems, autonomy,
• Current trends and recent experiences in cost and and unattended “lights out” operations.
schedule constrained operations.
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12. Hyperspectral & Multispectral Imaging
March 8-10, 2011
Beltsville. Maryland
$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This three-day class is designed for engineers,
scientists and other remote sensing professionals who
wish to become familiar with multispectral and
hyperspectral remote sensing technology. Students in Taught by an internationally
this course will learn the basic physics of spectroscopy,
the types of spectral sensors currently used by recognized leader & expert
government and industry, and the types of data
processing used for various applications. Lectures will in spectral remote sensing!
be enhanced by computer demonstrations. After taking
this course, students should be able to communicate
and work productively with other professionals in this Course Outline
field. Each student will receive a complete set of notes
and the textbook, Remote Sensing: The Image Chain 1. Introduction to multispectral and
Approach. hyperspectral remote sensing.
2. Sensor types and characterization.
Instructor Design tradeoffs. Data formats and systems.
William Roper holds PhD Environmental Engineering, 3. Optical properties for remote sensing.
Mich. State University and BS and MS in Engineering, Solar radiation. Atmospheric transmittance,
University of Wisconsin. He has served as: Engineer absorption and scattering.
Officer, US Army, Senior Manager Environmental
Protection Agency, Director Corps of Engineers World- 4. Sensor modeling and evaluation.
wide Civil Works Research & Development Program, Spatial, spectral, and radiometric resolution.
Director & CEO Army Geospatial Center, Professor and 5. Statistics for multivariate data analysis.
Chair Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept,
George Washington Univ.and Director, Environmental Scatterplots. Impact of sensor performance on
Services Dept. & Chief Environmental Officer, Arlington data characteristics.
County. He is currently serving as: Research Professor,
GGS Dept. George Mason University, Visiting Professor, 6. Spectral data processing. Data
Johns Hopkins University, Senior Advisor, Dawson & visualization and interpretation.
Associates and President and Founding Board Member, 7. Radiometric calibration. Partial calibration.
Rivers of the World Foundation. His research interests
include remote sensing and geospatial applications, Relative normalization.
sustainable development, environmental assessment, 8. Image registration. Resampling and its
water resource stewardship, and infrastructure energy
efficiency. Dr. Roper is the author of four books, over 150 effect on spectral analysis.
technical papers and speaker at numerous national and 9. Data and sensor fusion. Spatial versus
international forums spectral algorithms.
Dr. Richard B. Gomez over the years has served as a
physical scientist, director, and instructor in industry, 10. Classification of remote sensing data.
government, and academia. In industry he has worked for Supervised and unsupervised classification.
Texas Instruments and the Analytic Services (ANSER), Parametric and nonparametric classifiers.
INC. In the government, he has served in the Civil Senior Application examples.
Executive Service for the United States Army Corps of
Engineers. In academia, he has served as Research 11. Hyperspectral data analysis.
Professor at George Mason University (GMU) and as
Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Earth
Observing and Space Research (CEOSR). In the 2010
spring semester at GMU he taught both undergraduate What You Will Learn
and graduate courses that involved the scientific and • The limitations on passive optical remote
technology fields of hyperspectral imaging and high sensing.
resolution remote sensing. Dr. Gomez is internationally
recognized as a leader and expert in the field of spectral • The properties of current sensors.
remote sensing (multispectral, hyperspectral and • Component modeling for sensor performance.
ultraspectral) and has published extensively in scientific
journals. He has organized and chaired national and • How to calibrate remote sensors.
international conferences, symposia and workshops. He • The types of data processing used for
earned his doctoral degree in physics from New Mexico
State University. He also holds an M.S. and a B.S. in applications such as spectral angle mapping,
physics. Dr. Gomez has served as Director for the ASPRS multisensor fusion, and pixel mixture analysis.
Potomac Region and as Remote Sensing Chair for the
IEEE-USA Committee on Transportation and Aerospace • How to evaluate the performance of different
Technology Policy. hyperspectral systems.
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13. IP Networking Over Satellite
For Government, Military & Commercial Enterprises
Summary
This three-day course is designed for satellite June 21-23, 2011
engineers and managers in military, government and
industry who need to increase their understanding of the Beltsville, Maryland
Internet and how Internet Protocols (IP) can be used to
transmit data and voice over satellites. IP has become the $1590 (8:30am - 5:00pm)
worldwide standard for data communications in military
and commercial applications. Satellites extend the reach "Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
of the Internet and mission critical Intranets. Satellites
deliver multicast content efficiently anywhere in the world.
With these benefits come challenges. Satellite delay and
bit errors can impact performance. Satellite links must be
integrated with terrestrial networks. Space segment is Course Outline
expensive; there are routing and security issues. This 1. Introduction.
course explains the techniques and architectures used to 2. Fundamentals of Data Networking. Packet
mitigate these challenges. Quantitative techniques for
switching, circuit switching, seven Layer Model (ISO).
understanding throughput and response time are
presented. System diagrams describe the Wide Area Networks including, ATM, Aloha, DVB. Local
satellite/terrestrial interface. The course notes provide an Area Networks, Ethernet. Physical communications layer.
up-to-date reference. An extensive bibliography is 3. The Internet and its Protocols. The Internet
supplied. Protocol (IP). Addressing, Routing, Multicasting.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Impact of bit errors
Instructor and propagation delay on TCP-based applications. User
Datagram Protocol (UDP). Introduction to higher level
Burt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at the
services. NAT and tunneling. Impact of IP Version 6.
MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia,
specializing in the analysis of wireless 4. Quality of Service Issues in the Internet. QoS
services. He has more than 30 years factors for streams and files. Performance of voice and
experience in computer networking, the video over IP. Response time for web object retrievals
last ten of which have focused on Internet- using HTTP. Methods for improving QoS: ATM, MPLS,
over-satellite services in demanding Differentiated services, RSVP. Priority processing and
military and commercial applications. He packet discard in routers. Caching and performance
was President of NetSat Express Inc., a enhancement. Network Management and Security issues
leading provider of such services. Before that he was including the impact of encryption in a satellite network.
Chief Technical Officer for Loral Orion, responsible for
Internet-over-satellite access products. Mr. Liebowitz has 5. Satellite Data Networking Architectures.
authored two books on distributed processing and Geosynchronous satellites. The link budget, modulation
numerous articles on computing and communications and coding techniques. Methods for improving satellite
systems. He has lectured extensively on computer link efficiency – more bits per second per hertz. Ground
networking. He holds three patents for a satellite-based station architectures for data networking: Point to Point,
data networking system. Mr. Liebowitz has B.E.E. and Point to Multipoint. Shared outbound carriers
M.S. in Mathematics degrees from Rensselaer incorporating DVB. Return channels for shared outbound
Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E. from Polytechnic systems: TDMA, CDMA, Aloha, DVB/RCS. Meshed
Institute of Brooklyn. networks. Suppliers of DAMA systems. Military,
commercial standards for DAMA systems.
What You Will Learn 6. System Design Issues. Mission critical Intranet
• How packet switching works and how it enables voice and issues including asymmetric routing, reliable multicast,
data networking. impact of user mobility. Military and commercial content
• The rules and protocols for packet switching in the Internet. delivery case histories.
• How to use satellites as essential elements in mission 7. A TDMA/DAMA Design Example. Integrating voice
critical data networks. and data requirements in a mission-critical Intranet. Cost
• How to understand and overcome the impact of and bandwidth efficiency comparison of SCPC,
propagation delay and bit errors on throughput and standards-based TDMA/DAMA and proprietary
response time in satellite-based IP networks. TDMA/DAMA approaches. Tradeoffs associated with
• How to link satellite and terrestrial circuits to create hybrid VOIP approach and use of encryption.
IP networks. 8. Predicting Performance in Mission Critical
• How to select the appropriate system architectures for Networks. Queuing theory helps predict response time.
Internet access, enterprise and content delivery networks. Single server and priority queues. A design case history,
How to improve the efficiency of your satellite links. using queuing theory to determine how much bandwidth is
• How to design satellite-based networks to meet user needed to meet response time goals in a mission critical
throughput and response time requirements in demanding voice and data network. Use of simulation to predict
military and commercial environments.
performance.
• The impact on cost and performance of new technology,
such as LEOs, Ka band, on-board processing, inter- 9. A View of the Future. Impact of Ka-band and spot
satellite links. beam satellites. Benefits and issues associated with
After taking this course you will understand how the Onboard Processing. LEO, MEO, GEOs. Descriptions of
Internet works and how to implement satellite-based current and proposed commercial and military satellite
networks that provide Internet access, multicast content systems including MUOS, GBS and the new generation of
delivery services, and mission-critical Intranet services to commercial internet satellites. Low-cost ground station
users around the world. technology.
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14. Remote Sensing Information Extraction
March 15-17, 2011
Beltsville, Maryland
$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm) Course Outline
"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 each 00 1. Remote Sensing Introduction. Definitions,
Off The Course Tuition." resolutions, active-passive.
2. Platforms. Airborne, spaceborne,
advantages and limitations.
3. Energy Flow Profile. Energy sources,
atmospheric interactions, reflectance curves,
emittance.
4. Aerial Photography. Photogrammetric
fundamentals of photo acquisition.
Summary 5. Film Types. Panchormatic, normal color,
This three-day short course workshop will review color infrared, panchromatic infrared.
remote sensing concepts and vocabulary including 6. Scale Determination. Point versus average
resolution, sensing platforms, electromagnetic scale. Methods of determination of scale.
spectrum and energy flow profile. The workshop will 7. Area and Height Measurements. Tools and
provide an overview of the current and near-term procedures including relative accuracies.
status of operational platforms and sensor systems.
The focus will be on methods to extract information 8. Feature Extraction. Tone, texture, shadow,
from these data sources. The spaceborne systems size, shape, association.
include the following; 1) high spatial resolution (< 5m) 9. Land Use and Land Cover. Examples,
systems, 2) medium spatial resolution (5-100m) classification systems definitions, minimum
multispectral, 3) low spatial resolution (>100m) mapping units, cartographic generalization.
multispectral, 4) radar, and 5) hyperspectral.
10. Source materials. Image processing
The two directional relationships between remote software, organizations, literature, reference
sensing and GIS will be examined. Procedures for materials.
geometric registration and issues of cartographic
generalization for creating GIS layers from remote 11. Spaceborne Remote Sensing. Basic
sensing information will also be discussed. terminology and orbit characteristics. Distinction
between research/experimental, national technical
assets, and operational systems.
Instructor 12. Multispectral Systems. Cameras, scanners
Dr. Barry Haack is a Professor of Geographic and linear arrays, spectral matching.
Cartographic Sciences at George Mason University.
He was a Research Engineer at ERIM and has held 13. Moderate Resolution MSS. Landsat,
fellowships with NASA Goddard, the US Air Force and SPOT, IRS, JERS.
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His primary professional 14. Coarse Resolution MSS. Meteorological
interest is basic and applied science using remote Systems, AVHRR, Vegetation Mapper.
sensing and he has over 100 professional publications 15. High Spatial Resolution. IKONOS,
and has been a recipient of a Leica-ERDAS award for EarthView, Orbview.
a research manuscript in Photogrammetric
Engineering and Remote Sensing. He has served as a 16. Radar. Basic concepts, RADARSAT,
consultant to the UN, FAO, World Bank, and various ALMAZ, SIR.
governmental agencies in Africa, Asia and South 17. Hyperspectral. AVIRIS, MODIS, Hyperion.
America. He has provided workshops to USDA, US 18. GIS-Remote Sensing Integration. Two
intelligence agencies, US Census, and ASPRS. directional relationships between remote sensing
Recently he was a Visiting Fulbright Professor at the
and GIS. Data structures.
University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and has
current projects in Nepal with support from the National 19. Geometric Rectification. Procedures to
Geographic Society. rectify remote sensing imagery.
20. Digital Image Processing. Preprocessing,
image enhancements, automated digital
What You Will Learn classification.
• Operational parameters of current sensors. 21. Accuracy Assessments. Contingency
• Visual and digital information extraction procedures. matrix, Kappa coefficient, sample size and
• Photogrammetric rectification procedures. selection.
• Integration of GIS and remote sensing. 22. Multiscale techniques. Ratio estimators,
• Accuracy assessments. double and nested sampling, area frame
• Availability and costs of remote sensing data. procedures.
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15. Satellite Communications
An Essential Introduction
January 31-February 2, 2011
Testimonial: Laurel, Maryland
…I truly enjoyed
your course and
March 8-10, 2011
hearing of your Beltsville, Maryland
adventures in the
Satellite business. June 7-9, 2011
You have a definite Beltsville, Maryland
gift in teaching style
and explanations.” $1690 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Summary Off The Course Tuition."
This introductory course has recently been expanded to
three days by popular demand. It has been taught to
thousands of industry professionals for more than two Course Outline
decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for 1. Satellites and Telecommunication. Introduction
non-technical people who must understand the entire field of and historical background. Legal and regulatory
commercial satellite communications, and who must environment of satellite telecommunications: industry
understand and communicate with engineers and other issues; standards and protocols; regulatory bodies;
technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical satellite services and applications; steps to licensing a
personnel moving into the industry who need a quick and system. Telecommunications users, applications, and
thorough overview of what is going on in the industry, and who markets: fixed services, broadcast services, mobile
need an example of how to communicate with less technical services, navigation services.
individuals. The course is a primer to the concepts, jargon,
2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitions
buzzwords, and acronyms of the industry, plus an overview of
and measurements: decibels. The spectrum and its uses:
commercial satellite communications hardware, operations,
properties of waves; frequency bands; bandwidth. Analog
and business environment.
and digital signals. Carrying information on waves: coding,
Concepts are explained at a basic level, minimizing the modulation, multiplexing, networks and protocols. Signal
use of math, and providing real-world examples. Several quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signal quality;
calculations of important concepts such as link budgets are noise; limits to capacity; advantages of digital.
presented for illustrative purposes, but the details need not be
understood in depth to gain an understanding of the concepts
3. The Space Segment. The space environment:
illustrated. The first section provides non-technical people
gravity, radiation, solid material. Orbits: types of orbits;
with the technical background necessary to understand the
geostationary orbits; non-geostationary orbits. Orbital
space and earth segments of the industry, culminating with
slots, frequencies, footprints, and coverage: slots; satellite
the importance of the link budget. The concluding section of
spacing; eclipses; sun interference. Out to launch:
the course provides an overview of the business issues,
launcher’s job; launch vehicles; the launch campaign;
including major operators, regulation and legal issues, and
launch bases. Satellite systems and construction:
issues and trends affecting the industry. Attendees receive a
structure and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;
copy of the instructor's new textbook, Satellite
stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.
Communications for the Non-Specialist, and will have time to
Satellite operations: housekeeping and communications.
discuss issues pertinent to their interests. 4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types,
hardware, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;
directionality; limits on sidelobe gain. Space loss,
Instructor electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signal flow through
Dr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellite an earth station.
telecommunications and the space sciences. 5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects on
For a more than twenty-five years he has signals: rain; rain climate models; rain fade margins. Link
presented professional seminars on satellite budgets: C/N and Eb/No. Multiple access: SDMA, FDMA,
technology and on telecommunications to TDMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-board
satisfied individuals and businesses multiplexing.
throughout the United States, Canada, Latin 6. Satellite Communications Systems. Satellite
America, Europe and Asia. communications providers: satellite competitiveness;
Dr. Chartrand has served as a technical competitors; basic economics; satellite systems and
and/or business consultant to NASA, Arianespace, GTE operators; using satellite systems. Issues, trends, and the
Spacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp., Moffett-Larson- future.
Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power, Hewlett-Packard,
and the International Communications Satellite Society of
Japan, among others. He has appeared as an invited expert What You Will Learn
witness before Congressional subcommittees and was an • How do commercial satellites fit into the
invited witness before the National Commission on Space. He telecommunications industry?
was the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the annual • How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?
The World Satellite Systems Guide, and later the publication • How do earth stations function?
Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. He is author
of six books and hundreds of articles in the space sciences. • What is a link budget and why is it important?
He has been chairman of several international satellite • What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?
conferences, and a speaker at many others. • What are the issues and trends driving the industry?
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