New Open Access paper on b-plane
Improving the model of b-plane circles and using it for flyby design: check out the new Open Access paper by Alessandro Masat, Matteo Romano and Camilla Colombo. Find the paper here.
Author: COMPASS
COMPASS work on re-entry predictions selected for ESA Integral Picture of the Month
The Meng Thesis work of our student Christian Fusaro on re-entry predictions and demisability analysis of spacecraft in Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEO) has been selected for the ESA INTEGRAL Picture of the Month.
Nvidia Accelerate Research Grant for Alessandro Masat
Visual and emerging computing research coming on orbital uncertainty propagation in COMPASS! Our AlessandroMasat was awarded by NVIDIA . Corporation a high-performance GPU and professional support within the Applied Research Accelerator program.
New Open Access paper on Planetary Protection
Twice as fast and ten times more precise planetary protection compliance analysis? KS variables ensure so, learn how in the new Open Access paper by Alessandro Masat, Matteo Romano and Camilla Colombo. See the paper here.
B-plane and Picard-Chebyshev for trajectory optimisation in Acta Astronautica Open Access
New advances in flybys and trajectory design open access! Alessandro Masat and Camilla Colombo introduce the use of the b-plane and the Picard-Chebyshev scheme to efficiently surf complex and chaotic orbital perturbations.
See the paper here
Journal of Space Safety Engineering paper on HEO spacecraft disposal and demise is out!
Can we predict the long-term disposal of satellites in highly elliptical orbits? Do they pose a risk at re-entry? Check the latest article in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering of our student Christian Fusaro, with Mirko Trisolini and Camilla Colombo to find out!
Free access to the paper for 50 days at this link .
Francesca Scala’s research stay at the European Space Research and Technology Centre
Francesca Scala, from the COMPASS team, is spending a six-month period of her PhD as visiting researcher at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC), where she will increase her experience and expertise acquired during her research activities on mission design and guidance, navigation and control strategies.
Francesca Scala presenting at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition
Are you interested in new study to improve the quality of data of Earth observation missions?
Our Francesca Scala presented a tool for GNC simulation of future formation flying missions at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum.
Mirko Trisolini presents at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum
How do we model impacts on asteroids? Mirko Trisolini presented his work for the MSCA CRADLE project on ejecta models at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum in San Diego.
Alessandro Masat presenting at 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition
GPU computing can accelerate the trajectory design process in the high-fidelity environment. Alessandro Masat gave a talk at the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition on how to make the most of this emerging compute architecture by augmenting the integration system.