[Baps] Special Seminar: 2:00 pm Fri 4/8 in 33-116, Satellite Observation with Flower Constellations, Prof. Daniele Mortari, TAMU

[Kerri Cahoy]

*{Please distribute widely}*

Hi All,

Please check out the attached information describing Prof. Daniele
Mortari's talk on Friday, April 8th at 2:00 pm in 33-116 (refreshments
provided) about Flower Constellations (unique satellite constellations that
can be designed to achieve different observational goals).

Please contact Marilyn Good (megood at mit.edu) ASAP if you would like to meet
with Prof. Mortari, and please help distribute this flyer widely (post and
e-mail).

Best,
Kerri

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AeroAstro Special Seminar
*Observation with Satellites: Flower Constellation Theory and Evolution*
*Prof. Daniele Mortari*
*Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering *
*Friday, April 8, 2016*
*2:00 pm in 33-116*
*Refreshments provided*

*Abstract*: Flower Constellation theory and evolution has a very
interesting story: Broglio’s “Sistema quadrifoglio” was an initial
4-satellite configuration that generated the original theory of Flower
Constellations. This new way to design satellite constellations has
interesting subsets such as “shape-preserving” constellations, “rock around
orbits,” and “two-way orbits”.  Thanks to number theory mathematical
properties, the Flower Constellations have been generalized to the 2-D and
3-D Lattice versions and, finally, to the Necklace problem. The mathematics
will be briefly described, and several relevant examples and animations of
potential short-term and futuristic applications will be shown.

*Speaker bio*: Daniele Mortari is full Professor of Aerospace Engineering
at Texas A&M University, working on the field of attitude and position
estimation, satellite constellation design, and sensor data processing. In
addition, he has taught at the School of Aerospace Engineering of Rome’s
University, and at Electronic Engineering of Perugia’s University. He
received his dottore degree in Nuclear Engineering from University of Rome
“La Sapienza,” in 1981.  He is IEEE and AAS Fellow, AIAA Associate Fellow,
Honorary Member of IEEE-AESS Space System Technical Panel, and former IEEE
Distinguished Speaker. He has published about 280 papers and he has been
widely recognized for his work, including receiving best paper Award from
AAS/AIAA, two NASA’s Group Achievement Awards, 2003 Spacecraft Technology
Center Award, the prestigious 2007 IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award and,
recently, the 2016 AAS Dirk Brouwer Award.

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Kerri Cahoy
Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 37-367
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Cell phone: 650 814-8148
E-mail: kcahoy at mit.edu, kerri.cahoy at gmail.com
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