26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, February 14-18 Napa, CA AAS General Chair Dr. Martin T. Ozimek Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory AIAA General Chair Ms. Angela Bowes NASA Langley Research Center AAS Technical Chair Dr. Renato Zanetti NASA Johnson Space Center AIAA Technical Chair Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov Dr. Ryan Russell University of Texas as Austin 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION 26TH AAS/AIAA SPACE FLIGHT MECHANICS MEETING CONFERENCE INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to the 26th Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, hosted by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and co-hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), February 14 – 18, 2016 (https://www.facebook.com/AAS-Space-Flight-Mechanics-Committee-1275373679142776/ on social media). This meeting is organized by the AAS Space Flight Mechanics Committee and the AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee, and held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1075 California Boulevard, Napa, CA 94559, (707)-253-9540, http://www.embassysuitesnapahotel.com/. REGISTRATION Registration Site ( https://www.xcdsystem.com/aas/index.cfm ) In order to encourage early registration, we have implemented the following conference registration rate structure: Register by December 31, 2015 and save $70! Category Early Registration Registration Walk-up Registration (through Dec 31, 2015) (beginning Jan 1, 2016) (beginning Feb 1, 2016) Full - AAS or AIAA $525 $595 $695 Member Full - Non-member $625 $695 $795 Retired or Student* - $220 $290 $390 Member Retired or Student* - $320 $390 $490 Non-member *does not include proceedings CD Refunds will be issued in full until January 31, 2016. A 10% fee will be assessed for all refunds issued after that date and until 8:00 am PST February 15, 2016. No refunds will be issued after 8:00 am PST February 15, 2016. One ticket to the Markham Winery for wine tasting and dinner on Tuesday evening is included with every registration. Bus transportation is provided from the conference hotel to the winery and back. Please be sure to bring a valid photo ID in order to be served. Guest tickets for the tasting/dinner may be purchased for $100. More information about the wine tasting and dinner is included below. All registrants and guests are invited to the welcome reception on Sunday evening for food and drinks. A conference registration and check-in table will be located in the Fountain Court of the Embassy Suites Hotel and will be staffed according to the following schedule: Sunday February 14: 3pm – 6pm Wednesday February 17: 8am – 2pm Monday February 15: 7:30am – 2pm Thursday February 18: 8am – 10 am Tuesday February 16: 8am – 2pm Page 1 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION We will accept registration and payment on-site for those who have not pre-registered online, but we strongly recommend online registration before the conference in order to avoid delays (see URL above). Pre- registration also gives you free access to pre-print technical papers. On-site payment by credit card will be only through the AAS website using a computer at the registration table. Any checks should be made payable to the “American Astronautical Society.” SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Technical sessions begin on Monday, 15 February, at 8 am. The last technical sessions end at 12:20 pm on Thursday, 18 February. Presentations are limited to 15 minutes with an additional 5 minutes for questions and answers. Each session has a 20-minute morning or afternoon break. Authors are required to be in their session room 30 minutes prior to the start of their sessions. No speakers’ breakfast will be served. Day Start End Function Room y 3pm 6pm Registration Fountain Court r a ay bru 6pm 9pm Early Bird Reception (Food and Hosted Bar) Fountain Court nd Fe u 4 S 1 7:30am 2pm Registration Fountain Court 8am 12pm Session 1: Attitude Determination Pinot Noir BC 8am 12pm Session 2: Trajectory Optimization 1 Cabernet 8am 12pm Session 3: Spacecraft Dynamics Sauvignon 8am 12pm Session 4: Spacecraft Autonomy Chardonnay AB 10am 10:20am Morning Break Fountain Court y y ar Noon 1:30pm Joint Technical Committee Lunch Chardonnay C a u d r n b o e 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 5: Mission Design 1 Pinot Noir BC M F 5 1 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 6: Guidance and Control 1 Cabernet 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 7: Estimation Sauvignon 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 8: Dynamics and Perturbations 1 Chardonnay AB 3:10pm 3:30pm Afternoon Break Fountain Court 5pm 6pm Dirk Brouwer Award Plenary and Breakwell Chardonnay ABC Student Travel Award Presentation 6pm 7pm Cocktail Reception Fountain Court Page 2 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION Day Start End Function Room 8am 2pm Registration Fountain Court 8am 12pm Session 9: Attitude Dynamics and Control 1 Pinot Noir BC 8am 12:20pm Session 10: Orbital Debris and Space Environment Cabernet 8am 12pm Session 11: Mission Design 2 Sauvignon 8am 12:20pm Session 12: Satellite Constellations Chardonnay AB 10am 10:20am Morning Break Fountain Court y y ar a u Noon 1:30pm AIAA Technical Committee Lunch Chardonnay C d r s b e e u F T 6 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 13: Attitude Dynamics and Control 2 Pinot Noir BC 1 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 14: Dynamics Models Cabernet 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 15: Orbit Determination Sauvignon 1:30pm 4:50pm Session 16: Asteroid & Earth Orbiting Missions 1 Chardonnay AB 3:10pm 3:30pm Afternoon Break Fountain Court 6pm 9pm Offsite Event: Markham Winery Tasting and Dinner Markham Winery Buses depart the Embassy Suites at 5:30pm 8am 2pm Registration Fountain Court 8am 12pm Session 17: Space Situational Awareness 1 Pinot Noir BC 8am 12:20pm Session 18: Asteroid & Earth Orbiting Missions 2 Cabernet ay ary d u 8am 12pm Session 19: Guidance and Control 2 Sauvignon nes ebr d F e 8am 12pm Session 20: Trajectory Optimization 2 Chardonnay AB W 7 1 10am 10:20am Morning Break Fountain Court Noon 1:30pm AAS Technical Committee Lunch Chardonnay C 1:30pm 5:50pm Session 21: Dynamics and Perturbations 2 Pinot Noir BC Page 3 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION Day Start End Function Room 1:30pm 5:30pm Session 22: Mission Design 3 Cabernet 1:30pm 5:30pm Session 23: Spacecraft Relative Motion Sauvignon ay ary 1:30pm 5:10pm Session 24 - Special Session: Results from GTOC8 Chardonnay AB d u nes br 3:30pm 3:50pm Afternoon Break Fountain Court e d F e W 7 1 5:30pm 6:30pm Conference Administration Subcommittee Cabernet 5:30pm 6:30pm Technical Administration Subcommittee Pinot Noir BC 5:30pm 6:30pm Website Administration Subcommittee Sauvignon 8am 10am Registration Fountain Court 8am 11:40am Session 25: Spacecraft Rendezvous Pinot Noir BC y day uar 8am 12:00pm Session 26: Trajectory Optimization 3 Cabernet sr br u e h F 8am 12:20pm Session 27: Space Situational Awareness 2 Sauvignon T 8 1 8am 12:20pm Session 28: Navigation Chardonnay AB 10am 10:20am Morning Break Fountain Court A map of the Embassy Suites Hotel and the relevant meeting rooms appears on the next page. Page 4 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION Page 5 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION SPECIAL EVENTS EARLY BIRD RECEPTION Sunday, 14 February 6:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Fountain Court Buffet Menu Grilled Vegetable Antipasto Salad Tossed Green Salad with Balsamic Vinagrette BBQ Bourbon Pork Baby Back Ribs Roasted Pacific Salmon with Lime Herb Beurre Blanc Oven Roasted Red Potatoes Steamed Mix of Vegetables Two Layer Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Coulis Crème Brule DIRK BROUWER AWARD PLENARY AND BREAKWELL TRAVEL AWARD PRESENTATION: Monday, 15 February 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Ceremony and Lecture) 6:00 – 7:00 pm (Awards Reception) Location: Chardonnay ABC (Ceremony and Lecture) Fountain Court (Awards Reception) Flower Constellations and k-vector Applications In the first part the Flower Constellations theory evolution is summarized. The initial motivation, the original theory, the 2-D and 3-D Lattice versions, and the Necklace problem will be presented. Various examples and animations for potential current and futuristic applications will be shown. In the second part, the k-vector range searching technique is summarized with particular emphasis on the most recent applications. Inverting nonlinear functions, probability-based range searching in n-dimensions, iso- surface identification, intensive random sampling generation, and gene sequence identification will be shown. Page 6 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION DIRK BROUWER AWARD HONOREE Daniele Mortari is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, working in the fields 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 Distinguish Speaker. He has published more than 275 papers and 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, 2007 IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award, and 2016 AAS Dirk Brouwer Award. MARKHAM WINERY TASTING AND DINNER Tuesday, 16 February 5:30 pm (Buses Depart Embassy Suites Hotel for Markham Winery) 6:00 – 7:00 pm (Wine Tasting) 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Buffet Dinner) Location Markham Winery Markham Vineyards is one of the oldest continuously operated wineries in the Napa Valley and is located approximately 25-30 minutes from the Embassy Suites Hotel. Upon arrival at the Markham Winery, guests are free to roam the Tasting Room, Art Gallery, and Patio while being served Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet from the bar. Guests will then be invited into the Barrel Room for a buffet dinner paired with Chardonnay & Merlot. Non-alcoholic beverages (sodas, water) will also be available. Please be sure to bring a valid photo ID in order to be served! Page 7 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION All conference registrations will receive an event ticket, which includes bus transportation to and from the Markham Winery from the Embassy Suites Hotel. Conference attendees are encouraged to utilize the provided bus transportation; please keep in mind if choosing to seek alternate transportation arrangements that the winery will not be open for our group until 6pm. Buses will depart the Embassy Suites Hotel at 530 pm, and at least one bus will depart the Markham Winery to begin returning to the Embassy Suites hotel between 8 and 830 pm. All remaining buses will depart the Markham Winery at 9 pm. Guest tickets are available for $100 each on the conference registration site. Conference attendees should indicate any dietary restrictions on their completed registrations prior to February 1, 2016 so that the caterer can be informed. Buffet Menu Angus New York Strip, Roasted, Garlic Herb Crust, Au Jus Roasted Game Hens, Herb Crusted, Lemon-Tarragon Gremolata Simply Roasted Potatoes Pan Roasted “Piggy Sprouts” Brussel Sprouts Hearts of Romaine Salad Chocolate Hazelnut Tart, Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce, Whipped Cream Page 8 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California 2/11/2016 FINAL VERSION CONFERENCE LOCATION EMBASSY SUITES NAPA VALLEY 1075 California Boulevard Napa, CA, 94559 www.embassysuitesnapahotel.com (707) 253-9540 (voice) (707) 253-9202 (fax) The Mediterranean luxury of the Embassy Suites Napa Valley welcomes you to experience the magic of our celebrated destination. We are minutes away from world famous wineries and renowned restaurants, and just a short walk to our vibrant down town Napa. Awake to our complimentary, full cooked-to-order breakfast. Enjoy your morning coffee or end your day with a toast from our evening Manager’s Reception – overlooking our Millpond and resident swans. A room block with the Government Per Diem Rate ($149/night) will be held through January 22, 2016. Reservations requested after this date will be accepted based upon availability and subject to the hotel's prevailing rate. We encourage all conference attendees to make your hotel reservation early! Attendees may register at the personal group web page listed below or they may call the reservations department at 1-800-EMBASSY. Please be sure to mention the group code AAS or the group name "American Astronautical Society" when making reservations in order to receive the group rate of $149 (or Page 9 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, California