Tutorials Planned for Sunday July 13, 2003
The tutorials will be held on Sunday 7-13-2003, in rooms on the lower level of the Convention Center East wing. There will be both half and full-day tutorials.
T1 - Quantitative Software Management: Software Cost and Risk Estimation
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| This tutorial introduces software managers to state-of-the-art cost risk estimation and planning practices based on tools and models developed over the years at JPL. It presents an integrated approach to the incorporation of cost uncertainty and risk in standard estimation models, and discusses how to analyze and plan the mitigation of risks, using the JPL-developed "Defect Detection and Prevention (DDP)" process. |
Speakers: Dr. Jairus Hihn, Dr. Martin S. Feather, Karen T. Lum
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| Length: Full-day |
T2 - Overview of Spacecraft Systems and Missions
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| This tutorial introduces participants to all the systems, subsystems, and major technical disciplines involved in the design and development of a space mission. Each topic area includes a description of basic concepts and terminology, as well as a few governing equations. Topics covered include astrodymamics and mission design, space propulsion, attitude determination and control, space power systems, spacecraft thermal control, structural design and analysis, spacecraft configurations, spacecraft computers and information systems, systems engineering, cost estimation, and planning. |
Speaker: Dr. Joel C. Sercel
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| Length: Full-day |
T3 - Interplanetary Optical Navigation 101
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| This tutorial presents three decades of JPL's experience with optical navigation ("opnav") techniques for interplanetary missions. It includes an introduction to radio metric spacecraft navigation, and a brief refresher on geometric optics, the principles of positional astronomy, image analysis, filtering and data reduction techniques, and some programming, particularly real-time command and control. |
Speakers: Dr. William M. Owen, Jr., Dr. Shyam Bhaskaran
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| Length: Half-day |
T4 - Quantum Computing
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| This tutorial will cover the basics of quantum computing, review results in algorithmic quantum complexity theory, describe the operation of several quantum algorithms, and discuss possible applications for NASA in artificial intelligence and image processing. In addition, it will describe the progress being made to reduce abstract quantum computing concepts to practical hardware designs.
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Speaker: Dr. Colin Williams
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| Length: Half-day |
T5 - Rad Hard Technology
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| This tutorial provides both a top-down and a bottom-up view of radiation-hard and radiation-tolerant avionics and microelectronics technologies for space applications. It includes a summary of the current state of the practice within industry in the area of advanced avionics for space applications. It also covers radiation effects on micro-electronics, impact of scaling factors of technology on radiation effects, parts qualification and testing. |
Speakers: Dr. Leon Alkalai, Allan Johnston
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| Length: Half-day |
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