PORTUGUESE SPACE CATALOGUE PORTUGUESE SPACE CATALOGUE Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) is the national funding agency for science and research in Portugal. FCT promotes internationally competitive and high impact science, technology and innovation across all areas of knowledge, including exact, natural and health sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities.
The FCT Space Office addresses all space related issues. It is strongly committed to strengthening the participation of Portuguese researchers and entrepreneurs in space-related activities and in bringing the benefits of developing space sciences, technologies and its applications to Portuguese citizens.
Please reach us through [email protected] and on our website www.fct.pt. Towards the end of 2000, Portugal became a member state of the European Space Agency, thus paving the way to full participation in ESA technology and applications programmes. The success achieved by Portuguese companies and research institutes in the European Union programmes, namely in FP7, Copernicus (formerly known as GMES) and Galileo is proof that Portuguese companies and academia are both competitive and reliable partners. Indeed, Portugal contributes to most European Space programmes, covering key domains of space applications, ranging from satellite telecommunications, global navigation systems, Earth observation, space technology, space sciences and robotic exploration. The Portuguese Space Community is an active member of international networks, developing complex space technologies and participating in space science and exploration missions. This community is made up of innovative, knowledge- intensive companies, specialised research institutes and modern public institutions, all strongly engaged in advancing space science, technologies and their application in non-space sectors. Indeed, one of the success factors of the Portuguese Space Community is precisely the close links between companies and academia. The pivotal and growing role of Space-based systems, services and applications in modern society is undisputable. The increasing ubiquity of space technologies in everyday modern life has been essential for the success of European Space Programmes, but has also led to a significant growth, in number and investment, in space research activities in China, India, and Brazil. These changes present new challenges and urge the need to prepare for new opportunities. Portugal has already reaped the benefits of its investment in space programmes, as reflected in a significant economic multiplier effect, a particularly high-growth added value and an important internationalisation leverage effect. Furthermore, space science and technologies provide a powerful source of inspiration, enticing people to learn more about the Universe and engaging youngsters in scientific and engineering careers. The Portuguese funding agency for science and research, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), has a pivotal role in encouraging participation of Portuguese companies and research institutes in space activities and space missions. FCT supports advanced training of engineers in ESA and promotes technology transfer and business incubation. FCT also plays an important role in the coordinated actions of several Ministries contributing to ESA and other European space programmes. The Portuguese Space Catalogue portrays a representative overview of the Portuguese Space Community, describing their main competencies in space science, space technologies and their corresponding applications. We hope that you will find it a useful guide for a deeper understanding of the varied and rich landscape of Portuguese companies and research institutes in the space domain.
MIGUEL SEABRA President of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
INDUSTRY
SPACE SEGMENT Proespaço 10 Active Aerogels 12 Active Space 14 SOFTWARE Critical Software 18 Edisoft 22 Critical Software 18 Efacec 24 Deimos Engenharia 20 Evoleo 28 Edisoft 22 Fibersensing 30 Eixo Digital 26 GMV 32 Evoleo 28 Holos 34 GROUND GMV 32 HPS Portugal 36 SEGMENT Holos 34 Kemet 40 Spin.Works 46 Lusospace 42 CEiiA 16 Tekever 48 Omnidea 44 Critical Software 18 Visionspace 50 Spin.Works 46 Deimos Engenharia 20 Ydreams 52 Tekever 48 Edisoft 22 Ydreams 52 Eixo Digital 26 Fibersensing 30 GMV 32 Holos HARDWARE 34 SPACE-BASED HPS Portugal 36 SERVICES Active Aerogels 12 ISQ 38 Active Space 14 Lusospace 42 Active Aerogels 12 CEiiA 16 Spin.Works 46 Critical Software 18 Efacec 24 Tekever 48 Deimos Engenharia 20 Evoleo 28 Visionspace 50 Edisoft 22 Fibersensing 30 Ydreams 52 Evoleo 28 HPS Portugal 36 GMV 32 ISQ 38 ISQ 38 Kemet 40 Tekever 48 Lusospace 42 Omnidea 44 Spin.Works 46 Tekever 48 Ydreams 52
Online version - browsing tips : Clicking on each company name will take you directly to the corresponding catalogue page. TPhe ortuguese Association of Space Industries
PROESPAÇO was created in 2003 after Portugal joined the European Space Agency (ESA). The Association unites the Portuguese space industry, defending its interests through intensive dealings with the public administration, the government and international organisations. It plays a key role in defining Portugal’s national strategy for the space industry and prepares the sector’s industrial development strategy.
Given the highly institutional nature of the space industry market and the relatively small size of companies operating in the sector, PROESPAÇO promotes a wide range of space-related activities, bringing together the efforts of its individual members. It also represents its members Associated Companies to proespaço in negotiations with public bodies and, when requested, in talks with major companies, when members’ interests can be better defended by a common position.
PROESPAÇO currently represents more than 95% of the business contracted to the Portuguese space industry and is the only organisation that represents their interests.
Production and service companies operating in the space sector, namely in the areas relating to ESA, EUMETSAT, European Commission Framework Programmes and NASA, are welcome to join the association.
António Neto da Silva President
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ADMINISTRATION António Neto da Silva, President António Rodrigues de Sousa, Vice-President Alberto de Pedro Crespo, Treasurer Ivo Vieira, Secretary Pedro Moreira da Silva, Committee Member
Phone +351 226 197 945 E-mail [email protected] Website www.proespaco.pt Address Pólo Tecnológico de Lisboa, CID Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 1600-546 Lisboa Portugal
10 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Advanced structural concepts and materials
Hardware Ground Segment Materials Processes - Advanced materials manufacturing Thermal Protection Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Active Aerogels offers nano-structured materials for a wide PRODUCTS: range of applications such as thermal super-insulation, effluent ▪▪ SP-SIL-13 AC15 flexible aerogel, 15 W m-1 k-1 (10 mbar), treatment, and controlled drug release. 160 kg m-3 Active Aerogels ▪▪ SP- SIL-13 AM24 flexible aerogel, 24 W m-1 k-1 (10 mbar), www.activeaerogels.pt In particular, Active Aerogels develops thermal insulation solutions 60 kg m-3 for low vacuum applications such as planetary rovers, launchers, ▪▪ Silica powders and beads - Custom made flexible super- CONTACT re-entry vehicles, and tanks. These applications can be further insulation systems (aerogel based) Bruno Carvalho used in other markets, e.g. oil & gas and construction. PROJECTS: E-MAIL bruno.carvalho@ ESA-ITI – Proof of concept for aerogel applications (contract Fields of expertise activeaerogels.com C19528) (2005-2008) Active Aerogels is focused on synthesizing advanced materials Aerogels were characterised in order to evaluate their TELEPHONE for industrial applications. Active Aerogels provides testing and performance in space environments and also compared with (+351) 239 700 333 verification services to evaluate the performance of materials in other insulation materials used in space applications. space. ESA-ITI – AERTIS - Aerogel thermal insulation system Active Aerogels expertise is sol-gel processed materials mainly (contract 4200022728) (2009-2012) development of aerogels. Active Aerogels delivers high The encapsulation system was developed and venting design performance materials based on techniques such as sol-gel to avoid boiling during launching. The system was tested by synthesis, supercritical drying and freeze-drying. Active Aerogels DLR to simulate Martian environment conditions (pressure also provides material characterisation services (physical, and temperature). structural and thermal, compliance with ECSS standards). ESA-TRP – Adaptation of aerogel materials for thermal insulation (contract 4000105736) (ongoing) Development of ambient pressure and supercritical drying silica-based aerogel processes for Mars applications; demonstrator 200 x 200 x 30 mm.
EU-FP7 – AERSUS - Aerogel European Supplying Unit for Space Applications (contract 284494)(ongoing) The main objective of the AerSUS project is to create a European supplying unit for one of the critical space technologies for European strategic non-dependence: advanced thermal control materials.
12 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain SoftwareSoftware SpaceSpace SegmentSegment Automation & Robotics components and Technologies
HardwareHardware Space-basedGround Segment Services Control electronics technologies Structural design and verification methods and tools Space-basedGround Segment Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Active Space Technologies provides state of the art mechanical and Solar Orbiter electronics engineering expertise, offering turn-key sub-systems, Active Space Technologies participates in the development supplying the whole value-chain from requirements definition, of Solar Orbiter mission, namely providing the Feedthroughs, Active Space Technologies design services, and modelling up to manufacturing and AIT. Boom, and Mass Thermal Dummies. Solar Orbiter is a www.activespacetech.com significant step in the scientific program of the Agency. ESA Active Space Technologies takes on the most demanding projects, Solar Orbiter is a significant step in the scientific program of CONTACT leveraging expertise acquired in the space sector and a range of the Agency. The mission presents several challenges as the Susana Boavida engineering backgrounds of our staff, providing a multidisciplinary solar flux is about 10 to 20 times higher than those found in approach to your challenges. Following this vision, we have been Earth orbit. The objectives of the Solar Orbiter are to: E-MAIL working for the European Space Agency, Astrium, Thales Alenia ▪▪ determine in-situ the properties and dynamics of plasma, susana.boavida@ Space, among others. fields and particles in the heliosphere; activespacetech.com ▪▪ measure with high precision the magnetized atmosphere of the Sun; TELEPHONE Fields of expertise ▪▪ identify the relationship between the activity on the solar (+351) 304 505 505 surface and the evolution of the nucleus of the Sun. Active Space Technologies offers added-value Engineering services in the fields of: Mechanical engineering (thermal, fluids, and BepiColombo structural analysis, design, precision CNC); Electronics engineering BepiColombo, an ESA cornerstone mission to the planet (automation & control, embedded systems, digital control). Mercury, is a joint mission by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Active ▪▪ Thermal and fluids Engineering Space Technologies participated in the thermal, structural, ▪▪ Structural Engineering and thermo-elastic design, modelling and analysis, further ▪▪ Mechanical & CAD Design to 3D design and 2D layouts. Active Space Technologies was ▪▪ Prototyping & Manufacturing responsible for the development of MSASI-M (MERCURY ▪▪ Automation & Control SODIUM ATMOSPHERE SPECTRAL IMAGER), an instrument ▪▪ Digital Control developed by Hovemere, which will be launched onboard ▪▪ Embedded Systems the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). Further, Active ▪▪ Materials R&D Space Technologies provides the Boom. ▪▪ Product Development
14 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Structures Design
Hardware Ground segment Composite Manufacturing
Space-based Segment Thermo-Analysis
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services CEiiA is an Innovation and Engineering Center focused at 1. Embraer KC390 Programme enhancing the competitiveness of mobility industries through ▪▪ Components Development international cooperation with main OEMs and Research & ▪▪ Preliminary and Detailed design CEiiA Development Centres towards market-oriented solutions for ▪▪ Stress Analysis and structural validation www.ceiia.com mobility sectors, such as aerospace, aeronautics and automotive. ▪▪ Certification support for approval ▪▪ Integrated Product Development CONTACT João Pedro Mortágua 2. AgustaWestland Programme Fields of expertise ▪▪ System integration E-MAIL Design Prototype Manufacturing ▪▪ Modifications and Reverse Engineering [email protected] ▪▪ Metallic and Composite ▪▪ Autoclave, Clean and Prepeg ▪▪ Composite Tail Plane Analysis and optimization Structures Cutting Machine ▪▪ Electrical system architecture TELEPHONE ▪▪ Systems Installation ▪▪ CNC Milling, Trimming ▪▪ Reliability and certification support (+351) 220 164 800 Centre Structural Analysis and ▪▪ CMM and 3D Laser Scanner 3. Dassault Aviation Programme Simulations for Measuring and Control ▪▪ Falcon SMS Central Fuselage structural design and analysis, ▪▪ Static Analysis, Fatigue and ▪▪ SLS Rapid Prototyping, 3D electrical systems design and installation Damage Tolerance Printer Rapid Prototyping ▪▪ Flutter, Thermal Analysis ▪▪ Low Pressure Injection 4. GALILEO ground antennas Molding ▪▪ Development and manufacturing of GALILEO ground Aerodynamics antennas ▪▪ Body and Rotor fluid Destructive Testing dynamics ▪▪ Fatigue testing 5. Development of new products and services for smart ▪▪ Aeroacoustic Analysis ▪▪ Climatic Chamber and high mobility temperature testing Systems Engineering ▪▪ Certification testing of 6. R&D Programmes: ▪▪ Systems integration aerostructures i) ALICIA (All Conditions Aircraft) ▪▪ Electrical, Mechanic, ii) CleanSky’s Green Rotorcraft (GRC), including the GRC1, Propulsion and Navigation Non Destructive Testing GRC3 and GRC5 ITDs, where CEiiA plays an important role Systems ▪▪ Phase Array Ultra Sound on Aeroacoustics, Aerodynamics and Electrical Systems on A,B,C Scan helicopter innovative technologies. Testing ▪▪ Digital Radiography ▪▪ Material Characterization and Testing ▪▪ Full Scale Static and Fatigue Testing
16 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment On-board Software Development
Hardware Ground Segment Independent Verification and Validation Simulation and Mission Control Systems Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Critical Software has been providing software services and Solar Orbiter, Sentinel 2 and 3 on Board Central Development products for mission-critical subsystems and segments since 1998. Critical Software developed high integrity and real time central Working in the Space, Ground and Earth Observation areas, Critical components of SOLO, Sentinel 2 and 3 on-board software and Critical Software, S.A. Software has established itself as a reliable, proactive and cost- provided independent verification & validation teams. www.criticalsoftware.com effective partner for customers seeking innovative solutions to their most demanding challenges. Space Verification and Validation CONTACT Critical Software provided verification and validation services Paulo Guedes, Founded in Portugal in 1998, Critical Software currently has according to rigorous standards and mission requirements ASD Business Development Manager offices in Coimbra, Lisbon and Oporto, and subsidiaries in the to several missions such as LisaPathfinder, CryoSat, UK (Southampton and Yeovil), USA (Chicago), Brazil (São Paulo), CryoSat-2, GOCE, Sentinel-1, and AlphaBUS. Activities such as Mozambique (Maputo), Angola (Luanda) and Singapore. E-MAIL verification and validation, static and dynamic analysis, test [email protected] design, implementation and execution, and development of specialised testing tools to improve productivity were performed. TELEPHONE Fields of expertise (+351) 239 989 100 Critical Software´s activities range from system or solution Bepi-Colombo Simulator Development development using best available technologies and modelling Interdisciplinary Cornerstone Mission to Mercury methodologies to specialised services such as independent (collaboration between ESA and JAXA). Critical Software offers product assurance (quality & product assurance, ISVV, RAMS). a distinct software engineering background and a strong insight of operational simulators, to ensure the successful Our activities span from the space segment to downstream delivery of the Bepi-Colombo Simulator. services, including Embedded & Real-time, Command & Control, Verification, Validation & RAMS, Independent Software, WBRIO: Assessing Rio de Janeiro Vulnerability to Natural Verification & Validation, Mission Control Systems, Payload Data Disasters Processing & Dissemination, On-board Software Development, Need of providing reliable information allowing the Data Handling Systems, Ground Segment, and Earth Observation. identification of housing built in areas at risk of landslide and flooding, available land along new transport investments for urban development, vacant, under-utilized or industrial areas that could be redeveloped for infield development.
18 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Mission Operation and Ground Data systems
Hardware Ground Segment Flight Dynamics and GNSS Space segment Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services DEIMOS Engenharia is a Portuguese Aerospace Engineering PROBA-3 Rendezvous Experiment company, delivering advanced design solutions and turnkey space DEIMOS is developing a dedicated Rendezvous Experiment software systems since 2002. Building on a solid team of highly (RVX) to be flown by ESA’s PROBA-3 mission. The RVX will Deimos Engenharia motivated and specialized engineers, DEIMOS Engenharia is now a be the in orbit demonstration of DEIMOS vision-based www.deimos.pt reference player in the European space sector. automated Rendezvous GNC concept in elliptical orbits, applicable to future exploration and space debris removal CONTACT The portfolio of customers and partners includes the European missions. Elsa Alexandrino Space Agency, Eumetsat, Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified. DEIMOS Engenharia is LUNAR GNSS E-MAIL part of ELECNOR DEIMOS Group, the technology arm of ELECNOR DEIMOS Engenharia is investigating the use of weak GNSS [email protected] (www.elecnor.com). signals from existing GPS and future Galileo towards future lunar exploration missions for real-time position, navigation TELEPHONE and timing information. (+351) 218 933 010 Fields of expertise EDRS Mission Planning Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems DEIMOS is responsible for the design, development, Development of autonomous navigation algorithms and integration and operational support of the Mission Planning systems, including rendezvous and hazard avoidance functions System of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), a using innovative techniques and approaches, for application in constellation of satellites which shall provide Data Relay interplanetary missions and other unmanned vehicles. Services to spacecraft in low earth orbit, in particular to the Sentinel 1 and 2. Global Navigation Satellite Systems Development of new technologies for navigation receivers, Sentinels Synergy Framework applications and product prototypes, simulation and integrity of SENSYF is an FP7 project lead by DEIMOS to provide a GNSS systems and concept studies for the evolution of the Galileo specialised Sandbox Service with tools and development/ System. validation platforms for the development and testing of new processing chains and methods for Sentinel and Copernicus/ Ground Segment Systems GMES contributing mission data on a continuous basis, and the Systems engineering and software for critical applications and data delivery of higher-level products and services complementing processing systems for novel mission concepts. the information provided by the operational services.
Earth Observation systems and applications End-to-end observation systems and development of Earth Observation services and applications.
20 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Satellite Navigation
Hardware Ground Segment Embedded Systems Remote Sensing and Ground Segment Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Established in 1988, EDISOFT is the national leader in the domains SATELLITE NAVIGATION of command and control systems, of information integration EDISOFT was the first Portuguese company joining the EGNOS systems, of military logistic systems and space systems. project and, afterwards, the GALILEO program, from the Edisoft, S.A. Galileo Phase B2 up to today’s activities. EDISOFT developed www.edisoft.pt As a specialised company offering technologically advanced its GNSS activities both in connection with GNSS infrastructure software solutions and highly qualified IT consulting services, and with GNSS applications. CONTACT EDISOFT holds a profound knowledge in the development of Sérgio Barbedo integrated space solutions, in the fields of Embedded Real Time REMOTE SENSING Systems, Satellite Navigation, Remote Sensing and Ground Station Currently, EDISOFT holds responsibilities in the existing two E-MAIL Systems. Earth Observation Infrastructures in Portugal: [email protected] ▪▪ EUMETSAT/IM LSASAF, Land Surface Analysis Satellite Application Facility; TELEPHONE ▪▪ EDISOFT’s Earth Observation Santa Maria Station, with daily Fields of expertise (+351) 212 945 900 services in maritime surveillance From the beginning of its activity, EDISOFT has reached a wide recognition in software development, maintenance and upgrading EMBEDDED SYSTEMS in areas as sensitive as real-time information Space Systems, For ESA, EDISOFT has developed the RTEMS Support and emergency networks and systems’ integration. Throughout the Maintenance Centre (http://rtemscentre.edisoft.pt). years, EDISOFT has accumulated skills and expertise in: ▪▪ EDISOFT RTEMS Tailored Version, Test Suite, Technical ▪▪ Embedded Real Time Systems; Support – Helpdesk, Remote and Local Consulting, ▪▪ Satellite Navigation Systems; Development and RTEMS Tools. ▪▪ Remote Sensing; ▪▪ Ground Segment Systems; GROUND SEGMENT ▪▪ Command and Control Systems; The Santa Maria ground station is a dual mission station, ESA ▪▪ Systems Integration and Acceptance; Tracking Station and Earth Observation Station, managed and ▪▪ Integrated Information Systems; operated by EDISOFT. ▪▪ Spatial Data Infrastructure; EDISOFT expanded the Station’s capacity to receive EO SAR ▪▪ Strategic Collective Security Systems. images from Envisat and Radarsat-1/2, thus enabling the Station to combine two missions: launchers’ tracking and Earth Since 1994, EDISOFT has earned a solid reputation in the Space Observation. industry, providing expertise in the development of engineering Since September 2012, EDISOFT was awarded for a Galileo solutions for Satellite Navigation, Remote Sensing, Embedded Sensor Station hosting contract in Azores, at Santa Maria Systems and Ground Segment. Island, a Galileo Sensor Station (GSS), used to receive the Galileo signal in space (SiS) sent by the satellites.
22 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Electronic and Structural Design
Hardware Ground Segment Radiation Analysis Thermal Design Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Born in 1905, the EFACEC Group has its origin in “A Moderna” EuTEMP producing electrical motors. Renamed to EFACEC in 1962, is now Is a temperature recording unit installed in the International the largest electrical industry Portuguese Group; employs over Space Station. On the external platform of COLUMBUS, Efacec Engenharia e Sistemas S.A. 4500 people in more than 50 countries and has a turnover of 1000 EuTEMP autonomously recorded successfully the temperature www.efacec.com million Euros; exports almost 75% of its production that goes from of the various EuTEF experiments. Downloaded its memorised industrial electronics to the biggest power transformers. data through the MIL‐STD-1553 communications bus upon CONTACT requested. Pedro Silva EFACEC’s strategy focuses on the international market, concentrating on investments in innovation and in new CTTB E-MAIL technologies development, backed-up by its core technologies Is a computerized equipment able to host up to three [email protected] leading to a position at the forefront of markets. experiment boards sized 200mm x 110mm and an external payload feeding and monitoring their voltages and currents TELEPHONE and communicate with them using the I2C protocol. CTTB is (+351) 229 402 000 Fields of expertise powered by the spacecraft 100V bus and communicates with Focusing on INSTRUMENTS FOR SPACE, built expertise on: the spacecraft On-Board-Computer through the MIL-STD-1553 Electronics design Thermal design communications bus. ▪▪Project upon specification or ▪▪Project upon specification or idea idea MFS and BERM ▪▪Digital and analogue ▪▪TMM simulation and analysis Are radiation monitors. They are designed to detect, measure simulation ▪▪Qualification the energy and count energetic particles. Electrons from ▪▪Bread boarding with industrial 300keV to 7MeV, Protons from1MeV to 200MeV and other and military components Radiation design heavier ions up to 400MeV per nucleon are in the range of ▪▪Test using up-to-date ▪▪Sectorial analysis TID and these instruments detection. MFS is installed together with laboratory TNID CTTB on the Alphasat TDP8 and BERM makes part of the ▪▪Qualification to ECSS BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury. They will allow standards System Design and Integration the scientists to understand better the space environment and ▪▪Printed Circuit Boards design ▪▪System design engineers to select among more radhard parts. ▪▪Manufacturing using class Structural design 100000 clean-room Altimeters ▪▪Project upon specification or ▪▪Electrical, functional and EMC Aiming a Mars mission, but able to be used into asteroids, are idea qualification being designed one with a RADAR front-end and the other ▪▪Mechanical Drawings with a LIDAR front-end. A processor and a PSU connect the ▪▪FEM simulation and analysis Specialized procurement for: units to a host computer. ▪▪Prototyping ▪▪EEE for Bread-boarding, ▪▪Qualification engineering models and flight models Ground Support Equipment: ▪▪Mechanical parts ▪▪Electronics and Mechanical hardware ▪▪Labview software
24 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Bespoke Software Development
Hardware Ground Segment Telemetry and Geographical Referencing High Availability and High Performance Systems Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Eixo Digital is an international, fast growing IT company based in Metry Portugal and focused on the international market, with customers Telemetry can bring significant cost reductions to any and partners across Europe and Africa and specializing in mission- business, but its implementation can be technically Eixo Digital critical, high-availability, large database IT projects and the selling challenging. With metry, you can build an end-to-end solution www.eixodigital.com of Satellite Communication products and services. to collect vast amounts of data from multiple sensors, store it in a high-availability database, and display information using CONTACT beautiful map displays and dashboards. Rui Ferrão The Metry framework can scale from simple small business Fields of expertise solutions, for internal use, to large enterprises wanting to E-MAIL Complex and Large Scale Projects build and sell value added services to multiple customers. [email protected] Delivery of complex and large scale projects through implementation of known best practices for project and risk Appy TELEPHONE management. Eixo Digital Rich Internet Application framework enables the (+351) 910 310 848 creation of beautiful, simple to use and maintenance-free user High Availability and High Performance interfaces capable of running on any modern web browser. Development of mission critical platforms, capable of handling high This product accelerates the development of most commonly workloads, dealing with outages and meeting strict requirements. used interface patterns - users and passwords with different profiles and access rights, menus, windows and desktops, Large Databases advanced searches and charts, among other features. Design of geographical replicated, shared-nothing clusters for database management systems, providing uncompromising Maritime Safety Data Services scalability, uptime and agility. Development of the Maritime Safety Server system, responsible for interfacing with Rescue and Coordination Systems Integration Centres, Maritime Safety Information Providers and Maritime Solutions spanning the full range of IT and software development Safety Terminals. Enables Maritime Safety Data Services such technologies, bringing together software, hardware, storage, as Distress Alert, Priority Messaging, broadcast of Maritime networking and security subsystems into a whole. Safety Information and Distress Chat in the Inmarsat BGAN network. Networking Experience with major networking manufacturers equipment, from switches and routers to load balancers and firewalls.
26 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Payload Platforms - Mechanical, On-Board SW, CPU, PWR
Hardware Ground Segment Space System On-board SW and Data Processing Spacecraft Electrical Power Conditioning distribution Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services EVOLEO Technologies is a SME investing in skills related to the PROJECT ALPHASAT TDP8 FOR ESA design of critical and highly complex electronic systems. EVOLEO Evaluate electronic components in harsh space conditions and embraces five areas of activity: Space, Transportation, Energy, to record the radiation levels. Evoleo Technologies, Lda. Health and Industry. ▪▪ On-Board SW - RTEMS, HK/Sci data, FDIR www.evoleotech.com ▪▪ Electrical GSE - Used throughout all phases of project EVOLEO Technologies mission is to provide high-end and development CONTACT differentiated electronic engineering solutions, seeking continuous ▪▪ Data Interface Board - Based on Aeroflex Gaisler LEON3FT Rodolfo Martins improvement, flexibility, quality and customer oriented innovation. CPU, onboard memory, digital/analogue I/O We aim international recognition as a technological company ▪▪ Power Distribution Unit - Distributes the secondary power E-MAIL for leveraging partnerships, added value enhancement and to the TDP8 units, ON/OFF capability, LCLs, Loads monitoring [email protected] sustainable growth. ▪▪ Memory Test Board - Experiment board testing memories. Banks of SEL and SEU monitors and Flash demonstrators TELEPHONE (+351) 229 424 327 PROJECT TDP8-CTTB In-FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS Fields of expertise Web-based SW tool preparing TDP8 Sci data for analysis FLIGHT and correlations with external data-sets, validation and Payloads fast development consistency check. ▪▪ On Board SW - Baseline solution over RTOS ▪▪ Data Handling & Processing - RadHard LEON3FT CPU PROJECT TDP8 GROUND SUPPORT ▪▪ Power Distribution - RadHard, LCLs, ON/OFF, Load monitoring. Planning and monitoring tools integrating near-real time ▪▪ System Integration - Engineering analysis & integration monitoring based on I4S Inmarsat monitoring system in the SC ▪▪ Payload System - Baseline for experiments or simplified payloads Control Centre.
MISSION CONTROL PROJECT AOLTB Payloads definition of flight mission procedures Optical telecom payload of ultra-stable reference signals for ▪▪ Flight Support Package - IOT & Commissioning baseline bulky RF cables replacement. procedures ▪▪ On-Board SW - RTEMS (asymmetric multiprocessing ▪▪ Flight Operations Support - Flight procedures tool configuration) HK/Sci data, FDIR ▪▪ Scientific Data Centre - In-flight Data Analysis SW tool ▪▪ Electrical GSE - SW and HW platform used for system ▪▪ Flight Monitoring System - Commissioning & exploitation tool integration and verification ▪▪ Interface Control Unit - Based on Aeroflex Gaisler GR712C TESTING dual core CPU, onboard memory, digital/analogue I/O, 1553B Debug, verify & validate all development ▪▪ Power Distribution Unit - Distributes secondary power to ▪▪ EGSE - Independent Engines. Mission simulation AOLTB optical link, ON/OFF capability, LCLs, Loads monitoring ▪▪ Environmental Testing Support - Procedures support on EMC, Vib. & TVac ▪▪ System Check-Out - Support to payload SC integration ▪▪ SW Testing Framework - OBSW testing and simulating package
28 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Instrumentation and monitoring
Hardware Ground Segment Telemetry sub-systems Ground testing of structures Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services FiberSensing – Sistemas Avançados de Monitorização, S.A., ESA PROJECTS is a spin-off SME company from INESC Porto devoted to the development and commercialization of optical Fibre Bragg Grating Satellite Fibersensing, Advanced (FBG) based sensor systems for advanced monitoring applications. ARTES5.1 project for the demonstration of the advantages Monitoring Systems of FBG sensing technology as part of a telecom satellite It develops, commercializes and supports products (sensors, www.fibersensing.com monitoring subsystem. Two demonstrators were designed, measurement units and software packages) and services (complete manufactured and tested for temperature monitoring in RF solutions) for instrumentation, being the main markets the CONTACT antennas and in high-voltage propulsion systems. The project ones of structural health monitoring in civil and geotechnical Silvia Abad was jointly developed by EADS CASA ESPACIO, FiberSensing engineering, energy production and distribution, and aeronautics and EADS Astrium CRISA and was successfully completed in and aerospace. E-MAIL 2008. [email protected] Avionics TELEPHONE FLPP Phase 2 project for the study of applicability of photonic Fields of expertise (+351) 229 613 010 technologies in Next Generation Launcher avionics. A FiberSensing is completely focused in the field of FBG monitoring demonstrator was implemented incorporating fiber optic solutions. technologies for digital high speed data transmission, fiber optic sensing and power delivery over fiber. All those The company designs, manufactures, tests and commercializes capabilities were demonstrated over the same fiber optic every element of the monitoring solution, from the inscription cable. Performed solely by FiberSensing, the project was of the FBG element to the development of application-specific successfully closed in 2011. software running on proprietary interrogation units. The company is supported by competences going from fibre FLPP TMSS FOS optic technology to optoelectronics, digital electronics and FLPP Phase 3 project currently running with EADS CRISA and instrumentation. Astrium ST for increasing the TRL level of FBG technology in launcher environments.
ARTES5.2- FOS for telecom satellites ARTES5.2 project currently running with EADS CRISA for increasing TRL level of FBG technology for telecom satellites.
In addition, FiberSensing also collaborates with CNES, Thales Alenia Space and Astrium in directly financed projects for several applications, all of them related to FBG technology monitoring.
30 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment GNSS Systems and Technology
Hardware Ground Segment Space Segment: OBSW, ISVV, EGSE, Mission Analysis, GNC Earth Observation Processing Systems, Apps and Services Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services GMV is a privately owned technological business group with Ground Segment GNSS Electronic Ground Support an international presence, founded in 1984. In 2005, GMV Galileo IOV & FOC: OSPF/ Equipment and DBs incorporated the Portuguese company GMV-SKYSOFT. Established IPF RTMC SW and AIVP GAIA and Solar Orbiter CCS. GMVIS SKYSOFT, S.A. in 1998, it had space related activities even before Portugal joined Platform, MDDN Networking Sentinel 2 and Earthcare: www.gmv.com.pt ESA. Since that date, GMV has become the Portuguese leading SW. EGNOS: DAL C COTS & CCS and instrument AIT company in business with ESA. system support. support. CONTACT Herschel/Planck, Sentinel 3: Alberto de Pedro Crespo At GMV, we are committed to provide our customers with the best GNSS Engineering Satellite DB. possible solutions to meet their needs. Locally, our strategy is to NUSAR, DNURS, FASTTTFIX, E-MAIL identify and secure niche market satellite technology positions that ROCAT: SW receivers, tools Space Systems and [email protected] are sustainable on a long term perspective. and technology. Engineering EGEP: Atomic Clocks, GNC, Mission Analysis. TELEPHONE MLUTB/HISTB Test Beds and NLP: Trajectory Opt. (+351) 213 829 366 ARAIM. GRAVMOD, NGGM: Fields of expertise Applications: security, indoor, Gravitational Models and Space Segment Ground Segment transport, aeronautical, LBS, studies. Integrated Modular Avionics. GS Engineering for Scientific maritime. On-Board Software and ISVV. and EO missions. EO PDGS & Satcom Engineering EGSE: CCS, Satellite DB and Science Operation Centres. Earth Observation PDGS and SaNTA: D/L TCP accelerator. AIT. Mission Analysis, Systems Mission Planning. Ground Applications IRIS, ANTARES: Satcom Engineering and Simulation Control Systems: Monitoring Processors & op. tools: system for SESAR. DVB‐RCS studies. GNC Systems. and Control. IASI‐L2 , Earthcare, MERISAT, satellite test bed. Satcoms Autonomy and Robotics. AVHRR-SeaWiFS APS. for civil protection and for Data Processing LandSAF engineering. SSA: UAVs. Satellite Navigation Systems Instrument Processing Data Centres. GNSS system studies and Facilities and Processors. GMES: MyWater, NEREIDS, OBSW, Tools and engineering. Large Navigation Calibration and Quality Control SAGRES, G-MOSAIC, MARISS. Methodologies Processing Facilities and Systems. Comm. services: security, IMA for Space. AIR: Signal Generation. Precise mapping and agriculture. Integrated Modular Avionics Positioning. SBAS/GBAS Satellite Communications OS. MOBARE: Dependability/ solutions. GNSS test tools User segment, payload Ground Control Systems Safety Validation. Multicore and SW Receivers. GNSS- management, satellite MAC: Monitoring and processors. AURORA: based Applications. Indoor networking, DVB-RCS. Control system. Mars mission Avionics Navigation Systems. GFC8/EFC1: Frame Contracts. Architecture. Sentinel 3: User Segment and Space hifly: inhouse GCS product. OBSW Validation Functional Applications Chain. EO services, Integrated Applications.
32 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Ground Segment Software
Hardware Ground Segment Ground Data Processing Ground Data Systems (MCS) Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Holos develops Information Systems. SEISOP (ESA project) It has participated/coordinated ESA projects on the ground and System to monitor space weather by collecting spacecraft and space segments. Holos skills include sensor data processing, data space environment data in a data warehouse and provides Holos, Sol. Avançadas em Tecn. warehousing and mining, inference systems to produce alarms. them through web interfaces and APIs. Holos focused on the de Informação, S.A. It was founded in 1996 as a spin-off of Universidade Nova de metadata knowledge base system, the alarm inference engine www.holos.pt Lisboa. (interfaces with ESOC/MUST) and the rule editor for capturing Working in Portugal, Europe and Africa, Holos targets Industry, mission knowledge. CONTACT Financial Services and Public Administration. João Paulo Pimentão The company partnered with Google and SAS, and participates in CERTAIN (ESA project) associations like COTEC Portugal and DANOTEC. It is certified by the A flexible reporting tool for the CryoSat FCT with status E-MAIL Ministry of Defense to handle/supply military grade technology. reports of events, performance and the S/C status for non- [email protected] manned periods. Provides diagnosis evaluations and remote alarms notification (via e-mail, SMS) to on-call operators. TELEPHONE Holos was prime contractor. Fields of expertise (+351) 210 438 686 Research and Development H2RM (Product) Holos participates in several national and international RTD Integrated risk management solution including risk inspection, projects, focusing on space technology, robotics and software analysis and implementation of risk management programs, agents. compliant with ISO 31000 and COSO Standards.
Enterprise Risk Management ServRobot (Product) Risk management systems that control risk identification, Autonomous service robot for surveillance and monitoring of assessment and mitigation, and reveal their impact in the infrastructures (oil pipelines, power generation or chemical organizations. plants).
Business Intelligence Business Intelligence (services) Solutions that include exploitation of large volumes of data and its Data warehousing and data mining systems to take the organization, using data warehousing and data mining, and made best advantage from the information stored in the clients available to the end user in accordance with business rules. databases either through trends and behavior forecasts or through the automatic discovery of new patterns. Decision Support Systems Including systems for Business Process Management (BPM) and Google Maps and Earth (product/services) Enterprise Content Management (ECM) mainly in cloud computing Holos powers the exploitation of Google Maps and Earth or Software as a Service. features for geolocation of lands, buildings and monuments with asset management services and 3D modeling. Google Enterprise Solutions Comprehensive business solutions that include information search, Google Apps, geolocated solutions, Google Chrome devices and advertising.
34 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Thermal Protection Systems (MLI)
Hardware Ground Segment Structures and mechanical parts design and manufacture Composite materials design and manufacture Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services HPS-Portugal was established in 2007 as a joint venture between Thermal Blankets for ESA’s EXOMARS Entry and Descent the German SME HPS-GmbH and the Portuguese R&D institute Module INEGI in Porto. HPS Lda and its staff of 15 is located in Porto, in the HPS is proud to be the preferred supplier of Thales Alenia HPS High Performance campus of the School of Engineering with access to a 10 000 class Space Italy for the the thermal blankets of the flagship mission Structures, Lda. cleanroom, composites manufacturing facilities and generic test to Mars, Exomars. HPS’ blankets will cover the outside and www. hps-lda.pt facilities such as material testing facilities. Since its foundation in the inside of the EDM and will be manufactured in Portugal in 2007, HPS Lda has been active in the areas of thermal protection 2013. Integration will take place end of 2013. CONTACT systems, hot structures and lightweight structures through either Pedro Portela ESA TRP studies or industrial projects with its European partners. Thermal Blankets for German eRosita X-Ray Telescope In 2012, HPS has manufactured and integrated thermal E-MAIL blankets on the German x-Ray telescope eRosita. This 3 meter [email protected] Fields of expertise tall telescope was covered on the outside and inside with aluminized and Black Kapton with blankets manufactured with TELEPHONE Design and Manufacturing of Thermal Blankets great care in order to avoid contamination of the sensitive (+351) 229 578 718 HPS Lda designs and manufactures thermal blankets (MLI) for optical instruments. satellites and its payloads. HPS covers the complete product lifecycle of the MLI blakets, from initial thermal design up to Optical Baffle for German EnMAP mission integration on the actual flight item at the Customer premisses. Together with the MLI for specific instruments, HPS has also Manufacturing is performed in a 10 000 class cleanroom. been in charge of the design, manufacturing, assembly and verification of EnMAP’s telescope baffle. This critical part had Design and Manufacture of Structural Hardware and Mechanical very stringent thermal stability requirements as well as very Parts. tight manufacturing tolerances. With its team of engineers and experienced manufacturing staff HPS can cover the design, manufacturing and inspection of Antenna Feed Cluster for Ku-Band Reconfigurable Broadcast complex mechanical parts and assemblies such as antenna feed Antenna clusters, MGSE, telescope optical baffles. In 2012, HPS delivered to Italian company Space Engineering Spa. a 42 feed cluster as a demonstrator of a new Ku- Band Composite materials and structures Reconfigurable Broadcast Antenna. The feed cluster was Thanks tits experience in composite materials design and access designed and manufactured by HPS Portugal and had very to manufacturing facilities, HPS can design and manufacture and tight manufacturing tolerances. test up to 1.5 meter long composite structures and parts using traditional autoclave and RTM technologies.
36 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Structural design & verification methods and tools
Hardware Ground Segment Mission operations; launchers and re-entry vehicles Hot structures; Electromagnetic technologies Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The ISQ is a private Portuguese entity, established in 1965, with Herakles (Groupe SAFRAN): Performance of tests for the a Group turnover, in 2012, of 87M€ (58% overseas) and a staff Critical Design Review of the IXV Vehicle (2009 - on going) in the order of 900, a permanent presence in 9 countries and Test campaign including thermo-mechanical tests on ISQ Group operations in around 20 countries. Some of ISQ areas of expertise attachment parts and on subscale composite (CMC) parts and www.isq.pt are Engineering, Testing, Technical Inspections and Research and dynamic tests with sine and random loads. Development. CONTACT Herakles (Groupe SAFRAN): Characterisation and thermo- Paulo Chaves mechanical robustness justification of an improved CMC nozzle extension (2011 - on going) E-MAIL Fields of expertise [email protected] 1. TESTING ▪▪ Materials characterisation ESQS for CNES and ARIANESPACE TELEPHONE ▪▪ Vibration and shock Services in the Area of the Quality, Safety and Environment (+351) 214 229 438 ▪▪ Thermo-mechanical ▪▪ Static, structural and fatigue for ARIANE, SOYUZ and VEGA launching systems - CSG- ▪▪ Non-Destructive and SHM Kourou - French Guyana (2004 - on going) ▪▪ Reliability / Climatic testing ▪▪ Electrical and EMC Embraer: Materials characterisation, Chemical testing and ▪▪ Metrology Metrology (2012 - on going) ▪▪ Design, manufacturing and operation of special test Benches / Development of tools for thermo-mechanical testing / Airbus Military: Non Destructive Inspections on A330 Instrumentation and electronics aircrafts Dye penetrant, Ultra-Sonic; magnetic particles ▪▪ Management of multi-technological test programs (2011 - on going)
2. SUPPORT OF LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS AT THE EUROPE´S Tekever: EMC and ESD testing (2013) SPACEPORT ▪▪ Coordination of safety operations, safety support and quality Thales-Alenia Space: Versatile Thermal Insulation Tests for a inspections during payloads or spaceport Preparation Campaigns; Cryogenic Upper Stage (2010 - 2012) ▪▪ Coordination of environment monitoring during payloads or Test campaign including thermo-mechanical tests and dynamic spaceport launch Campaigns; tests with sine and random loads on VTI sandwich panels. ▪▪ Risk assessment and Systems Dependability Lusospace – Acceptance tests of Magnetometers for GMES 3. R&D satellites (2011-2013) Test campaign including dynamic (Sine and Random) and EMC tests.
38 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Passive Components
Hardware Ground Segment Space Qualified Components Tantalum SMD Polymer and MnO2 Components Technology Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services KEMET Electronics Portugal, SA, is a 100% subsidiary company from Solid Tantalum SMD Capacitors the US Company KEMET Corporation that manufactures Tantalum Solid Ta capacitors are one of KEMET’s main products, Capacitors Surface Mounted Devices with MnO2 and Polymer produced in Portugal with MnO2 and conductive polymer Kemet Electronics Portugal, S.A. counter-electrodes and more recently Aluminum electrolytic cathode technology. www.kemet.com capacitors. Surface mount technology tantalum capacitors keep being CONTACT The plant is located in Évora, south of Portugal and had the official used in new circuit designs due to their volumetric efficiency, Cristina Mota-Caetano opening at 4th September 1998. In April 2012 KEMET Portugal basic reliability and process compatibility. expanded the range of expertise starting up with aluminum electrolytic capacitors technology, with the introduction of a snap- The steady-state and dynamic reliability of a Ta capacitor are E-MAIL influenced by several factors under the control of the circuit [email protected] in line followed shortly by a screw terminal line, being actually in fast ramp up. design engineer, such as voltage derating, ripple current and voltage conditions, maximum operating temperature TELEPHONE and circuit impedance, as the electrical characteristics are (+351) 266 759 600 determined by its structure, and are very dependent on Fields of expertise design and materials. Capacitors are fundamental components that store, filter, and As part of KEMET strategy, Évora plant is developing projects regulate electrical energy and current flow. They are found in all to start mass production of high reliable solid Ta capacitors electronic application’s and products used today, including computer, for Military and Aerospace industries, including the European telecommunication, automotive, military and aerospace, medical, Space. industrial/instrumentation, and consumer market segments. “High Reliability” versions of KEMET Corporation capacitors were Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors used in every important military and aerospace effort from the first The aluminum electrolytic capacitor consists basically of two Telstar to Viking, the Apollo moon landing, the Patriot missile, and foils interleaved with an absorbent paper wound tightly into the Mir and International Space Stations. a cylinder. Their main advantage is the high capacitance per unit volume due to its internal construction which consists of The market for capacitors covers a large and diverse group of original a very thin dielectric layer and large effective surface area. equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and electronics distributors around the The reliability, low cost and wide selection of package size and world. combination of properties, have made them the starting point for capacitor selection in many applications. For KEMET Portugal, the main area of expertise, has been telecom and automotive segment, including safety applications as ABS or airbags.
40 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Opto-Electronics (Laser Communications, LIDAR, etc.)
Hardware Ground Segment MEMS/MOEMS AOCS (magnetometers, magnetorquers, etc.) Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services LusoSpace is a high-tech engineering company founded in 2002 in Laser Communications & GSE Lisbon. Optics ▪▪ GAIA PLM – FPA Test OGSE ▪▪ OCTAL ▪▪ GMES Sentinel -3 Satellite LusoSpace With a multidisciplinary team of top-level engineers that was ▪▪ TESLA OLCI RIS and Sun Simulator www.lusospace.com created to solve complex challenges in high-tech industries its ▪▪ 2.05 Microns Pulsed Monitoring OGSE experience reinforces the company’s innovation capabilities and Holmium-Laser for CONTACT quality system that contribute to guarantee the desired level of Atmospheric CO2 Monitoring GN&C Rui Semide reliability in critical systems. ▪▪ Vision-based Relative LusoSpace develops, designs, prototypes and integrates very Augmented Reality Navigation E-MAIL advanced technological systems and components being able to ▪▪ Auxiliary Direct ▪▪ Imaging Lidar Technologies Visualisation of Information ▪▪ Algorithms for RV and FF [email protected] provide engineering solutions with the Inovation, Quality and Tools for Space Applications in Non Circular Orbits Flexibility you look are looking for. TELEPHONE ▪▪ Óculos de visão ▪▪ Assessment and aumentada com sistema de BreadBoarding of a Planetary (+351) 213 974 363 navegação para o mercado Altimeter Fields of expertise de massas ▪▪ AR4LogFS – Augmented AOCS Highly Critical and Complex Systems Reality for Logistics – ▪▪ Feasibility Study of a Low LusoSpace has in-house capabilities for the development of Feasibility Study Cost Magnetometer advanced systems. From concept to design and ending in the ▪▪ Space Qualified Low Cost manufacturing, integration and qualification, LusoSpace can meet M(O)EMS Magnetometer the most demanding customer requirements. Equipments carrying ▪▪ Optical MEMS for Earth ▪▪ Magnetometers for LusoSpace know-how are right now active in space, playing a Observation AEOLUS, Sentinel 1,1B, 3, critical role in the success of high profile missions. ▪▪ Procedures for MEMS 3B, 5, SEOSAT/INGENIO and Qualification RADARSAT Constellation Micro Systems ▪▪ Connectivity and ▪▪ Marketing and Our unique expertise in qualifying MEMS technologies for space Packaging of Systems-of- Commercialization of a Space grants LusoSpace a front position in the MEMS market. Our microsystems Qualified Magnetometer activities in the design of new MEMS concepts are poised to ▪▪ Miniaturization of a ▪▪ European Magnetometer reinforce this position in the sector. Magnetometer based on Improvement Micro Technology ▪▪ High Performance Augmented Reality Systems ▪▪ Validation and Magnetorquer feasibility Since 2005, LusoSpace has been working on the development experimental verification assessment of augmented reality systems. Head mounted displays designed of ESA MEMS qualification for astronauts can provide geo-referenced hands-free real time methodology information in the user environment enabling a whole new world of interaction. Thermal Analysis ▪▪ Sentinel 2 Multispectral instrument (MSI) programme: Thermal Analysis support 42 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment High pressure gas storage for satellite propulsion
Hardware Ground Segment Energy storage solutions for satellite power systems High altitude platforms Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Founded in 2003, Omnidea is an SME performing R&D in Space INNOVGAS applications and energy concepts. Strategy focuses on technology Due to very high launch costs, storage of Xe and He for ownership and tailor-made solutions. Main facilities are in Lisbon, satellite propulsion, is complex and expensive, mandating Omnidea, Lda. PT. light pressure vessels and high storage pressures. INNOVGAS www.omnidea.net aims to replace the titanium liner in COPV, with space grade Our team is made of engineers and scientists, with work aluminum, providing almost similar performance at half the CONTACT experience in prestigious institutions such as ESA, VW, or EC/FP cost, by using innovative production methods capable of Tiago Pardal programs. producing the desired shape in a single operation and without Omnidea is an exporting company, whose revenues now reach structural welds. E-MAIL almost €1Mn/year. Having ESA as the preferred partner and [email protected] client, other clients include Astrium, Magna Steyr, Swedish Space ENERGON Corporation while partners include EDP, MCG Automotive, Rapp The sharp increase in atmospheric CO2 creates use TELEPHONE and Lankhorst Euronete. opportunities for this gas such as recycling, deemed (+351) 936 265 296 unattractive before the current emission restrictions and high fuel prices. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 into energy dense hydrocarbons is possible and has been demonstrated, with a real possibility for usage in battery substitution by Fields of expertise storing energy as hydrocarbons. Successful system integration 1. Space Propulsion is now the challenge at Omnidea. i) Design, development and production of hardware components in high pressure gas storage systems for electric propulsion in BOREAS Satellites. Although satellites are the preferred choice for EO, Telecom ii) Fundamental R&D into hybrid rocket engines. and Navigation tasks, high altitude platforms allow much iii) non-fusion joining techniques for dissimilar metals and higher image resolution at lower costs and can replace materials (e.g. Magnetic Pulse Welding) terrestrial base stations, in remote areas, through on-board communication equipment. Using a hybrid (buoyancy plus 2. Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Systems for fuel production; dynamic lift) tethered platform, this technology lifts much i) R&D into CO2 electrochemical recycling back to high density larger payloads while offering unrivalled endurance, remaining hydrocarbons; airborne and under station keeping conditions, for several ii) conceptual analysis and testing of Energy Storage Systems weeks.
3. Lighter-than-air structures i) Design, analysis, manufacturing and quality control of thin polymer film envelopes for LTA structures, as well auxiliary equipment for operation. ii) Operational analysis of hybrid (buoyant and lift generating) airborne platforms with EO, Telecom and Navigation applications.
44 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment GNC, detection systems and simulation; UAV applications
Hardware Ground Segment Non-explosive actuators Ground segment hardware Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Spin.Works is an aerospace company dedicated to the GALILEO Up-Link Stations development and manufacturing of aerostructures and unmanned Manufacturing, assembly and delivery of twelve metallic/ systems for the Aeronautics, Space and Defence markets, strongly composite large antenna dishes, sub-reflectors, as well as Spin.Works involved in R&D activities since its foundation in 2006, both at metallic support and pointing structure for the GALILEO GNSS www.spinworks.pt national and European levels, and having as its main customer the Up-Link Stations (ULS). Design and manufacturing support of European Space Agency. 5 all-weather electronic equipment shelters for the GALILEO CONTACT ULS. João Araújo Our mission is to create, develop and deploy innovative, multi- disciplinary and cost-effective solutions, in the areas of structures, TAEM Guidance mechanisms, guidance, navigation & control (GNC) systems, E-MAIL ESA, Prime Contractor. simulation, remote detection systems, and unmanned aerial [email protected] Development of Modern Terminal Area Energy Management vehicles (UAVs). Guidance systems for: space planes, lifting bodies and TELEPHONE capsules. (+351) 962 745 432 Development of auto-landing guidance and control systems for a space plane. Verification and validation using 4DOF and Fields of expertise 6DOF simulation. Structural Solutions GNC Design, optimization, Family of MEMS-based NEXT Lunar Lander simulation, manufacturing navigation (IMU, AHRS, INS/ ESA, Sub-Contractor of OHB System and qualification of structural GPS) systems with state-of- Mission Study for the NEXT Lunar Lander with In-situ Science solutions for aviation, space, the-art navigation filters, for and Mobility. Spin.Works responsible for the development of composites. Shelters for UAV’s. Hazard Avoidance strategies using real-time image processing demanding environments. Flight Control Systems for UAV of visual and LIDAR images, in order to avoid shadows, craters, and space vehicles, including rocks>0.5m height & slopes>15 degrees to safely land on the Mechanisms automated EDL. Lunar South Pole, where maximum sun elevation is 1.5 Design and development of degrees. non-explosive actuators for Detection Systems space applications. Image processing software Non Explosive Actuator for detection systems based ESA, Prime Contractor. Simulation on opto-electronic sensors. Development of a Non-Explosive Actuator for Hold-Down Hi-fi simulation of multi-body 3-D reconstruction, feature Release Mechanisms. systems. Integrated framework extraction, tracking and for reconfigurable Mission real-time decision making UAV Systems Performance and Functional algorithms. Micro UAV system (2kg MTOW) with proprietary navigation Engineering Simulation Tools. HDA systems for planetary and flight control system, real-time video and HiRes imaging. landing. Custom-developed PC-based GCS. UAV’s Tactical UAV system (25kg MTOW) for larger payload and Family of proprietary UAV longer-range missions. systems, micro (2kg) & tactical (25kg).
46 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment SDR-based Space Communications
Hardware Ground Segment Space Technology Validation Inflatable Space Structures Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services TEKEVER Space (space.tekever.com) is a Portuguese company TEKEVER Space Portfolio specialised in solutions involving small satellite technologies, ad hoc networking and software defined radio in space TEKEVER Space offers small satellite, ad hoc networking, SDR- Tekever Space communications, advanced inflatable structures packaging and based space communications and advanced inflatable space http://space.tekever.com rigidisation techniques applicable to space structures. structures’ packaging and rigidisation (solar arrays and sails, communications antennas, habitation modules). CONTACT Participated company of the TEKEVER Group, TEKEVER Space’s Ricardo Mendes mission is to design, develop and offer cutting-edge systems for the space market, a strategy focused on the build of small satellites Space R&D Projects E-MAIL as a platform to validate small payloads (communications, [email protected] positioning and inflatable structures) in Space. Project GAMALINK aims to create the first large scale space- based ad hoc network, linking CubeSats through a common on-board communications platform that leverages SDR TELEPHONE technology to support Inter-Satellite Links, GPS and ground (+351) 213 304 300 Fields of expertise communications. SDR-based Space Communications Project SWIPE explores the potential of mobile and wireless ad TEKEVER Space is evolving its terrestrial software defined radio hoc network technologies for space communications, aiming (SDR) platform for the space segment, in order to develop breakthroughs in surface planetary exploration. innovative products that support satellite communications, inter- satellite communications and vehicle positioning and attitude Project HEWS researches the use of SATCOM for multicultural determination. epidemic risk detection, early warning and monitoring, as well as multi-organisational intervention command and control, Space Technology Validation benefiting from the fusion of remote sensing data, positioning TEKEVER Space is dedicated to the development and space data and GIS. validation of communications, positioning and inflatable structures. To validate products in space, the company applies Project QB50 studies in situ the temporal and spatial variations its expertise to the build of small flying vehicles (CubeSats), the of key parameters in the lower thermosphere with a network platform to validate small payloads. of 40 double CubeSats. Inflatable Space Structures The ARISE R&D Nucleus is dedicated to SDR-based space Inflatable structures impacts volume packages, mass savings and communications and new space applications: space reduced launch costs. TEKEVER Space researches and develops observatories, inflatable habitats, solar sails, orbital transfer analytical models for inflatable structures, packaging and vehicles, space-based antennas, space-based radars, debris deployment techniques, and is now tackling the production of shielding and smart materials for spacecraft protection against small-scale composite prototypes. hypervelocity impacts.
48 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Integration of Mission Ground Data Systems
Hardware Ground Segment Verification and Validation of Ground Software Development of Space related applications Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services VisionSpace is a multi-national company with its headquarters EGOS User Desktop in Portugal created in mid 2010, and operates in the aerospace The next generation infrastructure, EGOS, aims to define sector. Our entrepreneurial spirit allows to deliver high- a common architectural pattern to improve reliability and VisionSpace Technologies performance solutions, through innovative thinking and cost effectiveness for the whole Ground Segment Systems. www.visionspace.com development that address our clients expectations. VisionSpace is involved in the development and quality process of EUD, which aims to provide a common UI to CONTACT In 2011 the company become a new member of the engineering interface with various back-end systems used at ESOC. Tiago Carvalho support activities in the ESA Ground Segment, and as a new Qualified Partner in 2012. In the same year, a new office was SIMULUS E-MAIL established in Germany. The SIMULUS software suite is composed of the SIMSAT, a [email protected] Space industry demands quality management, so VisionSpace Runtime Framework used by Missions to run their Operational acquired its ISO 9001:2008 certificate in 2013. Simulator, and a set of libraries specifically designed to TELEPHONE support design and development of a reference architecture. (+351) 917 196 247 TEVALIS Fields of expertise Ground Systems Test and Validation infrastructure (GSTVi) is a Simulation Infrastructure validation and test suite for a complete ground systems end- The Mission preparation phase goes through the development to-end test environment. VisionSpace experts are skilled to of an operational simulator. We support architecture design and design and configure test scenarios for validating operational development of ground Simulation infrastructure using best systems. practices for modelling and configuration of mission specific requirements. MICONYS The MICONYS project aims to bundle mission control software Mission Control System into one single software suite. The core functionalities is the We have a wide experience in modelling, configuration and processing, storage and display of telemetry and the issuing of deployment of Spacecraft Control and Operations System spacecraft commands. infrastructure, the control system used by the European Space Agency. Subsequently, VisionSpace has been involved in supporting ColorBox Mission with integration and validation activities. The solution ColorBox is designed as a framework comprising a series of components with the aim to support the Quality Management management and quality assurance of critical software In an industry where space software demand quality control and products during the project life-cycle. Its core functionality is assurance policies, VisionSpace staff evolve a QMS able to satisfy to generate automatically automated test using the white box our client’s needs, through development of automated tests, approach. integration, verification and validation of mission specific and infrastructure software.
50 INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN SEGMENT Space technology sub-domain Software Space Segment Robotics
Hardware Ground Segment Intelligent Sensing and Actuation Ubiquity computing Space-based Services
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services YDreams Robotics (YDR), with offices in Lisbon and Fundão, is SmartLamp: 2013- SIGA: 2010 focused on pervasive robotics. It has developed internationally One of YDR mass market The Santander Interactive recognized projects, such as robot swarms at the Santanders’ consumer products Guest Assistants (SIGA), YDreams Robotics, S.A. Financial City Visitors Center. YDR is involved in research projects in expected for release by which appeared on WIRED www.ydreamsrobotics.com smart spaces, robots as tutors and wearable robotics. the end of 2013. A lamp magazine, are a ground that becomes alive and breaking mix of technology CONTACT Aiming to bring robots into people’s lives, YDR is developing intelligent, by using robotics and design for a swarm Monica Pedro innovative, low-cost robotic technologies for consumer, health, to augment its capabilities. of cooperative robots sports, education, and military segments. YDR is adding that operate continuously E-MAIL intelligence to materials, objects, and tools, targeting the creation MONARCH: 2013- since 2010 in Santander’s [email protected] of new products for different markets. FP7 project proposes a headquarters in Madrid, novel framework for mixed working as guides for TELEPHONE human-robot societies using visitors. (+351) 919 930 573 Fields of expertise a network of heterogeneous robots and sensors, in TMN ROBOTIC DISPLAY: Smart Spaces the pediatric area of an 2009 YDR develops technologies to embed actuators, sensors, and oncological hospital. A robotic system for TMN networking into materials and objects. flagship stores, to showcase EMOTE: 2012- a mobile phone catalog. Cooperative Robots FP7 project is creating a Using proprietary technologies, YDR brought state-of-the-art robot new generation of artificial J&B INTERACTIVE SHELVES: swarms into complex environments. embodied tutors having 2008 perceptive capabilities Shelves use light, sound and Smart Materials for Embedded Sensing and Actuation to engage in empathic motors to draw consumers’ Application of smart materials for sensing and actuation, such as interactions with learners in attention to a product. piezoelectric and Shape Memory Alloy materials. a shared physical space. Bragança Science Center: Human-robot interaction BRADESCO: 2012 2007 Innovative technologies on natural user interfaces for robotic Brazilian bank project uses Two robotic snails in a fanny systems include deployed solutions for human gestures technologies such as natural race powered by the energy recognition, complex image processing and robot behaviors user interfaces, biometrics, generated by two cyclists. coordination. augmented reality and robotics. Robot Sensing and Control YDreams’ YVision middleware allows for rapid and robust Invisible Networks: 2011- integration of a large variety of sensors and actuators, supporting Project partners’ annual multiple operating systems (for PC and smartphones). sales represent 3% of Portuguese GDP.
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CA3-Uninova 56 CGUC 66 CICGE-UP 68 GBA-UA 70 IPN 78 Land-SAF IPMA 84
Applied sciences and Engineering CA3-Uninova 56 CAST-UBI 60 CCTAE-IST 64 GBA-UA 70 INEGI 72 INOV 74 IPFN 76 IPN 78 ISR 80 IT 82 LIP 86 LOLS-FCUL 88 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Computational Intelligence Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Advanced Software Technologies Mission Operations
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The CA3 - Computational Intelligence Research Group is integrated IPSIS - Intelligent Planetary Site Selection in the Centre of Technologies and Systems of UNINOVA. It joins Intelligent dynamic multi-criteria decision model for planetary researchers with interests in Computational Intelligence, Data landing of spacecraft. Development of a hybrid metaheuristic CA3 - Computational Intelligence Mining & Machine Learning, Visual Analytics & Image Processing. for non-exhaustive realtime site selection during landing. Research Group Our main focus is on the application of the research topics to UNINOVA projects in industry and services, with special emphasis in the MODI - Fuzzy Monitoring and Diagnosis for Mars Lander www.ca3-uninova.org Space domain. Prototype for intelligent monitoring of the drill device for the ExoMars also capable of recognizing terrain hardness. Since Portugal joined ESA, our group has developed over 19 CONTACT projects for the various ESA establishments, as well as being Rita A. Ribeiro KD-LADS - Knowledge Discovery in Large Data Sets involved in several projects for the European Union and national Development of a general Knowledge Discovery tool for entities. E-MAIL handling Large Data Sets to support scientific exploratory data [email protected] analysis, during and after a mission.
SEIS - Space Environment Information System TELEPHONE Fields of expertise (+351) 212 949 625 Decision Support System providing monitoring and reporting The UNINOVA-CA3 activities have a strong research focus within services to spacecraft operations. Integrates Space Weather a Computational Intelligence domain as well as the necessary information, S/C orbital positions and Telemetry data. expertise in supporting software development technologies. The CA3 group is composed of a research and development team and Gaia - DPAC a group of qualified scientific advisors directly involved in R&D Preparation of the data analysis for Gaia mission. Specifically projects. We also have a variable number of visiting scientists and UNINOVA-CA3 is providing expertise for knowledge collaborators working with us. discovery (unsupervised algorithms) for variable objects and implementation of bias estimation algorithms. We highlight the following fields of expertise: ▪▪ Computational Intelligence SmartAtlas ▪▪ Early Warning & Monitoring Systems Intelligent image processing to create a Moon Atlas using ▪▪ Intelligent Decision Support Systems SMART-I mission images. ▪▪ Visual Analytics and Image Processing ▪▪ Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining VA-4D Design of a conceptual system for an intelligent Visual Analysis framework for large datasets of 4-Dimensional fields. Exploration of complex large data sets(including uncertainty in data) in 2D (slices), 3D (volume) and 4D (volume analysis along time).
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Astrophysics and Cosmology Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Planetary Atmospheres Optical Instrumentation: metrology
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services CAAUL is a research center of the Faculty of Sciences of the Planetary Atmospheres University of Lisbon, located at the Astronomical Observatory The planetary group’s research interests are focused on of Lisbon. CAAUL’s research focus on the study of the Universe, planetary atmospheres in the Solar System and on exoplanets. Centre for Astronomy and from planets to cosmology. It includes some of the most Recent research addressed different aspects of the dynamics Astrophysics relevant fields in Space Sciences, with a strong observational of the atmosphere of Venus, in particular wind measurements Faculty of Sciences of the component involving international observatories, such as ESO, and with the cloud-tracking technique, based on imaging data University of Lisbon participation in ESA missions, both scientifically and technically. from the Venus Express VIRTIS instrument, and with the http://caaul.oal.ul.pt CAAUL assumes a strong national and international research role Doppler velocimetry technique, based on solar reflected and also guarantees undergraduate and post-graduate teaching in spectra data from the VLT. With CAAUL’s instrumentation CONTACT Astronomy and Astrophysics at FCUL. team we have been involved in several mission payload José Afonso proposals submitted to ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme.
E-MAIL Galaxies and Cosmology Fields of expertise [email protected] Detection and characterization of Active Galaxies in the Origin and Evolution of Stars and Planets Primordial Universe, through the use of the most advanced TELEPHONE Research focus on observations and modeling of planetary observatories (HST, VLT, GMRT, ALMA). Support for the (+351) 213 616 739 atmospheres, the chemistry of the Interstellar medium, and the planning and use of the Atacama Large Millimetre Array and earliest stages of star-formation in the Galaxy. design of future radio surveys using the next generation of radio telescopes. Observational studies of modified gravity Galaxies and the Evolution of the Universe and dark energy with cosmological weak lensing, study of The research aims at understanding the processes behind systematics in preparation of upcoming weak lensing surveys galaxy formation and evolution, using the deepest astronomical (e.g. EUCLID) and theoretical cosmology and gravitation. observations. We play a pivotal role in the definition and planning of the up-coming generation of radio-telescopes and their Optical Instrumentation for Astrophysics surveys. Cosmological studies are performed, focusing on weak Concept, simulation, project, integration and testing and data gravitational lensing, Einstein’s equations and modified theories of processing, an activity largely supported by ESA (currently gravity, and include the participation in ESA’s Euclid mission. with PLATO, GAIA, PROBA 3) and ESO (ESPRESSO, MOONS).
Optical Instrumentation for Astrophysics Design and construction of instruments for ground and space observatories, in particular ESO-VLT instrumentation (CAMCAO, ESPRESSO, MOONS) and ESA missions (PLATO, GAIA).
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Dynamics and control of space systems Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Space propulsion Aerospace materials and structures
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The Centre for Aerospace Science and Technologies (CAST) was CODIS - Space Systems Dynamics and Control, PTDC/CTE- created in 1994 and now is involved in high-level international SPA/64123/2006. collaboration, scientific networks, and prestigious professional Partners: CAST-UBI, UP, National Institute for Space Research, CAST - Centre for Aerospace societies. CAST is a Member of the International Astronautical Brazil (INPE), Technological Institute of Aronautics, Brasil (ITA), Science and Technology Federation. We develop studies in Energy, Mechanical and Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow (KIAM). University of Beira Interior Aerospace Engineering. CAST research is developed within four Study of spacecraft attitude control and stabilization. www.aerospace.ubi.pt main multidisciplinary thematic areas: ▪▪ Dynamics and Control of Space Systems (DyCoSS) CoDMoS - Controlo e Dinâmica de Movimento de Satélites, CONTACT ▪▪ Aeronautical Materials and Structures (AeroMaS) Partners: UP, CAST-UBI, INPE, and ITA. Analysis of spacecraft Anna Guerman ▪▪ Energetic systems (SiNerge) attitude and orbital dynamics, solar sail dynamics, attitude ▪▪ Technological Forecasting and Industrial Management (TeFIM) dynamics and control of flexible structures. E-MAIL [email protected] ODySSea - Orbital Dynamics of Space Systems, PTDC/CTE- SPA/098030/2008 Fields of expertise TELEPHONE Partners: UBI, FCUP, FCUL, Dorodnicyn Computing Centre (+351) 966 659 869 DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF SPACE SYSTEMS of the Russian Academy of Sciences, INPE, KIAM. Study of Spacecraft space flight dynamics and control; motions for a satellite subject to various perturbations, e.g., Dynamics and control of large space structures. orbit eccentricity, interaction with geomagnetic field or a variable mass distribution. Attitude dynamics of a system of AEROSPACE MATERIALS several connected bodies. Analysis of sailcraft orbital and Characterization of hybrid composites with nano-enhanced matrix; attitude dynamics. Structural analysis of a compound sail in Ceramic composites with nano-enhanced matrix for high- order to examine its feasibility. performance applications; Materials that apply the reuse concept and nanotechnology. Numerical MHD Numerical Modelling in nozzles of MPD thrusters for space propulsion (Grants PTDC/CTE- NUMERICAL COMPUTATION OF MHD PLASMA FLOWS SPA/114163/2009 and SFRH/BD/60285/2009). Computation of hypersonic plasma flows typical of MPD applied- Partners: UBI/ESA. Analysis and design of AF-MPD thrusters, field or self-field electric propulsion thrusters; in particular the nozzle component. Computation of MHD turbulent flows using RANS turbulence models. Prediction of special features of compressible MHD flows, such as relaminarization.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING Development of modern integrated foresight methodologies to conduct studies for the construction of global scenarios for technological innovation, evolution of the aerospace sector, international security, etc.
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Fundamental Space Sciences Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Astronomical Data Reduction & Analysis Mission Simulation & Modeling
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP) is The expertise of CAUP in space science and technology: the largest astronomy research institute in Portugal, strongly contributing for space science and technology. CAUP’s mission is to Data Reduction Software Centro de Astrofísica da support and promote Astronomy, through: Image calibration and treatment at all levels. CAUP is actively Universidade do Porto ▪▪ research contributing to the development of data reduction software www.astro.up.pt ▪▪ education at the graduate and undergraduate levels for ground based instruments (ESPRESSO/ESO and HARPS-N) ▪▪ activities for schools and contributions to ground segment space missions CONTACT ▪▪ science outreach of Astronomy (CHEOPS/ESA, EUCLID/ESA). Sérgio G. Sousa Currently CAUP has a total over 60 researchers, participating in Mission Survey Operations Planning several comities in ESO & ESA, plus many MSc and BSc students E-MAIL CAUP is contributing with this expertise for the EUCLID/ESA and regular visitors. [email protected] space mission. More specifically CAUP participates for the mission survey definition and optimization, developing and TELEPHONE implementing specific algorithms for that purpose. (+351) 226 089 830 Fields of expertise Electronics control software Origin and Evolution of Stars and Planets CAUP is presently responsible for the development of a The study of important issues of the fundamental physics significant part of the control software for the ESPRESSO/ESO driving the formation and evolution of stars and planets. Both instrument, done within the VLT/ESO software framework. observational and theoretical components are addressed. Scientific Exploitation of Space Data and Surveys Galaxies and Observational Cosmology Several international projects such as the GAIA-ESO Survey, Understanding the origin and evolution of the universe and its the Kepler/NASA, Planck/ESA, XMM/ESA and HARPS/ESO are structures. Focus on the observational aspects of cosmology, already providing state-of-the-art scientific data which are theory, phenomenology, and high-performance computing. being analyzed for the development of the main scientific topics in CAUP. Astronomical Instrumentation and Surveys Scientific participation and technical development of Astronomical Simulation & Modeling of Astrophysical systems Instrumentation, which transverses both major scientific areas in CAUP contributes with this essential expertise for the CAUP, including national leadership and project managing of ESO preparation of future missions. These contributions were and ESA programs. recently provided for CoRoT, Planck/ESA, XMM/ESA, ALMA/ ESO.
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Acoustics, acoustic fatigue, combustion stability Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Atmospheric and spacelight dynamics and stability Aerothermodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The CCTAE (Center for Aeronautical and Space Science and The following is a sample of projects in research programs Technology) is related to the academic unit ACMAA that sponsored by the EU, ESA and Eurocontrol: coordinates all degrees of Aerospace Engineering at 1ST (B.Sc. CCTAE - Centre for Aerospace M.Sc. and Ph.D). ▪▪ P-3 Orion - Structural loads monitoring; RNAF/FAP - NLR / Science and Technology 1ST. Instituto Superior Técnico The group at CCTAE/ACMAA has 30 years of experience in research ▪▪ ENABLE - Transmission of boundary layer noise; EU - http://cctae.ist.utl.pt in aeronautical and space science and technology, including 8 Dassault. books, 113 articles in journals, 210 communications to symposia ▪▪ JEAN - Noise of turbulent jets; EU-TCD. and 30 internationally funded research projects. CONTACT ▪▪ SILENCER - Liners with non-uniform impedance for engine Luis Braga Campos It operates an aeroacoustic wind tunnel and a six-degree-of- inlets and exhausts; EU-SNECMA. freedom flight simulator. It has 20 years of experience of flight ▪▪ ROSAS - Installation effects on engine noise; EU - EADS E-MAIL testing, of more than 12 types of aircraft. France. [email protected] ▪▪ VELA - Optimization and control of flying wing aircraft; EADS - Germany. TELEPHONE Fields of expertise ▪▪ NEFA - Control coupling and de-coupling of V-tailed aircraft; (+351) 218 417 267 Some areas of activity: EU - Airbus France. ▪▪ SEFA - Reduction of aircraft noise around airports; EU - ▪▪ trajectories of launch vehicles: calculation and optimization Dornier. of trajectories, including atmospheric effects on lifting designs, ▪▪ FRIENDCOPTER - Generation of helicopter noise and orbital insertion; transmission to the ground; EU - Eurocopter. ▪▪ aerothermodynamics: modelling of heat transfer between high- ▪▪ NACRE - Flight dynamics and noise of new aircraft speed viscous thermally conducting flow and thermal stresses configurations; EU - Airbus France. in a structure, including effects of ablative material and internal ▪▪ EGNOS - Monitoring of accuracy and integrity of satellite cooling; navigation signals - EU/ESA/Eurocontrol - ANA/IST. ▪▪ modelling of acoustic fatigue of structures subject to intense ▪▪ X3-NOISE - Aeroacoustics network; EU - SNECMA. random or stochastic pressure fluctuations and loads due to ▪▪ FLPP - Calculation of trajectories of lifting re-usable launch turbulent flows and engine exhausts; vehicles through the atmosphere into orbit; ESA - Astrium/ Deimos. ▪▪ thermoacoustic coupling and combustion instability; ▪▪ COSMA - Atmospheric propagation and in¬door ▪▪ atmospheric entry and re-entry of satellites or probes, including transmission of aircraft noise; EU - EADS Deutschland. ionization and chemical reaction effects at high-speed of payload return missions; ▪▪ magnetohydrodynamics of the solar atmosphere and wind: ▪▪ stellar models and data analysis based on coupled acoustic- magnetic-gravity effects.
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Earth Dynamics Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Solar System Sciences Geophysics
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services We are the only Portuguese center that is dedicated to research We are hosted by the Geophysical and Astronomical the Solar System as a whole and at all scales. This translates to Observatory of the University of Coimbra and we base strongly interdisciplinary regards over the Sun, Venus, Earth, Mars, our research on the observational data acquired by this Centre for Geophysics of the Titan, and smaller bodies – for now. institution, namely, solar, seismic, meteorologic and magnetic. University of Coimbra The combination of this information is used by our group in http://geofisico.dyndns.org We are a medium-dimension team – 29 researchers – with training order to provide information about space weather. in geophysics, geology, physics, mathematics, astronomy and astrophysics. CONTACT Here below we refer other space projects (ongoing and João Manuel de Morais Barros We are housed at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory finalized): Fernandes of the University of Coimbra, the only one in Portugal with this Ongoing broad spectrum of competences. ▪▪ Project CAMEL - Characterization and Classification of E-MAIL Dune Fields on Mars Based on Earth Analogues (PTDC/CTE- [email protected] SPA/117786/2010) Fields of expertise ▪▪ QG-APLIC - Quasi-geostrophic Approximation in Planetary TELEPHONE Liquid Cores (PTDC/CTE-GIX/119967/2010) We host three new laboratories: Glaciology, Tectonophysics and (+351) 914 002 960 ▪▪ Project Gaia - National Participation in the Data Processing Space Weathering and we have ongoing projects in the domain of and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) and Early Science Preparation Planetary Geosciences, Geophysics and Astrophysics. (PTDC/CTE-SPA/118692/2010). We have strong collaborations with several prestigious universities and institutions, for instance: ESA, Sta Barbara and UCLA, Finalized Smithsonian Institute, USGS and IRIS (USA); Observatory the Paris ▪▪ ANAPOLIS - Analysis of polygonal terrains on Mars based on and Observatory Cote d’Azur, University Paul Sabatier (France), terrestrial analogs – (FCT, 2010-2012) Queens University and Manchester University (UK); University of ▪▪ TREPOLI - Automatic recognition and characterization of Buenos Aires (Argentina); URGS, UFRJ and UFSP (Brazil), IRSPS polygonal terrain on Mars – (FCT, 2007-2010) (Italy). ▪▪ MAGIC - Mars Geophysical Imagery Classification – (ESA, 2004-2009) We are a recognized Collaborating Laboratory by the European Space Agency. We are behind one of the longest uninterrupted data series on the Sun (since 1926) and the Earth, including climate (since 1864), geomagnetism (since 1866), and seismology (since 1906).
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Remote sensing - Earth seen from space Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Space Weather
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services CICGE is the Centre for Research in Geo-Space Sciences of the SEP propagation Digital Surface and Terrain Faculty of Science of the University of Porto, one of the 19 A software package for Modelling Research Centres and Laboratories associated with the Faculty. Its the modelling of particle Modelling of surface and Centro de Investigação em main mission is to actively participate in research applied to Space propagation in the terrain using different Ciências Geo-Espaciais Sciences and their application to the human activity on Earth and heliosphere. Synthetic methods and types of data. Faculdade de Ciências da in the near-Earth environment. particle profiles provided on Data include terrestrial, Universidade do Porto request. aerial and satellite images, www.fc.up.pt/cicge The activities of CICGE belong to different areas of the Earth and RADAR, airborne and Space Sciences, including pure and applied scientific research, Gaia terrestrial laser scanning advanced teaching and education, promotion of science and CONTACT We are involved in the and topographic data. services to the community. Dalmiro Jorge Filipe Maia selection of QSOs. A list of well studied QSOs will help RIVER PLUME SIZE E-MAIL defining the alignment with Estimation of the Douro other celestial reference river plume size based on [email protected] Fields of expertise frames. image segmentation of TELEPHONE Space Weather MERIS scenes (ESA, Earth Studies on solar energetic particle propagation models, (+351) 227 861 290 PhenoSat Observation Program). electromagnetic emissions linked with coronal mass ejections, and A software package for ionospheric perturbations affecting GNSS signals. the analysis of time-series SANDY of satellite sensor data, in Cabedelo SANd Spit Reference Systems particular the seasonality MorphoDYnamic Evolution Using global astrometry from GAIA space mission. of satellite time-series and Modelling using IKONOS data and their relationship data – Douro River, Portugal Surface and Terrain Modelling with vegetation dynamics. (ESA, Earth Observation Image orientation and DEM extraction from high resolution Available for public use. Program). satellite images, Geometric Corrections of Satellite Imagery. GEONET Agriculture tools Coastal Zones GNSS Permanent Network Tools and methods GIS and GNSS used to study coastal zone erosion, estuarine with 5 receivers at different developed for using dynamics, beach morphological classification, harbour stability. sites in the Portuguese remote sensing in irrigation mainland. Collaboration management, vineyard Vegetation dynamics between several institutions monitoring, and estimation Field measurements, remote sensing, and modelling are used to (FCUP, FCTUC, IICT, IPG and of crop yields. infer interactions between vegetation, their abiotic environment AFA). Data available on and climate change. request. Ecological niche modelling GIS, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Statistics used to study the influence of life on Earth, from species distributions to the study of landscape connectivity.
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Environmental Sciences Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Biological Sciences Geographic Information Science and Technology
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The Azorean Biodiversity Group (ABG) is one of the four research NETBIOME - Europe - FCT NETBIOME/0003/2011: ISLAND- groups of the Research Centre CITA-A (Centro de Investigação em BIODIV “Understanding biodiversity dynamics in tropical and Tecnologias Agrárias dos Açores). This centre is included in the subtropical islands as an aid to science based conservation Azorean Biodiversity Group University of Azores and is mainly sponsored by the Portuguese action” (2012-2015) CITA-A / University of the Azores Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Azores www.gba.uac.pt Regional Fund for Science (FRC, former DRCT). The Azorean NETBIOME - Europe - FCT: MOVECLIM “Montane vegetation Biodiversity Group / CITA-A conducts basic and applied research as listening posts for climate change” (2012-2014) CONTACT in Biological, Environmental, Social and Geographic Information Artur Gil Sciences in order to understand and predict the functioning of AGRICOMAC: “Transferencia de Tecnologías al Setor Agrícola Oceanic Islands communities and ecosystems. de la Macaronesia” - MAC/1/C047 (2009-2011) E-MAIL [email protected] FCT-PTDC/BIA-BEC/100182/2008 “Predicting extinctions on Fields of expertise islands: a multi-scale assessment” (2010-2013) TELEPHONE (+351) 296 650 479 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES FCT-PTDC/BIA-BEC/099138/2008 “Conflict between human ▪▪ Ecology (Study of the (potential for long-term activities and the conservation of island endemics in a Global species environment maintenance of well-being, Biodiversity Hotspot” (2010-2013) and patterns of diversity, which has environmental, distribution and abundance) economic, and social PTDC/BIA-BIC/119255/2010 “Biodiversity on oceanic islands: ▪▪ Biogeography (study of dimensions): towards a unified theory” (2012-2014) species distribution at several ▪▪ Risk Communication scales with emphasis on ▪▪ Environmental Education DRCT-M2.1.2/I/005/2011 “Implications of climate change for the insular biogeographical ▪▪ Sustainable Development Azorean Biodiversity” - IMPACTBIO (2012-2014) models) Strategies and Policies ▪▪ Evolution (linking ecological, ▪▪ Science Communication DRCT-M2.1.2/I/008/2011 “Biomonitoring air pollution: genetic and evolutionary ▪▪ Public Participation development of an integrated system” - BIOAIR (2012-2014) processes) ▪▪ Taxonomy (discover and GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION DRCT-M2.1.2/I/027/2011 “Mapping coastal and marine classify the Azorean species), SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES biodiversity of the Azores” - ATLANTIS-MAR (2012-2014) ▪▪ Pest Management And ▪▪ Land & Coastal Assessment Control (with emphasys on Planning And Management DRCT-(M3.1.7/F/002/2011) “Impact of Land-Use changes in urban termites) ▪▪ Applied GIS the arthropod fauna of the Azores” (2012-2015) ▪▪ Conservation Biology ▪▪ Remote Sensing (Protected Areas Assessment, ▪▪ Modeling United Nations University - RCE-Azores, UNESCO Research Planning and Management). Centre of Expertise (2009-2014)
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Nanomaterials Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Carbon fibre based composites Thermal and fire protection
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services INEGI – Institute for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial 1. Non-conventional Matrix/Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Management is a nonprofit and autonomous organization, Composite for Applications in Space financed by private and public funds. The Institute was founded ESA Contract, TRP study (2007-2013). Team: HPS (DE), INEGI in 1986 and has developed links with institutions located in FutureCarbon (DE), ARC Seibersdorf (AT), INEGI (PT), Universiy www.inegi.up.pt Portugal and Europe. INEGI has a long experience in R&D projects of Patras (GR) and INVENT (DE). The main objective of this commissioned by private and state owed companies, public project is to develop and characterize carbon nanotube (CNT) CONTACT services and European programs (BRITE, COMETT, SPRINT, ESPRIT, based nanocomposites. Nano modified composite materials, Celeste Pereira GROWTH, FP6, FP7 and ESA). especially CNT reinforced composite materials offer a high potential for successful applications in space. Some potential The Laboratory of Polymers and Multifunctional Composites E-MAIL uses of these materials could be in manufacturing lightweight belongs to the Composite Materials Group that is one of the [email protected] structures, laser transmitters and their components or even largest R&D unities of INEGI. as part of laser diodes, with the purpose of acting as heat TELEPHONE sinks. (+351) 229 578 710 2. Dual-Gridded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Reflector Fields of expertise ESA Contract, ARTES 5.1 Program (2011-2013). Team: HPS The Laboratory of Polymers and Multifunctional Composites (DE), INEGI (PT), INVENT (DE), IABG (DE), Nikon, University team has expertise in the following main areas: of Applied Sciences Munich (DE). The main objective is to develop a new reflector concept for telecommunication New composite materials development satellites with a CFRP rod based front and rear grid for Ku- ▪▪ New polymers formulation band applications. Key development is the manufacturing ▪▪ Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites for high processes for the shaped rods (done by INEGI). demanding applications ▪▪ New composite materials for thermal and electrical 3. EUCARBON- European space qualified carbon fibers and management pre-impregnated based materials ▪▪ Semi-products based on carbon fibres and carbon nanotubes FP7-Space Contract (2011-2014), website: www.eucarbon- (CNT) project.eu. The main objective is to develop European carbon ▪▪ Application and development of new processing technologies: fibers and pre-impregnated materials for satellites sub- pre-impregnation, vacuum infusion, RTM, pultrusion and other systems. techniques
Materials characterisation ▪▪ Polymers viscosity and reactivity studies. ▪▪ Quality inspection of products and semi-products: gel-time, fibre content and distribution, curing state and glass-transition temperature determination Mechanical and thermal properties assessment: elastic modulus, glass-transition temperature, specific heat, etc. ▪▪ Fire reaction properties evaluation
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Remote Monitoring and Surveillance Solutions Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Electronics Intrumentation and Systems Development Communication Networks & Cyber Security
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services INOV was founded in the course of a restructuring started by Due to its innovation and technological capacity and INESC and officially started its activities on January 1, 2001, as a as a booster of the interactions and synergies between private non-profit association. Universities/Industry, INOV mostly promotes and INOV INESC Inovação commercializes the development abilities and know-how in www.inov.pt INOV positions itself in the market as the biggest national the following technologically advanced areas and the capacity technological infrastructure in the field of the Information for integration of different technologies in an innovative way: Technology, Electronics and Communications. CONTACT ▪▪ Network Management and Safety; Paulo Chaves The mission of INOV is to support the national economy, via ▪▪ Telecom Equipment, Services and Architecture; various activities in the field of technology transfer and expert ▪▪ Speech and Image Systems and Technologies; E-MAIL advising. ▪▪ Positioning, Navigation and Fleet Management Systems; [email protected] ▪▪ Remote Monitoring and Surveillance; INOV portfolio of customers and partners includes: Governments ▪▪ Electronics, Telemetry and Domotics; of States; multinational companies; Portuguese and International TELEPHONE ▪▪ Command and Control Systems; SMEs. (+351) 213 100 444 ▪▪ Information Technologies and Organizational Engineering.
Developments in the area of electronics and the experience obtained enables INOV to be a major player and develop a Fields of expertise variety of electronic systems, ranging from simple to complex, The concentration of efforts and specific resources, in a structured, which correspond to diverse offers of the domestic and coherent and professional way, allowed INOV (while autonomous international markets. As an example product, dtFLY card technological infrastructure) to focus almost exclusively on its is a multiplatform fiber channel interface, which provides central competences, organised in four strategic areas: high reliability, high bandwidth and low overhead data ▪▪ Monitoring, Command & Control; transfer solutions while maintaining a simple design and easy ▪▪ Communications; integration. It uses some well known standard protocols such ▪▪ Electronics - Monitoring, Navigation and Control; as PCI Express®, Aurora and S-Link. ▪▪ Information and System Technologies.
INOV has strategically concentrated significant efforts in the area of Security and Defense technologies and has qualified people and installations with National, EU & NATO Security Certification. INOV has also a long historic record of projects and activities related with safety, security and defense. Over the years INOV has been involved in studies and projects with Portuguese Ministry of Internal Affairs, Portuguese Armed Forces, ESA, NATO, etc. and participated in R&D National and European funded projects.
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Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Atmospheric entry plasma physics Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Spacecraft thermal modeling
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear (IPFN), a research unit of Aerothermodynamics of Spacecraft Reentries Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) is the present outcome of an IPFN routinely carries radiative heating predictions for ambitious research programme started in January 2008, after the atmospheric entry spacecrafts, departing from supplied Institute for Plasmas and merging of the former Centro de Fusão Nuclear (CFN), and Centro hydrodynamic flowfields. The radiative fields are calculated Nuclear Fusion de Física de Plasmas (CFP). using the SPARTAN code and an associated radiative transfer Instituto Superior Técnico This programme is made possible by: the contract of Associated code in a 8 processor, multicore machine, with the application www.ipfn.ist.utl.pt Laboratory (LA) granted, in November 2001 by the Fundação para of parallelized radiative routines, using a ray-tracing method. a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), to CFN with participation of CFP; The radiative heat fluxes whistood by the Mars entry of the CONTACT The Contract of Association signed on January 1st 1990 between ESA EXOMARS spacecraft have been recently predicted using Mário Lino da Silva the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and IST (CA- this method. EURATOM/IST). IPFN also develops CFD codes (SPARK code) and state-specific The resulting framework has provided a unique setting for world- kinetic models for the appropriate description of the fluid E-MAIL class research, fostering scientific and technological excellence in dynamics and physical-chemical properties of such flows, [email protected] an internationalized context. allowing the improvement of the accuracy for the predicted convective fluxes impacting the thermal protections of a TELEPHONE reentry vehicle. (+351) 218 419 328 Fields of expertise European Shock-Tube for High Enthalpy Research (ESTHER) IPFN space-related research covers a broad range of multi- IPFN is developing the first space research facility in Portugal, disciplinary topics related to space, taking advantage of over 20 a Kinetic shock-tube which will be able to reproduce the years of experience in research on the physics of plasmas. conditions of spacecraft entries at velocities in excess of Since 2001, ESA has been a regular customer for the services 10km/s. This facility, funded under two 1.75M€ contracts from provided by IPFN, which include: ESA, will support the agency upcoming planetary exploration ▪▪ Aerothermodynamics in interplanetary trajectories missions. and reentry technologies, ▪▪ Fundamental Physics in Spacecraft Thermal modeling including plasma kinetics and Space. Gravitational map Fully analytical computation, straightforward sensitivity radiation. Numerical modeling of the Solar System, scale analysis, geometrical and material modeling, reflections using in large-scale computers and dependent gravity, description analytical methods. Application: Pioneer anomaly Experimental reproduction of dark matter and dark of entry plasmas in the new energy. Fundamental Physics in Space European Shock-Tube for High ▪▪ Laser Propulsion and Electric Scientific objectives: Gravitational map of the Solar System; Enthalpy Research (ESTHER) Propulsion Technologies Kuiper Belt mass prole. Design of space missions: Galileo for support to the sizing of (Hall Thrusters). Electrostatic Science Advisory Committee; Scientific Advisory Group of the thermal protections in ESA Systems & New Concepts Gravity Advanced Package (GAP) instrument. Theoretical and missions. Development of (Artificial magnetospheres for phenomenological studies: Description of dark matter and reflectrometry diagnostics for propulsion and Space Crew dark energy; DM/DE interaction and unification; Generalized the determination of plasma protection) Chaplygin gas; Generalized f (R) theories; Non-commutative densities in atmospheric entry ▪▪ Optics and Optoelectronics, quantum mechanics. configurations. Laser Ranging and Imaging ▪▪ Spacecraft thermal analysis, including Altimeters and Lidar force balances and influence Systems
76 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Automation and Robotics Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Wear, Testing and Materials Information Technologies
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) promotes innovation and technology Laboratory of Automatic and Systems (LAS) develops projects transfer, being the main link between the University of Coimbra responding to problems on different subjects such as: and the business sector. IPN has its own specialized teams and electronic instrumentation, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Instituto Pedro Nunes technological infrastructures dedicated to R&TD projects in design and development, RFID, delay tolerant networks, vision www.ipn.pt multiple sectors (IT, health, space, mobility, automotive, ceramics, computing, active vision systems and development of mobile environment, etc.). IPN has also a business incubator/accelerator robot platforms (unmanned vehicles). CONTACT that supports the creation of technological spin-offs and startups Carlos Cerqueira from the private sector and from scientific institutions, as was the Main Projects, Products and Services: case of Critical Software and Active Space Technologies. ▪▪ AIR-SEAL: second generation RFID security seal, capable of E-MAIL monitoring the integrity of an aircraft galley trolley [email protected] ▪▪ Move: autonomous electric vehicles (no driver) for people and goods transportation Fields of expertise TELEPHONE ▪▪ InovWine: Modular and plug and play WSN for precision (+351) 239 700 300 Research & Technological Development environmental monitoring IPN integrates six R&TD laboratories also offering consultancy and specialized services: LED&MAT - Wear, Testing and Materials; Wear, Testing and Materials Laboratory (LED&MAT) has LIS - Information technology and Systems; LAS - Automatic expertise in: and Systems; LEC - Electroanalysis and Corrosion; LABGEO - ▪▪ Surface modification of materials by PVD magnetron thin Geotechnical Engineering; FITOLAB - Phytopathology. film deposition: self-lubricating surfaces, low friction coatings, coatings for sensors, energy/thermal applications, optical/ Business Incubation wear protection; IPN-Incubator supports the creation of innovative technological ▪▪ Thermal insulation and energy flow management materials: spin-offs and startups, mostly from the University of Coimbra, light weight, super insulation, intelligent insulation (cryogels, supporting fund raising, mentorship, networking, Intellectual nano-structured materials). Property, internationalization, connection with R&TD and other ▪▪ Main Projects, Products and Services: services to entrepreneurs. ▪▪ Materials Characterization: thin films, surface behavior; morphologic, physical and chemical characterization; Training materials/systems thermal behavior; IPN provides high level continuous training services to ▪▪ Production of engineering of prototypes: concept professionals, young entrepreneurs and unemployed graduates, development, mechanical project, construction and validation in strong connection to the University of Coimbra and other R&D of prototypes for specific applications. institutions, and to companies within IPN network.
78 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Robotics, AI and Computer Vision Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Systems and Control Theory Signal Processing
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services The Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR) is one of the units of The research areas at ISR-IST are supported by fundamental the Associate Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and applied research. and Science (LaRSyS), since May 2011. It is located at Instituto Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon. Marine Science LARSyS Marine science applications have been a strong research www.isr.ist.utl.pt The institute has a large infrastructure of computers and robots drive, and over the years ISR-IST has built several autonomous of different kinds (indoor, outdoor, aerial, sea and land, all-terrain, sea vehicles, including two autonomous catamarans and one humanoids). CONTACT small submarine, as well as a 12ton fully autonomous, long Pedro U. Lima ISR-IST members include about 40 PhD IST faculty (full-time range, oceanographic vessel. professors or researchers) and a large number of (international) E-MAIL Master and Doctoral students. Computer and Robot Vision [email protected] Computer and Robot Vision is one of the key enabling technologies to which ISRIST has devoted a special effort, with applications ranging from mapping and visual reconstruction TELEPHONE Fields of expertise (+351) 218 933 010 to navigation and visual tracking, often associating vision with ISR-IST fields of expertise include: other sensors, such as laser range-finders.
Robotics Autonomous Land Robots Mobile aerial, sea and land autonomous robots integrating Mobile land autonomous vehicles are another major area of guidance, navigation and control systems, task planning and interest, concerning both individual and multi-robot systems, execution, sensor fusion and different locomotion capabilities. with activities including the design of autonomous robots for surveillance, search and rescue, networked mobile and static Systems and Control Theory sensors, and soccer-playing robots. Modeling and control of complex systems, mostly aerial and This research has been developed in the scope of national and underwater robots (such as helicopters, quadcopters and large international projects, namely funded by the European submarines), but also biological systems. Union. ISR-IST coordinated an ESA project on spacecraft formations guidance, navigation and control and in other Signal Processing space-related projects, including an EUCLID project on high- Large range of research topics, including image processing (e.g., resolution remote observation by interferometry. bio-medical, surveillance, 3D for environment reconstruction), large wireless sensor networks, and acoustic communications.
Computer Vision Vision-in-the-loop in robot systems, camera networks, reconstruction from motion and visual SLAM.
Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Cognitive humanoids, natural interaction with humans, bio- and neuro-inspired robot systems, cooperative robotics.
80 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Telecommunications Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Radio Communications for Space Applications
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is a private, not-for-profit Antennas for Space and Aeronautical Applications organization, of public interest, a partnership of universities and The focus is on low cost reliable antenna solutions for companies with research and development expertise in the field broadband wireless access satellite systems, both for ground Instituto de Telecomunicações of Telecommunications, which was set up in 1992. IT’s mission mobile terminals and for the space segment. The labs are www.it.pt is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge and foster equipped for antenna measurements up to 110 GHz. Contact: higher education and training in the field of telecommunications Carlos Fernandes ([email protected]) CONTACT and associated technologies. IT has more than 200 researchers Nuno Borges Carvalho with PhD degree and hosts about 400 MSc and PhD students. GaNSpace- GaN technology in Space In recognition of its achievements, IT was awarded the status of This project will support the validation GaN technology in E-MAIL Associate Laboratory in 2010. space applications. It involves the design and construction [email protected] of a GaN oscillator and a RF power measuring device for GaN technology monitoring. This system will be the first TELEPHONE test of European Technology GaN semiconductors in space Fields of expertise (+351) 234 377 900 environments. Expertise at IT spans four main areas: wireless communications, Contact: Nuno Borges Carvalho ([email protected]) optical communications, networks and multimedia, and basic sciences and enabling technologies, and all are backed by R&D for space radiometry and radioastronomy advanced, laboratory facilities. Most of the research is performed Activities bulk in the development of high performance in the framework of national and international R&D projects (about components suitable for space prototyping tested in i) GEM 150/year), involving companies in Telecom business (operators, project cryocooled receivers to map with high sensitivity the equipment manufacturers, service providers and even final users) radio emission from the Milky Way to serve space and sub- and other associated enabling technologies and science. orbital experiments of Cosmic Microwave Background and inter-planetary missions with on‐board radio instruments that IT has been very active in research and development in key need calibration and foreground subtraction (through IT 9-m telecommunication areas that are relevant for space applications, telescope). ii) Phased arrays for space weather and planetary even before the official partnership of Portugal with ESA. In scintillation probing in radio from P-L bands (Moura SKA wireless communications IT researchers at Aveiro and Lisbon have project). strong record on antenna design and testing, millimetre‐wave, Contact: Domingos Barbosa ([email protected]) microwave and RF circuit and system design, and circuit and system analysis.
82 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Applications of Meteorological Satellites Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Monitoring of land surfaces Weather surveillance and climate monitoring
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) is a State LSA SAF Laboratory dedicated to scientific research, technological IPMA leads the Satellite Applications Facility on Land Surface development, innovation and services in the Ocean and Analysis (LSA SAF), a consortium which develops and Land-SAF Atmosphere, aiming the implementation of national strategies in maintains algorithms to retrieve land surface parameters (e.g., Instituto Português do Mar those areas. temperature, albedo, energy fluxes, wild fire and vegetation e da Atmosfera parameters) from remotely sensed data. The LSA SAF targets http://landsaf.ipma.pt IPMA includes, amongst others, the roles of the former Instituto the use of EUMETSAT satellites. de Meteorologia (IM). As such, IPMA is now responsible for: (i) monitoring weather and climate in Portugal; (ii) issuing weather CONTACT Copernicus Global Land forecasts / meteorological warnings; (iii) maintaining the network Isabel Trigo The Copernicus Global Land (GL) Service is built on the of meteorological stations; (iv) developing R&D in the field of Earth BioPar group of geoland2 FP7 project. Within Copernicus Observation. E-MAIL GL, IPMA provides land surface temperature products for a [email protected] constellation of geostationary platforms merging MSG data with non-European satellites. TELEPHONE Fields of expertise (+351) 218 447 108 Copernicus MACC-II Land Surface Applications: MACC-II is the current pre-operational Copernicus Atmosphere Service, providing data records on atmospheric 1. Research and Development composition and provide forecasts a few days ahead. IPMA Development of algorithms for land surface variables and is responsible for the production of fire radiative power from parameters: land surface temperature; radiation budget; surface geostationary data, allowing the estimation of an important fluxes; wild fires. These activities include validation of algorithms source of in land emissions. and products. WACMOS-ET 2. Services WACMOS-ET is an ESA funded aiming the improvement of IPMA provides a set of land surface products, as part of EUMETSAT predictive skills for evapotranspiration, an essential variable to Ground Segment, including: components of the surface radiation; support climate research, water management and agriculture. parameters describing the vegetation state and stress; wild Given its experience in the development and production fires detection, emissions and risk. IPMA is also contributing to of land surface temperature (LST) and emissivity, IPMA is Copernicus Atmosphere and Global Land services. responsible for improving ATSR LST algorithms and for the These activities include up-to-date documentation, continuous experimental design of LST obtained from sensors with assessment of product quality, and user support. different spatial and temporal resolutions.
3. Training IPMA is regularly involved in the organization of workshops, training courses, and in the preparation of modules for e-learning, all focusing the use of remote sensing data for land surface applications.
84 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space EarthEarth Applied Sciences Space Radiation Environment and Effects Sciences SciencesSciences and Engineering Radiation detectors and instrumentation Astrophysics Instrumentation
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services LIP is a scientific and technical association of public utility for MarsREM research in the fields of experimental high energy physics LIP was part of an international consortium, for the and associated instrumentation. LIP’s research domains development of the Martian Energetic Radiation Environment LIP also encompass astroparticle physics, radiation detection Models, under a contract with ESA (2006-2008). dMEREM, www.lip.pt instrumentation, data acquisition and processing, advanced a Geant4 based radiation environment model for Mars, computing and applications to Medical Physics and Space. LIP Phobos and Deimos was developed by LIP and it is available in CONTACT is an Associated Laboratory with units in Coimbra, Lisboa and SPENVIS (http://www.spenvis.oma.be). Patrícia Gonçalves Minho, where it has specific agreements with the Universities for the sharing of resources. LIP was assessed as “Excellent” in four CTTB preparation E-MAIL successive evaluations by international panels. Alphasat radiation Environment and Effects Facility [email protected] Component Technology Test Bed, Preparation of In-Flight Data Analysis (2011-2012) was a contract between ESA, EFACEC EVOLEO and LIP. LIP tested and calibrated RADFETs to be used TELEPHONE Fields of expertise (+351) 217 995 039 by the CTTB experiment and analyzed ground data of the EEE Space Radiation Environment components to be tested in space. Radiation environment simulations with the Geant4 simulation toolkit: in space, in-orbit, on planetary atmospheres, surfaces and Single Event Effects modeling underground. The outcome of the “Integrated Radiation Environment, Effects and Component Degradation Simulation tool, CODES Radiation Effects III” (2009-2012) contract between ESA and LIP is CODES: a Components: modelling of SEE in EEE components in space; EEE Geant4 web-based framework developed to provide tools component testing (ground/space), Radiation Hardness Assurance. for analyzing and predicting radiation effects in electronic Human spaceflight: simulation of the radiation environment in components, with focus on SEE. manned missions (Moon,Mars); prediction of radiation hazards and assessment of mitigation strategies. Radiation Monitors LIP collaborated with EFACEC in the “Design study for an Radiation Monitors energetic particle spectrometer for planetary missions” Detector design and optimization through dedicated Geant4 (2005). simulations of detector response for mission specific cases, detector calibration and data analysis. Astrophysics Instrumentation DUAL and Gamma-Ray Imager mission proposals were Astrophysics Instrumentation (LIP-Coimbra) submitted respectively in 2010 and 2007. ESA XIPE (X-ray X and gamma-ray detectors for space: testing and development Imaging Polarimetry Explorer) mission proposal was Semiconductor Detectors (CdTe) and Gas filled detectors for submitted to ESA S mission call in 2012. spectrometry, imaging and polarimetry; mass model simulation tools (Geant4 and MGGPOD).
86 RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH DOMAIN Space technology sub-domain
Space Earth Applied Sciences Optical instrumentation: imaging & metrology Sciences Sciences and Engineering Optical navigation and S/C autonomy Optical metrology: constellations, formation flying
Overview and general description Main projects, Products and Services In Space, LOLS has been active in different areas since 1986: 1. OPTICAL NAVIGATION (ESA, FP7) ▪▪ Optical Navigation of satellites ▪▪ Simulation of optical instruments and image processing: ▪▪ Optical Metrology for formation flying, constellations and multi- AutoNav, AEROFAST, PlaNav, VBrNav, PROBA 3 Laboratory of Optics, Lasers aperture instruments ▪▪ Feature detection for terrain-relative navigation: NPAL and Systems ▪▪ Instrument processors and instrument simulators ▪▪ LIDAR or optical processing for hazard mapping and Faculty of Sciences of the ▪▪ Remote sensing planetary landing: LiGNC, VBrNav, HASE, LAPS University of Lisbon ▪▪ Micro-satellites ▪▪ Relative navigation and RVD: VBrNav, GNCO, GNCOMAT http://lols.fc.ul.pt ▪▪ Space system and instrumentation innovative concepts Main partners: EADS Astrium (Fr), Deimos Engenharia (P), Lusospace (P), Solscientia (P), VisionBox (P), University of Currently affiliated at FCUL, LOLS team was integrated at INETI CONTACT Dundee (UK) and GMV (Sp) until 2009 - LOLS was the R&D institute with the largest number of José Manuel Rebordão ESA contracts in Portugal. 2. OPTICAL METROLOGY FOR FORMATION FLYING (FF) AND E-MAIL CONSTELLATIONS (ESA, EDA, FCT) [email protected] ▪▪ Frequency sweeping interferometry (VIS and NIR): HPOM (Darwin), HROSS (HR surveillance from GEO for defense), Fields of expertise TELEPHONE FPMET (+351) 217 500 000 Optical Navigation: imaging of stars, planets, asteroids and small ▪▪ Multi-sensor geodetic evaluation of constellations: HPOM bodies, supplying their LOS to the GNC system, by: camera design, ▪▪ Pulsed (mode-locked) lasers distance metrology: HAALDM, tradeoffs analysis, image simulation and processing. Applications: MODE-LOCKED autonomous navigation, S/C relative navigation, rendezvous ▪▪ Compensation of FF-derived artifacts: HROSS and docking, hazard maps for planetary landing, terrain-relative ▪▪ Angular metrology: ANGOM navigation. Main partners: Alenia (It), TNO (NL), EADS Astrium (Fr and Ge), CSL (Be) Optical (internal) metrology for formation flying, constellations and multi-aperture instruments, by frequency sweeping 3. EARTH OBSERVATION INSTRUMENTS AND PROCESSORS interferometry, fs and ps laser pulses; emphasis on laser control (ESA, EUMETSAT) and stability to improve accuracy. Processing chains, data fusion and uncertainty propagation: IASI (METOP), GAIA-FPASS, MIRAS (SMOS) Instruments and instrument processors for Earth Observation and Main partners: GMV (PT), EADS Astrium (Fr), Deimos astrophysics: end-to-end simulation; optical design, integration Engenharia (PT), Critical Software (PT) and testing; signal and image processing and restoration; development of OGSE for instrument testing. 4. ASTROPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS (ESO, ESA) Optical instruments engineering and implementation (ESO): Space system concepts: decentralization control, autonomous CAMCAO, ESPRESSO, MOONS orbit transfers, attitude dynamics equilibrium. Optical Ground Support Equipment (OGSE) for instrument testing (ESA): PLATO, GAIA
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PUBLISHING DATE 2013