2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference Digest Big Sky, Montana, March 4-11, 2006 a e S S Dear 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference Attendee, The Technical Program Committee and the Track and Session Organizers are pleased to bring you the technical program for 2006. Covering a wide range of topics in aerospace engineering, science and technology, the program consists of papers delivered in 113 sessions organized into 14 tracks, presented either orally or in our Electronic Presentation Hall over six days. With seven panels, seven plenaries, and invited speakers the total of papers and speakers will be over 520. We expect nearly 700 attendees over the week. The seven panels this year will address contemporary topics including space engineering workforce, planet finding, robotic history at JPL, developments in space robotics, beyond Einstein, spacecraft autonomy, and NASA-industry partnerships. Our seven plenary talks promise to be as interesting and exciting as ever, addressing nanotechnology, fusion, responsive space systems, hurricanes, dinosaurs, the Spitzer space telescope, and space tourism. As hoped, this year we have increased representation from around the world and across industry, government, and academia. Nineteen countries have submitted seventy-two papers and speakers. More than sixty-five universities are represented, as are a dozen national and six international laboratories, nine NASA centers, three military organizations, and nearly 100 commercial companies. We are confident that you will enjoy the conference and expect that you will take the opportunity to get to know some of your colleagues from this rich, diverse set of attendees. Ed Bryan Karen Profet Richard Mattingly Technical Program Co-Chairs ii Table of Contents TRACK 1: SCIENCE & AEROSPACE FRONTIERS (PLENARY SESSIONS).......................................................................... 1 1.1 Plenary 1: Nanotube-based Molecular Motors ................................................................ 1 1.2 Plenary 2: Operationally Responsive Space ................................................................... 1 1.3 Plenary 3: The World's Largest Laser ............................................................................. 1 1.4 Plenary 4: Hurricanes: Natures Dangerous Beauties...................................................... 1 1.5 Plenary 5: A Microscopic View of Dinosaurs ................................................................... 2 1.6 Plenary 6: The Spitzer Space Telescope: The Infrared Universe Revealed ................... 2 1.7 Plenary 7: Project Starchaser.......................................................................................... 2 TRACK 2: SPACE MISSIONS, SYSTEMS, AND ARCHITECTURE ...... 3 2.01 Mobility and Robotics Systems for In Situ Exploration..........................3 2.0101 SILVRCLAW II Analysis, Prototype Development, and Testing............................... 3 2.0102 Improved Target Handoff for Single Cycle Instrument Placement ............................ 3 2.0103 Humanoids in support of Lunar and Planetary Surface Operations .......................... 3 2.0104 Mobile Science Platforms for Impassable Terrain..................................................... 3 2.0105 The Mars Exploration Rover Surface Mobility Flight Software: Driving Ambition...... 3 2.0106 A Comparison of Force Sensing Techniques for Planetary Manipulation ................. 4 2.0107 Concept for Coring from a Low-mass Rover ............................................................. 4 2.0108 Vision-Based End-Effector Position Error Compensation ......................................... 4 2.02 Future Space and Earth Science Missions..............................................4 2.0201 Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Architecture and Mission Concept ....... 4 2.0202 Herschel/Planck Program Spacecraft Design Solutions for two Science Missions.. 5 2.0203 An Architecture Program for the Robotic Exploration of Venus ................................ 5 2.0204 Exploring the Possibilities: Earth and Space Science Missions in the Context of Exploration ............................................................................................................ 5 2.0205 Navigator Program: Exploring New Worlds ............................................................... 5 2.0206 Design of a Long Endurance Titan VTOL Vehicle..................................................... 5 2.0207 GeoSTAR: Developing A New Payload for GOES Satellites .................................... 6 2.0208 Architecting Space Exploration Campaigns: A Decision-Analytic Approach............. 6 2.0209 Human Spaceflights Will Extend Regulatory and Legal Framework Governing Civil Aviation.................................................................................................................. 6 2.03 Missions and Technologies for In Situ Exploration and Sample Return ................................................................................................................6 2.0301 What Titan is Really Like: In-Situ Measurements of the Titan Environment by the Huygens Probe...................................................................................................... 6 2.0302 Mars Ascent Vehicle: Key Elements of a Sample Return Mission ............................ 6 2.0303 Construction and Resource Utilization eXplorer (CRUX) .......................................... 7 2.0304 Planning for Planetary Protection and Contamination Control: Challenges Beyond Mars ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.0305 Design Tools for Cost-Effective Implementation of Planetary Protection Requirements ........................................................................................................ 7 2.0306 Cleaning to Achieve Sterility...................................................................................... 7 2.0307 A Rapid Micro-Detection System for the Enumeration of Bacterial Endospores....... 7 2.0308 Electron Beam (10 MeV) Irradiation to Decontaminate Spacecraft Components for Planetary Protection .............................................................................................. 8 2.0309 Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars........................................................ 8 iii Table of Contents 2.04 Deep Space, Earth and Discovery Missions..........................................8 2.0401 The Glory Program: Global Science from a Unique Spacecraft Integration ..............8 2.0402 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Project Overview........................................8 2.0403 Return to Mercury: The MESSENGER Spacecraft and Mission ...............................9 2.0404 The U.S. Rosetta Project: Eighteen Months in Flight ................................................9 2.0405 Phoenix - The First Mars Scout Mission (A Mid-Term Report) ..................................9 2.05 Advanced Constellation Concepts and Missions ...................................9 2.0501 Demonstration and Science Experiments for DoD Space Capability in the MEO. ....9 2.06 Instruments for In Situ Exploration........................................................10 2.0601 Surface and Borehole Neutron Probes for the Construction and Resource Utilization eXplorer (CRUX) .................................................................................................10 2.0602 Electrical Properties Cup (EPC) for Characterizing Water Content of Martian and Lunar Soils...........................................................................................................10 2.0603 A Seismic Profiler for the Construction and Resource Utilization Explorer (CRUX) 10 2.0604 Miniature Ground Penetrating Radar, CRUX GPR..................................................10 2.0605 Atmospheric Electron-Induced X-ray Spectrometer (AEXS) Development .............10 2.0606 Deployable Wood Wasp Drill for Planetary Subsurface Sampling ..........................11 2.0607 Pulsed Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in a Hollow Waveguide .11 2.07 Radiation Issues for Human Spaceflight ...............................................11 2.0701 Forecasting of Solar Particle Event Integral Proton Fluences Using Bayesian Inference..............................................................................................................11 2.0702 Characterization of the Lunar Radiation Environment Using the CRaTER Detector .............................................................................................................................11 2.0703 Electrostatic Active Radiation Shielding Revisited..................................................11 2.0704 Effectiveness of Shielding Materials for Dose Reduction ........................................12 2.0705 Novel Boron Fiber Composites for Radiation Protection .........................................12 2.0706 FLUKA Status and Preliminary Results from the July-2005 AGS Run....................12 2.08 In-Space Technology Validation Missions ............................................12 2.0801 Technology Validation: NMP ST8 Dependable Multiprocessor Project...................12 2.0802 Formulation Refinement and Access to Space for the ST8 Mission........................12 2.0803 Access to Space for Technology Validation Missions: Exploring Possibilities of Suborbital Flight...................................................................................................13 2.0804 The Space Technology 8 Mission............................................................................13