Announcement and Call for Posters

Recent advances in reconfigurable electronics and microsystems provide new opportunities for cost, size and schedule savings, while continuing to challenge designers who are confronted by reliability, environmental and radiation conditions. ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 will be the second joint conference to explore this changing landscape from two perspectives: ReSpace (Revolutionary Electronics in Space) explores the most effective manner in which commercial electronics allow increasingly capable, compact and low cost spacecraft, while MAPLD (Military/Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices) explores how to ensure that these reconfigurable electronics survive and perform properly in the extreme conditions of space.

The benefits of Moore's Law in electronics are well understood, but the application to space systems has traditionally been significantly more complicated. New options, however, greatly encourage the use of commercial logic as well as specifically designed PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices), but only when properly selected, designed and tested. Electronics affect all areas of satellite design and space capability, from individual devices, sensors, and components to complete spacecraft. ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 explores what drives the change, seeking to comprehend the impact of these changes on the global space industry, and posture efforts by the community to overcome key hurdles.

ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 seeks posters from industry, government, and academic institutions on the following topics:

Novel implementation of commercial and military electronics in space: Designs and applications involving FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and DSPs; Algorithmic and hierarchical radiation effects mitigation; Fault tolerance and self-repair; Reconfigurable Space Payloads and Buses; Digital security and trust.

Mitigation of space effects in PLDs and commercial electronics: Strategies for mitigating single events as well as total dose

New component technologies: Programmable logic, processors and other key components for aerospace electronic design.

Design verification: Methods to ensure proper requirement and test coverage.

Flight applications and testing results: Data for FPGAs, microcontrollers, DSPs and similar parts in the space environment as well as laboratory testing information.

Bold operational concepts and orbital flexibility: Mission assurance/economy tradeoffs; Novel approaches to space effects mitigation; implementing “big” missions with small spacecraft (imaging, radar, etc.); operational responsiveness; systems engineering and design tools capable of demonstrating the lifetime cost, reliability, and performance impact of reconfigurable microsystems on spacecraft and constellations.

Practical modularity and novel modules: Space Plug-and-Play (SPA) and related standards; physical standards; interface standards; new compact spacecraft modules for attitude determination and control; power generation and energy storage; software defined radio, and reconfigurable antennas.

Guidelines for use of commercial parts and PLDs in space: Tradeoff analyses for the use of commercial parts and their impact on economy and reliability of space systems.

POSTER PROPOSAL/ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Note to those submitting paper abstracts: All abstracts submitted as part of the “Call for Papers” will automatically be considered for the Poster Session. All Papers accepted will automatically be accepted to the Poster Session.

Poster proposals may be submitted via email, no longer than 500 words, briefly describing the content of the poster. Along with the text, the submitter should provide:

• Poster Title
• Author’s names and institutional affiliations
• A Single Point of Contact with email and phone number

Please submit your poster proposal / abstract to ReSpace2011Posters@cosmiac.org before August 1, 2011.

Questions regarding the Poster Session may also be directed to this address. Submissions will be reviewed, and authors will be notified via email typically within a week of their submission and provided with additional details regarding the poster session.

The maximum poster dimensions are 46" by 46" and will be mounted to panels with push-pins provided by ReSpace/MAPLD.

Authors are encouraged to provide an electronic PDF version of their poster for inclusion in the proceedings and display on various video monitors during the conference.