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Nanosatellites
Research Team
PI:
Jian Ge, Department of Astronomy, University of Florida
Co-PIs:
Alan George, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
Warren Dixon, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Sabine Grunwald, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida
Myoseon Jang, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida
Time: 05/2011 to 04/2012
Funding Source: University of Florida Research Opportunity Fund
Overview
Our proposed conceptual design study will develop a detailed remote sensing mission concept for deployment on one of the nanosatellite missions being planned jointly between our international partner, the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA, Spain), and UF. We will deliver a complete nanosatellite mission concept including design reference science cases, technical requirements, science payload optical and mechanical design, interface and control design, data processing and transfer concept and science data operation and management concept. Our near term goal is to demonstrate remote sensing capability with this first nanosatellite mission.
Our long term goals are to use the nanosatellite and advanced miniaturized remote sensing spectrometer technologies for many remote sensing applications including both optical and near infrared to:
- Detect biophysical properties in agricultural, natural, and human-impacted ecosystems in Florida
- Evaluate the dispersion of air pollution plumes emitted from agricultural biomass burning over the Everglades National Park
- monitor the air quality in large city area such as Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, and Jacksonville
- Evaluate the impact of oil spills on the long term air, water quality, and coastal marshes
- Monitor, detect, and alert outbreaks in diseases that may devastate crops across Florida and the globe
- Detect fire and smoke in the earliest stages of forest fires
- Apply it to future Mars missions to detect mineralogical information of astrobiological significance.
Results (in progress)
Publications:
Oral and poster presentations:
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