Research Projects at the Professorship for Space Technology

AI-based sensor system for space observation with small satellites.

Demonstration of communication technologies and sensor systems in realistic exploration scenarios with regard to a future Mars mission in the Valles Marineris region.

Investigation of small satellite mission ideas to Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) with focus on (99942) Apophis.

SkyCAM-5 is an experimental test platform for the autonomous detection of so-called Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).

Development and operation of a technology testing satellite for highly autonomous payloads and artificial intelligence

Development and operation of a telescope for the detection of Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLP).

In the ADIA project (Autonomous Diagnosis System for Satellites), a system is being developed that is capable of independently analyzing incipient or already occurring faults on board a satellite and determining their causes.

The ADIA autonomous diagnostic software will undergo a major upgrade over the course of two years so that it can handle the very large volumes of telemetry data that are constantly being generated on board large satellites and interplanetary space probes.

Development and on-orbit testing of a primary payload for the SONATE nanosatellite mission for autonomous diagnosis of operational problems.

Within AROS, novel software and hardware technologies for miniature star sensors are developed and tested.

Combined sensor and planning system to increase the autonomy of satellite operations.

Combined sensor and planning system to increase the autonomy of satellite operations, on board SONATE

Autonomous sensor network for detection and observation of METeors.

In the ATUS project, the ASAP system environment is being simulated and tested in hardware and software. In particular, autonomous operation with ASAP will be tested in an artificially created environment.

A study of a nanosatellite with autonomous image data processing capability was conducted as part of the BayKoSM collaborative project funded by the Bavarian Space Agency.

The MultiView sensor, built to be used in the TunaCan slot of a CubeSat, is a novel star sensor with functional redundancy and continuous angular attitude determination being its characteristics.

Nanosatellite communication technologies for use in interplanetary space.

SATEX is a study on the use of small satellites in extraterrestrial missions.

Development of a new type of star sensor for pico- and nanosatellites. STELLA features high precision for many different payloads.

SkyCAM is an automatic observation platform for detection of moving objects in the sky.

Development and operation of a nanosatellite at the University of Würzburg for highly autonomous payloads.