Sunday June 7, 2009
TIME
6:30 p.m.
Registration and Reception
Radisson Admiral Toronto
7:00
Breakfast Buffet – Radisson Admiral - Free to all registered delegates
Registration
Radisson Admiral
Shuttle bus from Radisson Admiral to UTIAS
8:00
Buses depart for UTIAS
8:30-9:00
Buses arrive at UTIAS
Check in/Registration
9:30
Opening Remarks
UTIAS
Dale Boucher, Conference Chair
David Zingg, Director UTIAS
Norm Lavallee
TBD, CIM
10:30
11:00
Plenary Session I
UTIAS Lecture Theatre
Mike Lipsette, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
12:00
Plenary Session II
Robert Wegeng, Chief Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1:00
LUNCH
2:00-5:00
Technology Demonstrations UTIAS Mars Dome
3:00
5 :30
Shuttle bus from UTIAS to Radisson Admiral
Technical Session
9:00
Paper 1.1 A High-Quality Lunar Analog Experience
R. A. Fox, F. Schowengerdt, J. Hamilton - PISCES
Paper 1.2 Technology Deployment Opportunities in the Arctic
M. Lebeuf - CSA, N. Wilkinson - RASK Systems, R. Léveillé - McGill University
10:00
Paper 1.3 ISRU Ground Segment Operations
L.Sigurdson, B. Sorel, S. Schmidt - NORCAT
Coffee Break
Chair: Ronny Theiss
Paper 2.1 Insect inspired robot concepts for mining operations, exploration and search and rescue missions
R. D. Quinn, R. Bachmann, A. Hunt, A. Boxerbaum, L. Palmer, E. Diller, W. Lewinger -Case Western Reserve University
11:30
Paper 2.2 Design and Construction of a Mid-size Multi-purpose Lunar Rover Prototype
P.Visscher – Ontario Drive and Gear
Paper 2.3 Prepare for Landing: An Autonomous Robotic Mining Application for Planned Moon Missions
EJP Earon, J. Thangavelautham, GMT D'Eleuterio - UTIAS M. Viel, D. Boucher - NORCAT, J. Richard - EVC
12:30
Lunch Radisson Admiral - Free to all registered delegates
2:00
Paper 3.1 Percussive And Pneumatic Approaches To Lunar Excavation And
Mining
K. Zacny – Honeybee Robotics, R. Mueller, G. Galloway – NASA KSC, J. Craft, M. Hedlund - Honeybee, G. Mungas – Firestar Engineering, J. Wilson - Honeybee
1Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation,
2:30
Paper 3.2
Improvement of Excavation Efficiency by Ripping
M. Iai, L. Gertsch - Missouri University of Science and Technology
Paper 3.3
Payload Interchangeability for ISRU Activities
R.Theiss, D. Boucher - NORCAT
Chair: Marcel Viel
3:30
4:00
Paper 4.1
Identifying Key Design Parameters for Robotic Lunar Construction and ISRU
K. Skonieczny - CMU, M. DiGioia – Astrobotic Technology Inc., S. Huber, D. Wettergreen - CMU, W. Whittaker – CMU, Astrobotic Technology Inc.
4:30
Paper 4.2
Requirements Considerations for Excavation Tools for Large Mobility Platforms
D. Linne, C. Gallo - NASA GRCm, A. Joseph -Arctic Slope Research Corp
5:00
Paper 4.3
Methods For Subsurface Access On Planetary
Bodies With Emphasis On The Moon And Mars
K. Zacny, G. Paulsen – Honeybee Robotics
6:30
Banquet Radisson Admiral
Guest Speaker – James Cunningham
Breakfast Buffet – Radisson Admiral -Free to all registered delegates
Chair: Leanne Sigurdson
Paper 5.1
Stressed Communication Links: Emulation and Solutions for ISRU
M. Sdao, E. Edwards, E. Caillibot - Xiphos Technologies, Inc.,
Paper 5.2
Moon4You on MoonOne: providing the tools for in-situ lunar resources assessment.
E. C. Laan, J. Heiligers - TNO Science & Industry, W. van Westrenen – VU University, A. Wielders – Space Horizon, R.D. Richards – Odyssey Moon
Paper 5.3
Intelligent Measure While Drilling Planetary Substrate Identification System
M.Timusk - Laurentian University, L. Sigurdson - NORCAT, L. Kitchener - L.C. Eng. Consulting
Chair: Dale Boucher
Paper 6.1
Progress of the NASA/USGS Lunar Regolith Simulant Project
D.Rickman – NSSTC, NASA MSFC, C. McLemore – NASA MSFC, S. Wilson, D. Stoeser - USGS , C. Schrader – BAE Systems, J. Fikes – NASA MSFC, K. Street –NASA GRC
Paper 6.2 CHENOBI-CHemically ENhanced OB-1
L.Sigurdson - NORCAT, J. Richard - EVC
Paper 6.3 Remote Geology- Advances in data interpretation
J. Hinzer – Watts, Griffis and McOuat
Paper 6.4
TriDAR, a Case Study of the Importance of Strategic Partnerships in Technology Development for Space Programs
A. Deslauriers, C. English - Neptec
Lunch – Radisson Admiral - Free to all registered delegates