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Professorship for Space Technology

Research Projects at the Professorship for Space Technology

Aktuelle Projekte

VaMEx-ARES

Development and validation of autonomous sensor systems for sky observation, detection and analysis of transient atmospheric phenomena, and navigation support for robotic swarms in Mars-analog exploration scenarios.

Project start: 1 October 2026
Project end: 30 September 2029
Funding reference: 50NA2606D

VaMEx3-MarsSymphony

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

Project start: 01.08.2024
Project end: 31.12.2026
Funding Code: 50RK2451A

SONATE-2

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

Project Start: 01.03.2021
Project End: 28.02.2025
Funding Code: 50RU2100
Satellite Launch: 04.03.2024

ADEOS

Anomaly Detection and Observation System (ADEOS) is a system for detecting and observing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). It consists of various sensor systems and is to be controlled via a client-server architecture. One of the optical elements of the system is an all-sky camera in the visible wavelength range. Depending on the availability of resources, ADEOS will be expanded over time and operated at various locations.

NEAlight

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

Project Start: 01.05.2024
Project End: 30.11.2026
Funding Code: 50OO2413

JMU Space Observatory

The space observatory on the Hubland-Süd campus of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Completed Projects

  • ADIA

    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.

  • ADIA ++

    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.

  • ADIA-Light

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

  • AROS

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

  • ASAP

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

  • ASAP-Light

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

  • ASMET

    Autonomous sensor network for detection and observation of METeors.

  • ATUS

    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.

  • BayKoSM

    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.

  • KI-SENS

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

  • MultiView

    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.

  • NACOMI

    Nanosatellite communication technologies for use in interplanetary space.

  • SATEX

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

  • STELLA

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

  • SkyCAM

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

  • SONATE

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

  • TLP-Telescope

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