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An optimal payload selection conducted in the frame of the H2020 ONION project (id 687490) is presented based on the ability to cover the observation needs of the Copernicus system in the time period 2020–2030. Payload selection is constrained by the variables that can be measured, the power consumption, and weight of the instrument, and the required accuracy and spatial resolution (horizontal or vertical). It involved 20 measurements with observation gaps according to the user requirements that were detected in the top 10 use cases in the scope of Copernicus space infrastructure, 9 potential applied technologies, and 39 available commercial platforms. Additional Earth Observation (EO) infrastructures are proposed to reduce measurements gaps, based on a weighting system that assigned high relevance for measurements associated to Marine for Weather Forecast over Polar Regions. This study concludes with a rank and mapping of the potential technologies and the suitable commercial platforms to cover most of the requirements of the top ten use cases, analyzing the Marine for Weather Forecast, Sea Ice Monitoring, Fishing Pressure, and Agriculture and Forestry: Hydric stress as the priority use cases.
Estefany Lancheros; Adriano Camps; Hyuk Park; Pedro Rodriguez; Stefania Tonetti; Judith Cote; Stephane Pierotti. Selection of the Key Earth Observation Sensors and Platforms Focusing on Applications for Polar Regions in the Scope of Copernicus System 2020–2030. Remote Sensing 2019, 11, 175 .
AMA StyleEstefany Lancheros, Adriano Camps, Hyuk Park, Pedro Rodriguez, Stefania Tonetti, Judith Cote, Stephane Pierotti. Selection of the Key Earth Observation Sensors and Platforms Focusing on Applications for Polar Regions in the Scope of Copernicus System 2020–2030. Remote Sensing. 2019; 11 (2):175.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEstefany Lancheros; Adriano Camps; Hyuk Park; Pedro Rodriguez; Stefania Tonetti; Judith Cote; Stephane Pierotti. 2019. "Selection of the Key Earth Observation Sensors and Platforms Focusing on Applications for Polar Regions in the Scope of Copernicus System 2020–2030." Remote Sensing 11, no. 2: 175.
This work was developed as part of the European H2020 ONION (Operational Network of Individual Observation Nodes) project, aiming at identifying the technological opportunity areas to complement the Copernicus space infrastructure in the horizon 2020–2030 for polar region monitoring. The European Earth Observation (EO) infrastructure is assessed through of comprehensive end-user need and data gap analysis. This review was based on the top 10 use cases, identifying 20 measurements with gaps and 13 potential EO technologies to cover the identified gaps. It was found that the top priority is the observation of polar regions to support sustainable and safe commercial activities and the preservation of the environment. Additionally, an analysis of the technological limitations based on measurement requirements was performed. Finally, this analysis was used for the basis of the architecture design of a potential polar mission.
Estefany Lancheros; Adriano Camps; Hyuk Park; Pierre Sicard; Antoine Mangin; Hripsime Matevosyan; Ignasi Lluch. Gaps Analysis and Requirements Specification for the Evolution of Copernicus System for Polar Regions Monitoring: Addressing the Challenges in the Horizon 2020–2030. Remote Sensing 2018, 10, 1098 .
AMA StyleEstefany Lancheros, Adriano Camps, Hyuk Park, Pierre Sicard, Antoine Mangin, Hripsime Matevosyan, Ignasi Lluch. Gaps Analysis and Requirements Specification for the Evolution of Copernicus System for Polar Regions Monitoring: Addressing the Challenges in the Horizon 2020–2030. Remote Sensing. 2018; 10 (7):1098.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEstefany Lancheros; Adriano Camps; Hyuk Park; Pierre Sicard; Antoine Mangin; Hripsime Matevosyan; Ignasi Lluch. 2018. "Gaps Analysis and Requirements Specification for the Evolution of Copernicus System for Polar Regions Monitoring: Addressing the Challenges in the Horizon 2020–2030." Remote Sensing 10, no. 7: 1098.
The space industry is currently witnessing two concurrent trends: the increased modularity and miniaturization of technologies and the deployment of constellations of distributed satellite systems. As a consequence of the first trend, the relevance of small satellites in line with the “cheaper and faster”philosophy is increasing. The second one opens up completely new horizons by enabling the design of architectures aimed at improving the performance, reliability, and efficiency of current and future space missions. The EU H2020 ONION project (“Operational Network of Individual Observation Nodes”) has leveraged on the concept of fractionated and federated satellite systems (FFSS) to develop and design innovative mission architectures resulting in a competitive advantage for European earth observation (EO) systems. Starting from the analysis of emerging needs in the European EO market, the solutions to meet these needs are identified and characterized by exploring FFSS. In analogy with terrestrial networks, these systems envision the distribution of satellite functionalities amongst multiple cooperating spacecrafts (nodes of a network), possibly independent, and flying on different orbits. FFSS are considered by many as the future of space-based infrastructures, as they offer a pragmatic, progressive, and scalable approach to improve existing and future space missions. This paper summarizes the main results of the ONION project and the high-level design of the marine weather forecast mission for polar regions.
Eduard Alarcon; Angel Alvaro Sanchez; Carles Araguz; Gilbert Barrot; Elisenda Bou-Balust; Adriano Camps; Stefania Cornara; Judith Cote; Antonio Gutierrez Pena; Estefany Lancheros; Olivia Lesne; David Llaveria; Ignasi Lluch I Ruiz; Joao Males; Antoine Mangin; Hripsime Matevosyan; Angel Monge; Janusz Narkiewicz; Stephane Ourevitch; Hyuk Park; Stephane Pierotti; Udrivolf Pica; Armen Poghosyan; Pedro Rodriguez; Joan A. Ruiz De Azua; Pierre Sicard; Mateusz Sochacki; Stefania Tonetti; Sebastian Topczewski. Design and Optimization of a Polar Satellite Mission to Complement the Copernicus System. IEEE Access 2018, 6, 34777 -34789.
AMA StyleEduard Alarcon, Angel Alvaro Sanchez, Carles Araguz, Gilbert Barrot, Elisenda Bou-Balust, Adriano Camps, Stefania Cornara, Judith Cote, Antonio Gutierrez Pena, Estefany Lancheros, Olivia Lesne, David Llaveria, Ignasi Lluch I Ruiz, Joao Males, Antoine Mangin, Hripsime Matevosyan, Angel Monge, Janusz Narkiewicz, Stephane Ourevitch, Hyuk Park, Stephane Pierotti, Udrivolf Pica, Armen Poghosyan, Pedro Rodriguez, Joan A. Ruiz De Azua, Pierre Sicard, Mateusz Sochacki, Stefania Tonetti, Sebastian Topczewski. Design and Optimization of a Polar Satellite Mission to Complement the Copernicus System. IEEE Access. 2018; 6 ():34777-34789.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEduard Alarcon; Angel Alvaro Sanchez; Carles Araguz; Gilbert Barrot; Elisenda Bou-Balust; Adriano Camps; Stefania Cornara; Judith Cote; Antonio Gutierrez Pena; Estefany Lancheros; Olivia Lesne; David Llaveria; Ignasi Lluch I Ruiz; Joao Males; Antoine Mangin; Hripsime Matevosyan; Angel Monge; Janusz Narkiewicz; Stephane Ourevitch; Hyuk Park; Stephane Pierotti; Udrivolf Pica; Armen Poghosyan; Pedro Rodriguez; Joan A. Ruiz De Azua; Pierre Sicard; Mateusz Sochacki; Stefania Tonetti; Sebastian Topczewski. 2018. "Design and Optimization of a Polar Satellite Mission to Complement the Copernicus System." IEEE Access 6, no. : 34777-34789.
Satellite architectures where networked, heterogeneous observation nodes capture data in a distributed manner are seen as feasible solutions to address the needs of next-generation Earth observation services (i.e. higher spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions at viable costs). Nevertheless, the problems that designers face when approaching these systems-of-systems are still eclipsed by the heterogeneity, dimensionality and multi-level complexity of those. In spite of the many underlying technological challenges, how to optimally architect distributed satellite systems, remains an open source of debate. In this context, this paper presents a design-oriented methodology that is aimed at providing high-level design solutions for this type of architectures in generic EO use-cases. In order to find optimal solutions, the methodology detailed in this paper is grounded on an aggregated architectural figure-of-merit that compresses: (a) system-level performance metrics; (b) use-case requirements; (c) development and launch costs; and (d) a set of architectural quality attributes. The latter contributing term models, assesses and weights several of the so-called “ilities” of an architecture and allows to select designs that exhibit some desired qualities. With a dimensionality of more than five thousand architectural alternatives, the study has been illustrated with a marine weather forecast use-case. Both the exploration of design alternatives and the analysis of the results have shown the benefits of medium and small satellite platforms and have stressed their potential in the design of distributed satellite systems. Finally, this paper concludes by suggesting that this very optimization framework and methodology could also be used for a quantitative gap analysis aiming at deriving the technological road map for future engineering teams.
Carles Araguz; David Llaveria; Estefany Lancheros; Elisenda Bou-Balust; Adriano Camps; Eduard Alarcon; Ignasi Lluch; Hripsime Matevosyan; Alessandro Golkar; Stefania Tonetti; Stefania Cornara; Judith Cote; Stephane Pierotti; Pedro Rodriguez; Angel Alvaro; Mateusz Sochacki; Janusz Narkiewicz. Optimized model-based design space exploration of distributed multi-orbit multi-platform Earth observation spacecraft architectures. 2018 IEEE Aerospace Conference 2018, 1 -16.
AMA StyleCarles Araguz, David Llaveria, Estefany Lancheros, Elisenda Bou-Balust, Adriano Camps, Eduard Alarcon, Ignasi Lluch, Hripsime Matevosyan, Alessandro Golkar, Stefania Tonetti, Stefania Cornara, Judith Cote, Stephane Pierotti, Pedro Rodriguez, Angel Alvaro, Mateusz Sochacki, Janusz Narkiewicz. Optimized model-based design space exploration of distributed multi-orbit multi-platform Earth observation spacecraft architectures. 2018 IEEE Aerospace Conference. 2018; ():1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarles Araguz; David Llaveria; Estefany Lancheros; Elisenda Bou-Balust; Adriano Camps; Eduard Alarcon; Ignasi Lluch; Hripsime Matevosyan; Alessandro Golkar; Stefania Tonetti; Stefania Cornara; Judith Cote; Stephane Pierotti; Pedro Rodriguez; Angel Alvaro; Mateusz Sochacki; Janusz Narkiewicz. 2018. "Optimized model-based design space exploration of distributed multi-orbit multi-platform Earth observation spacecraft architectures." 2018 IEEE Aerospace Conference , no. : 1-16.