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Telecom and Navigation
Telecom and Navigation technology investments, specifically relate to proximity-link-relay communications and in situ radio-based navigation scenarios. Relay communications technologies are aimed at significantly increasing science data return from a wide range of future exploration assets (e.g., landers, rovers, aerobots, microprobes) while minimizing mass, volume, and energy needs. Next-generation network protocols will ensure interoperability while enabling efficient operations. Additionally, extraction of radiometric information from these proximity links can support precision in situ navigation for scenarios such as approach, surface mobility, and on-orbit rendezvous.
Telecommunication & Tracking
Point of Contact: Dimitrios Antsos
Telecommunication IT & Navigation
Point of Contact: E. Jay Wyatt
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A Low-Volume, Low-Mass, Low-Power UHF Proximity Micro-Transceiver for Mars Exploration
12th NASA VLSI Design Symposium, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, October 4-5, 2005
Authors: William Kuhn, Norman Lay, Edwin Grigorian
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A resonant switch for LNA protection in Watt-level CMOS transceivers
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2819-25, Sep 2005
Authors: W. B. Kuhn, M. Mojarradi, and A. Moussessian
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A tracking performance comparison of the conventional data transition tracking loop (DTTL) with the linear data transition tracking loop (LDTTL)
IPN Progress Report, 42-162, August 15, 2005.
Author: M. K. Simon
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A UHF Proximity Micro-Transceiver for Mars Exploration
Accepted to 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Authors: William Kuhn, Norman Lay, Edwin Grigorian, Dan Nobbe
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An overview of the architecture of an autonomous radio receiver
IPN Progress Report, 42-159, November 15, 2004.
Authors: J. Hamkins et al.
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Autonomous Software-Defined Radio Receivers for Deep Space Applications
Book: New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, (in publication), part of the DESCANSO book series, http://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov, J. H. Yuen, series editor.
Authors: J. Hamkins, M. K. Simon, editors
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Combined UHF / X-Band Proximity Link Antenna
IEEE Aerospace Conference ’06 / Big Sky, Montana, March 4-11, 2006, Accepted
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Construction of Rate-Compatible LDPC Codes Utilizing Information Shortening and Parity Puncturing
Accepted for publication EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Authors: T. Tian & C.Jones
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Data format classification for autonomous Radio receivers
IPN Progress Report, 42-159, November 15, 2004.
Authors: M. K. Simon and D. Divsalar
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Data format classification for autonomous software Defined Radios
to be presented at MILCOM, Oct. 16-20, 2005
Authors: M. K. Simon and D. Divsalar
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Data rate estimation for autonomous receiver operation
to appear in the IPN Progress Report.
Authors: A. Tkacenko and M. K. Simon
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Expected EDL Navigation Performance with Spacecraft to Spacecraft Radiometric Data
AIAA-2005-5949. AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control Conference, August 15-18, 2005
Authors: Dan Burkhart et al.
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Expected Performance of the Electra Transceiver for Mars Missions
AIAA-2005-5948. AIAA Guidance, Navigation & Control Conference, August 15-18, 2005
Authors: Glenn Lightsey et al.
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Improved Min-Sum Decoding Algorithms for Irregular LDPC Codes
ISIT 05
Authors: J. Chen, R.M. Tanner, C.Jones, Y. Li
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Improved SNR estimation for autonomous receivers
IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 53, no. 6, June 2005, pp. 1063-1073. Also to be presented at GLOBECOM, Nov. 28, 2005
Authors: M. K. Simon and S. Dolinar
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Improving signal-to-noise ratio estimation for autonomous radio receivers
IPN Progress Report, 42-159, Nov. 15, 2004.
Authors: M. K. Simon and S. Dolinar
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Joint LDPC Decoding and Timing Recovery Using Code Constraint Feedback
In Submission IEEE Communications Letters
Authors: D. Lee, E. Valles, J. Villasenor, C. Jones
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Low Temperature Performance of COTS Electronic Components for Future MARS Missions
Accepted to 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Authors: Yogesh Tugnawat and William Kuhn
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Low Temperature Performance of COTS Electronic Components for Future MARS Missions
12th NASA VLSI Design Symposium, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, October 4-5, 2005
Authors: Yogesh Tugnawat and William Kuhn
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Mars Proximity Microstransceiver
Talk presented at the SPIE Photonics West, January 2005 San Jose, CA
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Maximizing Throughput for Satellite Communication in a Hybrid FEC/ARQ SchemeUsing LDPC Codes
MilCom 05
Authors: S. Shambayati & C.Jones
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Microstrip Yagi Antenna with Dual-Aperture Coupled Feed
NASA Tech Briefs, NPO41791
Author: J. Venkatesan
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Noncoherent Data Transition Tracking Loops for Symbol Synchronization in Digital Communication Receivers
submitted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Communications
Authors: M. K. Simon and A. Tkacenko
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Noncoherent symbol synchronization
to be presented at MILCOM 2005, Atlantic City, NJ, October 16-20, 2005.
Author: M. K. Simon
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Novel Broadband Balun Employing Double-Y Junction: Microstrip to Coplanar Strip (CPS) Transition
NTR #42763
Author: J. Venkatesan
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Performance Analysis of a Synchronous 8-PSK Multilevel UEP Coded DS-CDMA System
IPN Progress Report, 42-163, November 15, 2005, to appear.
Authors: C.-W. Wang and W. Stark
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Pilotless Iterative Symbol Timing Recovery via LDPC Code Constraint Feedback
Submitted to ICC 2006
Authors: D. Lee, E. Valles, J. Villasenor, C. Jones
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Presentation in the "7th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation"
(WAVES '05, Brown University, Rhode Island), June 20-24, 2005
Author: Bruno, O.
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Presentation in the "High Frequency Wave Propagation"
(at the University of Maryland's Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Medeling), September 19-24, 2005.
Author: Bruno, O.
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Presentation in the "Third International Conference on Boundary Integral Methods: Theory and Applications"
(University of Reading, London Mathematical society), 14-18 September 2004.
Author: Bruno, O.
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Presentation in the "XIV Congress on Numerical Methods and Their Applications"
Bariloche, Argentina, 8-11 November 2004.
Author: Bruno, O.
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Short low-error-floor Tanner codes with Hamming nodes
Proceedings of the IEEE MilCom 2005, Atlantic City, NJ, Oct. 2005
Authors: G. Liva and W. E. Ryan
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Signal-to-noise ratio estimation for autonomous Receiver operation
GLOBECOM, Dallas, TX, Nov. 29, 2004.
Authors: M. K. Simon, S. Dolinar and Y. Feria
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Spacecraft Data and Relay Management Using Delay Tolerant Networking
to be presented at IEEE Aerospace 2006 Conference, Big Sky, Montana
Authors: Christopher J. Krupiarz, Esther H. Jennings, John S. SeGui, J. Leigh Torgerson
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Telecommunications IT and Navigation for Future Mars Exploration Missions
submitted to IEEE Aerospace 2006 Conference, Big Sky, Montana
Authors: E. Jay Wyatt, Todd A. Ely, Matthew A. Klimesh, Christopher J. Krupiarz
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The 2009 Mars Telecom Orbiter Mission
Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 6-13 March 2004, Vol. 1, p. 456
Authors: Franklin, S. F. Slonski, J.P. Kerridge, et al.
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Turning fiction into non-fiction for signal-to-noise ratio estimation---The time-multiplexed and adaptive split-symbol moments estimator
IPN Progress Report, 42-162, August 15, 2005.
Authors: M. K. Simon and S. Dolinar
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X-Band Microstrip Yagi Array with Dual Aperture-Coupled Feed
NTR #41791
Author: J. Venkatesan
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X-Band Microstrip Yagi Array with Dual Aperture-Coupled Feed
IEEE AP/URSI 2005 International Symposium, Washington, D.C.
Author: J. Venkatesan
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X-Band Microstrip Yagi Array with Dual Aperture-Coupled Feed
Provisional Patent, filed by Caltech for NTR#41791
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X-Band Microstrip Yagi Array with Dual-Offset Aperture-Coupled Feed
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Under Review
Author: J. Venkatesan
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