Workshop: Deploying Smart Simulation Technologies for Robust & Cost-efficient Satellites

Tuesday 28th March, 2023 | Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

Featuring Insight From:

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Satellite designers, manufacturers and suppliers face an increasingly challenging and competitive market. Products need to be smart, lightweight, affordable, reliable and robust enough to withstand launch, deployment and operation in harsh conditions. Digital design and AI technologies, enabled by increasingly accessible high-performance computing (HPC) solutions, are helping to meet these challenges, while enabling engineers to take full advantage of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies.

This free to attend workshop provides an opportunity to see the latest simulation and AI technologies being deployed by space and satellite design teams today; featuring a mix of practical insights from leading satellite manufacturers, along with simulation best practices and demonstrations from Altair’s own technical specialists.

With examples ranging from the combination of intelligent simulation technologies and additive manufacturing to minimise component weight, to methodologies to extend operating life and optimise electromagnetic performance, this event provides an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers in the space and satellite industry.

Why Should You Attend?

See the latest design and simulation technologies being deployed to develop innovative satellite solutions
Learn practical examples that can be brought back to your workplace
Network with other members of the UK satellite and spacecraft design community
Get a free trial of the structural and electromagnetics simulation technologies showcased during the day
Complimentary lunch and refreshments included

Speakers Include:

Frank Schoofs

Senior Space Energy Development Engineer

Satellite Applications Catapult

Swapnil Kulkarni

Principal Application Engineer

Altair

Ivan Nikulin

Application Engineer

Altair

AGENDA

Agenda subject to change

10:00	Welcome and Introduction Jamie Yeomans, Account Manager Altair
	Session I: Electromagnetics, Electronics and Multidisciplinary Optimisation
10:15	Enhancing Space Communication with Electromagnetic Simulation Swapnil Kulkarni, Principal Application Engineer Altair ● Antenna Design and Optimisation, inc. Applications for Machine Learning ● Optimising Antenna Placement ● Enhancing Communication Performance - Satellite to Satellite / Satellite to Earth
10:45	Delivering Space-Based Solar Power at Pace: A Digital-First Approach Frank Schoofs, Senior Space Energy Development Engineer Satellite Applications Catapult ● Creating innovative space-based solar power solutions ● Utilising a radical, digital-first approach for development ● Combining best-in-class technologies and learnings from different sector
11:10	Combined Thermal and Structural Design of Satellite PCBs Swapnil Kulkarni, Principal Application Engineer Altair ● Using Simulation for Thermal Management of PCBs ● Developing Efficient Battery Management Systems for Satellites ● Power Supply Design Including EMI/EMC for Power Convertors
11:40	Coffee Break & Networking
	Session II: Structural Analysis, Optimisation and Rapid Design Exploration
12:00	Live Demonstration: Developing Performance Optimised Satellites with Easy-to-Use Simulation Solutions Ivan Nikulin, Applications Engineer Altair ● How to Rapidly Analyse and Explore Your Designs in Just a Few Seconds ● How to Minimise Component Weight through Optimisation ● How to Design for Additive Manufacturing
12:40	Maximising the Potential of Additive Manufacturing - with Examples from RUAG Space, Thales Alenia Space and Surrey Satellites David Reid, Account Manager Altair ● RUAG Space - 3D Printed Antenna Support Bracket ● Thales Alenia Space – Reducing Component Mass by 40% ● Surrey Satellites – Achieving 1.7kg Part Mass Reduction
13:00	Summary and Close David Reid, Account Manager Altair
13:10	Lunch & Networking

VENUE

Satellite Applications Catapult
Electron Building
Fermi Avenue
Harwell Campus
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0QR

This workshop is free to attend but spaces are limited. Please register to reserve your space.