#Space pioneer award software#

The medal recognizes contributions, that were only possible through the cooperation of large teams. Schilling is very pleased about the medal, which is considered the most important German award in the space sector: 'This recognition is a great incentive for our team to continue working intensively on sophisticated space technology. His satellites impressively reflect this interaction of different components,' said DGLR President Professor Rolf Henke.

#Space pioneer award software#

'From the very beginning, Professor Schilling has recognised and promoted the importance of interdisciplinary technological cross-fertilization between computer science, automation, software development and robotics. Schilling has now received the Eugen-Sänger-Medal 2020 from the German Aerospace Society DGLR for his special services to advance space science and space equipment. Early perception of relevant future technology developments As single small satellites are already an economic reality, Schilling's research is focusing on swarms of distributed satellite networks, including functionalities like avoiding collisions or that perform complex joint observations from complementary angles of view. While the internet in space was initially the focus of Schilling's research at JMU, the foundations for self-organizing multi-satellite formations became core of research and were realized step by step in over 17 years. In the meantime, this technology has become established in space: today, it generates the energy on the majority of European satellites. UWE-1 served industry as a test laboratory for highly efficient solar cells. As the first of its kind, its engineering model has been presented in an appropriate location since 2012 – the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Today, the UWE satellites are considered a pioneering achievement: in 2005, UWE-1 was the first German pico-satellite with a mass of less than one kilogram. This team realized in 17 years numerous technology breakthroughs for small satellites and proved them in orbit. Technology breakthroughs realized in orbitīuilding on his experience in the space industry, Schilling developed the University Würzburg’s Experimental satellites, or UWE as shorhandt, together with a lot of international students at JMU. Small companies, start-ups and universities like JMU have been able to provide essential contributions to this alternative “New Space” approach. On the microcomputers on board, algorithms for rapid fault detection, identification and recovery ensure reliable operation. 'It is crucial that the disadvantages of miniaturization, such as increased sensitivity to the harsh space radiation are compensated for by intelligent software,' explains Schilling. The short construction times enable rapid technological advances and thus lead to innovative applications. 'It is expected that 90 percent of the satellites launched into space until 2030 will be small satellites with less than 500 kilograms,' says the JMU professor. Small satellites already account for the majority of satellites launched into orbit. He initiated the JMU space study programs and successfully started a popular hands-on program for the development of miniature satellites.Īdvances in miniaturization technology decreasing satellite mass and volume. Klaus Schilling leads the Chair of Computer Science VII (Robotics and Telematics) at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany, since 2003. The Latest News on Teaching and Learning.Glossary of Terms in Teaching and Learning.Resources and Services for Teaching Staff.ProfiLehre Programme for Teaching Staff.

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