luis lanca

small satellites AOCS subsystem components (actuator and sensors) development

Development, simulation & testing of space qualified radio navigation products based on commercial off-the-shelf GNSS receivers. Development of product simulation models and tools. Definition and conduction of laboratory tests to verify and qualify product overall functionality and performance, with special emphasis on GNSS constellation simulators; raw data collection, data pre-processing, data analysis and report preparation.

- Algorithm development for multi-sensor fusion-based position, velocity and attitude determination systems with emphasis on integrity monitoring schemes, including scientific data analysis. - Algorithm implementation in C/C++ for real-time applications. - Multi-sensor test bench design and implementation, conduction of field measurement campaigns and GNSS constellation simulation tests.

- Develop GNSS receiver test methodologies and techniques, specially using GNSS constellation simulators and RF record & playback systems. - Definition of test bench setup, hardware-in-loop setup and test execution procedures. - Conduction of laboratory tests, perform data collection and respective raw data pre-processing. - Development of post processing analysis tools and execution of data analysis.

- Develop multi-constellation (GPS&GALILEO) positioning and integrity algorithms for demanding applications along with algorithm testing methodologies and techniques; special emphasis on set-up GNSS receiver testing platform using GNSS constellation simulators.

- Development of a Mobile Platform for Indoor Positioning in a Google Android G1 Smartphone platform.

- Control and continuous improvement of Solder Ball Attach process in semiconductor packaging assembly area.

Space System Design, Space Technology, Space Management & Operation, Project Management, Innovation Marketing and Business. Master’s thesis developed at Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH. Topic: GNSS Augmentation of Attitude Determination Systems for Low Earth Orbit Satellites

- Electronic systems (analog and digital), Telecommunications, Control Systems, Signal Processing and Computer Information Systems. Thesis: Study of UWB transmission systems for sensors networks – Design and simulation of transmitter architecture for UWB systems.