IFAC
International Federation of Automatic Control
20th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace - ACA 2016
21-25 August, 2016, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
NGC

Technical & Social Programme

Best Student Papers Award

Congratulations to the winners and all students who participated.
See winners in page Best Student Paper Award.

PROGRAMME

The programme is avalaible in page
Technical & Social Programme.

EVENTS

Welcome Reception21.08.2016
Mayor's Reception22.08.2016
Technical tours24.08.2016
Industrial visits24.08.2016
Foresta Lumina23.08.2016 & 24.08.2016
Best Student Paper Award25.08.2016
Closing Ceremony25.08.2016
Farewell Banquet25.08.2016

HOSTED BY

IFAC          NGC

Programme at a Glance

Download the Technical & Social Programme at a Glance (pdf). It includes the complete ACA 2016 Symposium programme: plenary sessions, technical sessions, industrial visits and technical tour, social events.

Technical Programme

View the session programme online: https://ifac.papercept.net/conferences/conferences/ACA16/program/ (note: the plenary sessions are not shown in the online programme, see table below)

The length of each oral presentation is 20 minutes: 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for the question period. A computer for the oral presentation will be provided in each room (Windows 7). Format of the oral presentation file (Powerpoint) must be 16.9.

PLENARY & TECHNICAL SESSIONS PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Monday - August 22
Plenary Session - Navigation Challenges of the Rosetta Mission: How and Why We Orbited and Landed on a Comet,
Andrea Accomazzo, ESA.
Chair: de Lafontaine, Jean, NGC Aerospace Ltd.
Sponsored by: Sherbrooke Innopole.
Room B 09:30 - 10:30
MoAM1 - Trajectory Design & Optimisation
Chair: Botez, Ruxandra, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS)
Co-chair: Siguerdidjane, Houria, SUPELEC
Room A 10:55 - 12:05
MoAM2 - Missile Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control
Chair: Harcaut, Jean-Philippe, MBDA France
Co-chair: Kim, Youdan; Seoul National University
Room C
Invited Session - MoPM1 - FDI/FTC for Aerospace: From Theory to Applications
Chair: Goupil, Philippe, AIRBUS Operations S.A.S
Co-Chair: Cieslak, Jerome, University of Bordeaux
Room A 13:45 - 16:30
MoPM2 - Aircraft/Helicopter Systems Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control
Chair: Sato, Masayuki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Co-chair: Jones, Thomas, Stellenbosch University
Room C
Tuesday - August 23
Plenary Session - Adaptive Control of Infinite Dimensional Quantum Information Systems,
Dr. Mark J. Balas, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Chair: Houria Siguerdidjane, SUPELEC
Room B 09:00 - 10:00
TuAM1 - Spacecraft Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control I
Chair: Pittet, Christelle, CNES
Co-Chair: Hamel, Jean-Francois, NGC Aerospace Ltd
Room A 10:30 - 12:30
TuAM2 - UAV Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control I
Chair: Siguerdidjane, Houria, SUPELEC
Co-chair: Tsourdos, Antonios, Cranfield University
Room C
TuPM1 - Spacecraft Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control II
Chair: Klaus, Schilling, University Wurzburg
Co-chair: Prof. Nakasuka, Shinichi, University of Tokyo
Room A 14:00 - 16:00
TuPM2 - UAV Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control II
Chair: Saussie, David Alexandre, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Co-Chair: Piet-Lahanier, Helene,ONERA
Room C
Plenary Session - Model-based GNC Systems Design for Dependable Aerospace Vehicles,
Prof. Dr.techn. Klaus Janschek, Engineering Technische Universität Dresden
Chair: Prof. Nakasuka, Shinichi, University of Tokyo
Room B 16:30 - 17:30
Wednesday - August 24
Plenary Session - The Space Autonomy Innovations on the PROBA Satellites,
Prof. Jean de Lafontaine, Université de Sherbrooke/NGC Aerospace.
Chair: Klaus Schilling, University Wurzburg
Sponsored by: Airbus Defence & Space.
Room B 08:30 - 09:30
WeAM1 - Spacecraft Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control III
Chair: Ankersen, Finn, European Space Agency
Co-Chair: Alazard, Daniel, Universite de Toulouse - ISAE
Room A 10:00 - 12:00
Invited Session - WeAM2 - Guidance, Navigation and Control for UAV Applications
Chair: Shin, Hyo-Sang, Cranfield University
Co-Chair: Tsourdos, Antonios, Cranfield University
Room C
Thursday - August 25
Invited Session - ThAM1 -Autonomous Control & Navigation in Aerospace: Theory and Applications
Chair: Nebylov, Alexander, State University of Aerospace Inst
Co-Chair: Benzerrouk, Hamza, IIAAT of SUAI St Petersburg
Room A 08:30 - 10:30
ThAM2 - Guidance and Control Theory
Chair: Alazard, Daniel, Universite de Toulouse - ISAE
Co-Chair: Ankersen, Finn, European Space Agency
Room C
ThPM1 - Filtering, Estimation, Identification and Health Monitoring
Chair: Le Menec, Stephane, MBDA France
Co-Chair: Jones, Thomas, Stellenbosch University
Room A 11:00 - 13:00
ThPM2 - Launcher, RLV and ARV Guidance and Control
Chair: Ganet-Schoeller, Martine, ASTRIUM Space Transportation
Co-Chair: Frapard, Benoit, EADS Astrium
Room C
Plenary Session - From the Sojourner to the Curiosity Rover: The Guidance, Navigation, and Control Challenges of Landing on Mars,
Miguel San Martin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- NASA.
Chair: Hamel, Jean-Francois, NGC Aerospace Ltd
Sponsored by: RBC Royal Bank/RBC Banque Royale
Room B 14:30 - 15:30

Meeting Rooms

All sessions will take place in the "Le Grand Sherbrooke" meeting room of the Delta Sherbrooke Hotel & Conference Centre. Regular and invited sessions will take place in Room A and C while plenary sessions will take place in room B. The administrative office is in the mezzanine. Registration, Welcome Reception, morning coffee & pastries and coffee breaks will take place in the Foyer.

MeetingRooms

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