York, 26th, 27th October 2006.
Venue: Kings Manor, York, UK
| 08.45 – 10.00 |
3rd formal COST297 Management Committee meeting Part I.
Reserved to Management Committee Members (or substitutes) of COST297 only.
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| 10.15 – 12.30 |
Plenary Workshop Session (open to all)
- COST 297 Brief Overview and State of the Art - Tim Tozer, University of York
- USE-HAAS Summary Findings - Patrick Hendrick, University of Brussels
- The GEOSCAN HAP Project in Malaysia - Hemant Patel, Geoscan (UK) plc
- The StratXX Project - Kamal Alavie, Strat-XX Holdings AG
- Applications & State-of-the-Art of Optical Communications for HAPs - Markus Knapek, DLR
- Discussion
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| 12.30 – 13.45 |
Lunch
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| 13.45 – 17.15 |
Parallel Workshop Sessions:-
WG1
(Radio Communications)
Chair David Grace
Improving network mobility in HAP networks - Andrej Vilhar, Roman Novak, Jozef Stefan Institute
The Effect of High Altitude Platform Network Earth-to-Stratosphere Aggregate Interference to GEO Satellite Receivers - Vasilis F. Milas, Philip Constantinou MRL, National Technical University of Athens
Interference analysis between HAPS and satellite in the band 47/48 GHz - Bon-Jun Ku, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea
A spectrum etiquette for future mixed HAP-terrestrial cognitive radio systems with minimum transmit power guarantees - Pairoj Likitthanasate, David Grace, Paul Mitchell, University of York
Optimizing Downlink Coexistence Performance of WiMax Services in HAP and Terrestrial Deployments - Zhe Yang1, Abbas Mohammed1, David Grace2 and Tommy Hult1, 1Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2University of York
Capacity enhancement through efficient constellation planning for Multiple HAPs - Guanhua Chen, David Grace, Tim Tozer, University of York
Dynamic Spectrum Charging Mechanism for a Multiple High Altitude Platform System - Yiming Liu, David Grace, Paul Mitchell, University of York
Multi-HAP Deployment for UMTS - Panu Lähdekorpi, Tero Isotalo, Jukka Lempiäinen, Tampere University of Technology
The Optimization of Antenna Power Roll-off for High Altitude Platform WCDMA Systems - Jaroslav Holis1, David Grace2, Pavel Pechac1, 1Czech Technical University, 2University of York
Discussion on future spectrum bands for HAPs research
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WG2
(Optical Communications)
Chair Markus Knapek
WiMAX from High Altitude Platform Feed by Satellite – Outage Probability - Shlomi Arnon, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Launch of Pico-Satellite with Laser Link - Shlomi Arnon, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Optical Downlink from the Japanese LEO Satellite to the DLR Optical Ground Station – First Results - Markus Knapek, DLR, Germany
Optical HAP-to-Satellite Communication at the Wavelength of 1,5µm - Franz Fidler, Walter R. Leeb Vienna University of Technology
Optical Inter-platform Scenarios at 500km distance - Hlias Kathmertzoglou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Way Forward for WG2:-
- Webpages
- Future activity planning
- Future STSMs
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WG3
(HAPs and other Applications)
Chair Patrick Hendrick
Comparison of Propulsion Options for a HALE airship - Patrick Hendrick & Laurence Halet, University of Brussels
A Review of the Use of Textiles for Airships - J F Rives, Stratotex
Design aspects for a stratospheric airship - K Alavi, StratXX-AG
Possible use of HAPs for pollution monitoring and other EO and space science applications - R.Siddans et al, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Way Forward for WG3:-
- Future developments and projects
- Future STSMs
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| 17.15 |
Close
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| Evening: |
Dinner at St. William’s College - more details
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| 09.15 – 12.45 |
Workshop Session
WG1
(Radio Communications)
Chair David Grace
Beampattern optimization for cellular communications from High Altitude Platforms - Zhengyi Xu, Yuriy Zakharov, George White, University of York
Multiple HAP and Polarization Diversity for Enhanced Data Rate Communications - Abbas Mohammed, Tommy Hult, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Turbo-Coded Polarization Multiplexing for High-Altitude Platform Communications - Yu Deng and Alister Burr, University of York
Implementation and performance evaluation of HAP based ACM procedure using Reed-Solomon decoder assisted switching - Miha Smolnikar, Tomaz Javornik, Mihael Mohorcic, Jozef Stefan Institute
HAP-based broadband communications under WiMAX standards – A first approach to physical layer performance assessment - I.Palma, J.A.Delgado-Penin1, F.P.Fontan2, 1Universitat Politecnica de Catalyuna, 2University of Vigo
Measurement Trial in 3G and Millimetre Frequency Bands using Low Altitude Airship - Jaroslav Holis1, Pavel Pechac1, P. Valtr, and Vaclav Kvicera2, 1Czech Technical University, 2Testcom
Discussion on future trials
Wave Propagation Simulations at 48 GHz for HAPs Using Rainfall Radar Data - S. Zvanovec, Pavel Pechac, Czech Technical University
A competitive analysis on the portable internet services in Korea: HAPS vs. terrestrial networks - Jaekyoung Ahn, SNUT, Korea
Analysis and performance evaluation of integrated HAP/Satellite architectures - Michele Luglio, F. Mazzenga, C. Roseti, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’
Future Short Term Scientific Mission Proposals
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| 12.45 – 13.50 |
Lunch
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| 13.50 – 15.30 |
Plenary Workshop Session
- Airborne Radio Stations - The Future Radio Regulatory Environment - Les Barclay, Barclay Associates Ltd.
- High Altitude Platform Aircraft at NASA - technical details - John DelFrate, NASA
- HAP UAV developments for Hydrology, Hurricanes and Disaster Management - Albin J. Gasiewski, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Japanese HAP programme: technical update - Ryu Miura, NICT
- HAPS project in Korea - Ho-Jin Lee, ETRI
- Discussion
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| 15.30 – 15.45 |
Tea
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| 15.45 – 16.30 |
3rd formal COST297 Management Committee meeting Part II.
Reserved to Management Committee Members (or substitutes) of COST297 only.
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