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INDUSTRY Active Space Technologies, 1 Amorim Cork Composites, 3 Critical Software, 5 Deimos Engenharia, 7 Edisoft, 9 Efacec, 11 Evoleo, 13 Fibersensing, 15 GMVIS Skysoft, 17 HPS, 19 Indra Sistemas Portugal, 21 ISQ, 23 KEMET, 25 Logica, 27 Lusospace, 29 Novabase, 31 Omnidea, 33 Solscientia, 35 Spin.Works, 37 Tekever ASDS, 39 Thales Portugal, 41 Zeugma TSI, 43 Proespao, 45
ACADEMIA CCTAE IST, 49 CIGCE Univ. Porto, 51 FCUL, 53 IGP, 55 INEGI, 57 INOV, 59 Inst. Meteorologia, 61 Inst. Telecomunicaes, 63 IPFN IST, 65 ISR IST, 67 LIP, 69 Uninova, 71 TECHNOLOGY MAPPING, 75
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Proespao (Portuguese association of space industries); PeMAs (Portuguese SME for aerospace industry).
Active Space Technologies http://www.activespacetech.com Ricardo Patricio ricardo.patricio@activespacetech.com +351 239 70 03 33
Fields of Expertise
Active Space Technologies offers added-value Engineering services in the fields of: Mechanical engineering (thermal, fluids, and structural analysis, design, precision CNC); Electronics engineering (automation & control, embedded systems, digital control).
Description
Active Space Technologies provides state of the art mechanical and electronics engineering expertise, offering turn-key sub-systems, supplying the whole value-chain from requirements definition, design services, and modelling up to manufacturing and AIT. Active Space Technologies takes on the most demanding projects, leveraging expertise acquired in the space sector and a range of engineering backgrounds of our staff, providing a multidisciplinary approach to your challenges. We aim to provide services and products across the whole supply chain through synergies and integrated competencies of a network of partnerships. Following this vision, we have been working for DLR, the European Space Agency, Galileo Avionica, OHB, Thales Alenia space, JET/UKAEA, ITER/EFDA, Zeiss Optics, among others, promoting a professional relationship with the customer by working in close cooperation. Active Space Technologies complies with ECSS and RCC-MR and is certified with ISO 9001 and AS9100. Further, Active Space Technologies is an active member of:
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Main Projects, Products and Services

Services
Active Space Technologies provides the following services: Thermal and fluids Engineering Structural Engineering Mechanical & CAD Design Prototyping & Manufacturing Automation & Control Digital Control Embedded Systems Materials R&D Product Development
AerTPS: Aerogel Insulation Systems
Vacuum Chambers (0.01 mbar)
Pandora: Controlled Environment Transport Container
Products
Active Space Technologies develops disruptive technologies fed by our innovation pipeline, offering you the following products: ESU: Cryogenics High Enthalpy Reservoir 1.5K, 6K, 20K, 100K Thermal Switch
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Fields of Expertise
Thecompanystrategyistoenlargethe applicationsfieldofCork,usingstateofart technologies,tosupplyhighvalueapplications. Duetothat,Amorimhasinvestedheavilyon developmentareas,strengtheningtheR&D departmentandcofundingresearchand developmentprojectsinseveralareas. Ithasaconsistentbackgroundinapplications like: Vibrationcontrol Thermalcontrolinstaticconditions Thermalcontrolindynamicconditions Cryogenicinsulation Hightemperaturecontrol Sealingandgaskets Frictioncontrol
AmorimCorkComposites http://www.corkcomposites.amorim.com AntnioCoelho acoelho.acc@amorim.com +351227475300
Description
AmorimCorkCompositeshasbeentheleader companyoninnovativeapplicationsusingcork, insidetheAmorimGroup,worldleaderoncork products. ThemainmarketsareinB2B,insectorslike; building;wood;automotive;transportation; shoe;upholstery;navalandspecialniche marketslikeaerospace;specialcontainers; frictionelements,etc. AmorimCorkCompositesproducethreekinds ofsemifinishedproducts:granules, blocks/cylindersandsheets.Thecorkgranules areseparatedaccordingdensityandsize,on linecontrolledbySPCmethods.Theproduction oftheblocksorcylinderscanbeby agglomerationorvulcanization,usingdifferent polymers,accordingthespecifiedproperties forthefinaluse.Thesematerialsareappliedin segmentssuchasaerospace,aeronautics, compositesandconstructionasanatural acousticandthermalbarrier. Insomecases,weproducefinalproducts, readytobeused(gaskets,vibrationpads,etc). Allnewapplicationsandprocessesofcorkare studyandinitiatedinsidethecompanybya researchteamanddedicatedlaboratory.

Mainproductsforspaceapplicationsare: TPSThermalProtectionSystemsproduct rangeforheatshieldsandthermalcontrol; CoreCorkproductrangeofcoresforFRP structures; ACMACousticMaterialsolutionsproduct rangefordampingcontrol. TechSealCorkbasesealingtechniques,fora widerangeofapplications. Corkgranuleswithextremecontrolforspraying usesinthermalcontrol. MainAerospaceprojectsare: ATPIThermoPhonicinsulationmaterialfor Aeronauticalusefundedbythe6FP,onthe SCRATCHinitiative; CorkCharacterizationfornonablativespace applicationsfundedbyESAEuropeanSpace Agency;
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AEROFASTAerocaptureforfuturespace transportationmanagedbyEADS.
andmonitoredbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency). CriticalSoftwareisalsoanactivememberof theEuropeanCooperationforSpace Standardization(ECSS)workinggroup.
CriticalSoftware http://criticalsoftware.com RuiCordeiro,ASDUnitBusinessDirector rcordeiro@criticalsoftware.com +351239989100
Fields of Expertise
CriticalSoftwaresactivitiesrangefromsystem orsolutiondevelopmentusingbestavailable technologiesandmodellingmethodologies tospecializedservicessuchasindependent productassurance(quality&product assurance,ISVV,RAMS). Ouractivitiesspanfromthespacesegmentto downstreamservices,includingEmbedded& Realtime,Command&Control,Verification, Validation&RAMS,IndependentSoftware, Verification&Validation,MissionControl Systems,PayloadDataProcessing& Dissemination,OnboardSoftware Development,DataHandlingSystems,Ground Segment,andEarthObservation.
Description
Since1998CriticalSoftwarehasbeen committedtoprovidedependableand innovativetechnologiesandengineering solutionsformissionandbusinesscritical informationsystemsacrossseveralindustries. WithofficesinCoimbra,LisbonandOporto (Portugal),andSanJose(USA),Southampton (UK),SoPaulo(Brazil)andMaputo (Mozambique)ourgrowthhasbeencontinuous andsustained. WorkingintheSpacemarketsince1999, Criticalhasestablisheditselfasareliable, proactiveandclosepartnerforcustomers,such asESA,NASA,JAXA,EADSAstrium,Thales AleniaSpace,DNV,ScySisandVegaamong manyothers. QualityhasbeenstrategicatCriticalSoftware sinceitsverybeginningandis,tothisday,one ofthecompanysstrongercompetitive advantages.CriticalSoftwareoperatesan ISO9001:2008TickITandwasthefirst PortuguesecompanyaccreditedwiththeCMMI SW/SELevel5QualityManagementSystem (QMS).CriticalalsoappliestheISO/IEC15504 standardintheareaofsoftwareprocess assessment(whosedeploymentwassupported

Space Verification and Validation
CriticalSoftwareprovidedverificationand validationservicesaccordingtorigorous standardsandmissionrequirementstoseveral missionssuchasLisaPathfinder, CryoSat,CryoSat2,GOCE,Sentinel1,and AlphaBUS.Activitiessuchasverificationand validation,staticanddynamicanalysis,test design,implementationandexecution,and developmentofspecializedtestingtoolsto improveproductivitywereperformed. Client:EADSAstrium,ThalesAleniaSpace,ESA, DNV
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Sentinel 2 and 3 on Board Central Development

CriticalSoftwaredevelopedhighintegrityand realtimecentralcomponentsofSentinel2and 3onboardsoftwareandprovidedindependent verification&validationteams. Client:EADSAstrium,ThalesAleniaSpace
requirementsforfuturecomplexspace missions.Itprovidesbothahighlevelinterface forLinuxapplicationsandahardrealtime, qualifiedserviceforhighprioritytasks.Thisis achievedusingastrippeddownLinuxkernel runninginusermode,ontopofaRealTime OperatingSystem,inthiscaseRTEMS.csXLUNA iscurrentlybuilttosupporttheSPARCLEON2 processoranditusesSnapgearEmbedded LinuxfortheLinuxsubsystem.
csXCEPTION Automated Stress and Robustness Testing Tool
Swarm Operational Simulator

CriticalSoftwaredesignedandimplemented payloadandplatformmodulestoaccurately simulateSWARMbehaviour,usingaModel DrivenDevelopmentapproachbasedonEGOS MF. Client:ESA,VEGA
csXLUNA Extending Free/Open-Source Real-Time for On-Board Space Applications
UsingthecsXCEPTIONfaultinjection technology,systemsbasedeitheron proprietarydesignorCOTSpartscanbe evaluatedunderrealisticconditionswith minimalintrusivenessandreliablevalidationof faulttolerancemechanisms.csXCEPTION providestheabilitytotestsystemsin exceptionalsituations,thatmayhoweveroccur inthefield,validateRAMS(Reliability, Availability,Maintainability,Safety)andFDIR (FaultDetection,IsolationandRecovery) mechanismsinplace,experimentworstfailure scenarios,andspotweakpointsinthesystem, provingfeedbackforcorrectionorredesign. Applicationfields:Avionicssystemvalidation; FDIRandRAMSvalidation;Robustnesstesting.
TherationalebehindcsXLUNAistosupplythe EuropeanSpaceindustrywithareliable RTEMS/Linuxbasedkernelthatcanbeusedfor bothpayloadandavionicsapplications.It includesfeaturessuchasstandard programminginterfaces(e.g.POSIX),co existenceofrealandnonrealtimetasks,and contextisolation.csXLUNAwasdevelopedto attendtoemergingcomputational

Fields of Expertise
DEIMOSEngenharia http://www.deimos.pt ElsaAlexandrino elsa.alexandrino@deimos.com.pt +351218933010
Description
DEIMOSEngenhariaisaPortugueseAerospace Engineeringcompany,deliveringadvanced designsolutionsandturnkeyspacesoftware systemssince2002.Buildingonasolidteamof highlymotivatedandspecializedengineers, DEIMOSEngenhariaisnowareferenceplayer intheEuropeanspacesector. ThecornerstoneofthesuccessofDEIMOS solutionsliesonamultidisciplinaryteam supportedbyaconsolidatednetworkofleading Europeanuniversityresearchgroups,R&Dlabs andoutstandingcompanies.Theportfolioof customersandpartnersincludestheEuropean SpaceAgency,Eumetsat,ThalesAleniaSpace andEADSAstrium.Currentlythecompany employsaround40engineersmainlyinthe areasofAerospaceEngineering,Physics, MathematicsandSoftware.30%ofthestaff holdsaMasterorPhDinsimilarareas. DEIMOSEngenhariaisafounderandcurrently leadsProespaothePortugueseSpace IndustryAssociation.ThecompanyisISO 9001:2000certified.DEIMOSEngenhariaisone ofthecompaniescomprisingDEIMOSGroup, thetechnologyarmofELECNOR (www.elecnor.com).
DEIMOSbasesitsexpertiseinMissionAnalysis, Guidance,NavigationandControl(GNC) systems,GlobalNavigationSatellitesystems (GNSS)Technologies,GroundSegmentand EarthObservationsystemsandapplications. Thecorebusinessrangesfromengineering designactivities(suchasalgorithmsdefinition, mathematicalmodelling,simulationand systemsprototyping),tooperationalsoftware systemsdevelopmentandvalidation.Deimos Engenhariaalsoprovidesonsitesupportand operationalservicesonEarthObservationand SatelliteOperations.

Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Developmentofautonomousnavigation algorithmsandsystems,includingrendezvous andhazardavoidancefunctionsusing innovativetechniquesandapproaches,for applicationininterplanetarymissionsandother unmannedvehicles.
OneofthekeyprojectsofDEIMOSEngenharia inthisareaistheHazardAvoidanceand Detectionfunctionforthesoftprecision landingofESAsnextmissiontothemoon,the LunarLander.
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Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Developmentofnewtechnologiesfor navigationreceivers,applicationsandproduct prototypes,simulationandintegrityofGNSS systemsandconceptstudiesfortheevolution oftheGalileoSystem.
Earth Observation Systems and Applications

Endtoendobservationsystemsand developmentofEarthObservationservicesand applications.
DEIMOSEngenhariaisleadingENCORE,the nextgenerationhighprecisionandlowcost GALILEOreceiverforlandmanagement applications.
TheDEIMOS1satelliteisthefirstEarth ObservationsatelliteoftheDEIMOSgroup, launchedin2009.Thesatellitehasa multispectralcameraoperatinginthreebands nearIR,redandgreenwitharesolutionof22 metersanda630kmswath.DEIMOS1images areusedforthedevelopmentofservicesand applicationsintheareaofEnvironmentand NaturalResourcesMonitoring,andalsofor rapidmappinganddamageassessmentto supportemergencyresponsesituations.The satelliteisbestinclasswhenhighrevisittimes andwideswatharerequired.
Ground Segment Systems

Systemsengineeringandsoftwareforcritical applicationsanddataprocessingsystemsfor novelmissionconcepts.
TheGMESSentinel1CommissioningPhase CalibrationandPerformanceAnalysisFacilityis aframeworkindevelopmentbyDEIMOS Engenhariaincludingallthenecessary algorithmsandcomponentstocarryoutthe calibration,validationandperformanceanalysis tasksduringtheSentinel1commissioning phase,inordertoverifytheperformance requirementsinorbit.
EDISOFTEmpresadeServioseDesenvolvimento deSoftware,S.A. http://www.edisoft.pt Cardoso,Teresa(Eng.) teresa.cardoso@edisoft.pt +351212945900
Description
Establishedin1988,EDISOFTisthenational leaderinthedomainsofcommandandcontrol systems,ofinformationintegrationsystems,of militarylogisticsystemsandspacesystems. Asaspecialisedcompanyoffering technologicallyadvancedsoftwaresolutions andhighlyqualifiedITconsultingservices, EDISOFTholdsaprofoundknowledgeinthe developmentofintegratedspacesolutions,in thefieldsofEmbeddedRealTimeSystems, SatelliteNavigation,RemoteSensingand GroundStationSystems. Today,EDISOFTsoperationalsystemsarea Portuguesepresencethroughouttheworld, highlightingtheCompanyscommitmenttothe internationalisationeffortandtoinnovation andentrepreneurship.
systemsintegration.Throughouttheyears, EDISOFThasaccumulatedskillsandexpertise in: EmbeddedRealTimeSystems; SatelliteNavigationSystems; RemoteSensing; GroundSegmentSystems; CommandandControlSystems; SystemsIntegrationandAcceptance; IntegratedInformationSystems; SpatialDataInfrastructure; StrategicCollectiveSecuritySystems.

Since1994,EDISOFThasearnedasolid reputationintheSpaceindustry,providing expertiseinthedevelopmentofengineering solutionsforSatelliteNavigation,Remote Sensing,EmbeddedSystemsandGround Segment.
Satellite Navigation
EDISOFTisinvolved,sincethebeginning,inthe developmentoftheEuropeanGNSSstrategy. EDISOFTparticipatedintheearlyECGALA studyandwasthefirstPortuguesecompany joiningtheEGNOSprojectand,afterwards,the GALILEOprogram,fromtheGalileoPhaseB2up totodaysactivities.EDISOFTdevelopedits GNSSactivitiesbothinconnectionwithGNSS infrastructureandwithGNSSapplications. Basedupontheabovementionedexperience, EDISOFThasdevelopedspecificskillsand products,includingMonitoring&Control (M&C)andReliability,Availability, MaintainabilityandSafety(RAMS).
Fields of Expertise
Fromthebeginningofitsactivity,EDISOFThas reachedawiderecognitioninsoftware development,maintenanceandupgradingin areasassensitiveasrealtimeinformation SpaceSystems,emergencynetworksand
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Remote Sensing
EDISOFTselectedEarthObservationtobeone ofitsnicheareasofexcellence.Currently, EDISOFTholdsresponsibilitiesintheexisting twoEarthObservationInfrastructuresin Portugal: EUMETSAT/IMLSASAF,LandSurfaceAnalysis SatelliteApplicationFacilityinwhichEDISOFT holdstheprojectsengineeringresponsibility; EDISOFTsEarthObservationSantaMaria StationinwhichEDISOFTholdsfull responsibility. TheSantaMariaStationaccompaniesdaily(day andnight)thetrajectoriesofseveralremote observationsatellites,collectingdataforship detection,oilspillsmonitoringandother operationalservices. Theservicesofmaritimemonitoringand surveillanceprovidedbytheEOSantaMaria StationalreadysupporttheCleanSeaNet project,managedbytheEuropeanMaritime SafetyAgency(EMSA)andtheMARISS (MaritimeSecurityService)project,thislatter partoftheGMESprogram. Participatinginprojectsframedwithinthe GMESprogram,EDISOFTassumesthe responsibilityofpositioningPortugalwitha globalmarketofferofsatellitedataconcerning theEarthsbiosphere.
qualification,evolutiveRTEMSqualification, Middlewarequalification); EDISOFTRTEMSToolstheTimelineTool, RTEMSInstallationandConfigurationTool, RTEMSApplicationConfigurationTool. EDISOFTsRTEMSTailoredVersionis consideredtobeveryclosetoachievingthe TechnologyReadinessLevelofaBuildingBlock (TRLLevel6ProductRelease)forthesatellite onboardsoftware.
Ground Segment
TheSantaMariagroundstationisadual missionstation,ESATrackingStationand EDISOFTEarthObservationStation. SantaMariasLaunchersTrackingstationisthe firststationoftheEuropeanSpaceAgency (ESA)inPortugueseTerritoryandthefirstof ESAfortrackinglaunchers.Themanagement andoperationoftheSantaMariaStationis EDISOFTsresponsibility,leadingaconsortium withtheregionalcompaniesGlobalEdaand Segma. Inthelastyear,EDISOFTinvestedinexpanding theStationscapacity,toreceiveEOSARimages fromEnvisatandRadarsat1,thusenablingthe Stationtocombinetwomissions:launchers trackingandEarthObservation,anew capabilitythatallowsEDISOFTtocomplement itsofferintheareaofRemoteSensingwith applicabilityindifferentareas,includingOcean Monitoring.
Embedded Systems
ForESA,EDISOFThasdevelopedtheRTEMS SupportandMaintenanceCentre (http://rtemscentre.edisoft.pt).EDISOFTs RTEMSportfolioiscomprisedof: EDISOFTRTEMSTailoredVersionSource CodeandthefulldocumentationofRTEMS Tailored; EDISOFTRTEMSTestSuite; RTEMSTechnicalSupportHelpdesk,Remote andLocalConsulting,Development(Delta
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EFACECEngenhariaeSistemas,S.A. http://www.efacec.com/ PedroSilva pedro.silva@efacec.com +351229402000
Description
Withahistoryofmorethan100years,the EFACECGrouphaditsoriginin"AModerna",a companyestablishedin1905. ThenameEFACECappearedonlyin1962andis nowthelargestPortugueseGroupinthe electricityfield;EFACECemploysabove4000 peopleallovertheworldandhasaturnoverof above1000millionEuros;itisestablishedin morethan50countriesandexportsalmost 75%ofitsproduction.
Fields of Expertise
TheportfolioofEFACECbusinessactivitiesis: EnergySolutions Transformers HighandMediumVoltageSwitchgear Service EngineeringsolutionsandServices Engineering Automation Maintenance Environment Renewable TransportandLogistics Transport Logistics
TheseactivitiesarebasedonaSystems IntegratingContractorphilosophythatcovers thepresentneedsofthemarketandturnsthe differentGroupcapabilitiesprofitable. EFACEC'sstrategy,focusingonInternational market,aswellasimportantinvestmentsmade inInnovationandNewTechnologies Development,backedbytheresourcesof EFACECtraditionaltechnologyledtheGroupto apositionattheforefrontofthePortuguese Industryandoverseasmarkets. TheactivityofEFACECintheSPACEfieldis includedintheTransportsandLogistics businessactivitiesandwaselectedbyEFACEC duetotheexpertisethatbringstothe organization,thedemandingtechnical requirementsandtheimageofcompetence thatbringstothecompany.Thisactivityfocus onINSTRUMENTSFORSPACE,meaningthe followingexpertise: Electronicsdesign: o Projectuponspecificationoridea o Digitalandanaloguesimulation o Breadboardingwithindustrialand militarycomponents o Testusinguptodatelaboratory o QualificationtoECSSstandards o PrintedCircuitBoardsdesign Structuraldesign: o Projectuponspecificationoridea o MechanicalDrawings o FEMsimulationandanalysis o Prototyping o Qualification Thermaldesign: o Projectuponspecificationoridea o TMMsimulationandanalysis o Qualification Radiationdesign: o SectorialanalysisTIDandTNID SystemDesignandIntegration:
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o Systemdesign o Manufacturingusingclass100000 cleanroom o Electrical,functionalandEMC qualification Specializedprocurementfor: o Breadboarding,engineeringmodels andflightmodels o Mechanicalparts o EEE GroundSupportEquipment: o Electronicstestequipment o Mechanicalsupportfortransport andhandling
CTTB

InlinewiththeSpaceapproachselected,the projectsdevelopedsofararesummarizedin:
Isacomputerizedequipmentabletohostupto threeexperimentboardssized200mmx 110mmandanexternalpayloadfeedingand monitoringtheirvoltagesandcurrentsand communicatewiththemusingtheI2Cprotocol CTTBispoweredbythespacecraft100Vbus andcommunicateswiththespacecraftOn BoardComputerthroughtheMILSTD1553 communicationsbus.
MFS and BERM
EuTEMP
Isatemperaturerecordingunitinstalledinthe InternationalSpaceStation.Ontheexternal platformofCOLUMBUS,EuTEMP autonomouslyrecordedsuccessfullythe temperatureofthevariousEuTEFexperiments downloadingitsdatathroughtheMILSTD 1553communicationsbus.
Areradiationmonitors.Theyaredesignedto detect,measuretheenergyandcount energeticparticles.Electronsfrom300keVto 7MeV,Protonsfrom1MeVto200MeVand otherheavierionsupto400MeVpernucleon areintherangeoftheseinstrumentsdetection. MFSisinstalledtogetherwithCTTBonthe AlphasatTDP8andBERMmakespartofthe BepiColombomissiontotheplanetMercury. Theywillallowthescientisttounderstand betterthespaceenvironment.
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Fields of Expertise
EvoleoTechnologies,Lda http://www.evoleotech.com RodolfoMartins rodolfo.martins@evoleotech.com +351229424327
Description
EVOLEOwascreatedonJanuary16th,2007, investinginskillsrelatedtothedesignof criticalandhighlycomplexelectronicsystems. EVOLEOembracesfourareasofactivity:Space, Transportation,EnergyandHealth. EVOLEOisbasedonevolution,innovationand constantcustomerorientedlearning.Weseek toknowwhatthecustomerswants,suggest improvementsandbeveryflexibleforhigher effectivenessandefficiency. EVOLEOholdsaskilledmultidisciplinary engineeringteamseekingandpromoting partnershipsandnetworkingbetweencenters ofknowledgeandindustryplayers.We stronglycooperate,amongothers,with EFACEC,ESA,R&DgroupsfromPortoand Aveiro,eitherUniversityorPolytechnic. EVOLEOTechnologiesmissionistoprovide highendanddifferentiatedelectronic engineeringsolutions,seekingcontinuous improvement,flexibility,qualityandcustomer orientedinnovation.Weaiminternational recognitionasatechnologicalcompanyfor leveragingpartnerships,addedvalue enhancementandsustainablegrowth.
OnBoardDataSystems PayloadDataProcessing,OnBoardData Management,Microelectronicsfordigital andanalogueapplications SpaceSystemSoftware SpaceSegmentSoftware,GroundSegment Software,GroundDataProcessing SpacecraftElectricalPower Powerconditioninganddistribution SystemDesign&verification CollaborativeandConcurrentEngineering, SystemAnalysisandDesign,Verification& AIT Quality,DependabilityandSafety SystemDependabilityandSafety

EVOLEOprovidesengineeringservicescovering awiderangeofneedsintheelectronicsdesign, embeddedandsystemsengineering.
Services
DesignandImplementationofAnalogue HW Project,CAD,WCA,PSA,FMEA/FMECA. DesignandImplementationofDigitalHW Project,CAD,FPGA,C/P832bit(simple andmulticoreoverFPGA),VHDLandC. SWImplementationforEmbedded Systems Realtimeoperatingsystems,NILabView platform,WindowsorLinuxenvironment. Instrumentation,AutomationandControl PLCs,NationalInstrumentstechnology SystemsEngineering Supporttosystemsintegration&validation
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QualityandDevelopmentProcess SupporttoESAECSSstandards
Projects
ProjectALPHASATTDP8forESA TDP8iscomposedof2unitsCTTBandMFS, aimingtoevaluateelectroniccomponentsin harshspaceconditionsandtorecordthe radiationlevelsobserved.Incollaborationwith Efacec,theTDP8payloadrequiredthedesign andintegrationofflightHW,SWandTesting. EVOLEOcontributeddeeplytothedesignof theOnboardSoftware,EGSEsystem,system engineeringandseveralflightboards(DIF, MTB,PDUandBackplane),aswellassupport tootherpartnersontheirownexperiments. TDP8OnBoardSoftware TheSWdevelopedoverRTEMSmanagesthe Spacecraftcommunicationsvia1553B,TDP8 subsystemscontrol,HousekeepingandScience datacollection,InternalPowerdistribution control,internaltimesynchronismandFDIR.It alsocontrolstheexperimentsscheduling. TDP8ElectricalGroundSupportEquip.(EGSE) TheEGSEisusedthroughoutallphasesof projectdevelopment,fromindividualtestcards uptointegrationonthesatellite.Basedona NationalInstrumentsplatform,itallowedmajor savingsincostandtime.Mainfeaturesinclude monitoringandsimulationofcommunications (1553,422),GUIandautomatedprocedures.
TDP8DataInterfaceBoard(DIFControlUnit) ThecustomizableDIFboardwithAeroflex GaislerLEON3FTprocessorsupportingseveral RTOS,lowpower,onboardmemoryand severaldigitalandanalogueI/Ocapabilitiesis ideallysuitedforspaceandotherHighRel applications,suchasinstrument,payloadand spacecraftcontrolapplications.
TDP8PowerDistributionUnitBoard(PDU) PDUdistributesthesecondarypowertothe TDP8units.HoldingON/OFFcapabilityofeach peripherals,LCL(LatchingCurrentLimiter) circuits,andLoadscurrentmonitoring.PDUisa veryflexibleunitforotherpayloadspower conditioning,protectionanddistribution. TDP8MemoryTestBoard(MTB) MTBisanexperimentboardtestingmemories. ItcontainsbanksofSELandSEUmonitorsand Flashdemonstrators.Besidesthescientific component,itprovidescurrentlimiterandSEL eventsprotectionperDUT,buscontention preventionandVHDLcodeinterfacingtheOn boardSW.MTBcanbeadaptedtoother payloadswithdifferentmemoryunits. ProjectAEEFCTTBInFlightDataAnalysis ThisSWprojectallowsInflightdatacollected fromexperimentswithinTDP8,tobeusedon groundtestprotocolsvalidationand performancepredictionmodelsfornew components.Italsoprovidesinflight evaluationofcomponentsforfuturemissions.
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FiberSensingSistemasAvanadosde Monitorizao,S.A. http://www.fibersensing.com SilviaAbad silvia.abad@fibersensing.com +351229613010
hotnitrogenandhotacidstripping acrylateandpolyimiderecoating fiberopticconnectorization climaticchamber mechanicaltestingmachinewiththermal chamber vibrationtestsystems controlledenvironmentroomsforoptical sensormanufacturingandtest dedicatedroomsforoptelectronicand electronicboardsmanufacturingandtest
Description
FiberSensingSistemasAvanadosde Monitorizao,S.A.,isaspinoffcompanyfrom INESCPortodevotedtothedevelopmentof opticalfiberBragggrating(FBG)basedsensor systemsforadvancedmonitoringapplications. Itdevelops,commercializesandsupports products(sensors,measurementunitsand softwarepackages)andservices(complete solutions)forinstrumentation,beingthemain marketstheonesofstructuralhealth monitoringincivilandgeotechnical engineering,andenergyproductionand distribution.Thecompany,supportedby competencesgoingfromfiberoptictechnology tooptoelectronics,digitalelectronicsand instrumentation,offerstechnologically advancedsolutionswhileensuringinnovation, qualityandreliabilityinauserfriendlyway.
FiberSensingengineeringteamisabletoadvise anddrawupprojectanalysesinclose cooperationwithcostumers.Thegoalisto assessthemonitoringneedsofastructureand subsequentinteractionwiththeproject designer,constructioncompanyand infrastructureowner.Companysengineers developthenanappropriatetailormade integratedsystembasedonofftheshelf FiberSensingproducts.

FiberSensingmanufacturescomplete monitoringsystemsforindustrialapplications.
Temperature Mapping in HV Power Transformers

Realtimetemperaturemappingsystemfor powertransformers.Thesystemenableshot spotmonitoringupto400kV,providingatool forconformityassessment.Thesystemalso enablesoverloadingrealtimecontrol.
Fields of Expertise
FiberSensingisequippedwithstateoftheart toolsinwhatconcernsfiberoptic, optoelectronicsandelectronicstechnologies: FBGautomatedmanufacturingworkstation fiberoptichydrogenloadinghighpressure chamber
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Main Aerospace Projects

FiberSensingisinvolvedindifferent developmentprojectsinAerospacebothwith ESA,EuropeanUnionandCustomers.
Temperature Mapping in Overhead Power Lines

Realtimetemperaturemappingofconductors foroptimizationofenergydistribution networks.Thesystemenablessagcontrolin highvoltageoverheadpowerlines.The completesolutionsupportstenthsof measuringpointsoverlongdistances.
Temperature and Vibration Mapping in High Power Generators

Realtimetemperatureandvibrationmapping systemsforhighpowergenerators.Thesystem enablesconditionmonitoringoflargescale generators.Thesystemalsoenablesvibration andthermalanalysisandalarmgeneration.
ESAPhotonicsTechnologies(NGL/FSACS CON0011)Avionics ESAITT4940FiberOpticSensing SubsystemforSpacecraftHealth MonitoringinTelecommunicationSatelites InFlightFOS(FP7CleanSky255768) ImprovedReliabilityandIntegrationofFBG SystemsforInflightApplications RemFOS(FP7CleanSky255820)Design, ManufacturingandReliabilityEvaluationof EmbeddedSensors SpaceFBG(FP7CleanSky255789)Design &ValidationofFOBGforSHMApplication Developmentofatemperaturemonitoring systemforthermalvacuumtesting(Thales AleniaSpace,France) Systemforstressmonitoringincomposite fueltanks(Airbus,France)
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playersintheSpacemarket,inparticularthe largesatelliteintegrators.
GMVISSKYSOFT,S.A. http://www.gmv.com.pt JosFreitas jose.freitas@gmv.com +351213829366
Fields of Expertise
Alongwithacquiredtechnicalknowledgefrom numerousspacecontracts,GMVSKYSOFTisa seasonedprimebidderforspecifictechnology developmentshavingshowntheabilitytolead consortiaonchallengingandtechnically complexprogrammes,aswellassupport satelliteintegratorsonalongtermbasis.
Description
GMVSKYSOFTwasestablishedasaprivate Portuguesecompanyin1998focusingon advancedtechnologicalsolutionsforthe aeronauticsandICTmarketsandthenshortly initiatingitsfirstspacerelatedactivities,even beforetheaccessionofPortugaltothe EuropeanSpaceAgency.Thecompanysspace activitieshavegrownsincethatdate,tothe pointwhereGMVisthePortugueseentitywith highestbusinessvolumewithESA,andhaving securedkeycontractsinEuropeaninstitutions includingEUMETSAT,EMSA,EDA,Eurocontrol andtheEuropeanCommission. In2005,thewellknownGMVGroupacquireda majoritystakeinGMVSKYSOFTfromits previousshareholdersandtodayGMVSKYSOFT isafullyownedsubsidiaryoftheGMVGroup. Asof2011,GMVSKYSOFThasstaffcountof near90personswithasolidtechnological background,outofaround1000inthewhole GMVGroup.GMVSKYSOFTsstrategyinthe spacemarketistoidentifyandsecureniche marketsatellitetechnologypositionsthatare sustainableonalongtermperspective.We looktoprovidelastingrelationshipswithour customers,whichnownotonlyinclude Europeaninstitutionsbutsomeofthemain
Technology Competences
ThekeytechnicalknowhowofGMVSKYSOFT maybesummarizedasbelow: Groundsegmentengineeringand developmentforGNSS,ScientificandEO missions(includingPDGS). EGSEandSatelliteReferenceDatabases. GNSSsystemlevelstudies,simulationsand testtools,andsoftwarereceivers. Onboardsoftware,includingautomated toolsandadvancedmethodologies. ApplicationandservicesusingSpace Technology:EO,GNSSandTelecoms. Satellitecommunicationssystemsuser segment,satellitenetworking,DVBRCS.
Services and Support

Somekeyhighlightsincludebeingakeyground segmentsoftwaresupplierfortheGalileoIOV programme,supportingThalesAleniaSpaceon theHerschel/PlanckandSentinel3missions, andbeingselectedbyESAandAstriumasa
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supplierfortheGAIAEGSEandtosupportthe Sentinel2InstrumentAITcampaign.
Earth Observation Applications and Services

ReferenceplayerinGMESInitiativeand contributortoGEO:FP7:MYWATER, SAFER,GMOSAIC,NEREIDS.GSE:MARISS, MARCOAST,PROMOTE. IntegrationofEOservicesintooperational systems EUMETSATLandSAFSWengineering.
Ground Segment
GalileoIOVOSPF/IPFRTMCSW,OSPF/IPF AIVPPlatform,MDDNMNENetworking Software,FlightDynamicsTools. SupplyoftheIASIlevel2Instrument ProcessingFacilityoftheEUMETSATEPS. ENVISATOperationalTools:MERISAT. ESRINFC:AVHRRandSeaWiFSAcquisition andProcessingSystemUpgrade. EGNOSDALCCOTScomponentsforG/S. ESOCGFC8/EFC1Eng.FrameContracts.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems

GNSSreceivers,platformsandtoolbox: EAGUR,NUSAR,GSRLab&DNURS. Techstudies:ADVENT,MASSTRA. DINGPOS:IndoorGNSSPositioning. EGEPProgramstudies,includingAtomic Clocksandtestsbeds. GNSSApplications:ARMAS,GUTD,AGILE, MARUSE,ADVANTIS,Helicity,Angelica, GINA,SWIRLS.
Space Systems and Engineering for Scientific / Exploration Missions

GAIACentralCheckoutSystem(EGSE). Sentinel2:EGSECCSandAITsupport. Herschel/Planck,Sentinel3andTRP contractsforSatelliteReferenceDatabases. AURORAAvionicsReferenceArchitecture. NLPSolverforSpaceTrajectoryOpt. ESTEC&ESACScientificFrameContracts.
Satellite Communications
SaNTATCPacceleratorforsatelliteD/L. IRIS/SDLS/AVISAT&ANTARESESA AeronauticalsatcomsystemforSESAR. PRODATupgradeofthegroundsegment oftheESAsatellitemessagingsystem. DevelopmentofDVBRCSsatellitetestbed. DECISIONDeploymentofsatcomservices forcivilprotectioninternationalagencies. SINUE:SatellitecommunicationsforUAVs.
OBSW, SW Tools and Methodologies

IntegratedSpaceModularAvionics. AIR(TSP/IMA)OperatingEnvironment. AMOBAARINC653hostsimulator. MOBAREValidationofDependability/Safety CriticalSWwithModelBasedReqs. AutoTestGenerationforFlight/GroundSW. DIANA/SCARLETTAdvancedAvionics.
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HPSHighPerformanceStructuresLda http://www.hpslda.pt PedroPortela info@hpslda.pt +351229578718
Description
HPSPortugalwasestablishedin2007asajoint venturebetweentheGermanSMEHPSGmbH andthePortugueseR&DinstituteINEGIin Porto.HPSLdaislocatedinPorto,inthe campusoftheSchoolofEngineeringwith accesstoa10000classcleanroom,large assemblyhallandcompletethermomechanical testfacilitiesincludingthermalvacuum. Sinceitsfoundationin2007,HPSLdahasbeen activeintheareasofthermalprotection systems,hotstructuresandlightweight structuresthrougheitherESATRPstudiesor industrialprojectswithitsEuropeanpartners.
HPSLdahasestablishedanMLImanufacturing facilitythatcanmanufactureblanketsupto4 meterslongbutalsosmallblanketsfor scientificexperimentsandpayloads.

HPSLdacoreproductsandservicesmaybe categorizedinthreedifferentvectors.
Technology Development and Project Management

HPSLdaactsasprimecontractorforESA technologydevelopmentprojectsmanaging usuallyamultidisciplinaryteamof45 subcontractorsintheareasofhotstructures andcompositestructuresandmaterials. Currently,HPSLdaismanagingtwoTRPstudies withmorethan10subcontractorsinatotal projectsvalueof900000.
Fields of Expertise
HPSLdahasspecializednotonlyinthe provisionofengineeringservicessuchas projectmanagement,designandanalysis, assemblyandintegrationandtestingbutalso producingflighthardwaresuchasmultilayer insulations(MLI),mechanicalgroundsupport equipment(MGSE)andfeedsfor telecommunicationsatellites.
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Design and Manufacturing of Thermal Blankets, MGSE and Feeds

HPSLdadesignandmanufacturesthermal blankets(MLI)forsatellitesanditspayloads.In a10000classcleanroomHPScandeliver blanketsupto4meterslongmadeofusualMLI materialssuchasMylarandKapton. HPSLdahassuppliedEfacecwiththethermal blanketsthatprotecttheTDP8experimentto flyonAlphasatin2012andwillalsosupplythe MaxPlanckInstituteinGermanywithblankets fortheeROSITAxRaytelescope.
Specialized Thermo-Mechanical Testing

HPSLdaprovidesalsothepreparationand executionofspecializedthermomechanical testsonspaceproducts.Thesetestsareusually nonstandardandrequirethedesignand preparationofcustomtestplans,testsetups andtestprocedures. HPSLdahasaccesstomechanicaltestfacilities (testmachinesandtechnicians),thermaltest facilities(severalthermalchambersandone thermalvacuumchamber)andacoustictest facilities.
HPSLdaalsodesignsandmanufacturesMGSE suchastransportcontainersandliftingdevices. Theoneshownbelowwasusedtotransporta completesatellitetelecommunicationantenna system.
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IndraSistemasPortugal,S.A http://www.indracompany.com HelderAlves halves@indracompany.com +351214724600
processes.Thisofferisstructuredintotwo primarysegments:SolutionsandServices. Ingeneral,Indrasolutionsservethecoreofthe businessoperationofourclients,andrequire asanessentialcapabilitytheintegrationof systems,i.e.thedesign,configuration, development,andimplementationofcomplete components,applications,andITsystems, featuringourownandthirdpartyproducts.
Fields of Expertise
IndrafieldsofexpertiseontheSpaceMarket are: SatelliteCommunications Satellitecontrol o Satellitecontrolcentres o Applicationsforsatellitecontrol Navigationandpositioning o Referencestationsandmonitoring andarchivingcentres. o Navigationsystemsengineering. o Positioningapplications Integratedlogisticsupport
Description
IndraisaleadingITmultinationalinEuropeand LatinAmerica.Itisrankedasthesecond Europeancompanyinitssectoraccordingto stockmarketcapitalisation,andasoneofthe companieswith500MinvestmentinR&Dover thelast3years.In2010,revenuesreached 2,513M,ofwhich33McamefromIndra Portugal.Thecompanyemploysmorethan 30,000professionals,390oftheminIndra Portugal. Indraisorganisedaroundsixverticalmarkets: Security,DefenceandSpace;Transportand Traffic;EnergyandIndustry;Telecomand Media;FinanceandInsuranceandPublic AdministrationandHealthcare.Overtheyears wehavegainedcomprehensiveinsightinto eachbusinessandcraftedsolidrelationships withcustomers.Thisknowledge,coupledwith latestgenerationtechnology,allowsIndrato createuniqueinhousesolutionsandservices foreachmarketsegment. Indraprovidesitsclientswithanofferthatis bothcompleteandofvaluewhichrangesfrom systemsandapplicationsintegrationand projectdevelopmenttoconsultancyand outsourcingofITsystemsandbusiness
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IndraPortugalismostlyworkinginSatellite ControlandNavigationsystemsofwhichthe twofollowingprojectsareexamples:
ULS Shelter
Productionofa20feetISOcompliant CompositeTelecommunicationsShelter capableofbeingdeployedinturnkey conditionsinanypartoftheworldeitherbe theNorthPoleortheSaharadesertinthe samebaselineconfiguration.
ULS C-Band Antenna

Productionofthecomplete,Indradesigned, 3,5mCBandAntenna,thatwillensurethe constantuplinkoftheMissiondatatotheon orbitGalileoSatellites. Theantennaswillbedeployedinthemost criticalandequipmentharshenvironments (northpoleandequatorialcountries)andwill havealifetimeof20years.
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InstitutodeSoldaduraeQualidade http://www.isq.pt PauloChaves pachaves@isq.pt +351214229438
suchasThalesAleniaSpace,SnecmaPropulsion Solide,ESA/ESTECandOGMA,amongothers. AsmembersoftheGIEESQS,ISQisprovidingat theEuropeanSpaceCenterFrenchGuyana,in apermanentbasissince2003,technical inspectionsforCNESandArianespace,to Arianeandnow,aswell,Soyuz. Someotherhighqualifiedinternational referenceclientsareCERN,ITERandthe EuropeanSouthernObservatory.
Fields of Expertise Description

ISQInstitutodeSoldaduraeQualidadeisa privateentity,establishedin1965,withagroup turnover,in2010,of92M(40%overseas)a staffof1300,withapermanentpresencein9 countries.SomeofISQareasofexpertiseare Laboratories,MaterialsandMechanical behaviour,ElectricalEngineering,Quality CertificationandTechnicalInspections,and ResearchandDevelopment.
Materials&CoatingsBehavior Thermodynamics&Reliability Maintenance&Inspections NonDestructiveTesting&SHM Instrumentation&Electronics Metrology SustainableDevelopment Health&Safety Research&Development Training
ISQhasinvested,inthelasttenyears,more than55MinR&Dprojects,nationalandinthe differentECFrameworks,includingaerospace inpartnershipwithdifferentorganisationssuch asEADS,RollsRoyce,MTU,NASA,Agusta WestlandandAirbus,amongothers. ThehighleveloftestingcapacityofISQgroup ofcertifiedlabs,offeralargerangeoftechnical expertiseinspaceandaeronautics,toclients
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PerformanceoftestsfortheCharacterisation andthermomechanicalrobustness justificationofanimprovedCMCnozzle extension(withSAFRANforESA).

PerformanceoftestsfortheCriticalDesign ReviewoftheIXVVehicle(forSAFRAN)Test campaignincludingthermomechanical, dynamic,permeability,ventingandsneakflow testsonattachmentpartsandonsubscale composite(CMC)parts.
ServicesintheareaoftheQuality,Safetyand EnvironmentattheCSGKourou(asESQSfor CNESandARIANESPACE).
ServicesintheareaofIndustrialSafetyand QualityAssurancefortheconstructionofa KineticShockTubeforRadiationDatabasefor PlanetaryEntry(withISTforESA).
PerformanceoftestsforaVersatileThermal InsulationTestsforaCryogenicUpperStage (forTASI)Testcampaignincludingthermo mechanicalanddynamictestswithsineand randomloadsonVTIsandwichpanels
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KEMETElectronicsPortugal,SA http://www.kemet.com CristinaMotaCaetano cristinacaetano@kemet.com +351266759600
ElectronicsPortugal,SA.Inthesameyearthe newpolymercounterelectrodetechnologywas introducedinmassproduction. BasedonKEMETCorporationstrategicdecision, in2009,KEMETElectronicsPortugalSA,started tobethefootprintbaselineforthe Military/SpaceandMedicalsegmentsgrowsin Europe.Newproductsqualificationprocesses werekickoffandareunderexecutionadding toTelecomandAutomotiveanextended Portfolio.
Description Fields of Expertise

KEMETElectronicsPortugal,SAisa100% subsidiarycompanyfromtheUSCompany KEMETCorporation,whichwasofficially formedin12thFebruary1997.Thecompany producesTantalumCapacitorsSurface MountedDeviceswithMnO2andPolymer counterelectrodes.
Capacitorsarefundamentalcomponentsthat store,filter,andregulateelectricalenergyand currentflow.Theyarefoundinallelectronic applicationsandproductsusedtoday, includingthoseinthecomputer, telecommunication,automotive,militaryand aerospace,medical,industrial/instrumentation (includinglighting),andconsumermarket segments. "HighReliability"versionsofKEMET Corporationcapacitorswereusedinevery importantmilitaryandaerospaceeffortfrom thefirstTelstartoViking,theApollomoon landing,thePatriotmissile,andtheMirand InternationalSpaceStations.
Historicaltheplantislocatedinvora,southof Portugalandhadtheofficialopeningat4th September1998.Until1stOctober1999was denominatedasSiemensMatsushitaandwas incontinuousscaleupwith4completelinesof standardMnO2counterelectroderampingup. ThedenominationchangedtoEPCOSin1999 withanextensioninplace,addingmore2 productionlines. InApril2006KEMETCorporationacquired EPCOSTantalumBusinessDivisionandthe denominationchangetotheactualKEMET
Theproductlinesincludetheworld'smost completesurfacemountandthroughhole capacitortechnologiesacrosstantalum,
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ceramic,aluminum(organicandelectrolytic), filmandpaperdielectrics. Thecompanymarketsforcapacitorscoversa largeanddiversegroupoforiginalequipment manufacturers(OEMs),electronics manufacturingservices(EMS)providers,and electronicsdistributorsaroundtheworld. Productionismeasuredinthebillionsofpieces peryear.
ForKEMETElectronicsPortugalSAthemain areaofexpertise,withintheTantalumSMD, hasbeenthetelecomandautomotive segments,includingallthesafetyapplications as:ABS,AirBagandTransmissioncontrols amongothers.
designsbecauseoftheirvolumetricefficiency, basicreliabilityandprocesscompatibility. Thesteadystateanddynamicreliabilityofa tantalumcapacitorareinfluencedbyseveral factorsunderthecontrolofthecircuitdesign engineer.Thesefactorsarevoltagederating, ripplecurrentandvoltageconditions, maximumoperatingtemperatureandcircuit impedance.Itisalsoofinterestthatbecauseof thesolidnatureofthetantalumcapacitors construction,thereisnoknownwearout mechanismbydrying. TheelectricalcharacteristicsofaTantalum capacitoraredeterminedbyitsstructure: capacitance,leakagecurrent,impedance/ESR anddissipationfactor.Thosecharacteristics areverydependentonthecapacitorsdesigns andmaterials.

Solid Tantalum SMD Capacitors
OneofthemainKEMETsproductsisthesolid tantalumcapacitorsthataremanufacturesall overtheworldwithdifferenttechnologies.At thismoment,KEMETsvoraplantprovides twoofthem:MnO2andConductivePolymer cathodes. Surfacemounttechnologytantalumcapacitors areincreasinglybeingusedinnewcircuit
AspartofKEMETstrategythevoraplantis developing/executingprojectstostartmass productionofhighreliablesolidtantalum capacitorswithMnO2technologyforMilitary andAerospaceindustries,includingthe EuropeanSpaceAgency.
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Logica http://www.logica.pt TiagoPedro tiago.pedro@logica.com +351210018000
Theservicesportfolioisaggregatedinthree coreservicelines,beingtheentireLogica group,bothgloballyandlocallyorganisedalong theselines. BusinessProcessOutsourcing, ApplicationManagement,includingERP servicesandtesting, InfrastructureManagement.
Description
LogicaPortugalwasformedfromthegroup Edinfor,establishedin1991.Withmorethan 1000employeesinPortugalandSpainhas officesinLisbon,PortoandMadrid.Withabase ofmorethan200customers,itisoneofthetop 3ITserviceplayersinPortugal. Itsglobalsolutionportfolioincludesthe provisionofservicesinareasoftechnology consulting,systemsintegrationandoutsourcing forclientsacrossvariousindustriesincluding financial,telecommunications,energy& utilities,industry,distributionandalsopublic sector. LogicaprovidesawidesupplyofITservices, outsourcingandbusinesssolutionsto organizationshelpingthemachievinghigher levelsofperformance.
Software Development
LogicaPortugalhasalongandprovenrecordof projectdeliveryincludingcomplexprojectsin businesscriticalsystemsinkeymarketsectors: Energy,Telecommunications,PublicSectorand Transportation.Ourexpertiseisrecognizedby thecostumersandpeers,including distinguishedtechnologyareasthatrangefrom WebApplications,SystemsIntegration,ERPto GISandTesting.
Maintenance and Operations

Attheserviceandmanagementinfrastructure level,Logicahasthefullrangeofintegrated servicesthatincludesalltheinfrastructure functionsfromNetworkAccesstoDesktop ManagementandRemoteSupport: ManagementoftheITOutsourcingContractof PortugalsEnergyGroup(Energiasde PortugalEDP); 16yearsofleadershipintheutilitiesmarket, with65%marketsharewithUBS;
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Logicasserviceandinfrastructure managementisbasedontheBestPractices includingITIL(ITInfrastructureLibrary).Weare inaprivilegedpositiontohelptheEuropean SpaceAgencyinimprovingtheirspacemission relatedservicesoperationsbybringingthe managedserviceexpertiseandexperiencein otherindustries.Byincreasingefficiency, repeatability,bestpracticesinbusiness processes,wewillhelpbringingspacetolife withourlegacy.
adaptivecommunicationnetworks)and systemsspeciallydesignedtometer,collect andhandleavastrangeofpower measurementsandgridqualitydata.When integratedwithbusinessandtechnicalsystems, theAMIplatformisoneofthemain cornerstonesfortheSmartGrid.
Supply of Personnel
LogicaPortugalslargestassetistheexpert personnelthatworkinthemostdiverseareas. Wecanofferexpertsinmanagedtesting,IT Security,GIS,projectmanagement,software developmentandsystemsintegration.Logicais alsoexperiencedinworkingwithmixedand internationalteamsofdifferentsuppliers wherethepersonnelexpertiseandflexibilityis highlyregarded.
Consultancy and Special Services

LogicaPortugalputsknowledgeandinnovation inaspecialplace.Wetakethisseriouslyand keepworkingcloselywithsomeuniversities andtheinternationalacademia.Wework togetherinnovelconceptsthatthroughthe incubationofnewideas,wejointlyidentify innovativewaystouseavailabletechnologyor helpresearchtopushitsboundaries.Itisalso thisteamremitstodevelopprototypesand proofsofconcept,aswellasfurtherdeveloping thecorrespondingindustrialisedsolutionsand exploringnewbusinessmodels.Inparallel,we continuouslyevaluatetechnological,process, socialandorganizationaltrends. AnAdvancedMeteringInfrastructure(AMI) providestheperfectresponsetothesenew challenges.AnAMIsolutioncombinesmetering hardware(supportedbyreliabletwowayand
Vessel Traffic System

ExamplesofprojectsincludetheVTS(Vessel TrafficSystem)thatprovidesasystemfor helpingassessingtheintegrityofPortuguese territoryanditsnationalwaters,usingradar, AIS,voicecommunication,directionfinder, meteorologicalcapabilitiesandamicrowave datacommunicationnetwork.Thisisaimedto improvethequalityandcapabilityformaritime trafficmanagement,maritimesecurityand environmentalcontrolinthiswidearea.
GALILEO Service Centre Design Study

LogicaPortugalisalsocollaboratingwithESAin thedefinitionoftheGalileoServiceCentre Study.Togetherwithamultidisciplinaryteam, Logicasexcellenceishelpinginthedefinition ofthestringentrequirementsandarchitecture designofwhatwillbeakeycomponentofthe overallGalileoProgramme.
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LusoSpace http://www.lusospace.com IvoVieira ivieira@lusospace.com +351213974363
AOCS Attitude orbit and control systems

Themainproductofthisfieldisa magnetometerforLEO/MEOsatelliteswhich canbeusedforthenavigationofthesatellite.It hasbeendevelopedintheframeofanESA contractandqualifiedforAEOLUSmission. LusoSpaceisthemainEuropeanproviderof magnetometersandisbeginningtosellthis productoutsideofEurope.
Description
LusoSpaceisacompanyfoundedin2002with theaimtodevelop,produce,testandqualify spacehardware.Themainbreakthrough projectwastheproductionandqualificationof amagnetometerforsatellitenavigation. Nowadays,atotalof8magnetometershave beenproducedandother6arebeingproduced forthefollowingmissions: PROBA2 AEOLUS Sentinel1A; Sentinel3A; Sentinel1B Sentinel3B SEOSAT LusoSpacesmaincustomersareESA,Astrium Stevenage,AstriumToulouse,ThalesAlenia SpaceFranceCannes,ThalesAleniaItaly Rome,JenaOptronik,RUAGandSENER. LusoSpaceisfullycompliantwithESAStandards andisISO9001certified.Furthermore,the companyhasbeensuccessfullyauditedby AstriumandThalesforindustrialprocurement. LusoSpaceismemberofthePROESPAO,IST spinoffandCOTECPMEnetworkandof.
Optoelectronics
Ourcapabilitiesarefocusedoncustomoptical productsdevelopment.Themainactivityhas beenthepreliminarydevelopmentofaHead MountDisplayforastronauts,theOGSE (OpticalGroundSupportEquipment)forthe GAIAandSentinel3satellites,andthe developmentofaopticalcommunication terminalincollaborationwithRUAGZurich. Additionally,wehavebeensupportingAstrium intheThermalAnalysisofSentinel2 optoelectronicpayload.
MEMS micro electro mechanical systems

LusoSpaceisworkingwithESAonthe developmentofproceduresforevaluatingand qualifyingMEMSforthespacesector.Thisisa newmarketinthespacesectorexpectedto enablehightechmissionsthatarecurrently constrainedbymass,volumeorpower limitations.Thespacequalificationprocedure forthistechnologyisoftheutmostimportance sincetheyprovideapositiveresponsetothe demandingreliabilityofthespacemissions.
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Magnetometer
TheLusoSpacemagnetometerisonboard Proba2andAeolussatellitesfornavigation information.
ofMEMSreliabilityintheEuropeanspace sector.
GAIA OGSE
Workingassystemintegratorandoptical technologydeveloper,LusoSpacedeveloped theOGSEfortheGAIAsatelliteandthetesting systemwhichprojectsastarpatternoverthe telescopeCCDduringthevacuumtesting.
ThisisthefirsteverPortuguesehardwaretobe usedincriticalspaceapplications.
Head Mount Display

IntheframeofanESAproject,LusoSpace concludedthepreliminarydevelopmentofa HeadMountDisplayforastronauts.
Optical Communication for UAVS / Satellites

Themostrecentprojectincludesthe developmentanopticalcommunications terminalbetweenUAVsandsatellites.While Oerlikonistheprimecontractorofthesystem development,LusoSpaceisinchargeof developingthelaserterminal,akeytechnology forthischallengingcommunicationconcept.
Procedures for MEMS Qualification

Thesetofprocedureshavebeendeveloped withESAforthequalificationofallkindof MEMSforthespacesector.Theminiaturization ofhardwareenablesnewanddemanding scientificmissionsincreasingthepossibilityof newdiscoveries.LusoSpaceisattheforefront
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Novabase http://www.novabase.pt/en JooRafaelSilva info@novabase.pt +351213836300
Description
NovabaseistheleadingPortuguesecompanyin ITbusinesssolutions.Itsturnoverwas236 millionin2010,15%ofwhichoriginatedfrom outsideofPortugal.Ithasinvestedmorethan 10millioneurosinR&D.Novabasehas operatedin28countrieson5continentsand nowhasover2,500employees.Thecompany currentlyhasofficesinPortugal,Spain, Germany,France,theMiddleEastandAngola.
Thisscenarioisaprivilegedsphereofbusiness forNovabase,withemphasisonitshigh potentialforinternationalizationthroughthe applicationandongoingverticaldevelopment oftheexpertiseforwhichitisalreadyknown, particularlyinservicedesign,business intelligence,CRM,enterprisemanagementand customizeddevelopment. Similarly,thesecapacitiesareusedtoaddress theneedsofpublicandprivatecompaniesin theareaofcivilandmilitaryspaceandaviation. Novabaseworkswithitscustomerstodevelop solutionsformissionplanningandcontrol, simulationofsatellites,aircraftandUAV operations,togetherwithintegratedsolutions basedonfinegeoreferencingandrealtime satellitecommunicationsinvariousfieldsof application. KeyReferences:BOEING,EADS,EMBRAER,TAP, SATA,ANAAirports,NAV,OGMA,Portugal MinistryofDefence,ASTRIUM,INMARSAT,ESA, EUMETSAT
Fields of Expertise
Withaleadingpositioninrevenuegathering andprotectionsystemsaswellasIT infrastructures,emergingareassuchasITS (IntelligentTransportationSystems),customer centricairportmanagementandsustainability arealsoaddressed. Sincethesefactorsgreatlyimpacttheeconomy andcitizensqualityoflife,theintensive applicationofITtomobilitymanagement entailsgreatopportunitiesfordifferentiation throughinnovationandaddedvalue.

NovabaseprovidedconsultingservicesandIVV totheMissionControlSystemsandSimulators, andOnSiteAcceptanceTestingtothe followingsatellites:HERSCHEL&PLANCK, MARS&VENUSEXPRESS,LISAPATHFINDER, CRYOSAT,GOCEandAEOLUS
Virtu Product
Virtualizationtoolformanagementand configurationofapplicationsinvirtualized environments.Automatedtestingindistributed environmentsandmanagementofIT applicationsandinfrastructure.Configuration atapplicationlevelbasedonasimplepremise:
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eachapplication(orgroup)isadatablockthat canhaveaconfigurationassociatedandthat canbefullyparameterized.
SIMSAT
ConsultingservicestotheArchitecturalDesign phaseofESOCssimulatorporttotheLinux Platform.ParticipationintheFactory AcceptanceTestingandOnSiteAcceptance Phases.
SCOS-2000
ResponsibleforthevalidationofSCOS2000v.5. Emphasiswasgiventothevalidationofnew subsystems,namelyPARC2andFARC3. Involvementonthenewtestingframework designatedbyART4,toautomatethevalidation processofSCOS2000.
Mobile-Geo Product
GeographicInformationSystemsHighPrecision applicationsonenhancedmobileinterfacesfor personalandprofessionalpurposes(Eureka/ GalileoMasters).
Airbus Military
MissionPlanningFrameworkwhereNovabase isparticipatinginthiseffortinseveralstagesof thesoftwarelifecycle,suchasfunctionaland organicanalysis,developmentandtests, problemmanagementandtestresults reporting.
SESAR Project
NovabasedevelopedinMatlabandSimulinka modelofanairportnetwork,simulatingeach airportasanodeconnectedtoothersviaair routes,withtheobjectiveofunderstandingthe behaviorofthenetworkbasedonchanging demands.
SSVT Project
3DImmersivesystem,appliedtospaceby usageofemergingremotedevicestooperate Monitor&ControlSystems,andsupportthe spacecraftdesign.
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OMNIDEA,Lda http://www.omnidea.net Pardal,Tiago info@omnidea.net +351211913169
Description
Foundedin2003andincubatedinESAsESTEC until2005,OmnideaisaninnovativeSME performingR&Dinpioneeringenergyconcepts andprocesses,andlicensingtheresultingIPRfor useinproductswithworldwideapplication. OurR&DembraceshightechconceptsforSpace applicationsaswellasaffordabletechnologies forterrestrialdailyuse.Thestrategyforgrowth focusesontechnologyownershipandtailor madesolutionsinSpacepropulsion,terrestrial mobilityandenergyproduction. Tomatchtheseambitions,ourresearchteam withvariedbackgroundsiscomprisedmainlyof mechanicalengineerswithsomeelectronic engineersandchemists,allworkingtosolvethe complexproblemsofaerospacetechnology; Omnideaexportsover90%ofitsturnoverand hasascustomers,companiesaslargeandwell knownasEADSAstriumandMagnaSteyr;also theEuropeanSpaceAgencyisbothourbiggest clientandapartner. In2010OmnideabecamethefirstPortuguese PMEtoheadaconsortiuminEnergyinFP7, leadinginstitutionssuchasEDPandRisDTU.
ForSpaceapplicationsOmnideahas accumulatedknowhowin: gasstorageforpropulsion,and CO2recyclingintohydrocarbons InterrestrialapplicationsOmnideahasbeen workinginrevolutionary,highaltitude,wind energyproductionconcepts,whichsurpassthe capacityfactorandlowerthecostperMWhof currentlyavailablewindenergysources. OmnideaplanstospinoffitsSpacegasstorage technologiestofutureterrestrialenergycarriers suchashydrogen.
Areas of Expertise
FuelCellsandElectrochemicalSystemsfor fuelproduction; ConceptualanalysisandtestingofEnergy StorageSystems; DesignandanalysisofTerrestrialandSpace Propulsion; Lighterthanairstructuresdesignand construction; Advancedcontrolandelectronicsfor renewableenergyconversiontechnologies

Omnideacurrentlymanagesthefollowing3 projects: ENERGONEnergyStorageSystems o RecyclingofCO2intohydrocarbons andH2 INNOVGASInnovativeGasStorage o Spacegradealuminumlinersfor COPVs BOREASHighaltitudewindpower& platform
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o Tetheredsystem,forstationkeeping andwindpowerproduction,through aerodynamicforce
INNOVGAS
ThestorageofXenon(propellantinelectricionic drive)andHelium(pressurantinsatellite chemicalpropulsion)iscomplexandexpensive asthehighlaunchcostsperkgtranslateinto minimumtankweight.Thisrequirement translatesintohighpressures,comparableto compressednaturalgasandhydrogenstoragein transportationapplications.INNOVGASaimsto replacethetitaniumlinerincomposite overwrappedreservoirs,withspacegrade aluminumones,maintainingperformanceata muchlowercost.Thiswasachievedwith substantialR&Dinnovelproductionmethods, withnoneedforlongitudinalandgirthwelding andproducingtheshapeinasingleformingstep.
C2H4andC2H6)plusH2.Breakthroughsinlong chainhydrocarbonsproductionhavebeen achievedand,consequently,effortsshifted towardsthechallengesofsuccessfulsystem integration.
BOREAS
EarthObservation,GlobalMonitoring,and GeographicInformationSystems,arebusiness areasestimatedatover$5Bn.Althoughsatellites arethemainchoicesfortheseapplications,High AltitudePlatforms(HAP)haveadvantagessuch aslowercostsandhigherimageresolution.HAPs arewellsuitedtoperformsatellitedata validation,fundamentaltoassesstheaccuracyof collecteddata.Onboardcommunication equipmentcanreplaceterrestrialbasestations, asignificantadvantageinremoteareas.The BOREAStechnologyprovidesmeanstolifta reasonablysizedpayload,throughtheuseof aerodynamicliftcoupledwithatetheredlayout andlighterthanairtechnology,beingableto remainairborneandkeepstationforlong periodsatveryhighaltitudes.
ENERGON
ThesharpincreaseinatmosphericCO2,oneof themostimportantenvironmentalissuesfacing mankind,promptedresearchintonewusagesfor CO2(e.g.recycling)previouslydeemed unattractiveforthelackofstrictemissioncontrol andlowhydrocarbonprices.Nevertheless, emissionrestrictionsandhighfuelpriceshave sparkedOmnideatoperformR&Donthe electrochemicalreductionofCO2toproduceH2, CxHyandO2.Thissystemactsasasubstitutefor batteries,storingenergyashydrocarbons(CH4,
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LaserPropulsionandOtherAdvanced Concepts
SOLSCIENTIALda. AdvancedTechnologiesandConsulting Prof.DavidResendes dresendes@lispolis.pt +351217101100

Development of Plasma Reflectometry for In-Flight Aerothermodynamics
Reentryreflectometryisahorizontalprecursor flighttechnologyabletoprovideplasmaflow fieldinformationnotpossiblewithother instruments.Suchinformationiscrucialfor vehicledesign,aeroassist/aerobrake technology,andcommunicationsblackout control,particularlyfornewergeneration,high speedreentryscenarios.Suchaninstrument canalsoprovideimportantscientificdataif deployedonhighspeed planetary/lunar/cometaryprobesandsample returnvehicles.Theaimofthisinvestigationis theimprovementofEuropeancapabilityin accuratelycharacterizingtheplasma environmentsurroundingaReentryVehicle. TheReEntryPlasmaBroadbandReflectometer (RPBR)breadboardwasinitiallydeveloped underESATRPfunding.Themainobjectivesof thistechnologyresearchconsistedindefining measurementrequirements,selectingthemost appropriatetechnology,elaboratinga functionaldesign,implementingahardware design,andprovidingabreadboardsystem.An additionalobjectiveoftheTRPwasa preliminarystudyoftheintegrationofthe plasmareflectometerintoareentryvehicle. Thisincludedanidentificationofsuitablehigh temperaturewindows,capableofsatisfyingthe necessarymicrowavetransparencyaswellas thethermal,strengthandstructural requirements.FollowonGSTPfundinghas focusedonupgradingandtestingthe
Description
SOLSCIENTIATecnologiasAvanadase Consultoria,Lda.isaspinofffromGOLPandits foundingmembers,remainassociatedwith GOLP.Solscientiahasasmissiontodevelop and/orapplyadvancedtechnologysolutionsto problemsofnationalandpublicinterest.Its activityencompassesresearchand developmentaswellastechnologybased innovativeservicesinwhichphysics applicationshaveanimportantrole.The motivationforthecreationofSolscientiaarose fromtheresearchexperienceinanindustrial settingintheUSofitsprincipalfounder associatedwithacademicresearchatthe GroupforLasersandPlasmas(GOLP)atthe TechnicalUniversityofLisbon.
Fields of Expertise
SpaceWeatherPlasmaModelling ElectromagneticWaveInteractionand PropagationinPlasmas,Communications, Blackout ActiveopticalandmicrowaveRemote Detection/MonitoringTechnologies PlasmaAspectsofAerothermodynamicIn FlightResearch,Measurements,and PhysicalModels
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reflectometerinarelevantplasma environment.Appropriaterangeandtime gatinghasbeenincorporatedaswellas increasedsensitivity,dynamicrangeandSNR.
massof200gmaybelaunchedtoabove10 km.Otherissuessuchasbeamsteeringand mirrorswerealsoaddressed.
Laser Propulsion for ESA Missions

Laserpropulsionallowsforthepossibilityof rocketswithhighspecificimpulse,highthrust, andlowpropulsionweight,acombinationof advantagesnotapparentinanyotherrocket propulsionscheme.Laserheatedrocketshave thepotentialforproducingmorethan1000s, perhapsmuchmore,byheatingthepropellant tomorethan4000K.Thethrustdependson thepowerwhichcanbeabsorbedinthe propellant,andthisisonlylimitedbythelaser poweravailableattherocket.Becauselaser powercanbebeamedfromaremotelaser source,alaserheatedrocketneednotcarryits powersource,enablinglowweight. Theprojectemphasizedbothfundamental physicsissuesandadeterminationofthestate oftheartinthermallaserpropulsion.Thelaser supportedcombustion(LSC)andlaser supporteddetonation(LSD)wavemechanisms wereexploredforefficiencyand implementation.Additionallybothcontinuous wave(CW)andpulsed(RP)laseroperation wereinvestigated.Amongthemostpromising lasersourcesisthefreeelectronlaser(FEL). Thelimitingbottleneckwasdeterminedtobe availablelaserpower.Modelingdemonstrated thatwithexisting50100KWCO2lasers,atotal
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Structural Solutions & Composites

Spin.Works http://www.spinworks.pt VascoPimenta vasco.pimenta@spinworks.pt +351210128452
Design,optimization,simulation, manufacturingandqualificationofcomplete structuralsolutions.Emphasisonaviation, space,composites.Sheltersfordemanding environmentsincivil/militaryapplications.
Mechanisms
Nonexplosiveactuatorsforspaceapplications. Integrateddesignofmechanismsinvolving coupledthermalstructuralsoftware simulations.
Description
Spin.Worksisanaerospacecompanydedicated tothedevelopmentandmanufacturingof aerostructuresandunmannedsystemsforthe Aeronautics,SpaceandDefencemarkets. Spin.WorkshasbeenstronglyinvolvedinR&D activitiessinceitsfoundationin2006,bothat nationalandEuropeanlevels,andhavingasits maincustomertheEuropeanSpaceAgency. Ourmissionistocreate,developanddeploy innovative,multidisciplinaryandcosteffective solutions,intheareasofstructures, mechanisms,guidance,navigation&control (GNC)systems,simulation,remotedetection systems,andunmannedaerialvehicles(UAVs). Spin.Worksaimstoleverageitstechnical expertisetoprovideefficient,costeffective solutionstoitscustomers,andtotake advantageofitsmultidisciplinarycompetences tobecomeareferenceplayerintheemerging unmannedsystemsmarket.
Simulation
Highfidelitysimulationofmultibodysystems focusingonaerospaceapplications.Proprietary integratedframeworkforreconfigurable MissionPerformanceandFunctional EngineeringSimulationTools.
GNC
Familyofnavigation(IMU,AHRSandINS/GPS) systemsbasedonMEMStechnologyandstate oftheartnavigationfilters,targetedtowards UAVandgeneralaviationmarkets. FlightControlSystemsforUAVandspace vehicles,includingentry,automateddescent andlanding.
Detection Systems
Imageprocessingsoftwarefordetection systemsbasedonoptoelectronicsensors.3D reconstruction,featureextraction,trackingand realtimedecisionmakingalgorithms. ApplicationtoHazardDetectionandAvoidance systemsforplanetarylanding.
Fields of Expertise
Spin.WorkshasstrongexpertiseinAerospace StructuresandAerospaceSystems,appliedto
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

DesignanddevelopmentofUAVsystems. FamilyofproprietaryUAVsystemsincludinga microUAV(1.5kg)andaSmallTacticalUAV (25kg).
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GALILEO Up-Link Stations
Manufacturing,assemblyanddeliveryof twelvemetallic/compositelargeantenna dishes,subreflectors,aswellasmetallic supportstructureandpointingmechanismsfor theGALILEOGlobalSatelliteNavigationSystem UpLinkStations(ULS).Designand manufacturingsupportof5electronic equipmentsheltersfortheGALILEOULS.
HazardAvoidancestrategiesusingrealtime imageprocessingofvisualandLIDARimages. Thegoalistoavoidshadows,craters, rocks>0.5mheight&slopes>15otosafelyland ontheLunarSouthPole,wheremaximumsun elevationis1.5o.
Non Explosive Actuator

ESAContract,PrimeContractor. DevelopmentofaNonExplosiveActuatorfor HoldDownReleaseMechanisms.
Micro UAV System

MicroUnmannedAerialVehiclesystem(1.5kg) withproprietarynavigationandflightcontrol system,realtimevideoandHiResimaging.
TAEM Guidance
ESAContract,PrimeContractor. DevelopmentofModernTerminalAreaEnergy ManagementGuidancesystemsfor:space planes,liftingbodiesandcapsules. Developmentofautolandingguidanceand controlsystemsforaspaceplane.Verification andvalidationusing4DOFand6DOF simulation.
Attitude Heading Reference System

AttitudeHeadingReferenceSystemwithAir Dataintegration.MEMSbasednavigation systemforunmannedaerialvehicles.
NEXT Lunar Lander

ESAProject,SubContractorofOHBSystem PhaseAMissionStudyoftheNEXTLunar LanderwithInsituScienceandMobility. Spin.Worksresponsibleforthedevelopmentof
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TEKEVERASDS http://www.tekever.com Mr.AndrOliveira andre.oliveira@tekever.com +351213304300
Description
TheTEKEVERASDSdivisionoftheTEKEVER GroupprovidestheAerospace,Defenseand Securitymarketswithinnovativetechnology thatenablesthemtomodernizeandevolveby increasingthequalityofcommunication, informationandactionmeansavailableinthe abovementioneddomainsinacontinuous, sustainableandcooperativeway.
TEKEVERASDScoreexpertiseintheSpacefield arebasedontelecommunicationsystems(in particularnetworkingtechniques,signal processing,SatcomandTelecomservice applications),EarthObservationpayloaddata exploitation(dataandinformationprocessing aswellasapplicationandservices),advanced softwareTechnologiesandfunctions(Internet, distributedsystems)andGNSSsystemsand groundrelatedtechnologies(dataprocessing andservicesandusersegment).Inadditionto these,TEKEVERASDSisextendingitsactivities tothefieldsofonboarddatasystems(onboard networksandsoftwareTechnologiesfordata processing),GroundSegmentcommunication networkTechnologiesandprotocolsand aspectsofplanetaryexploration.
Internet or Distant network Vertical integration Optimised satellite resource management & usage
MANET Optimised routing in hybrid satellite & MANET
Horizontal end-to-end optimisations (QoS, performances, resources usage, ) Existing satellite link Potential satellite link
Inceptedin2001,TEKEVERcreatestechnology, productsandsolutionsdesignedtohelp individualsandorganizationscollaborateto achievecommongoalswithoutcumbersome technicallimitations.TEKEVERisinconstant pursuitoftechnicaldifferentiationintheareas ofinteraction,cooperationand communication.Initsfirst7yearsofactivity, TEKEVERhasachievedaleadershippositionin theEnterpriseMobilityPlatformandSolutions market,withitsmBPMPlatformandmBPM basedenterprisesolutions.TEKEVERhasoffices inPortugal(Lisbon),USA(PaloAlto,CA),Brazil (SoPaulo)andChina(Beijing).

Early Warning & C2 Systems
TEKEVERASDSdesignsanddevelopsearly warningandCommandandControlsystemsfor publicsafety,securityanddefenseapplications exploitingspacetechnologytotheutmost. Thesesolutionssupportthreatdetectionand responseprocesses,focusingonareaslike interorganizationalresponseprocess
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managementandexecution,cooperation betweenentities,andcoordinationoffield resources.TakingadvantageofspaceRemote SensingandSatcomfordatacollection, detection,intelligence,coordinationand dissemination,TEKEVERASDScurrentlyexploits aproductlinefullydedicatedtothesetopics: DEWS.
Spin-In Of Terrestrial Technologies into Space

Theincreasinginvolvementofprivateinitiatives inspaceandthegrowinginvestmentsin terrestrialmassmarkettechnologiesinthe areasofcommunications,microandnano electronicscoupledwithadvancesinlowercost spaceplatformsandfasterflightvalidationis shiftingthewayspacesystemsareconsidered. TEKEVERASDSexplorestheseconceptsand technologiestospeedupthetakeupof technologiesandsolutionsforspaceuse
Space Based SDR MANETs

Theflexibilityintroducedbyconceptssuchas SDR,adhocnetworking,hybridnetworking, DTNandCRisrevolutionizingcommunications asweknowthem.TEKEVERASDSisapplying theseconceptsdirectlytospace communicationsbydesigninganddeveloping satellitepayloadsforMobileAdhocNetworks basedonSDR.
Location, Tracking & Navigation

WhereTEKEVERASDSexploresproductsbased ontheresultsofESAARTES5projectLOBAS (LocationBasedServicesProvider)aswellasit ownfleetmanagementsolutionincorporating EOimagerybasedontheresultsofESAproject EOFleet.Inaddition,TEKEVERASDSis developingproductsusingtechnologiesfor remotesensingprocessingsuchastheones usedinESAprojectITIMosaicingamongothers fromotherdomains.
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ThalesPortugal,S.A. http://www.thalesgroup.com/Portugal/ SrgioBarbedo sergio.barbedo@thalesgroup.com +351212484848
Description
ThalesPortugalisacompetencecentrein integrationofsolutionsforTransportation, Space,DefenseandSecuritySolutionsfor CriticalInfrastructures. Thaleshasasmissionbeingthereference supplierofMissionCriticalSolutionsand Services. ThePortugueseteamstarteditsactivityinthe early90sunderthePortugueseRailways NetworkModernizationPlan. In2007,withthereplacementofAlcatelas shareholder,ThalesPortugalincreasedits activitiesandgainedcomplementaryskills. Today,ThalesPortugalhasaround400 specializedhumanresources,spreadbetween PaodeArcosandthe16MaintenanceCenters, withastrongcapabilitytodesign,develop,and deploymultidisciplinaryprojects.With operationsrunninginthefivecontinents, ThalesPortugalisrecognizedasakey technologypartner. AspartofThalesGroup,ThalesPortugalshares morethanthename.ThePortuguesecompany sharesthevisionoftheChairmanandChief ExecutiveOfficerofThalesGroup,Mr.Luc Vigneron:achievingsustainablecustomer
Fields of Expertise
ThalesPortugalhaslargecompetenciesand longexperienceinIntegrationand Implementationofmultiservicecomplex projects.SupportedbyitsstrongProject Managementandbeingatrustable Maintenancepartner,ThalesPortugalhaslocal capabilitytodevelop,adaptandcustomize Thalesproducts. WithinAerospacesectors,ourpeoplehave functionalexperienceandknowledgeonthe followingdomains: CommandandControl Communications o InternationalVoIPnetwork management;LocalMultipoint DistributionSystem(Wireless Network);Radiomobilemonitoring system(CDMAplusBluetooth);RF PayloadandSystems;Telecom SystemEngineeringTools;Network Techniques;TelecomSecurity TechniquesandTechnologies; PayloadTools(RF);
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TelecommunicationPayloads(RF); SimulationtoolsandLinkdesign NavigationSystems SystemDesign&Verification o SystemDesignandSimulationand MultidisciplinaryAnalysis Automation,Telepresence&Robotics o Associatedtothevideoprocessing andanalysisactivities,specific knowledgeonperceptionhasbeen acquiredanddeveloped Security(Cyber&Surveillance) ImagingDiagnosticsandImageTreatment Technologies o Imageprocessingandsecurity analysis.Featureextraction, detectionandtracking,andvisual perceptionaresomeofthefieldsof expertise
ThalesPortugalmanagedtheentireproject, fromthefirstdrafttothefinishedand operationalbuilding,andtheresultwasa criticalinfrastructurewiththefollowingkey benefits: GlobalprojectConcept Integrationof5RegionalControlTraffic Centersin1singleOperationControlCenter Seamlessinteroperability Managementofallvideosurveillance installations Fullyintegratedsystemssolutions Innovativeimplementationand developmentofnewfunctionalities Fieldprovenfeatures Integrationof3rdpartiessolutions
Telecommunications case studies

Command & control case study Lisbon Operation Control Center (PT Railway)
RocadeNordRailwaySystem,Algeria o Datanetwork,fiberopticsnetwork, passengerinformationsystem. GotthardTunnel,Switzerland o SafeDataNetworksystem
Surveillance Systems case studies

HarborofSines,Portugal o CCTVsystemandShipplate recognition
Information Systems case studies

FOCIS(FerryOperationsand CommunicationsInformationSystem), Australia
ThalesPortugalscapabilitiestoachieve successfullyallgoalsareshownthroughthe28 monthturnkeyprojectthatequippedthe PortugueseRailwayInfrastructureManager withastateofartcommand&controlcenter.

ZeugmaTecnologiadeSistemasIndustriais,S.A. http://www.zeugma.pt HumbertoCunha humberto.cunha@zeugmatsi.pt +351261816270
Description
Zeugmaisaproviderofcustomadvanced factoryautomationsystems,assemblylines, robotcellsandautomatictestsystems. Thisexpertisehasbeencrystallizedby providingmachinesandmanufacturing solutionsforindustrieslikepaper,packaging, automotive,electronics,consumergoods, aerospace,foodandbiomedical. Zeugma'sproductsrangefromslitter rewinders,doctormachines,automated assemblylines,palletizerrobots,lean manufacturingstations,selectivesoldering machines,miniwavesolderingmachines, packaginglinesandSCADAsystems.
maintenanceservicesandIndustrial consultancy. Thetechnologicalknowhowmaybedividedin threeareas: Electric/electronicengineering Automation,Processcontrol,Motion control,Industrialrobotics,Machinevision, Instrumentation,EquipmentSupervision, andElectricalandelectronicdesignand systemsintegration Maintools:Eplan,SiemensSimaticandNI LabVIEW.ZeugmaisSiemensSolutions PartnerforAutomation Mechanicalengineering Pneumatics,Hydraulics,Structuraldesign, Structuraldynamicsandvibration, Mechanismkinematics&dynamics, Mechanicaldesignandintegration Maintools:SolidWorks, MechanicalDesktop,AutoCADand PDMWorks Other Maintenancemanagementsoftware, TechnicalService,Totalpreventive maintenance(TPM),Reliabilitycentered maintenance(RCM),Simulationof productionprocesses,Projectmanagement andRiskmanagement Maintools:Sage/GCNext(ERP),MSOffice, MSProjectandSQLServer
Fields of Expertise
Zeugmahasavastexperienceinindustry sectorssuchaspaper,packaging,automotive andelectronicsamongstothers,beingableto deliverproductsandservicestocustomers accordinglytothreedifferentbusinessareas: Industrialequipmentandsystems,Industrial
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ESTEC - Large Diameter Centrifuge
ZeugmadevelopedtheLargeDiameter Centrifuge,aspecialtestsystemforESALife andPhysicalSciencesInstrumentation Laboratory. Thelargediameter(8meters)centrifugecan providethehypergravityenvironmenttocells andsmallanimals,allowingtheacquisitionof themeasurementpointsintherangefrom1to 20G.Theapplicationofthistestsystemisnot limitedtolivingsystems,butmayhavealso applicationsintheareaofPhysicalScience experiments. ZeugmausedCADandCAEsoftwareonthe designofthisautomatedtestsystem.Vibration analysisandstructuraldynamicsprovideda solidtoolforthedesignoptimization.
Thecentrifugeisabletoacceleratefromstillto 20Gwhenfullyloadedinlessthan60seconds.
TheLDChasroomtoaccommodate6gondolas (experimentscontainers)plusonecentral referencegondola.Eachgondolacancarryup to80kgexperimentalpayload,andisprovided withserial,USB,EthernetandVideo connectionsavailableforexperimentssetup. Thegondolascanbesuppliedwithwaterand gasfromonrotorstoragefacilities,broadening therangeofpossibletestsandincreasing experimentdurationwhileavoiding intermediatestops.Forcedventilationofthe gondolasisalsopossible. Usingauserfriendlyuserinterfacethescientist isabletodefineandautomatetest experimentswithdurationsupto6monthsand thenremotelymonitorthetestdata. TheLargeDiameterCentrifugeisinoperation attheESAfacilityinESTECatNoordwijkinThe Netherlandssincethebeginningof2008.
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PROESPAOthePortugueseAssociationofSpace Industries http://www.proespaco.pt AntnioNetodaSilva(President) proespaco@mail.telepac.pt
Portugalsspacepolicyandrelated industrialdevelopmentplans.
Secondary Aims
Toactasanorganizedforumfordebate andbusinessdevelopmenttomeetthe needsofthePortuguesespacecommunity. Tocollectandexchangeinformation relatingtomarketsskillsandknowhowfor thebenefitofAssociationmembers. Tosetupandlaunchworkinggroupsto formulateandplanactivitiesinspecific areasofcommoninterest. Torepresentandcommunicatethe commoninterestsofthePortuguesespace industrytoallsectorsofsocietyandto internationalorganizationswithsimilar aims. Toinformsocietyasawholeofthe importanceineverydaylife,bothtodayand inthefuture,oftheapplicationofspace technology. Toprovideforeigninstitutionswitheasy accesstoinformationaboutthePortuguese spaceindustry. ToorganizevisitstoPortugalandto relevantmeetingsfordelegationsfrom overseas. Tocreate,maintainandkeeppermanently updatedacompletecatalogueofthe Portuguesespaceindustry,includinga directoryofmembers,coveringthespace andearthsectorsaswellasrelated services. TorepresentthePortuguesespaceindustry atinternational
Description
PROESPAOmainobjectivesare:
TopromoteinPortugalactivitiesrelatedto spaceinalltheiraspects. Tobearepresentativeorganization,acting asanintermediaryandinterfacewiththe publicadministrationandnationaland internationalorganizationsinallmatters relatingtothespaceindustry. Toworkatallgovernmentlevels(local, regional,nationalandsupranational)to achieveasubstantialincreaseinthe participationofPortugueseindustryin spacerelatedactivitiesatanational, Europeanandgloballevel. Toprovideexpertinformationonthespace industryinPortugalandonallrelated research,developmentandsupport programmes. Toprovideasinglevoicetorepresent Portugueseindustryinregardtothe orientationofPortuguesespacepolicies. Toextendandstrengthencooperation betweencompanies,universitiesandstate researchinstitutesinR&Dactivitiesaimed atdevelopingnewtechnologiesand productsforuseinspace. Tocontributestudies,analysesand viewpointstotheinstitutesand organizationsresponsiblefordrawingup
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Fields of Expertise
Themainareasofexpertiseacrossthe aerospacefieldare: trajectoriesoflaunchvehicles:calculation andoptimizationoftrajectories,including atmosphericeffectsonliftingdesigns,two pointboundaryvalueproblemsoforbital insertion; aerothermodynamics:modellingofheat transferbetweenhighspeedviscous thermallyconductingflowandthermal stressesinastructure,includingtheeffects ofablativematerialandinternalcooling; modellingofacousticfatigueofstructures subjecttointenserandomorstochastic pressurefluctuationsandloadsdueto turbulentflowsandengineexhausts; thermoacousticcouplingandcombustion instabilityinconfinedspacesincluding geometriceffectsofboundaryconditions andflamefront; atmosphericentryandreentryofsatellites orprobes,includingionizationandchemical reactioneffectsathighspeedofpayload returnmissions; magnetohydrodynamicsofthesolar atmosphereandwind,includingflowsand magneticfieldsassociatedwithmagneto acousticgravitywaves; stellarmodelsanddataanalysisbasedon coupledacousticmagneticgravityeffects. Ingeneral,dynamicsofatmosphericandspace flight,includingaerothermodynamicsof hypersonicflightintheatmosphere,space environmentforinterplanetaryandsolar missions,andatmosphericentryforspace probesandsamplereturnmissions;allaspects ofaeroacoustics,includingacousticfatigue, themoacousticinstabilityandaerodynamicand enginenoise.
CCTAE CentreforAeronauticalandSpaceScienceand Technology http://cctae.ist.utl.pt Prof.L.M.B.C.Campos luis.campos@ist.utl.pt 351218417267
Description
TheCCTAE(CenterforAeronauticalandSpace ScienceandTechnology)istheresearcharmof theacademicunitACMAA(ScientificAreaof AppliedandAerospaceMechanics),which coordinatesalldegreesteachingAerospace EngineeringatIST,namely:Bachelorin AerospaceScience(3years);Masterin AerospaceEngineering(branches:Aircraft, Avionics,Space);DoctorateinAerospace Engineering(3years). ThegroupatCCTAE/ACMAAhas30yearsof experienceinresearchinaeronauticaland spacescienceandtechnology,including authorshipof4books,110articlesinjournals, 160communicationstosymposiaand30 internationallyfundedresearchprojects. Itoperatesanaeroacousticwindtunnelanda sixdegreeoffreedomflightsimulator.Ithas20 yearsofexperienceofflighttesting,ofmore than12typesofaircraft,fromtransportaicraft (C130,P3)andbusinessjets(Falcon20and 50)tofighters(A7P,Alphajet)andhelicopters (Puma).
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Thereisacloselinkbetweenaeronauticsand spaceresearch,astestifiedinthefollowing internationallyfundedprojects: P3OrionStructuredloadmonitoring; RNAF/FAPNLR/IST. ENABLETransmissionofboundarylayer noise;EUDassault. JEANNoiseofturbulentjets;EUTCD. SILENCERLinerswithnonuniform impedanceforengineinletsandexhausts; EUSNECMA. ROSASInstallationeffectsonenginenoise; EUEADSFrance. VELAOptimizationandcontrolofflying wingaircraft;EADSGermany. NEFAControlcouplinganddecouplingof Vtailedaircraft;EUAirbusFrance. SEFAReductionofaircraftnoisearound airports;EUDornier. FRIENDCOPTERGenerationofhelicopter noiseandtransmissiontotheground;EU Eurocopter. NACREFlightdynamicsandnoiseofnew aircraftconfigurations;EUAirbusFrance. EGNOSMonitoringofaccuracyand integrityofsatellitenavigationsignals EU/ESA/EurocontrolANA/IST. X3NOISEAeroacousticsnetwork;EU SNECMA. FLPPCalculationoftrajectoriesoflifting reusablelaunchvehiclesthroughthe atmosphereintoorbit;ESA Astrium/Deimos. COSMAAtmosphericpropagationandin doortransmissionofaircraftnoise;EU EADSDeutschland. Foreachprojectwereindicatedtheareaof work,thefundinginstitution(EU,ESA,
Eurocontrol,Portuguese(PoAF)AirForce)and theoverallprojectleader.Theprojectslisted involvedcooperationwithmorethan30 aircraftcompanies,14researchcentres,36 universities,40SME's,and10nationaland4 internationalinstitutions.Nationaland internationalprojectsoutsidethe EU/ESA/Eurocontrolarenotincluded. Themainareasofexpertiseacrossthe aerospacefieldare: Flightdynamics:trajectories,stability,and controlofaircraftandrockets,including:(i) optimizationofaircraftdesigntominimize cruisedragandmaximizecontrol effectivenessinadverseconditionsand atmospheredisturbances;(ii)optimization ofsatellitelaunchtrajectoriesincluding effectsofliftinatmosphericflight;(iii) aircraftseparationinairtraffic management,duetowakes,tocollision risk,anduseofsatellitenavigation; Aeroacousticsofaerodynamicandengine noise,includingengines,inlets,nozzles, turbulentflow,boundarylayers,active noisereduction,acousticfatigueand thermoacousticstability; Aerothermodynamicsofhypersonicflight, includingheattransferbetweenflowsand structures; Atmosphericeffectsonvehicledynamics: winds,wakes. Atmosphericandgroundeffectsonnoise. Magnetohydrodynamics:physicsofionized matter,includingspaceenvironment,solar physics,solarterrestrialphysicsand phenomenarelatedtoplasma/fluidflow undergravity,magnetic,androtation forces. Thisresearchisbackedbya30yearexperience onMathematicalphysicalmodellingin MechanicsofSolids,FluidDynamics,Acoustics andElectrodynamics.
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Centro de Investigao em Cincias Geo-Espaciais www.fc.up.pt/cicge J. Pereira Osrio, Professor Catedrtico, CIGCE Scientific Coordinator jposorio@fc.up.pt +351 220 40 21 28
Description
The activities of CICGE belong to different areas of the Earth and Space Sciences, including pure and applied scientific research, advanced teaching and education, promotion of science and services to the community. With a research team of 17 PhDs, it is organized in two different Groups: Group 1 Satellite Positioning and Navigation, Coastal Zones Applications, Space Weather and Reference Systems; Group 2 Remote Sensing, Image Processing and GIS.
on image segmentation; Beach hydromorphological behavior analysis through remote sensing; Bathymetric estimation by using satellite data; Extraction of a sand spit from IKONOS-2 satellite images; Breakwater stability analysis through a DGPS network Madeira Harbour, Portugal. Space Weather: Solar Energetic Particle Events: Models of particle propagation in the interplanetary medium; Large Scale Structure of the Solar Wind; Solar Radio Emissions associated with flares; CMEs and shocks using data from our radio-telescope; Models of Near Earth Radiation Environment. Reference Systems: Gaia is a global space astrometry mission of ESA. We are involved in the selection and characterization of the QSOs, in terms of intrinsic properties in correlation with the accuracy and stability of the object's centroid coordinates. The main goal is to produce a list of confirmed and well studied QSOs that can help on defining the alignment between International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) and the Gaia Extragalactic Celestial Reference Frame (GCRF).
Fields of Expertise
Group 1- Satellite Positioning and
Navigation, Coastal Zones Applications, Space Weather and Reference Systems Satellite Positioning and Navigation: GNSS Applications in different areas of human activity; GNSS Permanent Network (GEONET); GPS Software Receiver for Location-Based Services. Coastal Zones Applications: Retrieving TSM concentration from multi-spectral satellite data; Estimation of river plume size based
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Group 2 - Remote Sensing, Image Processing and GIS

Image Classification, Image Segmentation, Biomedical Applications of Image Processing. Digital Photogrammetry, Terrestrial Photogrammetry, Image orientation and DEM extraction from high resolution satellite images, Geometric Corrections of Satellite Imagery, Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning, GIS data capture. Biogeography, Spatial Biology, Ecological Modelling, Precision Agriculture, Remote
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COST Action MP0905 Black Holes in a Violent Universe. ERIG Education, Research and Innovation in the field of GNSS, Large European Consortium supported by the European GNSS Supervisor Authority (GSA). GEONET GNSS Permanent Network (FCUP, FCTUC, IICT, IPG and AFA) (supported by FCT). SOFTWARE RECEIVER GPS Software Receiver for Location-Based Services. GNSS Applications Different Projects on the use of GNSS in several areas of human activity (plate tectonics and volcano, aeronautics, agriculture, environment, mobile phones, urban traffic control, atmospheric studies and outer space). GAIA Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics, European Space Mission, member of the coordination unit CU3 Core Processing (national participation supported by FCT). GREAT Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training, Working Group C3 Quasars; Working Group C2 Astrometry Reference Frame. TSM Concentration Retrieving TSM concentration from multispectral satellite data by linear regression and artificial neural networks. RIVER PLUME SIZE Estimation of the Douro river plume size based on image segmentation of MERIS scenes (ESA, Earth Observation Program).
Beach classification - Beach hydromorphological classification through remote sensing data and image processing techniques. SANDY - Cabedelo SANd Spit MorphoDYnamic Evolution and Modelling using IKONOS data Douro River, Portugal (ESA, Earth Observation Program). MoZCo - Advanced methodologies and techniques development for coastal zone monitoring. The Near-Earth radiation environment is being modelled through a collaboration with LIP, as part of an effort funded by FCT. Energetics of Propagating Coronal Mass Ejections are being studied through a SHINE collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley. CICGE/ADFCUP is part of a Portuguese consortium, including members from IT/Aveiro, CENTRA/IST and Evora University, working to bring the European Square Kilometre Array (SKA) test site to Portugal. Laser Scanning / DEM Generation o FCT Project Forest and Fuel Variables Estimation and Digital Terrain Modelling with Airborne Laser Scanning and High Resolution Multi-Spectral Images o DEM extraction from ALOS-PRISM data Agriculture / Vegetation o LAMESAT_XXI, FCT, 2007-2010, Ancestral irrigation management on mountain semi-natural meadows using remote sensing o Remote Sensing for vineyard monitoring Biodiversity / Biogeography o Expansion model for a tree frog Biogeography of crocodiles Image Processing Applications
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Computing architectures (e.g., a grid for ground data centers) and real-time and embedded systems for spacecraft environments.
Faculdade de Cincias da Universidade de Lisboa http://www.fc.ul.pt Prof. Jos Manuel Rebordo jmrebordao@fc.ul.pt +351 217 50 00 00 / 217 50 05 16
FCUL research units active in space technology and applications are the Lab. of Optics, Lasers and Systems (LOLS), the Large-Scale Informatics Systems Lab. (LaSIGE), the Center of Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAAUL), the Lab. of Systems, Instrumentation and Modeling (SIM), the Instituto Dom Lus (IDL) and the Center of Oceanography (CO).

Space and Earth sciences are at the core of the activity of FCUL, at research and training levels. These sciences influence space missions design, drive space infrastructures and benefit from systems that are actually implemented, either in space or on the ground. FCUL is still the R&D organization with the largest number of ESA activities, and participates in space science consortia to develop ground segments for ESA missions. Links with groundbased astronomy programs are well established (ESO or others). In science FCUL participates at infrastructures which generate and process astrophysical data. In Earth sciences, FCUL is active in remote sensing applied to Earth systems interfaces (EUMETSAT), meteorology, oceanography and geophysics. In technology FCUL has an intensive activity in: Instrument design, construction, integration and testing associated with optical technologies; cryogenics, mechanical structures and detector electronics - which have been used to implement scientific instruments for ESO and as tools for space optical metrology, autonomous navigation and instrument processors; FCUL capabilities have been used to develop: Optical Metrology, covering high precision optical metrology for constellations, enabling synthetic aperture optics or configuration control, theoretically assessed and demonstrated in laboratory; Optical Navigation coupled to GNC, for relative navigation between S/C, terrain navigation and hazard avoidance for automatic landing in planetary surfaces, with optical cameras and/or lidar; Instrument Processors and Simulators for ground instrument processing chains or generating instrument telemetry in the context of specification and interfaces between instrument subsystems. Spacecraft operating systems and computing paradigms, with new approaches for combining real-time and generic operating systems in S/C on-board systems to enable building highly dependable and secure systems and to use bio-mimetic models to manage space robots. Space applications, especially in the fields of oceanography, navigation and geodesy, geology and geophysics, meteorology and climatology.
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PLANAV Image-based Navigation Tool for Mars Lander (2003-2004) - Accurate determination of the landing site of Beagle 2 (Mars Express) using Mars moons positions. Beagle failed. Tools will be used in future missions. NPAL Navigation for Planetary Approach and Landing (2001-2004) - Feature points identification and tracking, to extract terrain features and enable relative navigation (planetary approach and landing).
XLIF YLIF ZLIF
temporal stability and uniformity evaluations. The optical head is being used to test Gaia focal plane mosaic of 106 CCDs. (Lusospace). SMOS Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (2004-2006) Development of the ground segment of SMOS / MIRAS and evaluation of adaptive striping techniques using different types of apodization functions. System errors and sensitivity analysis. GAIA-FPASS Focal Plane Assembly Static Simulator (2006-2008) Focal plane simulator addressing all details of the two telescopes with a common focal plane, and generating images and telemetry samples. GAIA-DPAC Data Processing Analysis Consortium (2007-2011) Within ESA DPAC, FCUL is active on system architecture, modeling of dispersive instruments (LOLS & CAAUL), ground segment architecture and data bases and extraction of stars astrophysical parameters (SIM). PLATO Planetary transits and oscillations of stars (2010-2018) - For a 128 camera ESA system, image processing, accurate stars centroiding, attitude and timing management, reference systems. Testing PLATO cameras at room temperature. AIR: ARINC 653 Interface in RTEMS (2006-2007). AIR-II: ARINC 653 in Space RTOS - Industrial Initiative (2008-2009) - Proof-of-concept of ARINC 653 in space onboard software, using the real time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems (RTEMS) operative system. Evolution towards an industrial product, featuring: robust time and space partitioning (TSP) and resource sharing; TSP-specific processor architecture and features; multicore-aware scheduling; input/output functions and wired & wireless networking; online reconfiguration and (self)adaptability. SIMORG - Swarm intelligence modeling of root growth (2009-2011) Root growth is modeled as a collective of agents, growth pattern emerging as a result of the individual decision-making of the apexes. Roots' capabilities to explore nutrient may inspire robots exploring planets. COAST COLOUR (2010-2011) - Demonstration, validation and inter-comparison of retrieval algorithms over a global range of coastal water types, using ESA MERIS, a 300 m resolution instrument. Quality control of end-users data. VAE-INTERTIDAL - Value added Element for monitoring Intertidal Flats (2009-2011) Study international market for monitoring of intertidal flats and develop the classification beyond the current state in order to adapt it to other regions. The Tagus Estuary is the test site. LMINSAR - Landslide risk mapping in the Lisbon area, Portugal, by means of inSAR (2008-2011) Detection of ground subsidence in the city of Lisbon using Interferometric SAR and topographic data. COASTALT - Development of radar altimetry data processing in the oceanic coastal zone (2009-2011) Transition of pulse-limited coastal altimetry towards a mature, preoperational status. New coastal radar altimeter products. Performance of new coastal products over the west Iberia margin.
Blue Optical Navigation. Yellow Optical metrology. Orange Instrumentation. Green Computer sciences. Gray Space Applications
LiGNC LIDAR Guidance, Navigation and Control (20042005). LAPS - Preparatory Lidar-based Autonomous Planetary Landing System (LAPS) (2008-...) - Design and testing of a lidar processing chain to enable the reconstruction of the surface topography and assess the landing risk. Adaptation to new lidar modes. VBrNav Vision based relative navigation (2004-2006). HASE Hazard Avoidance Real Time Experiment (2008-2011) - Hazard mapping for planet landing; optical navigation (RVD) for approaching S/C. GNCO Guidance, Navigation and control for elliptical Orbits (2006-2008) - Follow on of RVD part of VBrNav, to cope with highly non-circular orbits. PROBA 3 (20011-2016) ESA demonstration mission for formation flying technologies. Portuguese RVD experiment on board (VBrNav). AutoNav Autonomous onboard navigation for interplanetary missions (2001-2005) Using stars and moving bodies to extract accurately the Line-Of-Sight (LOS) and S/C attitude. GNCO Maturation and Validation for Rendezvous in Elliptical Orbit (2008-2011) - Generalization of the IP for RVD for a spherical, unstable and passive canister, returning from Mars surface with soil samples. Laboratory experiment integrating IP and GNC. AEROFAST AEROcapture for Future spAce tranSporTation (20082011) FP7 / Space - Aerocapture technologies for human Mars return missions. IP to support the GNC. Generalization and improvements over AutoNav and GNCO Maturation projects. Laboratory experiment integrating IP and GNC. EUCLID RTP 9.9 - High resolution optical satellite sensor (2003-2005) - Frequency sweeping interferometry for optical metrology for synthetic aperture optical instruments. HPOM High Precision Optical Metrology (20022004). FP-MET Fabry-Perot based metrology (2006-2009) - Laser interferometer to measure distances up to 250 m with 10 m accuracy. Technological maturation; candidate metrology technology to be used in ESA PROBA 3 mission. HAALDM Absolute long-distance measurement with (sub-)m accuracy for formation flight (2007-2008) - Femto-second lasers for long-distance measurement for formation flying missions, such as XEUS. MLSL Mode-locked Semiconductor lasers (20082012) - Assessment of semiconductor pico-second lasers for high precision metrology, following HAALDM results. Focus on device performances and stability. GAIA OGSE Optical Ground Segment Equipment Test (2008-2009) Radiometric tests of the OGSE: low light radiometry, attenuation,
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InstitutoGeogrficoPortugus http://www.igeo.pt RuiPedroJulio rpj@igeo.pt +351213819600
Description
ThePortugueseGeographicInstitute(Instituto GeogrficoPortugusIGP)istheNational MappingAgencyresponsibleforthegeographic informationpolicy.Itsactivityissetinabroad frameworkofcompetenciessuchasbeingthe nationalauthorityforgeodesy,cartographyand cadastre,aswellasthecoordinatorofthe Portuguesespatialdatainfrastructure(SNIG) andtheresponsibilityforResearch& Development(R&D)ingeographicinformation specificdomainsthatincludesenvironment, landmanagementandremotesensing. TheR&Drelatedactivitieswithintheremote sensingdomainarefullydedicatedtoEarth Observationandfocusintheextractionofland useandlandcoverinformationfromsatellite andotherEOdata. Forthepurpose,IGPparticipatesinseveral R&Dprojectsandprogrammes,both individuallyandthroughpartnershipswith othernationalandinternationalorganisations. Theseactivitiesareessentiallyfundedbythe EuropeanCommission(EC)andbythe PortugueseGovernment,namelythroughthe NationalScienceFoundation(Fundaoparaa
CinciaeaTecnologiaFCT).IGPregularly hostsMScandPhDstudentswhodeveloptheir researchwithinthisframework. IGPistheNationalReferenceCentreinLand UseandSpatialInformation(NRCLUSI)forthe EuropeanEnvironmentAgency(EEA)anditalso contributes,asfocalpointforlanduseand landusechange,tothefulfillmentofPortugals obligationsintheframeworkofinternational climatechangetreaties. Furthermore,thefactthatthisactivityis performedinanorganisationthatisadata providerofLandUseandLandCover(LULC) cartography,givesitanimportantadvantage: theabilitytoproducescientificresearchwith anoperationalperspective.
Fields of Expertise
IGPsactivitiesfocusondigitalimage processingmethodsforthematicinformation extractionfromsatellitedata,mostlyforLULC characterisation,inawiderangeofapplication fields(e.g.environmentalmonitoring,forestry, agriculture).InthepastIGPhasdevelopeda strongexperienceinworkingwithhighspatial resolutionsatelliteimagery(e.g.LandsatTM). Itspresentandmidtermstrategyistoexpand thisscopetowardsbothveryhigh(e.g.IKONOS) andmedium/low(e.g.MODIS,MERIS)spatial resolutionsatellitedata. IGPisinvolvedinbothresearchprojectsand cartographicproductionprogrammes(namely nationalscaleLULCthematiccartography programmes).ThroughthemIGPhasgathered asolidexperiencefromthemethodological pointofviewaswellasfromthedatahandling pointofview.Morespecifically,IGPhas expertiseinthedevelopmentanduseof
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automaticandsemiautomaticprocessing chainsforLULCmapping,inthevisual interpretationofaerialimageryforthe productionofLULCcartography,andithasalso acquiredareliableexperienceinworkingwith medium,highandveryhighspatialresolution satellitedata.
LANDYN Land use and cover change in Continental Portugal

CharacterizethechangesofLULCinPortugal fromthelastsixdecades,asasupportto identifythemaindrivingforcesbehindthem andbuildthefuturescenariosuntil2040using spatialmodels.

CORINE Land Cover (CLC)
CoordinateandproducethePortuguese CORINELandCovercartographybasedon satelliteimagesfordifferentreferencedates.
LANDAU Geostatistical methodologies for spatial accuracy assessment and update of land cover maps
CharacterizethespatialpatternoferrorinLULC mapsinordertoevaluatehowtheuncertainty ofclassificationspreadsovermapsfor estimatingforestryresourcesanddevelopnew stochasticsimulationmethodsforupdating purposes.
Land Use and Land Cover Map of Continental Portugal for 2007 (COS2007)
CoordinatetheproductionofthePortuguese LandUseandLandCoverMapofContinental Portugalfor2007.
FIRELAND Wildfire effects on the vegetation dynamics at the landscape scale in Portugal
Performabroadanddetailedanalysisofthe spatialtemporaldynamicswithintheforestry inducedbywildfires.
HELM - Harmonised European Land Monitoring

ParticipateinthecreationofaEuropean networkofPublicAdministrationbodies concernedwithLULC.
PREK
Contributeforthepilotstudyonthedefinition ofPortugalsreportingmethodologyunderthe UnitedNationsFrameworkConventionon ClimateChange(UNFCCC)andtheKyoto Protocol,inthelanduse,landusechangeand forestry(LULUCF)sector.
Desert Watch Portugal (DW-E)

Developandproducespatiallydistributed indicatorondesertificationusingsatellite imagesinordertofulfiltheobligationsof providinginformationcommittedwiththe UnitedNationsConventiontoCombat DesertificationUNCCD.
TIGER - Capacity Building Facility (TCBF)

Providescientificandtechnicalsupporttothe Africanconsortiainvolvedinthedevelopment ofTIGERandESAprojects.
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INEGIInstituteforMechanicalEngineeringand IndustrialManagement www.inegi.up.pt CelestePereira cpereira@inegi.up.pt +351229578710
StressAnalysis,NondestructiveTestingand Durability. ProcessSimulation. Structuralintegrityanalyses. EquipmentandProductDevelopment. RapidPrototypingandRapidTooling. TribologyandIndustrialMaintenance.
Description
INEGIInstituteforMechanicalEngineering andIndustrialManagementisanonprofitand autonomousorganization,financedbyprivate andpublicfunds.TheInstitutewasfoundedin 1986andhasdevelopedlinkswithinstitutions locatedinPortugalandEuropeanUnion. INEGIhasalongexperienceinR&Dprojects commissionedbyprivateandstateowed companies,publicservicesandEuropean programs(BRITE,COMETT,SPRINT,ESPRIT, GROWTH,FP6,FP7andESA).Theprojects coveredareasasdiverseasNewMaterials, ProductionEngineering,ThermalEnergy, StructuralEngineeringandManagement Sciences.

INEGIiscurrentlyparticipatingandleading severalongoingProjectsrelatedtoadvanced compositesmanufacturingand characterization:
BOJO Increase of Bolted Joint Performance

ESATRPStudy,Projectincollaborationwith DLR,HighPerformanceSpaceStructuresand Systems(HPS),KyserThrede,MTTechnology, EADSCASAEspacio,Contraves,SABCA. Thegoalofthisprojectwastodevelop advancedhybridcompositelaminatesto increasetheefficiencyofhighlyloadedCFRP boltedjoints.
Fields of Expertise
INEGIhasexpertiseinthefollowingareas: CompositeMaterialsDesignand Manufacturing.NEGIshasalong experienceincompositematerialsdesign andmanufacturingbyusingfilament winding,pultrusion,autoclave,hotplates press,RTM,VARTMandTowpreg technologies. TestingofMaterialsandProducts:Fire ReactionandSmokeToxicity,Experimental
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NACO: Non Conventional matrix/Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composite for Applications in Space
ESAGSTPStudyincollaborationwithHPS(DE), FutureCarbon(DE),ARCSeibersdorf(AT),PIEP (P),INEGI(PT),UniversiyofPatras(GR)and Electrovac(AT). Themainobjectiveofthisprojectwasto developandcharacterizecarbonnanotube (CNT)basednanocomposites,byinfiltrating nanotubeskeletonswitheitheranorganicor inorganicmatrix.Nanomodifiedcomposite materials,especiallyCNTreinforcedcomposite materialsofferahighpotentialforsuccessful applicationsinspace.Somepotentialusesof thesematerialscouldbeinmanufacturinglight weightstructures,lasertransmittersandtheir componentsorevenaspartoflaserdiodes, withthepurposeofactingasheatsinks.
Ku-DGR: Dual-Gridded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Reflector ESA ARTES 5.1 Contract in collaboration with HPS (DE), INVENT (DE), NTP (DE), Nikon Metrology (DE), ASD (IT) and others.
Themainobjectiveofthisprojectistodevelop anewreflectorconceptfortelecommunication satelliteswithaCFRProdbasedfrontandrear gridforKubandapplications.Keydevelopment isthemanufacturingprocessesfortheshaped rods.

INOVINESCInovaoInstitutodeNovas Tecnologias(INOV) http://www.inov.pt/ Chaves,Paulo paulo.chaves@inov.pt +351213100444
Description
INOVwasfoundedinthecourseofabroad strategicrestructuringstartedbyINESCin1998, whichaimedtocreatenewentitiesspecializing indifferentareasofactivityinordertobe capabletorespondinamoreconsistentwayto currentchallengesofthemarket. Duringthisprocess,INOVconcentratedinits structureasignificantshareoftheElectronics andTelecommunicationsStrategicAreaof activityofINESCinLisbon,inheritingwide recognitionbytheBusinessWorldofthe technologicalmeritsofitsremarkably professionalenvironmentduetoevidently successfulresultsinthetechnologytransfer servicingforexistingoremergingcompanies. Inthiscontext,INOVpositionsitselfinthe marketasthebiggestnationaltechnological infrastructureinthefieldoftheInformation Technology,ElectronicsandCommunications, asasuccessorofgreatassetsarisenfrom extensiveknowledgeandexperienceimplicitly providedbythematernalenvironmentINESC. INOVofficiallystarteditsactivitiesonJanuary 1,2001,asaprivatenonprofitassociation. INOVprovidesanagileandflexible organisation,orientedtocreatingtechnological skillsandestablishingcooperationlinkswith
variouseconomicentities(universities, industries,companiesandTelecommunications Operators).ForthispurposeINOVintendsto actasanintermediarybetweentheUniversity andtheIndustry,basingonthededicated cooperationwiththeUniversityinorderto providesustained,consistentandinnovative solutionsaddressingtheproblemsand challengesfacedbyourPartners. Asatechnologyorientedpartner,INOVhasthe vocationofassistingcompaniesinthesearch fornewbusinessopportunitiesthroughthe developmentofhighaddedvalue,innovative technologysolutions,crucialfor implementationofcomparativeadvantages thathelptoachievehighlevelsof competitivenessand,inthiscontext,to participateactivelyinthesocioeconomic developmentoftheNation. INOVcancountpresentlywiththe collaborationofmorethan100researchersand engineers,frominternationallyrenownedones toasignificantnumberofspecializedinseveral technologicalareas. INOVportfolioofcustomersandpartners includes,amongmanyothers:thePortuguese State;theAngolanState;theEuropean Commission;severalmultinationalcompanies; telecommunicationsoperators;large PortuguesecompaniesandseveralPortuguese andInternationalSMEs.
Mission
ThemissionofINOVistosupportthenational economy,aimingtoincreasingits competitivenessthroughtheexamplesof successandtechnologicaldevelopmentinthe areasoftheInformationTechnology, ElectronicsandCommunications,aswellasvia variousactivitiesinthefieldoftechnology transfer,expertadvisingandpreparationand advancedtrainingofthetechnicalstaff.
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Theconcentrationofeffortsandspecific resources,inastructured,coherentand professionalway,allowedINOV(while autonomoustechnologicalinfrastructure)to focusalmostexclusivelyonitscentral competences,organisedinfourstrategicareas: Monitoring,Command&Control; Communications; ElectronicsMonitoring,Navigationand Control; InformationandSystemTechnologies. ItisimportanttounderlinethatINOVhas strategicallyconcentratedsignificanteffortsin theareaofSecurityandDefensetechnologies andhasqualifiedpeopleandinstallationswith National,EU&NATOSecurityCertification. INOVhasalsoalonghistoricrecordofprojects andactivitiesrelatedwithsafety,securityand defense.OvertheyearsINOVhasbeen involvedinstudiesandprojectswith PortugueseMinistryofInternalAffairs, PortugueseArmedForces,ESA,NATO,HARRIS, etc.andparticipatedinaverywiderangeof R&DNationalandEuropeanfundedprojects.
SpeechandImageSystemsand Technologies; Positioning,NavigationandFleet ManagementSystems; RemoteMonitoringandSurveillance; Electronics,TelemetryandDomotics; CommandandControlSystems; InformationTechnologiesand OrganizationalEngineering. Developmentsintheareaofelectronicsand theexperienceobtainedenablesINOVtobea majorplayeranddevelopavarietyofelectronic systems,rangingfromsimpletocomplex, whichcorrespondtodiverseoffersofthe domesticandinternationalmarkets.Asan example:

Duetoitsinnovationandtechnologicalcapacity andasaboosteroftheinteractionsand synergiesbetweenUniversities/Industry,INOV mostlypromotesandcommercializesthe developmentabilitiesandknowhowinthe followingtechnologicallyadvancedareasand thecapacityforintegrationofdifferent technologiesinaninnovativeway: NetworkManagementandSafety; TelecomEquipment,Servicesand Architecture;
The isamultiplatformfiberchannel interface,whichprovideshighreliability,high bandwidthandlowoverheaddatatransfer solutionswhilemaintainingasimpledesignand easyintegrationsocontributingforthetimeto marketgoalsbyrelievingthehostsystem designerfromconcerningaboutthedetailsof dataflushing.Thelinkprovidestwoboard formats,allowingadiversityofcombinations betweenthem,maximizingtheflexibilityand applicationspectrum.The usessome wellknownstandardprotocolssuchasPCI Express,AuroraandSLink.
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InstitutodeMeteorologia http://www.meteo.pt PedroViterbo pedro.viterbo@meteo.pt +351218447036
Description
InstitutodeMeteorologia(IM),isthe PortugueseMeteorologicalServiceandaState LaboratorywithintheMinistryofScience, TechnologyandHigherEducation.Themain rolesofIMincludeoperationalandR&D activitiesrelatedtoweathersurveillanceand forecast,climatemonitoring,andseismicwatch IMhasabout650workers,includingamong otherstechnicalstaff,forecasters,and researchers. TofulfillitsoperationalcommitmentsandR&D initiatives,IMmakesextensiveuseofremotely senseddata,mostlyobtainedfrom meteorologicalsatellites.Thedevelopmentof satelliteapplicationsiscarriedoutin cooperationwithnationalandinternational entities,includingUniversities,private companiesandinternationalorganizations (EUMETSAT,ECMWF,ESA).
surveillanceandnowcasting,andmonitoringof climatevariabilityandclimatechange. SatelliteApplicationsFacilityonLandSurface Analysis(LSASAF)operationalservice,including thegeneration,archivinganddisseminationof asetoflandsurfacevariablesandparameters, relatedtosurfaceradiationbudget,water balanceatthesurface,vegetation,andwild Fires. Thisserviceincludesusersupportanduser training(helpdesk,regularoperationaland validationreports,workshops,trainingcourses, modulesforelearning).Currently,thereare morethan800registeredusersinEurope, Africa,andNorthandSouthAmerica.

Land Surface Analysis SAF
SinceSeptember1999,IMhasbeenthelead institutionoftheLSASAF,anEUMETSAT fundedconsortiumof6European organizations.Withinthisframework,IMleads aconsortiumwhichdevelopsandmaintains algorithmstoretrievelandsurfaceparameters (e.g.,landsurfacetemperature,albedo, downwardfluxes,snow,wildfireand vegetationparameters,evapotranspiration) fromremotelysenseddata.TheLandSAF makesuseoftwomainsatellitesystems:the geostationaryseries,MeteosatSecond Generation(MSG);andEUMETSATPolar System(EPS).Theoperationalgeneration, archivinganddisseminationofallLandSAF parametersisalsocarriedoutatIM.
Fields of Expertise
ApplicationsofmeteorologicalsatellitesatIM includedevelopmentofalgorithmsforland surfacevariablesandparameters,weather
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Land Surface Temperature
startin20132014.Withinthisframework,IM isexpandingthedevelopmentofalgorithms andimplementationofnewservicesusing satellitesfromnonEuropeanagencies. InterfacesandapplicationstoGMES atmospherearealsobeingestablished.The imagesbelowillustratethefirstglobalservice describingthediurnalcycleofaspectsofthe surfaceradiationbudget. LANDSURFACETEMPERATURE
SURFACEGLOBALRADIATION
Fraction of Vegetation Cover
SURFACELONGWAVERADIATION
GMES (Geoland-2)
IMparticipatedintheglobalpartofthe geoland2FP7IntegratedProject,afollowon ofactivitiesinpreviousFPprojects.Thisisthe basisforIMsinvolvementinthefutureGlobal LandMonitoringCoreServiceofGMES,dueto
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InstitutodeTelecomunicaes http://www.it.pt Dr.DomingosBarbosa dbarbosa@av.it.pt +351218418454/234377900
Description
InstitutodeTelecomunicaes(IT)isaprivate, notforprofitorganization,ofpublicinterest,a partnershipofuniversitiesandcompanieswith researchanddevelopmentexpertiseinthefield ofTelecommunications,whichwassetupin 1991.CurrentassociatedmembersareInstituto SuperiorTcnico,UniversidadedeAveiro, FaculdadedeCinciaseTecnologiada UniversidadedeCoimbra,Universidadeda BeiraInterior,UniversidadedoPorto,Instituto UniversitriodeLisboaISCTE/IUL,Portugal TelecomInovaoandNokiaSiemensNetworks S.A.IThasalsopartnershipagreementswith otherPortugueseuniversitiesandpolytechnics anditisorganisedaroundthreemainsites: Aveiro,CoimbraandLisbonwithdelegationsin Leiria,Covilh,LisbonandOporto. ITsmissionistocreateanddisseminate scientificknowledgeandfosterhigher educationandtraininginthefieldof telecommunicationsandassociated technologies.IThasmorethan200researchers withaPhDdegreeandhostsabout400MSc andPhDstudents.Inrecognitionofits achievements,ITwasawardedthestatusof AssociateLaboratoryofthePortuguese MinistryforScienceandTechnologyin2001.
ExpertiseatITspansfourmainareas:wireless communications,opticalcommunications, networksandmultimedia,andbasicsciences andenablingtechnologies,andallarebacked byadvanced,uptodatelaboratoryfacilities. Mostoftheresearchisperformedinthe frameworkofnationalandinternationalR&D projects(about150/year),involvingcompanies inTelecombusiness(operators,equipment manufacturers,serviceproviders,andfinal users)andotherassociatedenabling technologiesandscience. IThasbeenveryactiveinR&Dinkey telecommunicationareasforspace applications,evenbeforetheofficial partnershipofPortugalwithESA.Inwireless communicationsITresearchersatAveiroand Lisbonhaveastrongrecordonantennadesign andtesting,millimetrewave,microwaveand RFcircuitdesign,aswellascircuitandsystem analysisforstudiesofnonlinearimpairments. Regardingopticalcommunications,ITs expertiseincludesultrahighcapacitysystems, opticaldevices(amplifiers,filters,routers), energyefficientsubsystemsandaccess networks.Anumberofprojectsinkeyspace technologydomainshavebeendeveloped, includingRFPayloads,Systems ElectromagneticsTechnology,GroundStation System&Networking,Optics&Opto Electronics,ComponentEvaluation Technologies,ApplicationSpecificand TelecommunicationTechnologies.
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Antennas for Space and Aeronautical Applications
FollowingtheILASHresearchprojectfundedby ESAESTEC,theteamatLisboncontinuedthe workonshapeddielectriclensesforEarth Observationapplicationsatmillimeterwaves, orforcommunicationwithhighaltitude platforms.Thefocusisonlowcostreliable antennasolutionsforhighperformancebeam scanning.Thelabsareequippedforantenna measurementsupto110GHz.Contact:Carlos
Fernandes(Carlos.Fernandes@lx.it.pt)
andplanetarycintillationprobinginradiofrom PLbands.Contact:DomingosBarbosa,
(dbarbosa@av.it.pt)
GaNSpace- GaN Technology in Space

Thisprojectinvolvesthedesignand constructionofaGaNoscillatorandaRFpower measuringdeviceforGaNtechnology monitoring.TheprojectsupportedbyESAvia EFACECwasrecentlyacceptedintheAlphasat TDP8frameworkandwillbelaunchedfor spacein2012makingitthefirsttestof EuropeanTechnologyGaNsemiconductorsin spaceenvironments.Contact:NunoBorges
Carvalho(nbcarvalho@ua.pt)
Fiber Optical Sensor Systems

ITisdevelopingsensorsandinterrogation systemsbasedonfiberopticsensorsystems. Thistechnologymaybecriticalforspace applicationsduetotheirintrinsicadvantages: insensitivitytoelectromagneticinterference, freedomfromsparkingelectrostaticdischarge, lightweightandflexibleharness,flexibilityfor remotemonitoringandmultiplexing,high signaltonoiseratio,andpotentialtoembedin compositestructures.Contact:RogrioNogueira
(rnogueira@av.it.pt)
MPSat - Multi-Packet Detection Techniques for Satellite Networks

MPSatconsidersfutureveryhighbitrateLEO (LowEarthOrbit)satellitesystemswithsatellite MPR(multipacketreception),compatiblewith lowcostportableGTs.Werelyonacross layeredapproachwithi)aphysicallayerdesign, includingsynchronizationandMPRreceiver development;andii)adatalinklayerdesign, includingMultipleAccessControlprotocolsand schedulingalgorithmstosupportdifferent QualityofServiceclasses.Contact:RuiDinis
(rdinis@lx.it.pt)
Network Coding for Integrated Satellite Networks

NetworkCoding(NC)isusedasakeybuilding blockinintegrationofnextgenerationsatellite networkswithFutureInternetterrestrial networks.NCprovidesbenefitswhen implementedineitherthenetworklevel,to simplifymanagementofheterogeneous networksandofmultiple,availableroutes(e.g., dualreceiverterminals),oratthe encapsulationlevel,toprovideadditional resiliencyagainstpacketslosses.Contact:Daniel
Lucani(dlucani@fe.up.pt)
R&D for Space Radiometry and Radioastronomy

ITisdevelopinghighperformancecomponents suitableforspaceprototyping.TheGEM projectdevelopedcryocooledreceiversforhigh sensitivitymappingoftheMilkyWaysradio emissionstoservespaceandsuborbital experimentsofCosmicMicrowaveBackground andinterplanetarymissionswithonboard radioinstrumentsthatneedcalibrationand foregroundsubtraction.TheMouraSKAproject developedphasedarraysforspaceweather
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space,takingadvantageofover20yearsof experienceinresearchonthephysicsof plasmas. Since2001,ESAhasbeenaregularcustomer fortheservicesprovidedbyIPFN,which include: Aerothermodynamicsandreentry technologies,includingplasmakineticsand radiation.Numericalmodellinginlargescale computersandExperimentalreproductionof entryplasmasinthenewEuropeanShockTube forHighEnthalpyResearch(ESTHER)for supporttothesizingofthermalprotectionsin ESAmissions.Developmentofreflectrometry diagnosticsforthedeterminationofplasma densitiesinatmosphericentryconfigurations. Spacecraftthermalanalysis,forcebalances andinfluenceininterplanetarytrajectories. FundamentalPhysicsinSpace.Gravitational mapoftheSolarSystem,scaledependent gravity,descriptionofdarkmatteranddark energy. LaserPropulsionandElectricPropulsion Technologies(HallThrusters).Electrostatic Systems&NewConcepts(Artificial magnetospheresforpropulsionandSpaceCrew protection). OpticsandOptoelectronics,LaserRanging andImagingincludingAltimetersandLidar Systems.
InstitutodePlasmaseFusoNuclear http://www.ipfn.ist.utl.pt MrioLinodaSilva mlinodasilva@ist.utl.pt +351218419328
Description
InstitutodePlasmaseFusoNuclear(IPFN),isa researchunitofInstitutoSuperiorTcnico(IST) startedinJanuary2008,afterthemergingof theformerCentrodeFusoNuclear(CFN),and CentrodeFsicadePlasmas(CFP).Thespecific missionsofIPFNLA,describedinitsContractof AssociatedLaboratorycanbesummarizedas follows: TechnicalsupporttothePortuguese participationintheEuropeanFusion Programmes CollaborationwiththeEuropeanSpaceAgency (ESA)inthestudyofthespaceandentry plasmas,andinthestudyofspecialrelativity. ParticipationintheEuropeanprojectsonnew plasmaaccelerators,anddevelopmentofultra short,ultraintenselasers. ParticipationintheEuropeanprojectsinthe scopeofplasmadischargesandgaseous electronicstechnologies.
Fields of Expertise
IPFNspacerelatedresearchcoversabroad rangeofmultidisciplinarytopicsrelatedto
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Entry Plasmas Simulation
Simplicity,fullyanalyticalcomputation, straightforwardsensitivityanalysis,geometrical andmaterialmodelling,reflectionsusing analyticalmethod. Application:Pioneeranomaly
IPFNroutinelycarriesradiativeheating predictionsforatmosphericentryspacecrafts, departingfromsuppliedhydrodynamic flowfields.Theradiativefieldsarecalculated usingtheSPARTANcodeandanassociated radiativetransfercodeina8processor, multicoremachine,withtheapplicationof parallelizedradiativeroutines,usingaray tracingmethod. ThethermalheatfluxeswithstoodbytheMars entryoftheESAEXOMARSspacecrafthave beenrecentlypredictedusingthismethod.
European Shock-Tube Facility for High Enthalpy Research

IPFNisdevelopingthefirstspaceresearch facilityinPortugal,aKineticshocktubewhich willbeabletoreproducetheconditionsof spacecraftentriesatvelocitiesinexcessof 10km/s.Thisfacilityfundedunder1M contractfromESA,willsupporttheagency upcomingplanetaryexplorationmissions.
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InstituteforSystemsandRoboticsatIST http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt Prof.VictorBarroso,Director vab@isr.ist.utl.pt +351218418289
Applicationsinclude AutonomousOceanrobots SearchandRescuerobots MobileCommunications MultimediaSystems Robot(includingsatellite)Formations RoboticAssistants NetworkedRobotSystems
Description
TheInstituteforSystemsandRobotics(ISR)is oneoftheunitsoftheAssociateLaboratoryof RoboticsandSystemsinEngineeringand Science(LaRSyS),sinceMay2011.Itislocated atInstitutoSuperiorTcnico(IST),Technical UniversityofLisbon. Theinstitutehasalargeinfrastructureof computersandrobotsofdifferentkinds (indoor,outdoor,aerial,seaandland,all terrain,humanoids),mostofthemnetworked withothersensorsandactuators. ISRISTmembersincludeabout40PhDIST faculty(fulltimeprofessorsorresearchers)and alargenumberofMasterandDoctoral students.
Fields of Expertise
ISRISTresearchtopicsinclude Robotics SystemsandControlTheory SignalProcessing ComputerVision OptimizationandOperationsResearch ArtificialIntelligenceandIntelligentSystems BiomedicalEngineering.
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TheresearchareasatISRISTaresupportedby fundamentalandappliedresearch. Marinescienceapplicationshavebeenastrong researchdrive,andovertheyearsISRISThas builtseveralautonomousseavehicles, includingtwoautonomouscatamaransandone smallsubmarine,aswellasa12tonfully autonomous,longrange,oceanographicvessel. ComputerandRobotVisionisoneofthekey enablingtechnologiestowhichISRISThas devotedaspecialeffort,withapplications rangingfrommappingandvisual reconstructiontonavigationandvisual tracking,oftenassociatingvisionwithother sensors,suchaslaserrangefinders. Mobilelandautonomousvehiclesareanother majorareaofinterest,concerningboth individualandmultirobotsystems,with activitiesincludingthedesignofautonomous robotsforsurveillance,searchandrescue, networkedmobileandstaticsensors,and soccerplayingrobots.
anEUCLIDprojectonhighresolutionremote observationbyinterferometry. InanotherEUProject(ROBOTCUB),ourteam wasinvolvedinthedevelopmentofthemost sophisticatedhumanoidroboticplatform availableworldwide,aswellasinthe investigationofvisionandlearningalgorithms formotioncoordination,controlandhuman robotinteraction.
Thisresearchhasbeendevelopedinthescope ofnationalandlargeinternationalprojects, namelyfundedbytheEuropeanUnion.ISRIST coordinatedanESAprojectonspacecraft formationsguidance,navigationandcontrol andinotherspacerelatedprojects,including
SeveralEUprojectshavebeendevelopedinthe areaofoceanroboticsincludingthedesignof autonomousvehiclesfortheexplorationofthe ocean,orthecooperativeoperationof underwatervehiclesandhumandivers.Other projectsincludethedevelopmentofaerial autonomousvehicles(e.g.helicopters)tomap andobservethecoastlineorinfrastructures. ResearchinSignalprocessingrangesfrom largescalesensornetworkstounderwater communicationsystems,videoanalysisand mobilecommunications. ISRISThasspunoff6technologicalSMEssince 2001,inareassuchasRobotics,Surveillance, and3DMappingandNavigation.
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LIP- Laboratrio de Instrumentao e Fsica Experimental de Partculas http://www.lip.pt Patrcia Gonalves patricia@lip.pt +351 217 99 50 39
workshops in Coimbra are open to the needs of the Portuguese and international scientific community. The laboratory of electronics for Cosmic Rays, e-CRLab, located in Lisbon, gives support to LIP groups developing activities in cosmic rays experiments, namely in the Pierre Auger Observatory and in the framework of Space applications. The LIP Computing Centre supports the Portuguese GRID infrastructure. In the area of Medical Physics, LIP works with research centres, hospitals and the private sector, through a shared research facility the Tagus LIP Laboratory for medical physics.

LIP is a scientific and technical association of public utility that has for goal the research in the fields of Experimental High Energy Physics and Associated Instrumentation. LIP's research domains have grown to encompass Experimental High Energy Physics and Astroparticle Physics, radiation detection instrumentation, data acquisition and data processing, advanced computing and applications to other fields, in particular Medical Physics and Space Applications. LIP is an "associated laboratory" assessed as "Excellent" in three successive evaluations by international panels. In its two laboratories in Coimbra and Lisbon, LIP has about 170 people, out of which 70 hold a PhD degree, and many are professors at the local universities. LIP shares equipment and resources with a large number of research groups and institutions, both national and international. Being mainly involved with very large international collaborations and working in facilities in Europe and elsewhere (CERN, AUGER, ESA, NASA, SNOLAB, GSI), LIP contributes with its own resources, technical and scientific, to the purpose of the common programs. Technical LIP infrastructures, like the precision mechanics Space sector related activities at LIP were initiated in 2003. Since then, LIP celebrated several contracts with ESA in the field of Radiation Environment in Space.
Space Radiation Environment

Understand emission and propagation mechanisms of Solar Energetic Particle Events towards forecasting models and tools. Radiation environment simulations using the Geant4 simulation toolkit: in space, inorbit and on planetary atmospheres and surfaces, and underground. Radiation shielding studies and simulations.
Radiation Effects
Effects in EEE components: study and modelling of EEE components degradation
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due to space radiation environment, EEE component testing (ground/space), Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA). Effects in human spaceflight: study and simulation of radiation environment in manned missions (eg. to Mars), prediction of radiation hazards for human spaceflight and study of mitigation strategies.
Radiation Monitors
Detector design and optimisation through dedicated simulation of detector response to the radiation environment populations for mission specific cases. Analysis of real data.
CODES: Component Degradation Simulation tool

CODES is an open source modular tool, freely available to the engineering community via an user friendly web based interface framework. CODES enables SEE (Single Event Effect) rate prediction based on the simulation of microdosimetry at device sensitive volume, reconstruction of device sensitivity and convolution of degradation mechanisms with the real in-flight environment conditions. CODES is suitable as an engineering tool in support of RHA.
Participation in DUAL
DUAL consortium submitted a gamma-ray space telescope mission proposal to the MClass ESA Cosmic Vision call (launch 2022). DUAL was named upon mission dual concept featuring an all-sky Compton camera and a focusing Laue Lens. LIPCoimbra in collaboration with the IASF (Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Csmica), Bologna, are developing a Laue lens focal plane based on CdZnTe.
RADFET testing for the CTTB

Mars Energetic Radiation Model
LIP developed dMEREM, a Geant4 detailed Mars Radiation Environment Model for the radiation environment on Mars, Phobos and Deimos, in the framework of the MarsREM: Martian Radiation Environment Models contract, between ESA and an international consortium. dMEREM was interfaced with SPENVIS, the Space Environment Information System, where it is available to the community (http://www.spenvis.oma.be). LIP is collaborating with EFACEC in the contract Alphasat Radiation Environment and Effects Facility ( AEEF) Component Technology TestBed (CTTB) , Preparation of In-Flight Data Analysis. LIP is responsible for testing and calibrating the RADFETs to be used for determining dose levels incurred by the CTTB experiment while in space. LIP is also responsible for analysing ground data of EEE components to be included in the CTTB configuration.
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UNINOVACA3 InstituteforDevelopmentofNewTechnologies ComputationalIntelligenceResearchGroup http://www.ca3uninova.org RitaAlmeidaRibeiro(CA3Coordinator) rar@uninova.pt +351212949625
MultiCriteriaDecisionMaking FuzzyInferenceSystems(FIS) Monitoring&DiagnosticSystems NewModellingTechniquesinErgonomics VisualizationandImageProcessing IntelligentSensorialInformationSystems

Gaia - Portuguese Participation on DPAC
Description
TheComputationalIntelligenceResearchGroup (CA3)wasformedin1996andin2000itwas integratedintheCentreofTechnologiesand Systems(CTS)ofUninova. TheCA3groupjoinstogetherresearcherswith interestsintheareasofComputational Intelligence,DataMining&MachineLearning, Visualization&ImageProcessingand Ergonomics.Ourmainfocus,besides theoreticalresearch,isontheapplicationof theresearchtopicstoprojectsinindustryand services,withspecialemphasisintheSpace domain(EuropeanSpaceAgency). AfterPortugaljoinedESA,ourgrouphassince gonetodevelopover15projectsforthe variousestablishments(ESAC,ESOC,ESRINand ESTEC),aswellasbeinginvolvedinseveral projectsfortheEuropeanUnionandmultiple projectsfornationalentities,whichhavelead tothesubmissionof2patents.
TheobjectiveoftheDPAC(DataProcessing Consortium)istopreparethedataanalysis mechanismsforfuturetelemetryfromGaia. SpecificallyUNINOVACA3isproviding expertiseforknowledgediscovery (unsupervisedalgorithms)forvariableobjects andimplementationofbiasestimation algorithms.
SEISOP - Space Environment Information System for Operations
Fields of Expertise
TheCA3activitieshaveastrongmainresearch scientificfocuswithinaComputational Intelligencedomainaswellasthenecessary expertiseinsupportingsoftwaredevelopment technologies.
OperationalSpaceWeatherDataCentretobe locatedatESOCandESAC.ItisaDecision SupportSystemthatprovidesmonitoringand reportingservicestospacecraftoperations. IntegratesSpaceWeatherinformation,S/C orbitalpositionsandTelemetrydata.Thisisa followupoftwopastprojects(SEIS/SESS).
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LuLaB - Lunar Lander Phase-B1
COSIS - Coimbra Observatory: Solar Information System
LuLaBisaimingtoconsolidatethefirst EuropeanLunarLandermissionandspacecraft design.Thismissionwilldemonstrate explorationofkeytechnologiesrequiredforthe autonomous,softandprecisionlandingwith hazarddetectionandavoidance.
Developmentofawebbasedsoftwaretoolfor imagefeaturerecognitionofsunspots(K1).
IPSIS - Intelligent Planetary Site Selection
CERTAIN - CryoSat Event Reporting Tool for Analysis and Investigation
FlexiblereportingtooltoprovidetheCryoSat /GOCEFlightControlTeamswithstatus summaryreportsforthemissionsentviaemail orSMS,describingeventsandtheS/Cstatus duringnonmannedperiods.Alarmsbasedon userdefinedrulesandreporttemplates.
Intelligentdynamicandadaptablemulticriteria decisionmodelforplanetarylandingof spacecraft.Developmentofahybrid metaheuristicinvolvingParticleSwarm optimizationandTabuSearchfornon exhaustiverealtimesiteselectionduring landing.
SIMORG - Swarm Intelligence Modeling of Root Growth
EO-KES Earth Observation domainspecific Knowledge Enabled Services
Informationsystemwithanontologytoprovide EOKnowledgeEnabledServicesthrough powerful,customized,andadaptivesearch capabilities.
DevelopedfortheAdvancedConceptsTeamat ESTEC,itinvolvedresearchingpathplanning strategiesforroboticplanetaryexploration inspiredbyswarmbehaviourofplantroot growth.
KD-LADS - Knowledge Discovery in Large Data Sets
MODI - Fuzzy Monitoring and Diagnosis for Mars Lander
Prototypeforintelligentmonitoringofthedrill devicefortheExoMarsRoveralsocapableof recognizingMarsterrainhardness.
DevelopmentofageneralKnowledgeDiscovery (KD)toolforhandlingLargeDataSets,to supportscientificexploratorydataanalysis, duringandafteranymission.
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Universidade Porto Uninova LIP ISR IPFN IT INOV INEGI FCUL LOLS CCTAE-IST Zeugma TSI Thales Portugal TEKEVER SpinWorks Omnidea Lda. Novabase Lusospace KEMET ISQ Indra Portugal HPS Portugal GMV Skysoft Fibersensing Evoleo Efacec Edisoft Deimos Engenharia Critical Software Amorim ActiveSpace PT Tech . Int. (*)
ESA Technology Tree 2.1 TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN
ESA Technology Tree 2.1 TECHNOLOGY SUBDOMAIN
A. Payload Data Processing

1-2 2-4 5-8 9-12
1. On-Board Data Systems
B. On Board Data Management C. Microelectronics for digital and analogue applications A. Advanced Software technologies
B. Space Segment Software
2. Space System Software
C. Ground Segment Software
D. Ground Data Processing
E. Earth Observation Payload Data Exploitation
A. Power system architecture
3. Spacecraft Electrical Power
B. Power generation technologies C. Energy storage technologies D. Power conditioning and distribution
A. Space Environment
4. Spacecraft Environment & Effects
B. Environment effects
C. Space Weather
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[*] Portuguese Space Technology Intensity scale (empty subdomains are not shown).
5. Space System Control
A. Space system architecture and autonomy B. Space segment Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) A. Telecommunication (sub-) Systems B. Radio Navigation (sub-) Systems
6. RF Payload and Systems
C. TT&C (sub-)Systems
D. RF Payloads
E. Microwave and mm wave technologies and equipment
A. Antennas
7. Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques
B. Wave Interaction and Propagation
C. EMC/RFC/ESD

1-2 2-4 5-8 9-12
8. System Design & verification
A. Mission and System Specification B. Collaborative and Concurrent Engineering
C. System Analysis and Design
D. Verification and AIT
9. Mission Operation and Ground A. Advanced System Data systems Concepts
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B. Mission Operations

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C. Ground Data Systems (MCS)
A. Flight Dynamics
10. Flight Dynamics and GNSS
B. GNSS systems and groundrelated technologies
A. Measurements
11. Space Debris
B. Modelling, Databases and Risk Analysis
12. Ground Station System and Networks
A. Ground Station System
B. Ground Communications Networks
A. Applications and Concepts
13. Automation, Telepresence & Robotics
14. Life & Physical Sciences
B. Automation & Robotics Systems C. Automation & Robotics components and Technologies A. Instrumentation in support of Life Sciences B. Instrumentation in support of Physical Sciences C. Applied Life Science Technology D. Applied physical Science Technology
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1-2 2-4 5-8 9-12
15. Mechanisms & Tribology
A. Mechanism core technologies B. Non explosive release technologies C. Exploration tool technologies D. Control electronics technologies
E. MEMS technologies
G. Mechanism engineering
A. Optical system engineering
16. Optics
B. Optical component technology and materials C. Optical equipment and instrument technology
A. Laser Technologies
17. Optoelectronics
B. Detector Technologies
C. Photonics
A. Computational Tools
B. Ground Based Facilities
18. Aerothermodynamics
C. Flight Testing
D. Multi-Disciplinary Tools
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A. Chemical Propulsion Technologies B. Electric Propulsion Technologies
19. Propulsion
C. Advanced Propulsion
D. Supporting Propulsion Technologies and Tools A. Structural design and verification methods and tools B. High stability and high precision S/C structures C. Inflatable and deployable structures
D. Hot structures
20. Structures & Pyrotechnics
E. Active/adaptive structures
F. Damage tolerance and health monitoring G. Launchers, re-entry vehicles, planetary vehicles I. Meteoroid and Debris shield design and analysis J. Advanced structural concepts and materials
A. Heat Transport Technology
21. Thermal
B. Cryogenics and Refrigeration
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C. Thermal Protection
21. Thermal
D. Heat Storage and Rejection
E. Thermal Analysis Tools
22. Environmental Control Life Support (ECLS) and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
B. In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU
23. EEE Components and quality
A. Methods and Processes for Radiation Hardness Assurance B. EEE Component technologies
A. Novel Materials
24. Materials & Processes
B. Materials Processes
25. Quality, Dependability and Safety
C. Cleanliness and Sterilization A. System Dependability and Safety
B. Software Quality
This table was adapted from ESA Technology Tree, version 2.1, as presented in ESAs European Technology Master Plan 2010. The technology map is based on information provided by the corresponding entities. It was not subjected to any independent validation either by ESA or FCT.
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Main Projects, Products and Services

AerTPS: Aerogel Insulation Systems

Vacuum Chambers (0.01 mbar)

Pandora: Controlled Environment Transport Container

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AmorimCorkComposites http://www.corkcomposites.amorim.com AntnioCoelho acoelho.acc@amorim.com +351227475300

Main Projects, Products and Services

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andmonitoredbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency). CriticalSoftwareisalsoanactivememberof theEuropeanCooperationforSpace Standardization(ECSS)workinggroup.

CriticalSoftware http://criticalsoftware.com RuiCordeiro,ASDUnitBusinessDirector rcordeiro@criticalsoftware.com +351239989100

Main Projects, Products and Services

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Sentinel 2 and 3 on Board Central Development

csXCEPTION Automated Stress and Robustness Testing Tool

Swarm Operational Simulator

csXLUNA Extending Free/Open-Source Real-Time for On-Board Space Applications

DEIMOSEngenharia http://www.deimos.pt ElsaAlexandrino elsa.alexandrino@deimos.com.pt +351218933010

Main Projects, Products and Services

OneofthekeyprojectsofDEIMOSEngenharia inthisareaistheHazardAvoidanceand Detectionfunctionforthesoftprecision landingofESAsnextmissiontothemoon,the LunarLander.

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Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Earth Observation Systems and Applications

DEIMOSEngenhariaisleadingENCORE,the nextgenerationhighprecisionandlowcost GALILEOreceiverforlandmanagement applications.

Ground Segment Systems

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EDISOFTEmpresadeServioseDesenvolvimento deSoftware,S.A. http://www.edisoft.pt Cardoso,Teresa(Eng.) teresa.cardoso@edisoft.pt +351212945900

Main Projects, Products and Services

FCT Space Office

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EFACECEngenhariaeSistemas,S.A. http://www.efacec.com/ PedroSilva pedro.silva@efacec.com +351229402000

FCT Space Office

Main Projects, Products and Services

MFS and BERM

Isatemperaturerecordingunitinstalledinthe InternationalSpaceStation.Ontheexternal platformofCOLUMBUS,EuTEMP autonomouslyrecordedsuccessfullythe temperatureofthevariousEuTEFexperiments downloadingitsdatathroughtheMILSTD 1553communicationsbus.

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EvoleoTechnologies,Lda http://www.evoleotech.com RodolfoMartins rodolfo.martins@evoleotech.com +351229424327

Main Projects, Products and Services

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TDP8DataInterfaceBoard(DIFControlUnit) ThecustomizableDIFboardwithAeroflex GaislerLEON3FTprocessorsupportingseveral RTOS,lowpower,onboardmemoryand severaldigitalandanalogueI/Ocapabilitiesis ideallysuitedforspaceandotherHighRel applications,suchasinstrument,payloadand spacecraftcontrolapplications.

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Main Projects, Products and Services

Temperature Mapping in HV Power Transformers

FCT Space Office

Main Aerospace Projects

Temperature Mapping in Overhead Power Lines

Temperature and Vibration Mapping in High Power Generators

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GMVISSKYSOFT,S.A. http://www.gmv.com.pt JosFreitas jose.freitas@gmv.com +351213829366

Services and Support

Earth Observation Applications and Services

Main Projects, Products and Services

Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Space Systems and Engineering for Scientific / Exploration Missions

OBSW, SW Tools and Methodologies

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HPSHighPerformanceStructuresLda http://www.hpslda.pt PedroPortela info@hpslda.pt +351229578718

HPSLdahasestablishedanMLImanufacturing facilitythatcanmanufactureblanketsupto4 meterslongbutalsosmallblanketsfor scientificexperimentsandpayloads.

Main Projects, Products and Services

Technology Development and Project Management