Communications and Operations Laboratory

The laboratory includes antennas and equipment for communications with spacecraft and landers. Research focuses on the development of low cost LEO links as well as the development of an independent deep space network capability using the Algonquin Radio Observatory.

Our communications and operations research spans the complete range of systems from the development of student lead nano-satellite systems that utilize civilian communications bands and provide data rates of order 10kps^-1, to state of the art high data rate systems of 10Mbits^-1. The laboratory has access to the 11m and 46m antenna at the ARO observatory.

Selected Publications

2008    R. Lee, K. Sathiyanathan, N. Navarathinam, B. M. Quine and Northern Light team, Semi-Autonomous Tele-Robotic Manipulation In Mars Drilling Operation, ASTRO CASI Conference, Montreal, Quebec.