WORKSHOP ON NANOSATELITE TECHNOLOGY

ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT: Electronics & Communication, Sri Jayachamarajendra

College of Engineering, (JSS Science and Technology Mysuru)

Coordinators: Prof SudarshanPatilkulkarni, Prof Shankaraiah

Event Organizing Committee: Prof A Thyagarajamurthy, Prof M Halesh, Prof R Shashidhar,
Prof N Shivaprasad, Prof Ramya, Prof Pavithra
Audience: Third year, Final year B E students, M Tech students, Research Scholars, Faculty
Tentative Schedule: 16th September to 20th September 2019
Duration: 5 days
Venue: IS Seminar Hall, JSSSTU Campus, Mysuru
About type of program and broad area: Workshop to give exposure to state of art technology
on nanosatellites; topic is interdisciplinary in nature involving electrical, mechanical, electronics,
communication and instrumentation.
Objective of workshop: To provide exposure to various subsystems and aspects in design and
implementation of nanosatellite.
Expected outcomes from workshop: Participant (student or faculty) of the workshop will be
able to :
1. To comprehend various subsystems of nano satellite such as space craft bus, on-board
computer, power module, solar panels, communication, attitude control etc.,
2. To understand various design issues and complexities involved during nano satellite
development.
3. Integrate various subsystems in an efficient way to comply with the given volume and
cost budget constraints.

Name and Designation of Speakers:

1. Dr. Rangarajan S., Former Director, ISRO, Bangalore
2. Shri. R. Arunachalam, Former scientist ISRO, Bangalore
 3. Dr. Vinod Kumar, Deputy division head, control dynamics and simulation group, UR
Rao Satellite Centre.
4. Dr. S. Jayakumar, Designer of payloads and ground system.
5. Dr. Jaykumar Venkatesan, Valles Marineris International Ltd
6. Dr. V. Prithviraj, Adjunct Professor, JSSSTU, Mysore
7. Dr. K. Jayaraman, Principal Scientist, Centre of Propulsion Technology, Department of
Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras.
8. S. Parameswaran, Former Director ISRO.
9. N. Nagarajan, Nanosat designer for NTU, Singapore
10. S. Sayeenathan, ex Head, Frequency Coordination, ISRO
11. P.J. Bhat, Mission control software designer
12. Pitchaimani, ex Dy. Director, ISTRAC
13. Pramod Kale (Eminent Scientist (Rtd), ISRO/NASA, Recipient of Padmashree,
Aryabhata Award)

Advisory Committee on Space Technology for JSS Science and Technology University

-Dr S. Rangarajan, (Former Director, ISTRAC/INSAT ISRO)

-Dr. Dhadesugoor R. Vaman, (CTO, Digital Compression Technology, USA)
-Dr. Suresh Ramachandra, (Former Scientist NASA Maryland, USA)
-Dr. A R Krishnan (Director, Ananth Technologies)
-Dr. R. Ramani, (COE, Fluid Tech Solutions, USA)
-Dr. V Prithiviraj, (Adjunct Professor JSSSTU, Mysore)