IEEE Central Texas Section Joint SMC/AES Chapter Meeting
The Chapter will meet at Southwest Research Institute on Monday, September 19, 2016 at 12 noon for a technical presentation on "Lighter-Than-Air Systems."
Michael L. Fortenberry, Principal Engineer in the Department of Space Engineering at Southwest Research Institute, will provide a technical presentation on Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Systems. The presentation will cover several LTA programs and technologies including the HiSentinel stratospheric airship, the Autonomous Tactical Aerial Surveillance and Communications (ATASC) platform, the Tactical Aerobotic Launch System (TALS), and Adaptable Lighter-Than-Air (ALTA) vehicle technology.
The presentation will be webcast. Contact Tony Bowie (tony.bowie@swri.org) for instructions to participate in the webcast. Following the technical presentation, Mr. Fortenberry will guide meeting attendees on a tour of Southwest Research Institute's LTA Systems Laboratory.
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- Date: 19 Sep 2016
- Time: 05:00 PM UTC to 06:00 PM UTC
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- Southwest Research Institute
- 1223 Martin Goland Ave.
- San Antonio, Texas
- United States 78238
- Building: 263
- Room Number: Space Science Conference Room
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- Starts 29 August 2016 08:00 PM UTC
- Ends 19 September 2016 04:59 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Michael Fortenberry of Southwest Research Institute
Lighter-Than-Air Systems
Biography:
Mr. Fortenberry is an aerospace and systems engineer, who has designed high altitude LTA platforms and systems including autonomous control systems, payloads and flight hardware for NASA and DoD. Additionally, Mr. Fortenberry manages several stratospheric LTA projects and was the deputy program manager for the HiSentinel high-altitude airship program for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Prior to joining Southwest Research Institute, Mr. Fortenberry worked at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility providing operational support for heavy-lift scientific balloon flights.
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Address:Southwest Research Institute, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78228-0510
Michael Fortenberry of Southwest Research Institute
Lighter-Than-Air Systems
Biography:
Email:
Address:San Antonio, Texas, United States