A coordination meeting of Cosmos Association participating organizations on “Topical issues of creating control systems, telemetric systems, sensor and research equipment for rockets, launch vehicles and spacecraft” took place at Yuzhnoye SDO.

Representatives of the following organizations participated in the meeting that took place on 24-25 September: Arsenal SDP SE, Hartron-Arkos RPI Ltd., Center DO LLC, Konex State Research Company, Kurs SMC PJSC, Kharkiv machine-building plant “FED”, Chezara PJSC, Rapid Plant JSC, Elmiz PJSC, Polysvit SDO, Kremenchuk National University, Odesa National University, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Institute of Telecommunications, Radioelectronics and Electronic Engineering, State Enterprise “Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau”, HAI-Engineering JSC, Kyivprylad State Production Association, Institute of technical mechanics of the NASU and SSAU, Hartron-Ucom SMC Ltd., Closed State Corporation “Research institute for radio engineering measurements”, FED JSC, and Yuzhnoye SDO.

The participants of the meeting discussed numerous topical themes, namely:

– Current trends and requirements to developing rocket control and measurement systems, prospective trends

– Application of basic technologies in onboard avionics

– Current and prospective trends and requirements for the development of spacecraft control and measurement systems, spacecraft payload

– Experience of Hartron-Ucom SMC Ltd in creating main telemetry unit

 – Topical issues of control systems development: integrated gimballess inertial navigation systems developed by Hartron-Arkos RPI Ltd. for rockets, launch vehicles and spacecraft

– International standards for control system onboard software life cycle, implementation suitability

– Topical issues of developing inertial navigation sensors and devises at Arsenal SDP SE

– Diversification of Kyivprylad SPA activities under the market economy conditions in Ukraine

– Use of testing, experimental and computing facilities of Cosmos Association participating companies

– Current state and trends in increasing the competitiveness of the instrument engineering companies included in Cosmos Association

– Design of spacecraft surface gas release fields using chemigraphy technics

– Reciprocal measurement system “Azimuth” and a project of gravitational field space monitoring system “Gravisat”

– Use of solid vibrational gyroscopes produced in Ukraine in the orientation and stabilization systems for high-dynamic movable objects and the development of biaxial precision operating platform based on direct-drive engines

– Prospects and advantages.

The participants of the meeting paid special attention to new topical developments, analysis of current state of Cosmos Association instrument engineering companies, their market prospects and competitiveness, possibility of implementing critical technologies, role of the state in the instrument engineering development, methods and experience of companies’ cooperation. Achievements of instrument engineers were considered; some new technologies were recommended to become basic for new developments. The problems of using foreign circuitry and import substitution were discussed along with the ways of solving these problems by using potential of the Association. Proposals were prepared to support and develop the instrument manufacturing industry of Ukraine.