College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2025-05-06 06:39:04
Major
Electrical Engineering
Honors Course
ELEN:401/402
Number of Credits
5
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
NASA's Artemis program requires precise navigation capabilities to establish the first sustained presence on the lunar surface. However, as launches bring necessary orbital infrastructure, the Artemis program will face a critical period during which reliable lunar navigation is not possible. To address this challenge, the V.E.C.T.O.R. system tracks assets, such as rovers and astronauts, as User Terminals relative to a pre-existing cell tower, or Base Station. To do so, the system leverages existing Base Station hardware to calculate the location of User Terminals in conjunction with existing communications infrastructure.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Michael Lichter
First Reader
Dr. Huu Nghi Tran
Second Reader
Dr. Anindya Bijoy Das
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Nathan Ida
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Melnikov, Dimitry; Bartel, Evan; Burrier, Andrew; and Gjorgievski, Goran, "Vector Estimation for Continuous Tracking of Observed Radio Signals (V.E.C.T.O.R.) Lunar Navigation System" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 2017.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/2017
Included in
Digital Communications and Networking Commons, Electrical and Electronics Commons, Electromagnetics and Photonics Commons, Navigation, Guidance, Control and Dynamics Commons, Navigation, Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Commons, Signal Processing Commons, Systems and Communications Commons