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Editor-in-Chief-Peter K. Willett
Associate Editor-in-Chief-David F.
Crouse
VP Publications-Maria S. Greco
AESS President-Joe Fabrizio
Executive Assistant, AESS-
Jane Buckingham

Contributing Editors
Awards-Erwin C. Gangl
Book Reviews Editor-Darin Dunham
Conferences-Mark Davis
Distinguished Lecturers &
Tutorials-Kathleen Kramer
Education-Kathleen Kramer
History-Hugh D. Griffiths
Student Research-Wenbo Dou,
Federico Lombardi
Technical Panels-Walter Downing
Tutorials Editor-W. Dale Blair
Website Updates-Judy Scharmann

Associate Editors and Areas of
Specialty
Scott Bawden-Energy Conversion
Systems
Erik Blasch, Roberto Sabatini-
Avionics Systems
Dietrich Franken-Communications,
Signal Processing, and Data Fusion
David Crouse-Target Tracking
Mauro De Sanctis-Signal Processing
and Communication in Aerospace
Systems
Michael Braasch-Navigation,
Positioning
Giancarmine Fasano-UAS
Daniel O'Hagan-Radar Systems
Open-Astronautic and Aeronautic
Systems
Haiying Liu-Control System
Engineering and Robotic Systems
Michael Cardinale-Electro-Optic and
Infrared Systems, Image Processing
Ruhai Wang-Systems Engineering
Peter Willett-Multi-Sensor Systems

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May 2019

ISSN 0885-8985

Volume 34 Number 5

COLUMN
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine May 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FEATURE ARTICLES
Estimation of Solar Panels Available Power for a LEO Satellite in
Detumbling Mode Based on Monte Carlo Analysis
R. Amjadifard, F. Bagheroskouei, E.M. Miandoab, A. Fasooniehchi . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Can Holistic Optimization Improve Airport Air Traffic Management
Performance?
A. Karahasanovic, A.W. Eide, P. Schittekat, H.E. Swendgaard, K. Bakhrankova,
D. Kjenstad, C. Mannino, T. Zeh, V. Grantz, C.-H. Rokitansky, T. Gr€
aupl . . . .

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Reconfigurable Wavelet Based Real Time Imaging System for Low
Bit Rate Telemetry Space Missions
D. Muraleedharan, P. Haridasan, A.K. Abdul Samad, Subha Varier G., Vinod P. .

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A Framework to Predict Failures for Ground Tests on Aircrafts
I. Monedero, F. Biscarri, D.F. Larios, J. Barbancho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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An Emergency Mitigation System for Safer Lunar Surface Exploration
M. Vanegas, K. Kotowick, S. Schreiner, L. Geiger, D. Barmore, D. Roberson,
B. Putbrese, A. Stankovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power Line Detection for Aircraft Safety Based on Image Processing
Techniques: Advances and Recommendations
X. Zhang, G. Xiao, K. Gong, P. Ye, J. Zhao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Review of High Throughput Satellites: Market Disruptions, AffordabilityThroughput Map, and the Cost Per Bit/Second Decision Tree
Y. Guan, F. Geng, J.H. Saleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Navigation Systems Panel Report Navigation Systems for Autonomous and
Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Current Trends and Future Challenges
Z.M. Kassas, P. Closas, J. Gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BOOK REVIEWS
Meter-Wave Synthetic Aperture Radar for Concealed Object Detection
E. Brookner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Free Space Optical Systems Engineering: Design and Analysis
M. Cardinale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NEWS AND INFORMATION
2019 Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society Distinguished Lecturers . . .

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AESS Senior Members Elevated in 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AESS Meetings and Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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