List of publications and conference contributions for Roger Birkeland

2024

Workshops and presentations

Roger Birkeland Small Satellites at NTNU; How a university can work on what was earlier NASA’s domain FPGA-Forum. 2024

Roger Birkeland, Milica Orlandic, Tor Arne Johansen, Anja Kohfeldt, Ketil Røed, Tor Berger, Pål Gunnar Ellingsen, Andres Spicher, Ingrid B. Mann, Raymond Kristiansen, Jøran Grande, José Miguel González Pérez An update on Norwegian Space Education Finnish Satellite Workshop. 2024

Simen Berg, Sivert Bakken, Roger Birkeland, Corrado Chiatante, Bjørn A. Kristiansen, Dennis Langer, Joseph L. Garrett, Amund Gjersvik, Tor A. Johansen Experiences and data collected from HYPSO-1’s second year in orbit Finnish Satellite Workshop. 2024

2023

Journals

Gara Quintana-Diaz, Torbjörn Ekman, Roger Birkeland, José Miguel Lago, Alejandro Camanzo, Alberto González Muíño, Fernando Aguado Agelet Satellite Uplink Interference Measurements in the 437 MHz UHF Amateur Radio Band Onboard LUME-1 Acta Astronautica. 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.08.010

Dennis David Langer, Milica Orlandić, Sivert Bakken, Roger Birkeland, Joseph Garrett, Tor Arne Johansen, Asgeir Johan Sørensen. Robust and Reconfigurable Hyperspectral Imaging Processing On-Board a Small Satellite Remote Sensing, 15(15), 3756, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153756

Bakken, Sivert, Marie B. Henriksen, Roger Birkeland, Dennis D. Langer, Adriënne E. Oudijk, Simen Berg, Yeshi Pursley, Joseph L. Garrett, Fredrik Gran-Jansen, Evelyn Honoré-Livermore, Mariusz E. Grøtte, Bjørn A. Kristiansen, Milica Orlandic, Paul Gader, Asgeir J. Sørensen, Fred Sigernes, Geir Johnsen, and Tor A. Johansen. HYPSO-1 CubeSat: First Images and In-Orbit Characterization Remote Sensing 15, no. 3: 755. 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030755

Conferences

Simen Berg, Sivert Bakken, Roger Birkeland, Corrado Chiatante, Joseph L. Garretta, and Tor A. Johansen. Ground Systems Software for Automatic Operation of the HYPSO-2 Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite Proc. SPIE 12729, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVII, 1272912. 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2684263

Dennis Langer, Simen Berg, Joseph Garrett, Roger Birkeland, Sivert Bakken, Tor Arne Johansen and Asgeir Sørensen. Agile Smallsat Operation Tool-Chain Development: HYPSO-1 hyperspectral earth observation experiences WHISPERS 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/WHISPERS61460.2023.10430948

Corrado Chiatante, Dennis D. Langer, Joseph L. Garrett, Roger Birkeland, Simen Berg and Milica Orlandic. ONBOARD HYPERSPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION ENABLES GEOREFERENCING WHISPERS. 2023
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WHISPERS61460.2023.10430746

Workshops and presentations

Simen Berg, Sivert Bakken, Roger Birkeland. Experiences from Operating the Earth Observation Satellite HYPSO-1 Finnish Satellite Workshop. 2023

Book chapters

Azam Seyedi, Per Gunnar Kjeldsberg, Roger Birkeland. System-Scenario Methodology to Design a Highly Reliable Radiation-Hardened Memory for Space Applications Computer Memory and Data Storage [Working Title] . 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.113327

2022

Journals

Grøtte, Mariusz Eivind; Birkeland, Roger; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Bakken, Sivert; Garrett, Joseph; Prentice, Elizabeth Frances; Sigernes, Fred; Orlandic, Milica; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy; Johansen, Tor Arne. Ocean Color Hyperspectral Remote Sensing With High Resolution and Low Latency--The HYPSO-1 CubeSat Mission, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2022.
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3080175

E. F. Prentice, E. Honoré-Livermore, S. Bakken, M. B. Henriksen, R. Birkeland, M. Hjertenæs, A. Gjersvik, T. A. Johansen, F. A. Agelet, F. Navarro-Medina. Assembly, Integration, and Testing Strategy of a Hyperspectral Imaging CubeSat, HYPSO-1; Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, Article 4584, 2022.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14184584

Conferences

R. Birkeland, S. Berg, M. Orlandic, J. L. Garrett; ON-BOARD CHARACTERIZATION OF HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE EXPOSURE AND CLOUD COVERAGE BY COMPRESSION RATIO, 12th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), Rome, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/WHISPERS56178.2022.9955117

A. Oudijk, O. Hasler, H. Øveraas, S. Marty, D. Williamson, T. Svendsen, S. Berg, R. Birkeland, D. Halvorsen, S. Bakken, M. Henriksen, M. Alver, G. Johnsen, T. A. Johansen, A. Stahl, P. Kvaløy, A. Dallolio, S. Majaneva, G. Fragoso, J. Garrett; Campaign for hyperspectral data validation in North Atlantic coastal waters, 12th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS), Rome, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/WHISPERS56178.2022.9955134

A. Zolich, D. Palma, R. Birkeland, K. Cisek, T. A. Johansen; Wi-Fi based Telecommunication Infrastructure Delivered as a Service by UAV for Emergency Response, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Dubrovnik, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/ICUAS54217.2022.9836050

Birkeland, Roger; Quintana Diaz, Gara; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Ekman, Torbjörn; Aguado, Fernando; Johansen, Tor Arne. A Multi-purpose Software Defined Radio Payload for the HYPSO-2 Satellite. IEEE Aerospace Conference; 2022-03-05.
DOI: 10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843447

Quintana Diaz, Gara; Birkeland, Roger; Løge, Lars; Andersen, Even; Bolstad, Anton; Ekman, Torbjörn. In-orbit Interference Measurements and Analysis in the VDES-band with the NorSat-2 Satellite. IEEE Aerospace Conference;
DOI: 10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843810

Bakken, Sivert; Birkeland, Roger; Langer, Dennis D.; Garrett, Joseph; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Orlandic, Milica; Prentice, Elizabeth Frances; Haskins, Cecilia; Johansen, Tor Arne. Software Development and Integration of a Hyperspectral Imaging Payload for HYPSO-1. 2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Narvik, Norway
DOI: 10.1109/SII52469.2022.9708742

Bakken, Sivert; Langer, Dennis D.; Birkeland, Roger; Garrett, Joseph; Marton, Amund; Orlandic, Milica; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Haskins, Cecilia; Johansen, Tor Arne. Testing of Software-Intensive Hyperspectral Imaging Payload for the HYPSO-1 CubeSat. 2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Narvik, Norway
DOI: 10.1109/SII52469.2022.9708802

Dennis Langer, Sivert Bakken, Birkeland, Roger; Testing of small satellite operation and software with target hardware and rehearsals. International Astronautical Congress 2022, Paris, France

Evelyn Honoré-Livermore, Sivert Bakken, Birkeland, Roger; A framework for collecting lessons learned for university CubeSat projects. International Astronautical Congress 2022, Paris, France

Gara Quintana Díaz, Torbjörn Ekman, Alejandro Camanzo-Mariño, Birkeland, Roger, José Miguel Lago Agra, Alberto Gonzalez Muiño, Fernando Aguado Agelet ; Satellite Uplink Interference Measurements in the 437 MHz UHF Amateur Radio Band Onboard LUME-1 International Astronautical Congress 2022, Paris, France

2021

Journals

Dallolio, Alberto; Quintana Díaz, Gara; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Garrett, Joseph; Birkeland, Roger; Johansen, Tor Arne. A Satellite-USV System for Persistent Observation of Mesoscale Oceanographic Phenomena. Remote Sensing 2021
DOI: 10.3390/rs13163229

Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Birkeland, Roger; Bakken, Sivert; Garrett, Joseph; Haskins, Cecilia. Digital Engineering Management in an Academic CubeSat Project. Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 2021
DOI: 10.2514/1.I010981

Conferences

Garrett, Joseph; Bakken, Sivert; Prentice, Elizabeth Frances; Langer, Dennis D.; Leira, Frederik Stendahl; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Birkeland, Roger; Grøtte, Mariusz Eivind; Johansen, Tor Arne; Orlandic, Milica. Hyperspectral Image Processing Pipelines on Multiple Platforms for Coordinated Oceanographic Observation. Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing, Evolution in Remote Sensing 2021
DOI: 10.1109/WHISPERS52202.2021.9483993

Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Birkeland, Roger. Managing Product Development and Integration of a University CubeSat in a Locked down World. IEEE Aerospace Conference
DOI: 10.1109/AERO50100.2021.9438490

E. Honoré-Livermore, A. Dallolio, R. Birkeland, D. D. Langer, C. Haskins and T. A. Johansen, MBSE Modeling of a SoS with a Small Satellite and Autonomous Surface Vessels for Persistent Coastal Monitoring, in Proc. of 16th International Conference of System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) 2021, pp. 156-161 (30 July 2021);
DOI: 10.1109/SOSE52739.2021.9497470.

Foss, Edvard; Birkeland, Roger. Best Practice Collision Avoidance For Nanosatellite Operators Without Manoeuvring Capabilities. 12th European CubeSat Symposium, Paris, France

Reports

Johansen, Tor Arne; Birkeland, Roger; Orlandic, Milica; Eriksen, Torkild; Blix, Kolbjørn. Forslag til permanent nasjonal forskningsinfrastruktur – småsatellitter til nytte for havrommet. : NTNU 2021

2020

Conferences

Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Birkeland, Roger; Haskins, Cecilia. Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals with a System-of-Systems for Monitoring Arctic Coastal Regions. INCOSE International Symposium 2020 ;Volum 30.(1) s. 604-619
DOI: 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2020.00743.x

Birkeland, Roger; Palma, David; Zolich, Artur Piotr. Alternative networking technologies for the Arctic region. Presentation at Arctic Frontiers 2020;

2019

Conferences

Birkeland, Roger; Palma, David. An assessment of IoT via satellite: Technologies, services and possibilities. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress 2019, washington DC.

Quintana Díaz, Gara; Birkeland, Roger; Honoré-Livermore, Evelyn; Ekman, Torbjörn. An SDR mission measuring UHF signal propagation and interference between small satellites in LEO and Arctic sensors. 33rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites 2019;

2018

Journals

Kara, Ozan; Birkeland, Roger; Kaytaz, Umuralp; Zhang, Lihui. Future CubeSat Swarms Pose Significant Communications Challenges. ROOM the space journal 2018
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Palma, David; Birkeland, Roger. Enabling the Internet of Arctic Things with Freely-Drifting Small-Satellite Swarms. IEEE Access 2018
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2881088

Conferences

Roger Birkeland, David Palma. Freely Drifting Small-Satellite Swarms for Sensor Networks in the Arctic. Third International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Springer Nature 2018. pp. 175-190
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1165-9_16

Quintana Diaz, Gara; Birkeland, Roger. Software-Defined Radios In Satellite Communications. ESA Small Satellites, System & Services Symposium (4S) 2018

Skanke, Petter Evju; Birkeland, Roger. CubeSat propulsion – expanding the possibilities of the affordable space platform. ESA Small Satellites, System & Services Symposium (4S) 2018

2017

Journals

Bacsardi, Laszlo; Birkeland, Roger; Hornig, Andreas; Shar, Mansoor; Morrison, Brandon; Tsodikovich, Yevgeny. Present and the Future of Space Internet: The Space Generation Perspective. New Space 2017 ;Volum 5.(4) s. 257-267
DOI: 10.1089/space.2017.0018

Conferences

Birkeland, Roger. Freely Drifting CubeSat Constellations for Improving Coverage for Arctic Sensor Networks. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
DOI: 10.1109/ICC.2017.7997293

Birkeland, Roger; Gjersvik, Amund; Grande, Jøran. The benefit of project based courses as a "First Contact" between students and space industry. 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Adelaide, Australia

Birkeland, Roger; Palma, David; Zolich, Artur Piotr. Integrated SmallSats and Unmanned Vehicles for Networking in Remote Locations. 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Adelaide, Australia

Grande, Jøran; Birkeland, Roger; Gjersvik, Amund; Stausland, Christoffer T. Norwegian student satellite program – lessons learned. 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Adelaide, Australia

2016

Journals

Shephard, Grace Elizabeth; Dalen, Kari; Peldszus, Regina; Aparicio, Sara; Beumer, Larissa; Birkeland, Roger; Gkikas, Nikolaos; Kourantidou, Melina; Ktenas, Panagiotis; Linde, Peter Wilhelm; Marazzi, Francesco; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz Mezzalira; Radianti, Jaziar; Schartmüller, Bernhard; Stübner, Eike Ingrid; Varnajot, Alix; Vullierme, Magali; Zhilina, Irina. Assessing the added value of the recent declaration on unregulated fishing for sustainable governance of the central Arctic Ocean. Marine Policy 2016 ;Volum 66. s. 50-57
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.01.013

Conferences

Bacsardi, Laszlo; Birkeland, Roger; Hornig, Andreas; Mansoor, Shar; Morrison, Brandon; Tsodikovich, Yevgeny. The current state and the future of space internet - The space generation perspective. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress 2016, Guadalajara, Mexico

Ånes, Håkon Wiik; Evang, Thomas; Skafså, Ole Martin; Birkeland, Roger. CubeSat Ground Station Module: Transmitting, Receiving and Displaying CubeSat Data Through a Web-based Graphical User Interface. 67 th International Astronautical Congress 2016, Guadalajara, Mexico

Birkeland, Roger; Hornig, Andreas. On how a CubeSat swarm can improve the coverage for an Arctic ground based sensor network. ESA Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium 2016, Malta.

Løfaldli, André; Birkeland, Roger. Implementation of a Software Defined Radio Prototype Ground Station for CubeSats. ESA Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium 2016, Malta

Zolich, Artur Piotr; Palma, David; Birkeland, Roger; Jiang, Yuming. A multi-hop intermittent wireless sensor network with unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite links for the Arctic. ReCAMP Flagship Workshop 2016, Tromsø, Norway.

2015

Conferences

Birkeland, Roger; Stein, Timo Alexander; Tømmer, Mathias; Beerman, Michael; Petrasch, Julian; Gjersvik, Amund. The NUTS Cubesat Project: Spin-offs and Technology Development. Proc. of 22nd ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. Noordwijk: ESA Communications 2015 ISBN 978-92-9221-294-0.

Tømmer, Mathias; Birkeland, Roger; Gjersvik, Amund; Stein, Timo Alexander; Vestnes, Frida; Skagmo, Jon Petter; Kvamtrø, Knut Magnus; Eckholdt, Fabian; Alstad, Torgeir; Grande, Jøran; Mathisen, Stian Vik. Testing of radio communication subsystems for the NUTS CubeSat on a meteorological balloon flight from Andøya in 2014. Proc. of 22nd ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. Noordwijk: ESA Communications 2015 ISBN 978-92-9221-294-0.

Bratlie, Terje Andre; Efteland, Jørn Iversen; Fuglseth, Anders Nikolai; Gunnarsen, Gudmund; Birkeland, Roger; Hornig, Andreas. Field testing of tracking satellite signals using low cost radio equipment as an evaluation for the distributed ground station network. 66th International Astronautical Congress 2015, Jerusalem, Israel

Hornig, Andreas; Birkeland, Roger; Kühn, Sebastian; Przyszlak, Marta; Beyermann, Ulrich; Bausch, Lars; Flohr, Julius; Schupikov, Michael; Muszytowski, Sebastian; Sisman, Gunperi; Pinaya, Benjamin. Opportunities of an open-source global sensor network monitoring the radio spectrum for the (NEW) space community. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress 2015, Jerusalem, Israel

Kara, Ozan; Brunner, Melanie; Birkeland, Roger; Schor, Dario; Yaǧhoǧlu, Burak; Smith, Thomas; Hornig, Andreas. Communication architecture and international policy recommendations enabling the development of global cubesat space networks. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress 2015, Jerusalem, Israel

2014

Conferences

Birkeland, Roger. An Overview of Existing and Future Satellite Systems for Arctic Communication. ESA Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium; 2014

Birkeland, Roger. Proposal For A Satellite Communication Payload For Sensor Networks In The Arctic Area. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress 2014, Toronto, Canada

Laygo, Katarina; Hornig, Andreas; Saini, Mandeep; Prokein, Daniel; Egen, Caitlin; Puri, Manpreet; Birkeland, Roger; Kido, Ayano; Wan, Stephanie. 12th Annual Space Generation Congress: Agency Session Report On Space Communications In Our Daily Lives. International Astronautical Congress 2014, Toronto, Canada

Marius, Münch; Birkeland, Roger. Development of a Security Module for the Uplink of the NUTS Student Satellite. ESA Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium 2014, Majorca, Spain.

2013

Conferences

Abraham, Jens; Birkeland, Roger; Mathiesen, Terje. Application of Slow Wave Structures for Miniaturized Satellite Feeding Networks. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop 2013. Rome, Italy. Interrnational Acedemy of Astronautics 2013 ISBN 978-2-917761-22-9. s. 802-810

Bezem, Bram; Fjellby, Per Kristian J.; Birkeland, Roger; Mjølsnes, Stig Frode. Authenticated uplink for the small, low-orbit student satellite NUTS. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop 2013. Rome, Italy. International Acedemy of Astronautics 2013 ISBN 978-2-917761-22-9. s. 799-

Birkeland, Roger; Gutteberg, Odd. Educational Aspects of a CubeSat Project. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop 2013. Rome, Italy: International Acedemy of Astronautics 2013 ISBN 978-2-917761-22-9. s. 461-466

Birkeland, Roger; Gutteberg, Odd. Overview of the NUTS CubeSat Project. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop 2013. Rome, Italy: International Acedemy of Astronautics 2013 ISBN 978-2-917761-22-9. s. 550-558

Nygren, Martin; Birkeland, Roger; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy. Using independent combinations of CubeSat solar panels as sun sensors for separating inbound sunlight information. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop 2013. Rome, Italy: International Acedemy of Astronautics 2013 ISBN 978-2-917761-22-9.

Grande, Jøran; Birkeland, Roger; Lindem, Torfinn; Schlanbusch, Rune; Houge, Torbjørn; Mathisen, Stian Vik; Dahle, Kolbjørn. Educational Benefits And Challenges For The Norwegian Student Satellite Program. 64th International Astronautical Congress, Beijing, China

Rønning, Snorre Stavik; Bakken, Marianne; Birkeland, Roger; Espy, Patrick Joseph; Hibbins, Robert. Optimizing An Infrared Camera For Observation Of Atmospheric Gravity Waves From A Cubesat Platform. 64th International Astronautical Congress, Beijing, China

Workshop presentations

Birkeland, Roger; Gutteberg, Odd; Nomme, Christian; Frances, Jordi. Preliminary Results for the Test Satellite CubeSat Bus. 5th European CubeSat Symposium 2013, Brussels, Belgium

Frances, Jordi; Birkeland, Roger; Larsen, Bjørn B.. CubeSat Space Protocol on an RF Link. 5th European CubeSat Symposium 2013, Brussels, Belgium

Ødegaard, Kjell Arne; Birkeland, Roger; Skavhaug, Amund. Error Detection and Correction for Low-Cost Nano Satellites. 5th European CubeSat Symposium 2013, Brussels, Belgium

2012

Workshop presentations

Fredrik Sola, Holberg; Birkeland, Roger; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy. Implementation of three axis attitude determination and control system for a double CubeSat. 4th European CubeSat Symposium 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Rinnan, Toril Bye; Birkeland, Roger; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy. Development on the EQUEST method for attitude determination. 4th European CubeSat Symposium 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Rokstad, Kai Inge Midtgård; Birkeland, Roger; Vedvik, Nils Petter. Investigation of using composite materials for the CubeSat primary structure. 4th European CubeSat Symposium 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Rønning, Snorre Stavik; Bakken, Marianne; Birkeland, Roger; Espy, Patrick Joseph; Hibbins, Robert; Ramstad, Tor Audun. Observation of Gravity Waves From a Small Satellite by Means of an Infrared Camera. 4th European CubeSat Symposium 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Conferences before joining NTNU

Roald Otnes, Roger Birkeland, Urmila Datta, Vidar Forsmo, Jon Kjøll, Tor Knudsen, Stine Kjersti Richardsen - Networked Intelligent Underwater Sensors – The NILUS demonstrator system - UDT Europe 2009