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Atilla Saadat

My name is Atilla Saadat and I am currently a GNC Engineer at Turion Space Corp, based in Irvine, California, USA. I specialize in:

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  • Space Systems Engineering - Mission Design & Analysis

  • Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS)

  • Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC)

  • Aerospace Avionics Engineering

  • Robotic Systems Dynamics Identification & Analysis

  • Full-Stack Software Engineering

  • Data Analysis & Machine Learning

  • Earth Observation Analysis

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Projects, Research, and Experience

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GNC Engineer @ Turion Space
Lead GNC Engineer for the Droid.001 and Droid.002 satellite missions
Developed Autonomous Mission Ops and Attitude Control Optimizer for In-Situ Non-Earth Imaging (NEI)

On-orbit Spacecraft Inertia Tensor Estimation
MASc. Thesis, Chapter 2
Selected by the Canadian Space Agency to attend the IAC 2022 Student Conference as a Canadian Delegate

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Dynamics Identification for Industrial Robotics
Robotics Systems Engineering Internship - Mujin Inc., Tokyo, Japan

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UWindsor Rocketry Team - Aerodynamics Data Acquisition Module
Undergraduate Avionics Engineering Project

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CryoRoute - Globally Optimized Naval Routes in the North Arctic Ocean
Undergraduate Earth Observation Research Project

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Demonstration Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Research Project

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Live 3D Map of the 17 On-Orbit Satellites I've Contributed To 

Awards

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Awarded $2500 for outstanding work and leadership in Aerospace Engineering

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Canadian Space Agency Student Grant

Awarded $4000 to attend the ESA
North-American CryoSat Science Meeting

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Awarded 1st place and $10k for Best Paper and Presentation at the Frank J. Redd Student Competition

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Awarded SSPI's "20 Under 35" recognition for exceptional leadership, innovation, and
contributions to the space and satellite industry.

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Awarded $1500 to attend the ESA Atlantic from Space Workshop to present CryoRoute

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Awarded $5000 Series-A funding from UWindsor
Winter Hackathon (Diverted to WinSAT)

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