International Telemetering Conference

Technical Papers

Benefits of submitting a technical paper...
•    Highlight your research
•    Get your organization recognized
•    Help shape the future of telemetry
•    Expand your business opportunities

Fellow Innovators,

The ITC provides an important forum for collaboration through the sharing of both solutions and problems.

The continuing diminishment of spectrum and the technical challenges arising from new developments - such as advancements in hypersonics, autonomous vehicles and the associated test scenarios – require us to assess and sometimes change paradigms.  ITC/USA 2012 will focus on identifying and discussing potential new paradigms as well as challenging existing ones.  The conference will strive to create a meaningful dialog within the telemetry community with the overarching goal to spawn innovative solutions to the emerging challenges.

In addition to the traditional telemetry technology areas and topics solicited for the conference, ITC/USA 2012 seeks to develop one or more sessions addressing Smart Antennas and Spectrum Challenges.  Topics such as "Spectrum Stewardship" will take on much greater visibility, as the health of the industry will be dependent on having sufficient spectral resources.  Papers that embrace spectral stewardship are illuminating the path we will follow as the roadmaps to C band are established.

Papers that discuss breaking a paradigm often lead to solutions for multiple problems.  For example, we often use an isotropic (omni) antenna on vehicles we wish to collect data from.  In order to get satisfactory data, we use highly directional tracking systems on the ground.  If you at least know where the earth is, you gain 3 dB by not radiating up into space.  By integrating inertial measurement components with a telemetry system, we can radiate in the location of the tracker, drastically improving Link Margin.  As an added bonus, you may now implement space discrimination so that multiple vehicles may operate on the same frequency, thus achieving significant spectrum stewardships goals.  The technology required to achieve this is here, and small and inexpensive inertial instruments, like those used in Apple’s iPhones, make it practical.

Due to technological advancements in several related industries (e.g., mobile, computing, and nano technologies) coupled with dwindling resources, it is important for us to identify and reduce duplicate efforts.  Carrying on the telemetry mission with limited resources creates great demands on our community.  Your consideration of contributing to the conference through the submission of a technical paper is much appreciated. 

Download the Technical Paper flyer here for all the details! 

Best Paper Awards for:

• Best Conference Paper
• Lawrence Rauch Award for Standards
• Myron Nichols Award for Telemetry Spectrum Management, Preservation, Protection or Advocacy
• Undergraduate Student Awards
• Graduate Student Awards