Smith Lab

Over the summer and continuing fall of 2024, I am working in the David R. Smith group at Duke to conduct orbital analysis for satellite imaging research.

I investigated minimum time to full ground coverage and satellite positioning for coverage optimization.

• Employed FreeFlyer to analyze coverage area for existing satellite constellations including Starlink and Planet Labs

• Modeled proprietary SAR antenna in software and implemented simulations to analyze efficacy

• Evaluated simulation quality analytically to minimize computation effort on each simulation - reduced time by 87%

• Performed satellite constellation optimization using an Improved Stochastic Ranking Evolution Strategy (ISRES)