1. The Space System. 2. Defining and Evaluating Resilience. 3. Threats. 4. Threat Mitigation. 5. Systems Engineering and Resilience. 6. Modeling and Calculating Resilience. 7. Designing for Resilience. 8. Applying Resilient Design Techniques. 9. The Future of Resilient Space System Design. 10. References.
Biography
Ron Burch is the former director of Advanced Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) for the Boeing Company’s Space and Launch division. His career spanned over 35 years of satellite systems design and development experience at the Boeing Company and Hughes Aircraft Company. He continues to be active as an independent technical consultant to both the U.S. Government and industry. In addition, Mr. Burch continues to teach a Resilient Space Systems Design class at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. He is an acknowledged subject matter expert in the emerging discipline of space systems resilience and has spoken both domestically and internationally on the subject. His roles have included RF, optical, and digital subsystem and payload design, systems engineering, space technology development, and leadership positions including program management. Mr. Burch received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) from California State University, Fresno, and a master’s degree (MSEE) from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) with an emphasis in communications science. He has published numerous technical papers and is named on two U.S. patents.
