“Mitsubishi Electric Spacecraft Control System Design Contest Award“
”Remote Sensing Satellite Control System Design Contest Award”

Date & Time: To be held in a single session during ISTS, July 14–18, 2025 (TBD)

Venue: A conference room at ISTS venue (TBD)

Award to be held this time:

“Mitsubishi Electric Spacecraft Control System Design Contest Award”  – Sunflower-
“Remote Sensing Satellite Control System Design Contest Award”  -Eagle Eye-

Each participant may try either one or both problems, aiming accordingly for one or two awards.

Click here for details -> The12thSpacecraftControlSystemDesignContest_

Instruction and Procedure for Players & Participants

Important Dates (all in Japan Standard Time (JST))

*Pre-submission of the program code is mandatory. This allows the organizers to perform an execution check. For details, please follow the instructions provided by the organizers after your application is submitted.

** We have set aside a time slot to check the operation of your submitted program code. All participants are strongly encouraged to confirm the operation of their program code with the organizers at this pre-confirmation.

How to apply

NOTE: The above information is required not only to run the contest, but also as a minimum contact                     information in case you win the prize.

Materials to be submitted by Players
1.Program code: After releasing the program code, please read the documents related to the award you    plan to participate in carefully, and prepare the required materials accordingly.
2.Presentation materials: PowerPoint or PDF file that introduces you and your team and summarizes the    features and characteristics of the control program you created in the amount of about 3-minute oral presentation.

Instruction and Procedure for Players & Participants

Evaluation

1.The competition is held in a tournament format, that is, the winner and runner-up are determined in the final game, and then the third place game is played to determine the third place.
2.Each winner of game is able to move on to the next step.
3.The winner of game will be judged by the criteria set by each host of Award.
4.After each game, a replacement of your control program is allowed if it can be done within the time specified by the contest organizer.

Winner’s Package

The program and presentation materials created by prizewinners will be uploaded to the ISTS website after the contest as “Winner’s package.
Therefore, in case you are the winner, please prepare your presentation materials with due consideration for personal information and privacy.

Copyright and privacy Policies

1. Copyright

The contest organizer and ISTS Secretariat do no claim any transfer or inheritance of the copyrights of the program and presentation materials created by the players, and they continue to belong only to the respective players.
The contest organizer and ISTS Secretariat may use and publish the program and presentation materials prepared by the prizewinners of the contest without the permission of the respective players, and may also use them as teaching materials for universities, etc., provided that the players submit a written permission to ISTS Secretariat.

2.Projection at the venue

The content of the contest projected at the venue, including presentation materials with, for example personal information if any) may be distributed on-demand by the contest organizer and ISTS Secretariat without the consent of the players, and may be used as teaching materials at universities, etc., provided that the participants submits a written consent to ISTS Secretarial.

3.Scene in the contest

Photographs of the venue, of the players, and of the online screen will be taken only for the purpose of post-event reports (e.g., in conference journals) and to publicize future contests. The contest organizer will notify the participants just before taking the photos and give them time to deal with the problem by themselves.