Research Projects

Cognitive Radio Systems for Small Satellites (CubeSats) Communication Networks

Develop spectral- and power-efficient cognitive radio based communication algorithms to secure efficient and reliable space-based CubeSat communication links.

Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium

Hybrid Lunar Communication Architecture (LunarCom)

A new LunarCom Architecture for NASA’s lunar missions will combine the reliability of RF links with the high capacity and low cost of optical links for communication between Earth stations and Moon explorers.


Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collaborators: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

University of Oklahoma, and University of Tulsa

Mars Helicopter



Designed by the OSU Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI)