ARIADNA Call for Proposals 2003

In 2003 the Advanced Concepts Team have realeased Ariadna Call for Propasals with twelve research topics listed below:

Call for proposals CfP 2003/1

Theoretical study of the interaction of mesoscopic quantum systems with gravity(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-1301 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Laser power beaming feasibility: non-mechanical beam steering options, laser phase-locking and control(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-2201 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Advanced Global Optimisation Tools for Mission Analysis and Design(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-4101 Type of activity: Extended study (35 k€)
Study on libration points of the sun and the interstellar medium for interstellar travel(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-4102 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Assessment of mission design including utilisation of libration points and weak stability boundaries(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-4103 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Feasibility study for a spacecraft navigation system relying on pulsar timing information(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-4202 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Natural Language Techniques in Support of Spacecraft Design(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-5101 Type of activity: Standart study (25 k€)
EAP-based artificial muscles as an alternative to space mechanisms(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-6101 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Biologically inspired solutions for robotic surface mobility(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-6201 Type of activity: Standart study (25 k€)
Mammalian Hibernation Mechanisms: Relevance to a Possible Human Hypometabolic Induced State(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-6501 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Biological hazards derived from the utilisation of high power density microwave beams(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-9101 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)
Environmental impacts of high power density microwave beams on different atmospheric layers(Study Description) Study Reference Number: 03-9102 Type of activity: Short study (15 k€)