The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the key academic partners of the project. The presidential couple was introduced to one of the technological contributions of the FEE CTU, the E-Shaper device from the team of the Department of Telecommunications Technology led by Dr. Zbyněk Kocur. The technology allows for realistic emulation of communication conditions during space missions – i.e., dynamically changing signal delays in the order of seconds to minutes, inserting errors into the signal, and thus controlling the reliability of the connection between the crew and the control center.
In addition to Dr. Kocur, the team from FEE CTU that was present during the president's visit also included Ing. Filip Cendelín, who developed the E-Shaper technology as part of his thesis, and student Bc. Terezie Klášterková, who is helping to optimize energy use at the training center. The involvement of students in real technological challenges is one of the important dimensions of FEE's cooperation with the Hydronaut project.
FEE ČVUT joined the "Czech Paths to Space" project in 2024 in connection with the PROMISE simulated mission at the Hydronaut H03 Deep Lab. Other FEL departments are also involved in the project, such as the team from the Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction led by Doc. Zdeněk Míkovec, which is working on optimizing the Common Tongue on-board system, and experts from the Department of Physics, who are developing backup systems for monitoring living conditions. Currently, a research group for biological signal processing from the Department of Circuit Theory is also involved in the project.
Little Moon City Prague is a unique environment that combines research activities, student work, and the popularization of space technologies. The visit by the President of the Republic was not only a symbolic recognition of the Hydronaut project, but also a confirmation of the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation, in which FEE CTU has long been involved.
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