Background
As the high technology engineering company MAKK embraces and inherits all the experience of the
core team accumulating various projects and tasks from various industries during 30+ years. This
solid background is the foundation for high quality works and success, which we provide to our
customers. This background illustrates the professional past and helps to envision future
contributions to our customers' projects:
• Wildland Fire Satellites mission concept
￭ Payload science and systems engineering
⯈ Performance modelling and prediction (SNR, probabilities of detection and false alarm)
⯈ Data fusion/processing and calibration concepts (image, background and clutter processing)
⯈ Concept of operations (date throughput and volume for onboard storage and communication
capacities for various operational scenarios)
• Cislunar space situational awareness mission study proposal: optical payload concepts, concept of
operations, performance prediction and analysis
• Conceptual design of an IR seeker for a surface-to-air supersonic missile
￭ Technical authority and systems engineering
￭ Electro-optical and optics conceptual and preliminary design
￭ Target detection science and performance prediction
￭ CONOPS and requirements engineering
￭ Estimates for production planning
• Quantum key distribution mission program:
￭ Systems engineering, space debris mitigation plan and report for SRR
• Optical core technology for an optical communication and QKD ground station:
￭ Systems engineering, requirements, optical layout and architecture
￭ Definition of the WBS, work packages, workflow, V&V approach
• Definition and formal documenting of the System Engineering Plan for the startup company
developing commercial space communication systems;
• Planning and schedule definition for the Phase B2 project for space segment development by the
startup company developing commercial space communication systems;
• Definition of the requirements engineering and management IT tool(s) for the systems
engineering for the startup company developing commercial space communication systems;
• Definition and formal documenting of some requirements for the space segment for a
constellation of communication satellites within the RFP for Phase B2 activities;
• Proposals evaluation within the RFP and tender for Phase B2 of the space segment for a
constellation of communication satellites;
• Definition and organization of implementation of the autonomous vehicles sub-systems V&V at
the end of the production line, optimization of the production processes and formal definition of
the regular verification for the autonomous vehicles fleet operations
• Preparation, planning and management of projects: machine vision applications development and
installation, active perception sensors for autonomous vehicles and ADAS; RF location
determination system verification, debugging and optimization;
• Research and development of:
￭ Volume Bragg grating component (optical communication component for OISL and ground stations)
⯈ Performance prediction models (transmitting/reflecting gratings) for further prototyping
and characterization
⯈ Methodology and concept to prove feasibility and characterize performance as well as
assure meeting newest requirements of ESTOL and SDA standards including DWDM
￭ new calibration methods and implementation for active imaging laser systems
￭ new signal and image processing concepts and implementation for laser imaging and remote
sensing systems, IR and visible wavelength surveillance systems
￭ new signal and image processing concepts and implementation for IR and RF surveillance and
remote sensing systems
￭ optical metrology applications with interferometry, laser systems, structured light
￭ calibration and verification approaches, methods and implementation for laser imaging and
machine vision systems, IR instruments
￭ performance prediction modelling and trade off analyses for systems such as: imaging and
scientific lidars, hyperspectral imagers, IR and visible wavelength imagers; interaction of gamma
and betta radiation with materials, laser-matter interaction
￭ conceptual and detailed design, analysis and optimization of imaging and radio/optical
information systems design and performance
￭ analysis, feasibility studies and development of new concepts for surveillance, monitoring, and
Earth observation space systems and missions
￭ Lidars systems (terrestrial, airborne, spaceborne):
⯈ Analysis and optimization of SNR/SNBR with the development of a new design and its
optimization
⯈ Analysis and selection of optical, opto-mechanical and electro-optical components and
assemblies with the follow-up design corrections: layouts and performance characteristics
analysis and optimization
⯈ Performance modeling and prediction with the assessment of the degradation effects:
range, signals, imaging, operations with dynamics
⯈ Development of target detection and tracking algorithms
⯈ Signal, image, data acquisition, processing (statistical analysis, filtering, detection and
parameters estimation) algorithms for image formation and further processing
⯈ Modelling and analysis of random and systematic errors of a spaceborne analytical lidar
system measurements
⯈ New lidar sensors proposals, concepts, feasibility assessment and implementation of the
R&D works for new applications and functionalities for space missions and automotive
industry
￭ IR spaceborne radiometer
⯈ Planning, development, modeling and carrying out in‐flight field‐of‐view calibration test
procedure, mathematical algorithms and software for: raw signal processing, detectors pixels
co‐alignment estimation, incorporating detectors response characteristics and planned and
measured satellite orbital motion parameters and ephemeris data in combination with the Earth
surface reflectivity characteristics for beforehand analyzed and specially selected test sites
⯈ Analysis and development of the raw signal processing procedures for better analysis and
estimates of the onboard calibration events of the instrument
￭ Hyperspectral imaging systems (spaceborne):
⯈ Analysis and selection of optical, opto-mechanical and electro-optical components and assemblies
with the follow-up overall design analysis, corrections and optimizations: layouts, coatings and
material (fore-optics - TMA and similar, focal plane assemblies, imaging spectrometers of Dyson
and Offner types)
⯈ Diffraction grating efficiency analysis with the development of a new design and its optimization
enabling wider dynamic range
⯈ Optimization of the signal detection characteristics: signals, noises, background and non-
uniformities
⯈ Analysis of the performance degradation of optical components and resulting end-to-end
performance caused by the space radiation
￭ Telescopes
⯈ Analysis and selection of optical layout, materials, components and assemblies with the follow-up
overall design analysis, corrections and optimizations for conventional, segmented and sparse
prime apertures
￭ Laser systems
⯈ Analysis and selection of sources, measurements and analysis of characteristics, modeling and
analysis of beam/pulse/signal characteristics: shapes, intensity,
propagation/reflection/scattering/absorption
⯈ Analysis and selection of components and assemblies with the follow-up overall design analysis,
corrections and optimizations: layouts, coatings and materials, thermal and electrical properties
￭ Image processing
⯈ Development of image processing algorithms for satellite imaging, medical imaging, facial
recognition application such as: filtering, image quality assessment and enhancement (lighting,
sharpness, color/grayscale conversion), resizing/resampling, segmentation, stitching,
object/target, classification and recognition
￭ Optical metrology
⯈ Analysis and evaluation of the optical measurements uncertainty for mid-range laser systems
with characterization of uncertainties and referencing to the metrology standard and traceable
calibrated source
• Active vision sensors for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems
• EUV lithography technology project - high power seed source
• Intelligent imaging systems for industrial equipment manufacturers and transportation
infrastructure: LCD panels inspection, vehicles inspection, rail tracks inspection and ride quality
monitoring
• Electro-optical sensors and optical system solutions for space applications such as remote
sensing, planetary exploration, autonomous and telerobotic operations, information systems
• Sensor suite solutions for autonomous and telerobotic operations in space, e.g.rendezvous,
docking, landing
• Terrestrial, airborne and spaceborne laser systems: scientific (analytical) and imaging lidars
￭ analysis, modeling and performance prediction,
￭ conceptual and detailed design,
￭ systems engineering and products lifecycle support and contribution,
￭ calibration, testing, V&V, algorithms and software development and prototyping;
• Information systems: transportation, medical, space and defense applications
• Medical imaging and satellite imaging R&D, prototyping and software engineering
• Atmospheric physics space instrument on-orbit verification and calibration experiment
• Real sector of economy investment projects management and support including detailed
economical analysis
• Conceptual and detailed design, pilot installation of the production line for modification of
polymeric composite materials by high energy electrons or gamma radiation
• Development of the elements of elements of AI for signal/image/data processing algorithms,
software and electronics for defense application
• Physics based performance prediction - modeling for strategic defense information system(s)
• Radar systems signal, image and data processing and analysis, radar systems performance
optimization and synthesis of adaptive operational modes for various scenarios of observations
with interference and countermeasure
• Analysis, recognition and classification of military operations types and directivity based on the
defense information systems observation data
• Modeling and optimization of the usage of strategic forces for various scenarios of interaction
The expertise is vast and ranging from early R&D, feasibility assessment and concepts through
manufacturing and up to commissioning, support and decommissioning.
R&D
Project Management
Systems Engineering
