Peter Buist worked in the Japanese space program as a European GNSS engineer. He was motivated to work in Japan to gain experience in a high-tech non-Western environment and to continue his graduate research involving developing, testing, and conducting experiments in space. He worked for Japanese aerospace companies Toshiba and NEC, gaining experience in all stages of developing new GPS technology. Working in Japan provided stable long-term research opportunities due to available resources, though it required strong self-motivation as a foreign engineer. Buist's experience gave him knowledge of both space and user segments of GNSS systems and future career opportunities in Japanese language skills and industry experience.

1. デルフト工科大学
ペーターバウスト
- Peter Buist
Experience of an European
GNSS engineer inside the
Japanese Space Programme

2. Overview
Japanese space program
Organization
government
Industry
Personal Experience
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3. Disclaimer
Use of copyrighted material
Personal views of the author
Based on public information
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4. International Perspective
Japan largest budget
after US
Roughly half of Europe Military Europe Japan US Military US
20000
European budget 18000
16000
14000
Relatively unknown 12000
Million $
10000
in Europe 8000
6000
Complicated 4000
2000
organization 0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Cooperation mainly For illustrative purposes only
with US
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5. Organization of Governmental
Japanese Space Agencies
Space Activities Ministry of Ministry of Ministry of
Commission Education Transport International Trade
CRL and Industry
NASDA NAL ISAS
JAXA NICT USEF
MEXT METI
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6. Organization of Japanese Space
Industry
Conglomerate
(-1945 Zaibatsu, 1945-Keiretsu)
Sumitomo Mitsui Yasuda Dai-Ichi Kangyo (1873) Nakajima Mitsubishi
(1630) (1637) (1876) (1917) Mitsubishi(1870)
NEC Toshiba
(1898) Fuyo IHI Kawasaki Fuji
(1939)
(1945) (1853) (1876) Heavy
Industry
Hitachi Nissan MELCO(1946) MHI(1946)
NT Space (1953)
(1910) (1928)
(2003)
IHI Aerospace
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7. Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS)
GPS in US
Galileo in Europe
Quazi Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) in Japan
Courtesy of JAXA
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8. Time in Japan
1998-1999: Vulcanus in Japan, internship Toshiba
1999-2003: Toshiba
2003-2006: NEC Toshiba Space Systems
2007- Now: Delft University of Technology/ JAXA
1992 .. 1996 1997 1998 1999 .. 2003 2004 2005 2006
東芝宇宙部
デルフト大学 NEC東芝スペースシステム
Vulcanus
日本語
東芝宇宙部 大学 新入
で研究性 卒業 社員
統合航法センサシステム（INU)の実証試験開発
Proposal
開発、テストなど 打ち 軌道上に実証
上げ 試験
データ解析
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9. Personal motivation to go to Japan 1
Student
Learn nonwestern language, but work in high tech
environment/アジアンと宇宙工学の高いレベルの技術
環境で経験をしたい=>日本は必然の選択
Experience in Japanese Aerospace will open good
career opportunities /現在まで欧州-日本の共同研究は
あまりない=>欧州と日本の航空宇宙工学を経験した
人は好機がある
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10. Personal motivation to go to Japan 2
After graduation
Design, build, test and experimenting with system based
on my graduation project/研究生の時に始めた実証試
験は開発、打ち上げと軌道上で実証試験したかった。
In Western world, Japan is considered the most difficult
place to work; this made it a challenge for me to try/西
欧の日本の会社に対し「日本の会社は働きにくい」と
いうイメージがあるので、チャレンジをしたかった。
Current
Use experience/ network in Japan/日本での経験とネッ
トワークを使用
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11. INU Experiment Onboard SERVIS-1
Continue research Courtesy of USEF
from graduation
project
Chance to be
involved in all stages
of the development of
new type of GPS
receiver
Design, build, test,
operations,
experiment in space
Ref: P. Buist, S. Kumagai, K. Hama, “Flight Experience of the Integrated Navigation Unit; Combining GPS Attitude Determination with
Star Sensor Measurements”, Proceeding of NAVITEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, December 2004
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12. Japanese company-1
ホスト会社のメリット
Experience with new
technology therefore able
to develop a new product
successfully in short time
/ 新しい技術があったの
で新しいシステムは短
期間に開発が出きた
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13. Japanese company-2
Japanese aerospace company is good place to do R&D ->
stable environment and availability of resources makes long
term goals achievable /日本の宇宙開発会社は、プロジェクト
が途中で変更されることはなく、予算もあるので、研究開発
のためには良い環境。
Strong self motivation is required/しかし、ヨーロッパの技術者
は自らモチベーションを持ち続ける努力が必要
Difference in Openness
After first year Japanese only
Only non-Japanese
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14. Japanese company-3
Different ideas about
intelligential property De Vries, TUDelft, Jansen, TUDelft, Smith,
ESA
Based on Confucius
philosophy
Tanaka, Ito, Koizumi, Sato, Abe
group>individual
older>younger
costumer>company
big company>small company
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15. Personal feelings
Unique experience both technical and
professional/ ヴルカヌス･イン・ジャパンプロ
グラムおかげで、私はアジアの高レベル
の宇宙工学技術を経験する事が出来た
Through how understanding of GNSS systems
(both space and user segment)
Future career opportunities–Japanese language
skills, experience in the top of Japanese
industry
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16. Future plans
Experiment with Balloon-based Operation Vehicle in May 2009
Courtesy of JAXA
Short term
Relative positioning and
Finish PhD.
attitude determination
Experiments with high
altitude balloon and Long term
supersonic vehicle European-Japanese group
on GNSS
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17. Tips
5 years is ideal time to stay in Japanese
company
Pension (t>3 & t<20 years)
Don’t adjust too much
But make overtime
Never refuse an invitation to go drinking
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18. ご静聴ありがとうございました．
デルフト工科大学
ペーターバウスト
(p.j.buist@tudelft.nl or pjbuist@hotmail.com)
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