Jan Kenneth Bekkeng

Associate Professor - Electronics
Image of Jan Kenneth Bekkeng
Norwegian version of this page
Email j.k.bekkeng@fys.uio.no
Room KV306
Username
Visiting address Kjemibygningen 0371 Oslo Sem Sælandsvei 26
Postal address Postboks 1048 Blindern 0316 Oslo

Academic Interests

Sounding rockets, instrumentation and measurement techniques, printed circuit board design, data acquisition, PC-based instrumentation, embedded systems, VHDL and FPGA, electrical field measurements in space plasma, attitude determination of spacecrafts, navigation, estimation, Kalman filtering, MEMS, IR-systems, LabVIEW programming

Teaching

Higher education and employment history

  • PhD in physics (2007)
  • Senior scientist at The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (2007 -)
Tags: Electronics, Space technology, instrumentation

Publications

  • Thio, Vincent Martello Kwie Hoe; Aparicio, Joaquin; Ånonsen, Kjetil Bergh; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Booij, Wilfred (2021). Fusing of a continuous output PDR algorithm with an ultrasonic positioning system. IEEE Sensors Journal. ISSN 1530-437X. 22(3), p. 2464–2474. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3134468. Full text in Research Archive
  • Thio, Vincent Martello Kwie Hoe; Aparicio, Joaquin; Ånonsen, Kjetil Bergh & Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth (2021). Experimental Evaluation of the Forkbeard Ultrasonic Indoor Positioning System. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. ISSN 0018-9456. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3136261. Full text in Research Archive
  • Thio, Vincent; Ånonsen, Kjetil Bergh & Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth (2021). Relative Heading Estimation for Pedestrians Based on the Gravity Vector. IEEE Sensors Journal. ISSN 1530-437X. 21(6), p. 8218–8225. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3052430. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oksavik, Kjellmar; Moen, Jøran Idar; Lester, M; Bekkeng, Tore Andre & Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth (2012). In situ measurements of plasma irregularity growth in the cusp ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 117(A11). doi: 10.1029/2012JA017835.
  • Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Jacobsen, Knut Stanley; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Lindem, Torfinn; Lebreton, JP & Moen, Jøran Idar (2010). Design of a multi-needle Langmuir probe system. Measurement Science and Technology. ISSN 0957-0233. 21(8). doi: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/8/085903.
  • (2009). Calibration of a Novel MEMS Inertial Reference Unit. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. ISSN 0018-9456. 58(6), p. 1967–1974. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2008.2006126.
  • (2009). Calibration of a Novel MEMS Inertial Reference Unit. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. ISSN 0018-9456. 58(6), p. 1967–1974. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2008.2006126.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Psiaki, Mark (2008). Attitude estimation for sounding rockets using microelectromechanical system gyros. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. ISSN 0731-5090. 31, p. 533–542.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Booij, W. & Moen, Jøran Idar (2005). Development of miniaturized low cost attitude determination system for sounding rockets. ESA SP. ISSN 0379-6566. SP590, p. 281–286.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Moen, Jøran Idar (2003). Rocket probe for electric field measurements in PMSE and NLC Regions. Proceedings / ESA Symposium on the European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. ESA SP-530, p. 333–338.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Pedersen, Arne & Aase, J. G. (2003). ICI-1: A new sounding rocket concept to observe micro-scale physics in the cusp ionosphere. Proceedings / ESA Symposium on the European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. ESA SP-530, p. 543–548.

View all works in Cristin

  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Carlson, Herbert C; Spicher, Andres; Bekkeng, Tore Andre & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2018). The Investigation of Cusp Irregularities Rocket Program.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Carlson, Herbert C; Stausland, Christoffer T; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Daabakk, Yvonne [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2017). Kelvin Helmholtz and Gradient Drift instabilities in ionosphere cusp flow channels.
  • Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Moen, Jøran Idar; Saito, Yoshifumi; Chaston, C. C.; Trondsen, Espen & Bekkeng, Tore Andre [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2013). Inertial Alfven waves observed by ICI-2.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Dåbakk, Yvonne Rinne; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Pedersen, A. & Abe, T. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). INVESTIGATION OF A CUSP FLOW CHANNEL BY THE ICI-3 SOUNDING ROCKET.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Dåbakk, Yvonne Rinne; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Lorentzen, Dag Arne [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2012). Investigation of reversed flow channel events by the ICI-3 sounding rocket.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Pedersen, Arne; Abe, T & Saito, Y [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2011). In-situ observations of plasma instabilities in the F-region cusp/polar cap ionosphere.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Abe, T.; Lester, M.; Saito, Y. & Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2010). The first in-situ observations of echoing HF radar backscatter targets.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Abe, T.; Lester, M.; Saito, Y. & Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2010). The first in-situ observations of echoing HF radar backscatter targets, Seventh European Space Weather Week, Brugge.
  • Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Lindem, Torfinn; Moen, Jøran Idar; Pedersen, Arne & Trondsen, Espen (2009). Development Of A Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe System.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Bekkeng, T. A.; Trondsen, Espen; Agnalt, T. A. & Moen, Jøran Idar (2009). Instrumentation and mechanical boom systems for the ICI-2 rocket, 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Bekkeng, T. A.; Pedersen, A.; Jacobsen, K. S. & Trondsen, Espen [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2009). On the investigation of cusp irregularities by sounding rockets.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Pedersen, A.; Trondsen, Espen & Moen, Jøran Idar (2009). Measurements of Cusp Polar Cap Electric Fields on the ICI-2 Rocket.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Bekkeng, T. A.; Pedersen, A.; Jacobsen, K. S. & Trondsen, Espen [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2009). On the Investigation of cusp irregularities by sounding rockets.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Psiaki, Mark (2006). Attitude Estimation for Sounding Rockets using MEMS gyros.
  • (2005). Development of miniaturised low cost attitude determination system for sounding rockets.
  • Moen, Jøran Idar; Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth & Pedersen, Arne (2003). ICI-1: A new sounding rocket concept to observe micro-scale physics in the cusp ionosphere.
  • (2003). Rocket probe for electric field measurements in PMSE and NLC regions.
  • (2003). Rakettmålinger av elektriske felter i ionosfæren.
  • Bekkeng, Jan Kenneth; Moen, Jøran Idar & Booij, W. (2007). Prototype Development of a Low-Cost Sounding Rocket Attitude Determination System and an Electric field Instrument. Unipub forlag. ISSN 1501-7710.

View all works in Cristin

Published Nov. 4, 2010 12:09 PM - Last modified Feb. 7, 2011 1:11 PM

Projects

Research groups