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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"picosatellite"”.
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Improving and Expanding the Capabilities of the Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer
<p>The Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD) has undergone a series of revisions over the years. The latest revision, described in this Master’s Thesis, incorporates new capabilities like EMI shielding, an inert gas purge system, and an electrical interface to the CubeSats after they are …
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On-Board Orbit Determination and 3-Axis Attitude Determination for Picosatellite Applications
… on orbit as applicable to 1U CubeSats and other picosatellites. The constraints imposed by the CubeSat form factor led to the need for a simple configuration and relaxed accuracy requirements. To design a system within the tight mass, volume, and power constraints inherent to CubeSats, a balance …
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Development of CubeSat Vibration Testing Capabilities for the Naval Postgraduate School and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
… evaluated based upon comparison with the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD). Using examples from the development of NPS-SCAT and test data from Cal Poly’s Test POD Mk III and P-POD, the current CubeSat testing methodology will be verified and an improved method for NPS CubeSat …
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Developing the detectability, identifiability, and trackability analysis for the space sustainability rating
… ventures in the use of nanosatellite and picosatellite architectures for commercial business models have become increasingly popular due to their lower material and launch costs. The proliferation of these small ASOs has made it easier than ever to add to the orbital population while also …
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Development of an Imager System Optimized for Low-Power, Limited-Bandwidth Space Applications
A relatively new picosatellite standard, CubeSats have traditionally been used for simple educational missions. As CubeSats become more complex and utilize more complex sensors such as imagers, they gain enhanced credibility as satellite platforms. Imaging systems on CubeSats have the potential to …
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Development of a High Performance Micropropulsion System for CubeSats
Picosatellites are defined as satellites with a mass between 0.1 and 1kg (Miniaturized satellite). Picosatellites are typically designed to work together or function in formations (Miniaturized satellite). A specific type of Picosatellite known as CubeSats were introduced in 1999 and since then …
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Development of Tools Needed for Radiation Analysis of a Cubesat Deployer Using Oltaris
… of sufficient radiation shielding on the Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD). The P-POD attaches to a launch vehicle transporting a primary spacecraft and takes the CubeSats out into their orbit. As the demand for interplanetary exploration grows, there is an equal increase in interest …
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Study of optical propulsion concepts and techniques for small-satellites
… force propulsion, a developing method of nano-/picosatellite thrust generation. This project developed a higher-fidelity model of a recently envisioned small spacecraft propulsion system for precision pointing and proximity control. Plasmonic force propulsion harnesses solar light focused onto …
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Contributions to the advance of the integration density of CubeSats
… development work of the project partners for a picosatellite solar antenna and puts it into relation to the overall solar panel design. Advantage of using solar antennas over simple patch antennas is the reduced loss of solar cell area, and hence available electric power, that is usually …
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Calibration and Characterization of Cubesat Magnetic Sensors Using a Helmholtz Cage
<p>Small satellites, and CubeSats in particular, have quickly become a hot topic in the aerospace industry. Attitude determination is currently one of the most intense areas of development for these miniaturized systems and future Cal Poly satellite missions will depend heavily on magnetometers. In …
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Multi-CubeSat mission planning enabled through parallel computing
Small CubeSat-class satellites are opening up new avenues for science and technology development within the space industry. What was once a purely educational tool has quickly become the newest international exploration platform for low earth orbit missions. These sub-10 kg satellites ride into …