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Software Defined Radio System For Cubesat Communication, Tyler Gardner
Software Defined Radio System For Cubesat Communication, Tyler Gardner
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Cube satellites, or CubeSats, are small satellites designed around a base unit cube of 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm which is commonly referred to as a one unit, or 1 U, CubeSat. The modular architecture of CubeSats allows multiple 1 U frames to be stacked together to form a larger (1.5U, 2U, usually up to 6U) frame as needed. Because CubeSats are cheaper to develop and deploy in orbit than larger satellites, they have become increasingly common for academic, amateur, commercial, and scientific applications over the past five to ten years. There is potential that CubeSats will …
Analysis Of Star Identification Algorithms Due To Uncompensated Spatial Distortion, Steven Paul Brätt
Analysis Of Star Identification Algorithms Due To Uncompensated Spatial Distortion, Steven Paul Brätt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
With the evolution of spacecraft systems, we see the growing need for smaller, more affordable, and robust spacecrafts that can be jettisoned with ease and sent to sites to perform a myriad of operations that a larger craft would prohibit, or that can be quickly manipulated from performing one task into another. The developing requirements have led to the creation of Nano-Satellites, or CubeSats. The question then remains, how to navigate the expanse of space with such a minute spacecraft? A solution to this is using the stars themselves as a means of navigation. This can be accomplished by measuring …