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Applying Internet Of Things Principles To Spacecraft, Brian K. Dixon

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis proposes the adaptation of the IEEE 1451 Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) for usage in spacecraft subsystems. In the 1990s, TEDS initially were developed as a standardized method to provide metadata required for the operation of a transducer by a microcontroller or data acquisition device. The metadata provides information that identifies and documents key characteristics of the transducer, thereby facilitating plug-and-play interoperability within a system and across networks. An overarching goal of this thesis is to make a case for adapting and extending the TEDS concept as a means for self-describing critical physical components of a CubeSat nanosatellite. …