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University Nanosatellite Distributed Satellite Capabilities To Support Techsat 21, Robert J. Twiggs Aug 1999

University Nanosatellite Distributed Satellite Capabilities To Support Techsat 21, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A published article that included Professor Bob Twiggs titled "University Nanosatellite Distributed Satellite Capabilities to Support TechSat 21" from August 23, 1999.


The Emerald Nanosatellite Mission, Robert J. Twiggs Jul 1999

The Emerald Nanosatellite Mission, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "The Emerald Nanosatellite Mission" from July 22, 1999.


Emerald & Orion Formation Flying Experiment, Robert J. Twiggs May 1999

Emerald & Orion Formation Flying Experiment, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Emerald & Orion Formation Flying Experiment" from May 5, 1999.


Student Micro/Nano Space Applications, Robert J. Twiggs Apr 1999

Student Micro/Nano Space Applications, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Student Micro/Nano Space Applications" from April 15, 1999.


Orion Pdr: Ssdl Program Overview, Robert J. Twiggs Apr 1999

Orion Pdr: Ssdl Program Overview, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Orion PDR SSDL Program Overview" from April 9, 1999.


A Comparative Analysis Of The Iridium® And Globalstar® Satellite Transmission Paths, Kenneth E. Crowe Mar 1999

A Comparative Analysis Of The Iridium® And Globalstar® Satellite Transmission Paths, Kenneth E. Crowe

Theses and Dissertations

Globalstar and Iridium will provide valuable global communications assets for business, humanitarian aid and military operations. However, the level of coverage and the quality of the transmission path of these systems are strongly dependent on the latitude of the user and, due to their orbital characteristics, both systems provide reduced levels of coverage at low latitudes. Additionally, the L- and S-Band frequencies utilized by these systems are prone to ionospheric interference at low latitudes. The results of extensive simulation analysis indicate that the Globalstar constellation architecture provides a considerably better transmission path than Iridium's in several important areas, including path …


Joint Space Systems Operations Program, Robert J. Twiggs, Billy Smith Feb 1999

Joint Space Systems Operations Program, Robert J. Twiggs, Billy Smith

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs and Lt. Colonel Billy Smith on the "Joint Space Systems Operations Program" from February 8, 1999.


Opal Picosatellite Launcher, Robert J. Twiggs Feb 1999

Opal Picosatellite Launcher, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "OPAL Picosatellite Launcher" from February 3, 1999.


Opal Launch Opportunity, Robert J. Twiggs Feb 1999

Opal Launch Opportunity, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "OPAL Launch Opportunity" from February 3, 1999.


Emerald: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Chris Kitts, Jon How Jan 1999

Emerald: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Chris Kitts, Jon How

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs, Chris Kitts, and Jon How titled "EMERALD: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission for Validating Formation Flying Technologies" from January 19, 1999.


Emerald: A Low Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How, Freddy Pranajaya, Bryan Palmintier Jan 1999

Emerald: A Low Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How, Freddy Pranajaya, Bryan Palmintier

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs, Robert Twiggs, Jonathon How, Freddy Pranajaya, and Bryan Palmintier titled "EMERALD: A Low Cost Spacecraft Mission for Validating Formation Flying Technologies" from 1999.


Opal: Project Objectives & Development, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Opal: Project Objectives & Development, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

Project and development objectives for the OPAL Project from 1999.


Opal Update, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Opal Update, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "OPAL Update" from 1999.


Emerald: University Built Satellite Extending Communications Experimentation For The Amateur Community, Robert J. Twiggs, Freddy Pranajaya Jan 1999

Emerald: University Built Satellite Extending Communications Experimentation For The Amateur Community, Robert J. Twiggs, Freddy Pranajaya

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A published report by Bob Twiggs and Freddy Pranajaya titled "Emerald: University Built Satellite Extending Communications Experimentation for the Amateur Community" from 1999.


Opal: 2nd Ssdl Microsatellite, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Opal: 2nd Ssdl Microsatellite, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "OPAL: 2nd SSDL Microsatellite" from 1999.


Space Systems Development Laboratory, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Space Systems Development Laboratory, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Space Systems Development Laboratory" from 1999.


Space Systems Development Laboratory: Teach Systems Engineering, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Space Systems Development Laboratory: Teach Systems Engineering, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Space Systems Development Laboratory: Teach Systems Engineering" from 1999.


Emerald: Mission Statement, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1999

Emerald: Mission Statement, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

The mission statement for the EMERALD Project from 1999.


Opal: A First Generation Microsatellite That Provides Picosat Communications For The Amateur Radio Community, Robert J. Twiggs, James Cutler, Greg Hutchinson, Jeffrey Williams Jan 1999

Opal: A First Generation Microsatellite That Provides Picosat Communications For The Amateur Radio Community, Robert J. Twiggs, James Cutler, Greg Hutchinson, Jeffrey Williams

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A research article written by Bob Twiggs, James Cutler, Greg Hutchinson, and Jeff Williams and published in 1999.


Design Of The Computer Subsystem For The Afit Simulation Satellite (Simsat), Michael P. Hanke Dec 1998

Design Of The Computer Subsystem For The Afit Simulation Satellite (Simsat), Michael P. Hanke

Theses and Dissertations

This document details the systematic development of the computer subsystem for the AFIT Simulation Satellite (SIMSAT) from Concept Exploration to Implementation. This subsystem design effort was conducted as part of a larger four-phase team design effort to implement a fully functional, user-friendly test facility to meet current AFIT teaching and research requirements. Once SIMSAT system integration is complete, control laws will execute on the free-floating "satellite" to reduce communication systems overhead and its impact on control law execution, thereby allowing for more robust control system development and execution. Control law development, simulation, and interactive control of the system will occur …


Emerald: Where We Are And Where We Are Going, Freddy Pranajaya, Bryan Palmintier Oct 1998

Emerald: Where We Are And Where We Are Going, Freddy Pranajaya, Bryan Palmintier

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Freddy Pranajaya and Bryan Palmintier titled "EMERALD: Where We Are and Where We Are Going" from October 29, 1998.


Emerald: The Next Squirt, Robert J. Twiggs Oct 1998

Emerald: The Next Squirt, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "EMERALD: The Next Squirt" from October of 1998.


Orion: A Microsatellite Testbed For Formation Flying, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How Sep 1998

Orion: A Microsatellite Testbed For Formation Flying, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs and Jonathan How titled "ORION: A Microsatellite Testbed for Formation Flying" from September 3, 1998.


A Small/Micro-/Pico-Satellite Programfor Investigating Thunderstorm-Related Atmospheric Phenomena, Christopher Kitts Sep 1998

A Small/Micro-/Pico-Satellite Programfor Investigating Thunderstorm-Related Atmospheric Phenomena, Christopher Kitts

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Christopher Kitts titled "A Small/Micro-/Pico-Satellite Programfor Investigating Thunderstorm-Related Atmospheric Phenomena" from Septemebr of 1998.


Stanford Space Systems Development Program, Robert J. Twiggs Apr 1998

Stanford Space Systems Development Program, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Stanford Space Systems Development Program" from April 21, 1998.


Emerald: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How, Christopher Kitts Jan 1998

Emerald: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission For Validating Formation Flying Technologies, Robert J. Twiggs, Jonathan How, Christopher Kitts

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A published report by Bob Twiggs, Jonathan How, and Christopher Kitts titled "EMERALD: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Mission for Validating Formation Flying Technologies" from 1998.


Nanosatellite Program – A Challenge To Amsat For Collaboration To Use The Amateur Bands, Robert J. Twiggs Jan 1998

Nanosatellite Program – A Challenge To Amsat For Collaboration To Use The Amateur Bands, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A report published by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Nanosatellite Program – A Challenge to AMSAT for Collaboration to Use the Amateur Bands" from 1998.


Applying Flywheel Energy Storage To Solar Electric Orbital Transfers, Mark W. Marasch Dec 1997

Applying Flywheel Energy Storage To Solar Electric Orbital Transfers, Mark W. Marasch

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the application of flywheel energy storage to minimum time, constant thrust orbital maneuvers using electric propulsion. The advantages of using stored energy to continue electric thruster operations while in eclipse were explored. The boundary value problems for several schemes of energy use were examined, and numerical solutions were found. Results of simulations utilizing energy storage were compared to results without energy storage. Schemes incorporating energy storage were found to have advantages in terms of propellant mass used, time spent in transit, and deliverable payload.


Trends. The Cassini Mission To Saturn: Plutonium As Propaganda, Ibpp Editor Sep 1997

Trends. The Cassini Mission To Saturn: Plutonium As Propaganda, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the plutonium-carrying Cassini mission to Saturn.


Reorientations Of Flexible Spacecraft Using Momentum Exchange Devices, Kevin A. Ford Sep 1997

Reorientations Of Flexible Spacecraft Using Momentum Exchange Devices, Kevin A. Ford

Theses and Dissertations

We study rest-to-rest reorientations of flexible spacecraft using momentum exchange devices. A new and concise form of the equations of motion for a rigid body containing a cluster of gimbaled momentum wheels is developed using the Euler-Newton approach. Special restrictions of the gimbaled momentum wheel equations yield equations of motion for the momentum wheel cluster and the control moment gyroscope cluster. A mathematical model of a free spacecraft with Euler-Bernoulli appendages is developed. Using the assumed modes method, a complete set of equations is developed which describes the dynamics of a spacecraft with flexible appendages and gimbaled momentum wheels. Special …