Session
Technical Session VII: 11th Annual Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship Competition
Abstract
The objective of this research is to develop a new power management paradigm that will maximize the capabilities of small satellites and therefore help provide cost-effective access to space. Ground-based, mobile processing systems have experienced a similar engineering problem as the small satellite and have developed successful power management methods to provide increased energy and cost savings with improved computing performance. It is envisioned that the new paradigm of smart power for small satellites can utilize these methods to increase autonomy and enable onboard processing. An onboard, processing payload concept and initial software simulation results are discussed.
Presentation Slides
Opening the Door to Smart Power Management in Small Satellites
The objective of this research is to develop a new power management paradigm that will maximize the capabilities of small satellites and therefore help provide cost-effective access to space. Ground-based, mobile processing systems have experienced a similar engineering problem as the small satellite and have developed successful power management methods to provide increased energy and cost savings with improved computing performance. It is envisioned that the new paradigm of smart power for small satellites can utilize these methods to increase autonomy and enable onboard processing. An onboard, processing payload concept and initial software simulation results are discussed.
