Session
Technical Session IX: The Year In Retrospect
Abstract
A PDA-controlled picosatellite, named Cute-1.7, is being developed at Laboratory for Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology and looking for a launch opportunity in 2005. PDAs, short for Personal Digital Assistants, and their peripheral devices are used as the primary computer and its interfaces in the satellite. The design of the satellite is based on the CubeSat standard, a 10cm cube of 1kg mass. The goal of our project is to facilitate small satellite development by allowing future small satellites to rely on high performance and easy-to-use commercial components, such as PDAs and Compact Flash card cameras. Secondary purpose of this project is to offer experiment opportunity of advanced magnetic torquers control algorithm in space, taking advantage of well-known operating system running on a PDA. Magnetic torquers is considered suitable for controlling small satellites so there are much work on advanced control algorithm of magnetic torquers, such as three axis stabilization.
Presentation Slides
A PDA-Controlled Pico-Satellite, Cute-1.7, and its Radiation Protection
A PDA-controlled picosatellite, named Cute-1.7, is being developed at Laboratory for Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology and looking for a launch opportunity in 2005. PDAs, short for Personal Digital Assistants, and their peripheral devices are used as the primary computer and its interfaces in the satellite. The design of the satellite is based on the CubeSat standard, a 10cm cube of 1kg mass. The goal of our project is to facilitate small satellite development by allowing future small satellites to rely on high performance and easy-to-use commercial components, such as PDAs and Compact Flash card cameras. Secondary purpose of this project is to offer experiment opportunity of advanced magnetic torquers control algorithm in space, taking advantage of well-known operating system running on a PDA. Magnetic torquers is considered suitable for controlling small satellites so there are much work on advanced control algorithm of magnetic torquers, such as three axis stabilization.
