Session
Session VIII: Advanced Concepts II
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
One of the largest, yet easily forgotten, aspects of constructing any complex system is the effort needed to integrate several subsystems. One common way to do this is to standardize the interface between subsystems, whether that is a physical standard, such as USB, or protocol standards, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. In our previous implementations of CubeSat systems and subsystems we have found the PC/104 bus to be volume and mass inefficient while allowing too many potential conflicts to be considered a 'standard'. Our research proposes to implement a wireless, Bluetooth based, communication interface between subsystems to minimize the physical and logistical effort required to build CubeSat systems. By completely removing the need for physical/electrical connections between the subsystems, the barrier to entry for making custom modules for CubeSats can be lowered dramatically. Throughout the course of this research, the applicability of Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) utilizing the Generic Attribute (GATT) protocol is investigated.
Wireless Bus Interconnects for Flexible and Reliable CubeSat Signal Integrations
Utah State University, Logan, UT
One of the largest, yet easily forgotten, aspects of constructing any complex system is the effort needed to integrate several subsystems. One common way to do this is to standardize the interface between subsystems, whether that is a physical standard, such as USB, or protocol standards, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. In our previous implementations of CubeSat systems and subsystems we have found the PC/104 bus to be volume and mass inefficient while allowing too many potential conflicts to be considered a 'standard'. Our research proposes to implement a wireless, Bluetooth based, communication interface between subsystems to minimize the physical and logistical effort required to build CubeSat systems. By completely removing the need for physical/electrical connections between the subsystems, the barrier to entry for making custom modules for CubeSats can be lowered dramatically. Throughout the course of this research, the applicability of Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) utilizing the Generic Attribute (GATT) protocol is investigated.
