Session
Technical Session V: Next on the Pad
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
We are developing a 40kg class microsatellite “HIBARI”. The main technical mission is demonstration a novel attitude control method called “Variable Shape Attitude Control (VSAC)” proposed by Matunaga, Tokyo Institute of Technology. This VSAC is based on an idea to utilize a reaction torque generated by changing the shape of satellites, for example driving solar array paddles by actuators. HIBARI is planned to be launched in fiscal year 2021 under “Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program” led by JAXA. We are developing EM of HIBARI and describes those in this paper. Specifically, the results of missions, systems, and various tests are shown and the validity is derived.
Engineering Model Development of HIBARI: MicroSatellite for Technology Demonstration of Variable-Shape Attitude Control
Utah State University, Logan, UT
We are developing a 40kg class microsatellite “HIBARI”. The main technical mission is demonstration a novel attitude control method called “Variable Shape Attitude Control (VSAC)” proposed by Matunaga, Tokyo Institute of Technology. This VSAC is based on an idea to utilize a reaction torque generated by changing the shape of satellites, for example driving solar array paddles by actuators. HIBARI is planned to be launched in fiscal year 2021 under “Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program” led by JAXA. We are developing EM of HIBARI and describes those in this paper. Specifically, the results of missions, systems, and various tests are shown and the validity is derived.
