Session
Technical Poster Session 12: Systems
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The evolution of CubeSat construction and architecture took a turn in 2012, when a new paradigm for CubeSat design was presented by Tyvak. Previously, most CubeSats had consisted of vertically stacked modular boards, each designed for a specific subsystem. The presentation called to light:
- Smartphone electronics are compact and tightly integrated, as opposed to large interchangeable desktop parts
- CubeSats could do the same to integrate components into a single board.
- Modularity was wasteful of space.
Combining CubeSat Modularity and Integration A Unified CubeSat-PocketQube Board Standard
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The evolution of CubeSat construction and architecture took a turn in 2012, when a new paradigm for CubeSat design was presented by Tyvak. Previously, most CubeSats had consisted of vertically stacked modular boards, each designed for a specific subsystem. The presentation called to light:
- Smartphone electronics are compact and tightly integrated, as opposed to large interchangeable desktop parts
- CubeSats could do the same to integrate components into a single board.
- Modularity was wasteful of space.
