Session
Technical Poster Session 4
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
Through this project, we try to promote the local aerospace knowledge by proposing a new kind of cooperation between the algerian universities and the ALgerian Space Agency (ASAL). The adopted method consists in developing an engineering training platform of a Nano-satellite (Open-source) and preparing functional and practical test courses to allow to the students and trainees the access to various knowledge related to the development and integration of satellites. The development plan granted to this platform (PEDAGO-SAT) is 36 months. At first milestone, a preliminary design realization of prototype are done, covering the certain equipment and sub-systems. The mechanical structure is alloy cube that could be opened into a petal, which will house a standard 1U stack cards of the avionics part. The OBC design is done around the ATmega-2560 microcontroller to ensure a less development complexity and follow trends in the Algerian the academic research community. The other equipment will be a COTS acquisition as (the magnetometer 3axes, gyroscope 3axes and the geolocation system GPS). To encourage the reproduction of this PEDAGO-SAT, the materials and components chosen for realization was accessible on the local market and easy to machine and to commission for students.
Design Proposal and Realization of an Academic-Nanosat "PEDAGO-SAT" Platform for Aerospace Training
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Through this project, we try to promote the local aerospace knowledge by proposing a new kind of cooperation between the algerian universities and the ALgerian Space Agency (ASAL). The adopted method consists in developing an engineering training platform of a Nano-satellite (Open-source) and preparing functional and practical test courses to allow to the students and trainees the access to various knowledge related to the development and integration of satellites. The development plan granted to this platform (PEDAGO-SAT) is 36 months. At first milestone, a preliminary design realization of prototype are done, covering the certain equipment and sub-systems. The mechanical structure is alloy cube that could be opened into a petal, which will house a standard 1U stack cards of the avionics part. The OBC design is done around the ATmega-2560 microcontroller to ensure a less development complexity and follow trends in the Algerian the academic research community. The other equipment will be a COTS acquisition as (the magnetometer 3axes, gyroscope 3axes and the geolocation system GPS). To encourage the reproduction of this PEDAGO-SAT, the materials and components chosen for realization was accessible on the local market and easy to machine and to commission for students.
