Research groups at the Second University of Naples, Italy, the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy), the University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy) and the Polytechnic of Milan (Italy), are developing a University Microsatellite (UNISAT), a 45x45x37-cm3 low-Earth orbit multi-mission educational satellite. The engineering model of the satellite is presented in this work, through a description of all its subsystems (attitude sensors and actuators, power distribution, solar array, batteries, S-band telecommunication, transputer-based on-board data handling subsystem) and the hardware and software testing facilities developed for integration on the bus. Interfaces for attitude control with inertia wheels and OCCAM software modules for integration tests of the main spacecraft functionality’s are presented.
Engineering model of the University educational microsatellite (UNISAT)
S. Ponte
Formal Analysis
1997
Abstract
Research groups at the Second University of Naples, Italy, the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy), the University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy) and the Polytechnic of Milan (Italy), are developing a University Microsatellite (UNISAT), a 45x45x37-cm3 low-Earth orbit multi-mission educational satellite. The engineering model of the satellite is presented in this work, through a description of all its subsystems (attitude sensors and actuators, power distribution, solar array, batteries, S-band telecommunication, transputer-based on-board data handling subsystem) and the hardware and software testing facilities developed for integration on the bus. Interfaces for attitude control with inertia wheels and OCCAM software modules for integration tests of the main spacecraft functionality’s are presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
