Hu, Z., Timmons, T. , Stamat, L. and McInnes, C. (2020) Development of a 10g femto-satellite with active attitude control. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 73(5), pp. 163-169.
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Abstract
This paper describes the initial design of a femto-satellite with active attitude control. It has a structure with a matchbox form factor, measures 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.5cm, and uses three miniaturized orthogonal magnetorquers as actuators for attitude control. It also features short range RF communication at 868 MHz for demonstrating satellite networking and swarming around a CubeSat as a host. Preliminary test results obtained from a prototype device weighing 10g are given, including IMU based attitude determination, miniaturized magnetorquers, a custom-built Helmholtz coil system, active attitude control and RF communications.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Stamat, Liviu and Timmons, Thomas and McInnes, Professor Colin and Hu, Dr Zhongxu |
| Authors: | Hu, Z., Timmons, T., Stamat, L., and McInnes, C. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Journal of the British Interplanetary Society |
| Publisher: | British Interplanetary Society |
| ISSN: | 0007-084X |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 British Interplanetary Society |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 73(5):163-169 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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