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On orbit validation of solar sailing control laws with thin-film spacecraft [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Many innovative approaches to solar sail mission and trajectory design have been proposed over the years, but very few ever have the opportunity to be validated on orbit with real spacecraft. Thin- Film Spacecraft/Lander/Rovers (TF-SL Rs) are a new class
Baoyin, H   +4 more
core  

CubeSat project: experience gained and design methodology adopted for a low-cost Electrical Power System

open access: yesAutomatika, 2022
This paper focuses on experimented space projects run by universities, offering an effective design process to improve learning methods in space engineering.
Kamel Djamel Eddine Kerrouche   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of 4D printing and its performance testing methods

open access: yesResponsive Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the molding methods of 4D printing and its applications in various fields, with emphasis on 4D printing performance testing methods. Abstract 4D printing is a cutting‐edge additive manufacturing technology that introduces the time dimension, allowing printed objects to have dynamic, changeable properties, functions or shapes ...
Guiwei Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Dynamic Testbed for Nanosatellites Attitude Verification

open access: yesAerospace, 2020
To enable a reliable verification of attitude determination and control systems for nanosatellites, the environment of low Earth orbits with almost disturbance-free rotational dynamics must be simulated.
Dario Modenini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

JUMPSAT: Qualifying three equipments in one Cubesat mission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
We work on a student 3U Cubesat mission, called JUMPSAT, expected for 2017. This is a collaborative project involving both institutions (CNES, ONERA) and schools (ISAE, TELECOM Bretagne).
Grave, Julien   +4 more
core  

Launch support: Managing complementor bottlenecks in the disruptive innovation of small satellites

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Through both qualitative and quantitative analyses of large‐rocket providers' support for small‐satellite manufacturers before the emergence of small rockets, we examine how disruptors to an incumbent ecosystem gain support from complementors of the incumbent technology.
Yue Song, Yue Maggie Zhou, Xiaoping Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental evaluation of the efficiency of containerization technology in the onboard software of a nanosatellite CubeSat

open access: yesАвіаційно-космічна техніка та технологія
The objective of this research is to investigate the computational efficiency of various system architectures of onboard software for the onboard computers of CubeSat nanosatellites.
Oleksandr Liubimov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

CubeSats as pathfinders for planetary detection: the FIRST-S satellite

open access: yes, 2014
The idea behind FIRST (Fibered Imager foR a Single Telescope) is to use single-mode fibers to combine multiple apertures in a pupil plane as such as to synthesize a bigger aperture. The advantages with respect to a pure imager are i) relaxed tolerance on
Arroud, S.   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Results of the attitude reconstruction for the UniSat-6 microsatellite using in-orbit data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
UniSat-6 is a civilian microsatellite that was launched in orbit on the 19th of June, 2014. Its main mission consisted in the in-orbit release of a number of on-board carried Cubesats and in the transmission to the UniSat-6 ground station of telemetry ...
Chantal Cappelletti   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

A Curved 3D-Printed S-Band Patch Antenna for Plastic CubeSat

open access: yesIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2022
The new space economy paradigm demands for cost-effective systems for its development. Plastic CubeSats are appealing candidates. To enable the use of this new generation of space systems, the challenge of designing suitable communication sub-systems ...
G. Muntoni   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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