Title :
Development of a Satellite Sensor Network for Future Space Missions
Author :
Vladimirova, Tanya ; Wu, Xiaofeng ; Bridges, Christopher P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
Abstract :
Future spacecraft are envisioned as autonomous, miniature, intelligent and massively distributed systems. At the Surrey Space Centre, a research project is currently under investigation, which aims to develop a picosatellite sensor network using the CubeSat platform. The proposed satellite sensor network will be used to demonstrate technology advances in space, including modified IEEE 802.11 wireless standard for inter-satellite links (ISL), distributed computing for computationally intensive onboard signal processing, and reconfigurable system-on-a-chip (SoC) design.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; satellite communication; space vehicle electronics; system-on-chip; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; CubeSat platform; Surrey Space Centre; autonomous distributed systems; computationally intensive onboard signal processing; distributed computing; inter-satellite links; massively distributed systems; modified IEEE 802.11 wireless standard; picosatellite sensor network; reconfigurable system-on-a-chip design; space missions; spacecraft; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Intelligent sensors; Satellites; Sensor systems; Space missions; Space technology; Space vehicles; System-on-a-chip; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1487-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2008.4526248
