Title :
Architecture of a Small Low-Cost Satellite
Author :
Corso, D. Del ; Passerone, C. ; Reyneri, L.M. ; Sansoé, C. ; Borri, M. ; Speretta, S. ; Tranchero, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents the architecture of a small university satellite that we have developed. The main design criteria were low cost and fault tolerance, which have been achieved by using commercial off the shelf components and by replicating all critical functions, while monitoring the state of the system for failures. The focus of the paper is on overall organization, design partitioning and details of the actual hardware. We show that the development of a low-cost satellite is feasible with a very limited budget.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; fault tolerance; nanoelectronics; space vehicle electronics; design partitioning; fault tolerance; low-cost satellite; nanosatellite; off the shelf components; university satellite; Batteries; Connectors; Current measurement; Electromagnetic interference; Payloads; Satellite ground stations; Space technology; Temperature distribution; Timing; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools, 2007. DSD 2007. 10th Euromicro Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lubeck
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2978-3
DOI :
10.1109/DSD.2007.4341503
