Abstract
The Space Robotics Laboratory of Tohoku University has been investigating application method of Space Plug-and-Play technology for microsatellites together with AAC Microtec AB. The first and second micro-satellites RISING-1/-2 are carrying technology demonstration payloads for this purpose, and the functionality of the former one has been already verified in space environment. Accordingly SPA technology was applied to the real-life international scientific mission on the third micro-satellite RISESAT. Payload instruments of RISESAT were converted into SPA compatible devices. The result of application illustrated that SPA allows modular, reusable, and rapid system design approach. A CubeSat mission based on SPA technology where AAC Microtec AB is involved also successfully demonstrated correct performance in space environment. SPA technology is revealing its attractive capabilities to micro- and nano-satellites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 289-294 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | PART 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan 1 |
| Event | 19th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, ACA 2013 - Wurzburg, Germany Duration: 2013 Sep 2 → 2013 Sep 6 |
Keywords
- CubeSat
- Earth Observation
- Micro-satellite
- Scientific Missions
- Space Plug-and-Play
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering