Essays about: "Payload Firmware"
Found 3 essays containing the words Payload Firmware.
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1. Error Injection Study for a SpaceFibre In-Orbit Demonstrator
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The space electronics sector is shifting towards the New-Space paradigm, in which traditional space-quali_ed and expensive components and payloads are replaced by commercial o_-the-shelf (COTS) alternatives. This change in mentality is accompanied by the development of inexpensive cubesats, lowering the entry barrie in terms of cost, enabling an increase in scienti_c research in space. READ MORE
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2. Software Development and Qualification Testing of a CubeSat X-ray Monitor
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknikAbstract : The CUBES (CUbesat x-ray Background Explorer using Scintillators) is a payload on the KTH student satellite MIST (MIniature STudent satellite) to evaluate Silicon Photo-multiplier technology and new scintillators such as GAGG (Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet, Gd3Al2Ga3O12) for future use in hard X-ray polarisation studies of Gamma-Ray Bursts. CUBES itself is designed to study the MIST in-orbit radiation environment by using a detector which is comprised of a silicon photomultiplier coupled to different scintillator materials. READ MORE
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3. Construction and Implementation of Tracking System for the ISAAC Sounding Rocket Experiment
University essay from KTH/FysikAbstract : The ISAAC rocket experiment is part of the REXUS–15 payload. It has two free-falling units performing infrared spectroscopy between them. One of the free-falling units will actively track the other in the sky so as to enable continuous measurements. In this thesis report, the design of this tracking solution is described. READ MORE
