Essays about: "UWE-3"

Found 2 essays containing the word UWE-3.

  1. 1. An Orbit Control System for UWE-4 Using the High Fidelity Simulation Tool Orekit

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Pouyan Azari; [2017]
    Keywords : Orbital mechanics; astrodynamics; small satellites; orbit control;

    Abstract : Cubesats are picosatellites that have a mass of less than 1.3kg and have a shape of acube. As a result of their low cost of development and launch, cubesats are gainingpopularity in industry and academia. These satellites are also a cost-efective way forspace technology demonstrations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Orbit Determination for UWE-4 based on Magnetometer and Sun Sensor Data using Equinoctial Orbital Elements

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Felix Schwieger; [2017]
    Keywords : Extended Kalman Filter; Orbit Determination; UWE-4; Magnetometer; Sun Sensor;

    Abstract : An autonomous, real-time orbit determination system was developed within thiswork for the next iteration of the University of W¨urzburg’s CubeSat programme.The algorithm only made use of magnetometer and sun sensors, which already wereimplemented on UWE-3, the third satellite in the programme. READ MORE