Avionics System and Attitude Algorithms for a Deorbit Device Based on an Electrodynamic Tether

Autor: Garcia-Gonzalez, Sergio, Castellani, Lorenzo Tarabini, Orte, Sofia, Ortega, Asier, Sanchez-Arriaga, Gonzalo, Lorenzini, Enrico C., Tajmar, Martin, Wätzig, Katja
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Small Satellite Conference
Popis: The main goal of the Electrodynamic Tether technology for PAssive Consumable-less deorbit Kit (E.T.PACK) project is to develop a deorbit device based on an electrodynamic tether with TRL 4 by 2022. In September 2022, its continuation, i.e. the E.T.PACK-F project, will carry on with the activities of E.T.PACK to prepare a flight model with TRL 8 that will be tested in an in-orbit demonstration mission in 2025. This work (i) describes the attitude determination and control strategy of the mission, which is used as a means of explaining its different phases and the dynamics of each one of them, (ii) provides a description of the avionics elements of the whole system, (iii) describes some of the tests performed until this moment, and (iv) summarizes the current status and the future work.
Databáze: OpenAIRE