A Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure For Small Satellites /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eickhoff, Jens. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Aerospace Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Microprogramming.; Astronautics.; Systems engineering.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Control Structures and Microprogramming.; Circuits and Systems.
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In 2009 the need for a suitable onboard computer design arose for the small satellite project at the Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany. It had to meet the constraints imposed by the small satellite (a 130 kg CubeSat) with its full featured ACS, diverse payloads and full CC...

Table of Contents:

• The OBC overall Design Concept
• The OBC Processor Board
• The I/O-Board
• The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder IP-Core
• The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder Board
• The Power Control and Distribution Unit
• The OBC Power Supply Boards
• The OBC inter-board Harness
• OBC Mechanical and Thermal Design
• OBC HW/SW Integration Testing
• The Research Satellite Target.