Cubesat Attitude Control System based on embedded magnetorquers in photovoltaic panels
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Castro Santiago, MarioMateria
GranaSAT Arduino Cubesat ADCS
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2018-06-05Resumen
The use of magnetic actuation in order to stabilize and control a small
1U Cubesat is studied and analyzed, as a required step for the development
of the future university satellite GranaSAT-I. This thesis gather
crucial theoretical contents concerning the attitude control of a satellite
in an orbit below 500 km, where the International Space Station is able
to deploy nano-satellites. Moreover, these contents have been implemented
in a MATLAB simulator. One stabilizing control law has been
succesfully tested with this tool, and two different control algorithms
have shown partial success when a 3-axis control has been required. In
parallel, an autonomous Cubesat prototype has been manufactured in
the GranaSAT Laboratory. The stabilizing algorithm has been implemented
on the onboard computer. Telemetry data during tests reflect
an adequate performance of the prototype.