ENGLISH ABSTRACT: After SUNSAT was launched in 1999 and the possibility of developing another micro satellite emerged, areas of possible improvement were identified. Among the suggestions that emerged was the idea of ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the main subsystems of SUNSAT is the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS), responsible for the orientation and positioning of the satellite. Due to the integrated architecture of the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For space designs, just as for terrestrial applications, the appetite for more computing power is virtually insatiable. Further, like portable applications, space use implies severe power constraints. ...

A communications protocol is designed for real time control and data handling for a Nanosatellite application. The communication protocol is based on the Controller Area Network (CAN) technology. The protocol handles ...