A reusable signal processing architecture for satellite based communication systems

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Rooyen, G-J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBotha, Jakobus Stephanusen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-02T07:58:07Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-14T08:13:39Z
dc.date.available2011-03-02T07:58:07Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2011-03-14T08:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2011-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: Keywords: digital signal processing, embedded systems, telecommunications, satellite technology. The rapid growth of the telecommunications industry is a worldwide phenomenon with people and computers generating and transmitting more and more information daily. Despite this growth, there are still areas in South Africa which lack terrestrial communications coverage. People inhabit these rural areas and their essential communication needs are not met. Satellite based communication coverage can provide a valuable service in these circumstances. In this thesis, the design of a satellite-based communications payload which makes use of software de ned radio techniques is presented in terms of the Open Systems Interconnect layer structure. A robust hardware platform using a space-quali ed on-board computer, a Xilinx Virtex-5 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and a Freescale digital signal processor (DSP) is designed, implemented and thoroughly tested. A device driver is designed for hardware and rmware components. A prototype ground station is also designed and constructed using a low-power PC, a Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA, a Freescale DSP and radio frequency hardware. A wide range of testing methodologies were successfully utilised to deploy a functional system which is critically evaluated in the last chapter.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sleutelwoorde: syferseinverwerking, toegewyde stelsels, telekommunikasie, satelliettegnologie. Die vinnig groeiende telekommunikasieindustrie is 'n wêreldwye verskynsel waarin mense en rekenaars daagliks meer en meer data genereer. Ten spyte van die groei, is daar nog steeds gebiede in Suid-Afrika wat aan 'n gebrek van aardse kommunikasiedekking lei. Mense bewoon dié areas maar daar word nie aan hul noodsaaklike kommunikasiebehoeftes voldoen nie. Satelliet-gebaseerde kommunikasiedekking kan 'n waardevolle diens in hierdie omstandighede wees. Hierdie tesis beskryf die ontwerp van 'n ruimtegebaseerde kommunikasieloonvrag wat gebruik maak van sagteware-gede nieerde radiotegnieke aangebied in terme van die Open Systems Interconnect laagstruktuur. 'n Robuuste apparatuurplatform wat gebruik maak van 'n ruimte-gekwali seerde rekenaar, 'n Xilinx Virtex-5 Veldprogrameerbare Hek-Skikking (VPHS) en 'n Freescale syferseinverwerker is ontwerp, geïmplementeer en deeglik getoets. 'n Toestelbestuurder moes ontwerp word vir die apparatuur- en fermatuur-komponente. 'n Prototipe grondstasie is ook ontwerp en gebou met behulp van' n lae-krag PC, 'n Xilinx Spartan-3E VPHS, 'n Freescale seinverwerker en radiofrekwensie apparatuur. 'n Wye verskeidenheid van toetsmetodes is suksesvol benut om 'n funksionele stelsel te ontwikkel wat krities geëvalueer word in die laaste hoofstuk.af_ZA
dc.format.extent97 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6503
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectDigital signal processingen_ZA
dc.subjectEmbedded systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectTelecommunicationsen_ZA
dc.subjectSatellite technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectArtificial satellites in telecommunicationen_ZA
dc.titleA reusable signal processing architecture for satellite based communication systemsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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