Development of Low-Cost Satellite Control Software

Abstract

This thesis details the development and validation procedures of the experiment control software to be used on the NPSAT1. The software developed for a standard Linux kernel instead of an expensive proprietary space computer system includes functions for satellite orbit prediction, precise satellite location, and adaptive experiment scheduling using inputs from the electrical power system, sub-satellite position, and sub-satellite local time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435548

Entities

People

  • Bryan D. Waterman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Orbits
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites