This project continues the development of the Attitude Determination and Control (ADC) subsystem for a three-unit CubeSat in a high-altitude, polar, sun-synchronous orbit mission to perform solar and extraterrestrial X-ray spectroscopy. The previously outlined list of sensors and actuators were evaluated and updated. The performance of algorithms used for detumble, initial attitude determination, and attitude maintenance was improved by using MATLAB® and Systems Tool Kit (STK) simulations. Additionally, a low- cost, prototype ADC test bed was constructed which will be used by future teams to test and verify the selected ADC hardware. Finally, a detailed MATLAB® code guide, derivations of ADC algorithms, and recommendations were developed to assist future CubeSat ADC teams.

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Creator

• Rathbun, Andrew M
• Gadoury, James
• Agolli, Jack Arnis

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030217-122735

Advisor

• Demetriou, Michael A.

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-03-02

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright