Contributions to the deployment of federated satellite systems in PocketQubes platforms by means of hardware-in-the-loop analysis

The reduction in size of satellite platforms has democratized access to space, significantly increasing the number of small satellites orbiting the Earth. These platforms offer advantages over traditional monolithic missions, but their reduced size constrains performance and limits mission capabilit...

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Autor: Dolz Puig, Arnau|||0009-0006-0052-1537
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/424219
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/424219
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computer simulation
Satellites
Federated Satellite Systems
Simulation
Hardare-in-the-Loop
PocketQube
Simulació per ordinador
Xarxes de comunicacions per satèl·lit
Satèl·lits
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Satèl·lits i ràdioenllaços
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Sumario:The reduction in size of satellite platforms has democratized access to space, significantly increasing the number of small satellites orbiting the Earth. These platforms offer advantages over traditional monolithic missions, but their reduced size constrains performance and limits mission capabilities. This dissertation addresses the novel concept of Federated Satellite Systems (FSS) as a cooperative strategy among small satellites, evaluating the deployment of FSS among PocketQubes. It contributes to the PoCat-Lektron mission conducted at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) NanoSatLab, accepted in the Fly Your Satellite (FYS) program. The contribution is focused on the two main FSS protocols (OSADP and FeDeCoP) and their integration with the On-Board Computer (OBC) and Communications modules. Additionally, this dissertation presents an extension of the Distributed Satellite System Simulator (DSS-SIM), which is currently being developed and maintained at i2CAT, enhancing its capabilities by enabling the integration of hardware-in-the-loop into the simulation tool.