Â鶹ӰԺ

Description: ASEN-5018 Graduate Projects I section 804 will focus on the continued design and test of the Space Weather Atmospheric Reconfigurable Multiscale Experiment (SWARM-EX) CubeSats.Ìý

SWARM-EX consists of three 3U cubesats designed to make neutral density and plasma measurements in the thermosphere to study the relationship between the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) and the equatorial thermospheric wind anomaly (ETWA).Ìý The cubesats each include a high-performance attitude determination system (ADCS), high-rate X-band radio, multiple science instruments and will be operating as a formation and flying in close proximity for specific phases of the mission.Ìý Opportunities exists to support the team on a range of subsystems and learn about flight software, power electronics, embedded systems, PCB design/test, radios, ADCS, guidance navigation and control, structures and thermal.Ìý Student will participate on one or more subsystems and have specific deliverables for the semester.Ìý In addition to hand-on work students will also learn about the history of cubesats and basic spacecraft systems engineering.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor: Scott Palo

Project Files:

• Mid-Semester Review (Fall 2024)