An Assessment of Educational Benefits from the OpenOrbiter Space Program

This paper presents work conducted in preparation for a suborbital test flight to test an inertial measurement unit's (IMU's) ability to serve as a position determination mechanism in a GPS-denied environment. Because the IMU could potentially be used at several points during flight, it is not guaranteed that a GPS fix can be used to reset the IMU after the stresses of launch. Due to this, the specific goal of this work is to characterize whether a rocket launch disrupts the IMU-based position knowledge to the extent that it is unusable. This paper discusses preparations for a sub-orbital launch mission to this end. It include a description of the hardware and software used. A discussion of the data logging mechanism and the onboard and post-flight processing which is required to compare the GPS fixes and IMU-generated positions is also presented. Finally, the utility of an IMU capable of maintaining position awareness during launch is discussed.

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“…OpenOrbiter's goals, informed by student participation expectations [28], include [29,30] The CSCI 297 course aims to augment:…”

Section: Student Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

A suborbital IMU test mission

2015

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“…Another team from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has summarized the main working philosophy for CubeSats in Reference [7]. A group of researchers from North Dakota State University have developed the concept of open source satellite [8][9][10][11]. Their goal is to improve the educational output of Nanosatellite hands-on projects by providing reference design models (without getting into the details of technical outcomes or programmatic aspects) and harmonizing hardware, software, testing procedures, and operations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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CubeSat Mission: From Design to Operation

Nieto-Peroy

Emami

2019

Applied Sciences

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The current success rate of CubeSat missions, particularly for first-time developers, may discourage non-profit organizations to start new projects. CubeSat development teams may not be able to dedicate the resources that are necessary to maintain Quality Assurance as it is performed for the reliable conventional satellite projects. This paper discusses the structured life-cycle of a CubeSat project, using as a reference the authors’ recent experience of developing and operating a 2U CubeSat, called qbee50-LTU-OC, as part of the QB50 mission. This paper also provides a critique of some of the current poor practices and methodologies while carrying out CubeSat projects.

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“…This list is based on pre-identified project goals and other benefits that students indicated they believed they had received or would like to receive through other surveys [38] The responses of students to this question are summarized in Figures 1-3. Figure 1 presents overall counts of the number of respondents who indicated that they hoped to gain each particular area of benefit.…”

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“…The OpenOrbiter/OPEN spacecraft design is described in [36]. The program [37], which incorporates students from both typical STEM disciplines and others, has demonstrated the efficacy of small spacecraft development for delivering educational benefits to students [38].…”

Section: Openorbiter Programmentioning

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Student Expectations from Participating in a Small Spacecraft Development Program

Straub

Whalen

2013

Aerospace

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Abstract:The number of small spacecraft development programs in the United States and worldwide have increased significantly over the course of the last 10 years. This paper analyzes reasons for the growth in these programs by assessing what student participants hope to gain from their participation. Participants in the OpenOrbiter Small Spacecraft Development Initiative at the University of North Dakota were surveyed at the beginning of an academic year to determine why they were planning to participate in the program again or join and participate for the first time. This paper presents the results of this survey.

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An Assessment of Educational Benefits from the OpenOrbiter Space Program

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