Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsm33c1578s&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SM33C-1578
Computer Science
Performance
[2400] Ionosphere
Scientific paper
The viability of CubeSats as meaningful platforms for observing the upper atmosphere depends upon the development of suitable scientific instrumentation. One of the most fundamental parameters to observe in the space environment is the electric fields which drive the motions of the plasma in the ionosphere and magnetosphere. A well known technique for observing electric fields is the double probe with sensors deployed several meters from the space vehicle. A compact wire boom system, deploying sensors from opposite sides of a spinning CubeSat has been developed at Utah State University. We present the development of a 10 meter tip-to-tip wire boom system to deploy four 1-cm spherical double probe sensors. The wire boom mechanism consists of a spool which is actuated with a small non-magnetic, piezoelectric motor, to control deployment. The wire boom and electric field instrument is 1.25cm high and fits a standard 10 x10 cm CubeSat cross section. The spherical sensors at the end of the wire booms are gold plated to minimize geometric work function dissimilarities and to provide surface electrical stability. We present an analysis of the expected performance and lifetime of this boom in low Earth orbit. The proposed design permits the measurement of the two-dimensional DC-electric field determined only by the spacecraft velocity and the instrument sampling rate.
Burr Susan
Hui David
Stromberg E. M.
Swenson Craig
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