C U B E S AT AD C S _

Full Attitude Determination and Control on a single board

MAIN FEATURES
Basic and Advanced CubeSat ADCS Systems available FPGA based design with Spacecraft Attitude Control algorithms embedded as VHDL (using Matlab design suite). Pre-programmed control modes selectable by I2C commands including: Magnetic Align; Sun Tracking; Nadir Pointing (custom modes available on request). Interfaces for multiple sensors and actuators providing scalability and performance options. Integrated magnetorquer drivers (compatible with Clyde Space solar panel magnetoquers or other). Integrated, temperature compensated sensor module which includes magnetometers and rate sensors. GPS interface for optional GPS daughter board. Fine Sun-sensor interface. 3-axis reaction wheel control interface. Other sensor interfaces easily configurable over dedicated serial data buses. Compatible with Clyde Space Advanced CubeSat Platform and all CubeSat sizes/configurations. Radiation tolerance tested to 15krads. SEE tolerant by design. Available in two versions, Basic and Advanced, the ADCS System is suitable for a wide range of mission demands. The Basic system utilises coarse sun sensors, magnetometers, magnetorquers to achieve a 5 pointing accuracy while the Advanced system adds 3-axis reaction wheels and fine sun sensors to improve performance to better than 1 pointing accuracy. With an optional GPS module Clyde Space offers a plug and play ADCS system for volume and mass sensitive CubeSat missions.
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CubeSat ADCS System Overview

The Clyde Space plug and play ADCS has been developed with ease of integration and operation as key design droivers. To achieve this, predefined attitude control modes are embedded within the system. These mission modes require little or no user input and include the following: Detumbling, Pitch Spin, Magnetic Align, 3-Axis Control, Inertia Wheel Desaturation, Nadir Pointing and Sun Tracking.

DE SIG N, AS SE MBL Y, INT EGR AT IO N AND T ES T WITH CLY DE S PACE To ensure ease of integration with your satellite and mission, Clyde Space provides a detailed 3D model (in .step format) and a detailed user manual as standard. These are available for download from our website http:// www.clyde-space.com.
This datasheet is not contractual and can be changed without notice. Last updated August 2011

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