Design of a magnetometer using multiple COTS sensors for attitude control

The Earth magnetic field is used in many applications such as navigation. Magnetic field sensors are mainly used on satellites for attitude control and in limited missions as scientific instruments. These magnetic field instruments are: specifically designed for the mission, expensive and/or require knowledge of the magnetic noise sources...

The design of an Attitude Control System for the SPS-2 satellite: For the Rate Damping, Sun Acquisition and Sun Pointing Modes

This thesis covers the design of the Attitude Control System for the SPS-2 configuration, developed at Airbus Defense and Space the Netherlands. The start of the SPS-2 mission consists of three phases: rate damping, Sun Acquisition and Sun Pointing. The SPS-2 satellite has five available mounting places for different payloads. In the first part...

Cost Effective Attitude Control Validation Test Methods for CubeSats Applied to PolarCube

The problem of testing the performance of an attitude control system presents new challenges and opportunities when conducted on a CubeSat scale. This is the result of drastic reduction in physical properties (size, mass, torques) as well as project resources (funds, manpower, time) when compared to traditional satellite programs. This thesis...