Surviving Orbit the DIY Way: Testing the Limits Your Satellite Can and Must Match - Brossura

Antunes, Sandy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1449310621 ISBN 13: 9781449310622

Casa editrice: Maker Media Inc, 2012

Riassunto

Is your picosatellite ready for launch? Can it withstand rocket thrusts and the vacuum of space? This do-it-yourself guide helps you conduct a series of hands-on tests designed to check your satellite’s readiness. Learn precisely what the craft and its electronic components must endure if they’re to function properly in Low Earth Orbit.

The perfect follow-up to DIY Satellite Platforms (our primer for designing and building a picosatellite), this book also provides an overview of what space is like and how orbits work, enabling you to set up the launch and orbit support you’ll need.

• Go deep into the numbers that describe conditions your satellite will face
• Learn how to mitigate the risks of radiation in the ionosphere
• Pick up enough formal systems engineering to understand what the tests are all about
• Build a thermal vacuum chamber for mimicking environment of space
• Simulate the rocket launch by building and running a vibration shake test
• Use a homebuilt centrifuge to conduct high G-force tests
• Get guidelines on scheduling tests and choosing an appropriate lab or clean room

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Alexander "Sandy" Antunes (born 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Maryland-area astronomer, author, and role playing game designer. He graduated from Boston University in 1989 with a dual major in astronomy and physics, received a Masters in astronomy from Penn State in 1992, and received his PhD in computational astrophysics from George Mason University in 2005. He was the Maryland Science Center "Science Person of the Month" for May 2007.

Contenuti:

Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Chapter 1: Life as a Satellite; 1.1 Space Is…; 1.2 Launch Trouble; 1.3 How High Is Space?; Chapter 2: The Measure of Space; 2.1 Outgassing; 2.2 Orbital Thermal Profiles; 2.3 Magnetic Fields; 2.4 Orbital Mechanics; 2.5 Orbital Debris; Chapter 3: Space Radiation Environment; 3.1 Space Weather Events; 3.2 Shielding; 3.3 History of Damage; 3.4 Electronics Noise; Chapter 4: Testing Formalism; 4.1 NASA CubeSat Requirements; 4.2 Sample Test Schedule; 4.3 Solving Problems; 4.4 Test Sequence; 4.5 Formal Risk Analysis; Chapter 5: Thermal Vacuum Chamber; 5.1 Building and Using a Thermal Vacuum Chamber; 5.2 The $100 Thermal Vacuum Chamber; 5.3 Parts List; 5.4 Thermal/Vacuum Testing; 5.5 Heating Rates Due to Sunlight and Dark; Chapter 6: Launch Tests; 6.1 Vibration Testing; 6.2 Vibration Spectra; 6.3 Shaker Design; 6.4 Acoustic Testing; 6.5 Drop Testing; 6.6 Static Loading; Chapter 7: G-Force Testing; 7.1 G-Force Theory; 7.2 Hand-Powered G-force Rig; 7.3 The Drill-Powered G-force Rig; Chapter 8: Good Test Procedures; 8.1 Flight Spares; 8.2 Test Scheduling and Isolated Testing; 8.3 Suggested Build-and-Test Schedule for a Typical Picosatellite; 8.4 Defects; 8.5 Frame Testing; 8.6 Clean Rooms; 8.7 DIY Clean Room/Box; 8.8 The Money Build; 8.9 When to Commit; Colophon;

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Maker Media Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1449310621
• ISBN 13: 9781449310622
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 79