Title :
Modular FPGA-based software defined radio for CubeSats
Author :
Olivieri, S.J. ; Aarestad, Jim ; Pollard, L.H. ; Wyglinski, Alexander M. ; Kief, C. ; Erwin, R. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, MA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an adaptive digital communication system using field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. This system adapts the Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) to better suit the space and power limitations of the CubeSat satellite form factor and the Space Plug-and-Play Avionics (SPA) protocol. The result is a highly-adaptive, plug and play software-defined radio (SDR) that is easily incorporated into any CubeSat design.
Keywords :
avionics; digital communication; field programmable gate arrays; satellite communication; software radio; CubeSat satellite form factor; SPA protocol; USRP; adaptive digital communication system; field programmable gate array; modular FPGA; software defined radio; space plug-and-play avionics; universal software radio peripheral; Aerospace electronics; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Hardware design languages; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (ICC), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2052-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1550-3607
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2012.6364524
