DocumentCode
711157
Title
Understanding international GNC hardware trends
Author
Greenbaum, Adam ; Brady, Tye ; Dennehy, Cornelius ; Airey, Stephen P. ; Roelke, Evan ; Judd, Samuel Brady
Author_Institution
Charles Stark Draper Lab., Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
7-14 March 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
10
Abstract
An industry wide survey of GNC sensors, namely star trackers, gyros, and sun sensors was undertaken last year, in which size, mass, power, and various performance metrics were recorded for each category. A multidimensional analysis was performed, looking at the spectrum of available sensors, with the intent of identifying gaps in the available capability range. Mission types that are not currently well served by the available components were discussed, as well as some missions that would be enabled by filling gaps in the component space. This paper continues that study, with a focus on reaction wheels and magnetometers, as well as with updates to the listings of star trackers, gyros, and sun sensors. Additionally, a framework for making the database available to the community at large, as well as the continued maintenance of this database and the analysis of its contents, is discussed.
Keywords
aerospace instrumentation; gyroscopes; magnetometers; star trackers; GNC sensors; component space; gyros; international GNC hardware trends; magnetometers; multidimensional analysis; reaction wheels; star trackers; sun sensors; Biographies; Databases; Europe; Magnetometers; NASA; Universal Serial Bus; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-5379-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2015.7118920
Filename
7118920
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