AIAA Student Section MeetingDecember 2, 2004

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PanSat

Objective:

NASA Benefit:This is a demonstration of panoramic technology during decent and landing that could assist in realtime mission planning for spacecraft landing on other planets.

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek, JPLSteve Chien, JPL

Take panoramic pictures during and after flight.

Requirements:• Mass < 1.5 kg

• 360 degree images

DescentSatObjective:

NASA Benefits:Prototype development of Mars Scout Mission and methods for realtime landing site selection.

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Joel Rademacher (JPL)Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

Intensive imaging during descent and landing.

Requirements:•Mass < 2.0 kg

•1.5 Megapixel resolution

•Image every 5 seconds for last 1,500 meters of flight

SmartSatObjective:

NASA Benefits:Best use satellite contact times by only downlinking best data.

NASA Contacts:Steve Chien, JPLRob Sherwood, JPL

On-board ranking of images based on different criteria and transmission of best images to ground during flightRequirements:•Mass < 3.0 kg•Real-time ranking of images•Transmission of highest ranked images during flight

•Storage of all images for comparison after flight

GPSSat

Objective:Verification of GPS position accuracy during flight ascent and descent Requirements:• Mass < 1.5 kg

• Provide methods for determining and verifying position accuracy

• Record GPS data every < 10 seconds for entire flight

NASA Benefits:Could be helpful for satellite data calibration and attitude determination.

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)

VideoSat

Objective:Full length, high quality, on-board video and audio during entire flight, landing, and recovery.Requirements:

• Mass < 3.0 kg

• High quality video with sound

NASA Benefits:Could be helpful in determining methods and criteria for selecting landing sites on planetary missions

NASA Contacts:Steve Chien (JPL)

TXSat

Objective:

NASA Benefits:Develop methods for transmission using protocols, compression techniques, and commercially available hardware and frequencies

NASA Contacts:Steve Chien, JPL

Data transmission during flight

Requirements:•Mass < 1.5 kg

•Frequent communications during flight

ATTSatObjective:On-board sensors record orientation and attitude information during flight for use in image selection Requirements:•Mass < 2.0 kg•Record images with certain orientation parameters

NASA Benefits:Develop and integrate novel approaches for attitude determination. Use these approaches to filter data.NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Rob Sherwood (JPL)

AeroSatObjective:Passive aerodynamic control in-flight and landing .

Requirements:• Mass < 1.5 kg• Control features must be passive

• Record data to verify method’s effectiveness

NASA Benefits:Concepts and methods could be used in spacecraft landing on Mars to control descent and landing orientation.NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Rob Sherwood (JPL)

WindSatObjective:Determination of wind speed and direction in and above the jet stream Requirements:•Mass < 1.0 kg•Annometer cannot be source of measurements.

NASA Benefits:Concepts and methods could be used on future Mars landing craft to accurately measure surface winds on Mars. Technology could also be applied to Jupiter and Titan probes.

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Rob Sherwood (JPL)

CrashSatObjective:Determination of G-loads upon landing

Requirements:•Mass < 1.5 kg

•Data only needed at landing but could include balloon burst

NASA Benefits:Concepts and methods could help future Mars probes to determine impact forces.

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Rob Sherwood (JPL)Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

CommSatObjective:

Demonstrate novel communication methods between two BalloonSats and ground

Requirements:• Mass < 3.0 kg (for both)

• Will require two BalloonSats or cooperation with another mission

NASA Benefits:Development methods for transmitting and receiving using unique methods, compression schemes, commercially available hardware, and frequencies

NASA Contacts:Steve Matousek (JPL)Steve Chien (JPL)Rob Sherwood (JPL)

RoverSatObjective:

Deploy and operate rover upon landing. Image landing site autonomously.

Requirements:•Mass < 3.0 kg (Total)•Rover must image landing site away from carrier and do so autonomously

NASA Benefits:Prototype development of future Mars or Moon rovers. Methods could lead NASA on new design paths.

NASA Contacts:Steve Chien (JPL)Joel Rademacher (JPL)

SolarSatObjective:

NASA Benefits:Mission will test the efficiency of experimental deployable solar cells and determine any damage done on impact to the deployable solar cells

NASA Contacts:•Steve Matousek, JPL

Deploy solar panels in flight and determine efficiency

Requirements:• Mass < 2.0 kg• Must deploy at least one solar panel during the flight

•Thin-Film Cells Preferred

ChemSatObjective:Determine chemical reactions in upper atmosphere

Requirements:• Mass < 1.5 kg

• Measure 1 or more chemical reaction(s) during the flight

NASA Benefits:Prototype development of future Earth or Mars scientific instrumentation.

NASA Contacts:Steve Chien (JPL)Joel Rademacher (JPL)

µSystemSatObjective:Integrate μ-sensors and μ-effectors into one working system (μ-thruster, μ-navigation, sun sensor on a chip)

Requirements:• Mass < 2.0 kg• Will require hardware loans from JPL (to be confirmed)

• May develop own μ-sensors and effectors

NASA Benefits:Develop and demonstrate methods for integrating a suite of μ–systems to work together for a common set mission goals.

NASA Contacts:Leon Alkalai (JPL)

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RadSat

Objective:Determination of radiation (UV, IR, Visible) levels in upper atmosphereRequirements:• Mass < 1.5 kg• Integration of total energy (UV, IR, Visible)

• Temps of -60 C may be necessary

NASA Benefits:Demonstrates ability to measure radiation in Mars-like environment. Also has applications to NASA’s EOS Program to determine Net Earth Energy Budget.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

WeatherSatObjective:Determine weather conditions in the upper atmosphere (RH, pressure, temperature) and landing site.

Requirements:• Mass < 2.0 kg• Measurements should be made with small sensors mounted away from structure.

NASA Benefits:Demonstrates techniques to measure weather conditions in Mars-like environment. Compliments RadSat mission.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

LandSat

Objective:Develop novel methods for landing upright.

Requirements:• Mass < 1.0 kg

• Must land upright, then take a picture

NASA Benefits:Prototype techniques for Mars Scout Mission and methods for orienting Mars landers and probes.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

PressureSatObjective:Measure atmospheric pressures at high altitudes and low temperatures using COTS components

Requirements:• Mass < 1.0 kg

• Sensors may be provided by Ames

• Readings taken continuous to once every 10 seconds for entire flight

NASA Benefits:Prototype development of Mars Scout Mission and methods for Mars landers and probes. Compliments WeatherSat and WindSat.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

DescentSat IIObjective:Build support structure and components and then fly Ames / Mars Scout imager and optics.

Requirements:• Mass < 5.0 kg• Will require Ames imager• Scheduled to be available in April 2003 (not been confirmed)

NASA Benefits:Prototype development of Mars Scout Mission and methods for realtime landing site selection with Ames images.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

ShellSatObjective:Build aeroshell structure for Ames Scout probe Requirements:•Mass < 2.0 kg•Test a scaled down version of the Pascal descent probe and measure dynamical response (acceleration, coefficient of drag, etc.) would require chucking out the probe (or two) at altitude.

•Method of recovering probesNASA Benefits:Prototype development of Mars Scout Mission and methods for descent velocity reduction in Mars Atmosphere.

NASA Contacts:Anthony Colaprete (Ames)

BlackBoxSatObjective:Develop system that would record critical sensor data that could be used to determine cause of spacecraft failure.

Requirements:•Mass < 1.5 kg•Data should be recorded for entire flight

NASA Benefits:Demonstrate data needs and methods that could be used on future spacecraft for failure analysis, similar to airplane blackbox.

NASA Contacts:E. Jay Wyatt (JPL)