NASA Magnetospheric MultiScale Mission TableSat 1C

Author

Joshua Chabot, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Joseph Kelley, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Michael Johnson, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Date of Award

Spring 2013

Project Type

Senior Honors Thesis

College or School

CEPS

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Program or Major

Mechanical Engineering

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

First Advisor

May-Win Thein

Abstract

The NASA Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) mission (to be launched in 2014) consists of four spin-stabilized spacecraft flying in precise formation. The MMS spacecraft, which have wire booms up to 60 m long, are analyzed using the UNH MMS TableSat IC, a limited 3-DOF rotation (full spin, limited nutation) table top prototype of the MMS spacecraft. A PID controller is implemented on TableSat IC to observe the effects of spin rate and nutation control on the experimental satellite bus and scaled booms. Nutation and spin are implemented independently and the behavior of the test bed with and without SDP booms is examined. The SDP booms are shown to increase the response time of the controlled platform.

Recommended Citation

Chabot, Joshua; Kelley, Joseph; and Johnson, Michael, "NASA Magnetospheric MultiScale Mission TableSat 1C" (2013). Honors Theses and Capstones. 121.
https://scholars.unh.edu/honors/121