NASA Magnetospheric MultiScale Mission TableSat 1C

Authors

• 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 Completed

Spring 2013

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.

First Advisor

May-Win Thein

College or School

CEPS

Department or Program

Mechanical Engineering

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

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