Kontakti automatiseerimine ESTCube-2 missioonijuhtimissüsteemile
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2017
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ESTCube-2 on Eesti Tudengisatelliidi Sihtasutuse satelliidi programm, mille eesmärgiks on tehnoloogiline testimine järgmiste missioonide tarbeks. Peale satelliidi orbiidile saatmist toimub suhtlemine satelliidiga maapealsete sidejaamade abil, aga kontakti aeg satelliidiga ühest maapealsest sidejaamast on väga limiteeritud . Käesoleva töö eesmärk on disainida ja implementeerida kontakti automatiseerimise tarkvaramoodul, mis võimaldab minimaalse inimese sekkumisega planeerida ja läbi viia kontakte satelliitidega. Esmane funktsioneeriv tarkvaramoodul on loodud autori poolt. Töös selgitatakse tarkvara disaini ja implementatsiooni ning ühildamist olemasoleva missioonijuhtimissüstemiga, mis on kombinatsioon tark- ja riistvarast, mille abil jälgitakse ja juhitakse orbiidil olevat satelliiti.
ESTCube-2 is the first student satellite project of the Estonian Student Satellite Foundation and it's objective is the technological demonstration of scientific payloads for upcoming missions. After a satellite's launch, the communication can be done through ground stations, but the contact time is very short over a limited area at a given point in time over the earth. The aim of this thesis is to design and implement a contact automation module which can schedule and execute automatic contacts with the satellite without minimal/no human intervention. The author aims to implement the first functional version of the required software module. This thesis explains the thought process, design and implementation of the software module, including the integration with the existing ESTCube Mission Control System—a combination of software and hardware that is used for monitoring and controlling the satellite after launch.
ESTCube-2 is the first student satellite project of the Estonian Student Satellite Foundation and it's objective is the technological demonstration of scientific payloads for upcoming missions. After a satellite's launch, the communication can be done through ground stations, but the contact time is very short over a limited area at a given point in time over the earth. The aim of this thesis is to design and implement a contact automation module which can schedule and execute automatic contacts with the satellite without minimal/no human intervention. The author aims to implement the first functional version of the required software module. This thesis explains the thought process, design and implementation of the software module, including the integration with the existing ESTCube Mission Control System—a combination of software and hardware that is used for monitoring and controlling the satellite after launch.