Phase 1: Research and Development

Year 1 Spring to Year 1 Fall

• Identify hardware components required to accomplish competition goal
  • Identify which components can be produced in-house and which would have to be sourced
• Determine necessary software algorithms to operate identified components
  • Communicate with CDH and Comms teams to ensure proper programming languages, workflow, communication protocols etc.
• Organize PCB board layout
  • How many PCB boards are going to be needed
  • Which components will go on which PCB boards
  • Identify components necessary for PCB board(s) to function
• Calculate environmental conditions and pointing budget
• Look into ADCS component & environment simulation methods

Phase 2: Implementation and Testing

Year 2 Winter to Year 2 Fall

• Source identified components and testing equipment
  • Attempt to reach out to organizations for sponsorships for components where possible
• Manufacture in-house components and in-house testing equipment
• Develop and test algorithms
• Manufacture PCB board(s)
• Perform simulations on ADCS components and environments

Phase 3: Integration and Troubleshooting

Year 3 Winter to Year 3 Spring

• Support assembly of whole satellite
  • Focused on the integration of ADCS-related components & PCB boards
• Integrate ADCS algorithms into team-wide software architecture
• Compare results from simulations to hands-on testing