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Plug-and-Play Compatibility for CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control…

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2012 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
114447 		Solicitation Year:
2011 		Solicitation Topic Code:
O1.03 		Solicitation Number:
Small Business Information
IntelliTech Microsystems, Inc.
2138 Priest Bridge Court, Suite 3 Crofton, MD -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2012
Title: Plug-and-Play Compatibility for CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control Systems
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNX12CD74P
Award Amount: $124,716.00
 

Abstract:

The development of Plug-and-play Compatibility for CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADACS) is proposed. Existing Maryland Aerospace (MAI) ADACS technologies are well-capable of autonomously providing complete attitude determination and control to satellites weighing up to 20kg. It is essential for these ADACS technologies to be fully compliant with a Plug-and-Play standard that allows them to integrate seamlessly into rapid spacecraft development. One solution for Plug-and-Play is the Space Plug-and-play Architecture (SPA) bus developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), which is currently being adopted by many spacecraft developers for its low-cost, low-power, and simple design. A program for development of the electronics and firmware is outlined to create SPA compatibility technologies for CubeSat and NanoSat ADACS. This technology is significant because not only does it extend the capability of current low cost spacecraft to tactical imaging, space environment monitoring, and other missions requiring precision fine pointing, it provides a tremendous amount of flexibility in spacecraft mission design. Future NASA spacecraft development will no longer have to expend time and energy to develop an attitude solution.

Principal Investigator:

Steve Fujikawa
Principal Investigator
4104512505
sfujikawa@imicro.biz

Business Contact:

Steve Fujikawa
Business Official
4104512505
sfujikawa@imicro.biz
Small Business Information at Submission:

Maryland Aerospace, Inc
2138 Priest Bridge Court, Suite 3 Crofton, MD -

EIN/Tax ID: 050543497
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No