Looking to get involved? Below are a just a few of our immediate projects. If you see something that interests you, don't hesitate to contact the people listed.
| Task | Subtask | Designated Personnel | Date Due/Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| I2C Protocol | I2C peripheral of MSP430 | Sal Torre | done |
| C, Salvo programming | Operating system | Andrew Waldrum near future Dante Buckley | continuous |
| ProE Drafting | Boards | Vivek | |
| Batteries | Vivek | ||
| CMG components | Vivek | ||
| Antenna | Vivek | ||
| Attitude Determination System | Study GPS receivers and select candidates. Compare GPS hardware against using mathematical model of orbital position. | Shawn/Jimmy | done |
| Study magnetometers and select candidates | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Examine sun sensors and determine feasibility of using them. | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Edit and compile World Magnetic Model for magnetic field vector in Earth frame. Make code appropriate for MSP430. | Jimmy/Shawn | done | |
| Formally develop mathematical model of Sun vector from Earth frame. | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Develop Attitude Determination Algorithm | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Orbital Propagation Model | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Orbit Estimation Procedure | Shawn/Jimmy | done | |
| Attitude Control System | Design magnetcoils | Jimmy / Shawn | |
| Build prototype | Vivek, Jimmy, Shawn | ||
| Embed in composite panel | Vivek | ||
| Vacuum Chamber | Testing | Shawn | Arrives in |
| Documentation | Shawn | " | |
| Sensor calibration | Shawn | " | |
| Maintenance | Shawn | " | |
| Communications | Satellite antenna design | Dante | in progress |
| Ground station antenna evalutation | Dante/Jimmy/Shawn | near future | |
| Formal evaluation of ground station | Dante/Jimmy | near future | |
| Connection of ground station to MOC | Dante/Jimmy/Shawn | " | |
| Database for logging contacts | Shawn | soon | |
| MOC software | Dante | done | |
| Organization | Arrange meetings | President | --- |
| Lab organization | President | --- | |
| Events awareness | --- | ||
| Website maintenance | Shawn + (help?) | continuous | |
| PhaseSpace | Quantify accuracy | who | now |
| Sponsorship | Letters, networking, guest speakers | who | |
| Writing, revising, review | Everyone! | Done |
Attendance |
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| Attendance 2-06-08 |
| Attendance 2-13-08 |
| Attendance 2-20-08 |
| Attendance 2-27-08 |
| Attendance 3-05-08 |
| Attendance 3-19-08 |
| Attendance 3-25-08 |
| Attendance 4-02-08 |