On-Board Computer for EventSat mission

Institut

Lehrstuhl für Spacecraft Systems

Typ

Bachelorarbeit / Semesterarbeit /

Inhalt

experimentell / theoretisch / konstruktiv /  

Beschreibung

We are seeking students to help in the development of the onboard computer for EventSat mission. This is an incredible opportunity to get hands-on programming experience for a real mission going to space.

The EventSat mission is a 6U CubeSat technology demonstration mission sponsored by the Chair of Spacecraft Systems to apply event cameras to detect stars and other space objects.  Event cameras are a specialized type of camera that use changes in brightness on a pixel-by-pixel level to detect motion in view. Building upon existing work, which has demonstrated the effectiveness of these cameras on ground in conjunction with telescopes, our mission seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of this class of camera for space-based observation.

As a university CubeSat project, we recognize the fact that most students have never had the chance to work on flight software, and thus the tasks on this project are intended to be a learning process where students develop the necessary skills alongside the satellite itself. The most important skill we are looking for in students is the passion for the work and the willingness to devote the time to build the necessary programming skills and associated programs.

There are a multitude of opportunities available, whether it is writing embedded software, creating software architecture design documents, or performing unit testing and validation of existing code. We are happy to tailor tasks to your interests, existing strengths, and skills you would like to build professionally long-term.

Voraussetzungen

The following skills are nice for students to have, but not required, as students can learn on the job with sufficient time investment.

• Basic understanding of CubeSats and their operations in low-Earth orbit
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming, with an emphasis on object-oriented programming
• Note: this project is subject to export control regulations. An NDA must be signed, and some nationalities might not be eligible to work on the OBC 

Möglicher Beginn

sofort

Kontakt

Clemente Juan Oliver
clemente.juantum.de

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