Data Handling & Telemetry for EventSat mission

Institut

Lehrstuhl für Spacecraft Systems (TUM-ED)

Typ

Bachelorarbeit / Semesterarbeit / Masterarbeit /

Inhalt

 

Beschreibung

We are seeking students to help in the development of the command and data handling systems for EventSat mission, to later integrate into the telemetry pipeline. 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.
Building upon an existing work developed at the Chair, the student will focus on integrating real mission telemetry into the OBC for later downlink. There are a multitude of disciplines involved, whether it is writing embedded software, further defining telemetry, improving testing and validation of data... We are happy to tailor tasks to your personal interests, existing strengths, and skills you would like to build professionally long-term.

Voraussetzungen

SW & Programming
• Proficiency in Python (data pipelines, scripting, embedded test scripts)
• Familiar with C/C++ with emphasis on object-oriented and embedded programming
• Familiarity with data processing libraries HDF5/h5py for telemetry dataset construction
• Experience with version control (GitLab/GitHub), CI/CD workflows, and documentation practices (Wiki, LaTeX)

HW & Systems
• Basic understanding of CubeSat subsystems and LEO operations
• Experience or coursework in electronics/embedded systems (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, I2C/SPI/UART protocols)
• Familiarity with FreeRTOS or RTOS concepts is a plus
• Experience with MicroPython or embedded scripting environments is desirable

Domain Knowledge
• Exposure to fault detection, scheduling, or control problems in spacecraft operations is advantageous

Möglicher Beginn

sofort

Kontakt

Clemente Juan Oliver
clemente.juantum.de

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