Universidad Nacional de Ingeniera

Centro de Tecnologas de Informacin y Comunicaciones- CTIC

Lima - Per

First steps to establish a small satellite

program in Peru
The CHASQUI-I project

CHASQUI Team
http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe
IEEE Aerospace Conference
March 6 13, 2010
Big Sky, Montana - USA
 PURPOSE AND MOTIVATION
The objective of the project development is primarily Educational:
to educate Peruvian students in space technologies and space engineering

The Chasqui Team

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniera, Lima - Per
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 CHARACTERISTICS

Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 100 mm

Tolerances: 0.1 mm
Mass: 1 kg
Expected Orbit: Sun-synchronous
polar at altitude about 450-850 km
(LEO)
Expected Lifetime: 6 - 8 months
Payload: VGA camera and NIR
camera
CHASQUI-I
Communications: UHF downlink/UHF Engineering Model
uplink
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 SUBSYSTEMS
Project Head: Hector Bedn / Jos Oliden

EMEC CCMI
MCU Clock
Input 3.3V
MC9S08QE128 4MHz

Mechanical Structure
Memory FLASH
MSc Ing Edwin Abreg. SD SPI I2C UART BDM BDM
connector

Main Control and Information Management

Ing. Jos Oliden

POWER BUS
CONTROL BUS
CAMERA BUS

CameraPCT SICOM
Camera
SIMA SDCA
Camera
Batera ION
LITIO
TCS

Power and Thermal Communications Imaging Attitude Determination

Control System System and Control System

MSc. Lic. Fernando Huamn Ing. Daniel Diaz Lic. Germn Comina Dr. Ing. Elizabeth Villota
Ing. Roxana Morn

MGP MIP ESTER SORAT

Project Management Integration and Testing Ground Station Orbits and Atmosphere Systems
Ing. Carlos Medina Ing. Enrique Sarmiento Dr. Ing. Glen Rodriguez MSc. Lic. Edgard Vidaln

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 MAIN CONTROL & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (CCMI)
Objective: to manage and monitor information of all satellite
subsystems

Tasks:
To define communication features
3.3V MCU
with other modules. MCU
To control functions among the MC9S08QE128
MC9S0
subsystems.
Memories
To determine the operation modes FLASH
SCLK SPI I2C UART BDM Conector
MOSI BDM
and manage these modes. SecureDigital MISO

To develop the Freescale main SS

controller program.

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 SATELLITE OPERATION MODES

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 POWER SYSTEM (PCT)
Objectives: to generate, manage and supply energy to the
satellite subsystems; to send data to CCMI

PCT
data (current, voltage,
THERMAL POWER temperature and battery state of
SYSTEM SYSTEM charge )

5.0 V
3.3 V

SIMA SDCA SICOM CCMI

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 POWER SYSTEM (PCT)

PCT diagram
Voltage to CCMI and
Regulator1
Temperature
Solar Panel Battery SICOM
(3.3 V)
Sensors

Temperature Boost
Heaters to CCMI and
Sensors Converter1
(5.0 V) SICOM
Battery Charging
Circuit
Voltage to SIMA and
Regulator2 SDCA
Heaters (3.3 V)
Voltage Current Current
sensor sensor Control sensor
Circuit Boost
Conditioner
to SDCA
Converter2
Circuit (5.0 V)
Boost
Converter3
(5.0 V)

to CCMI and SICOM

MCU
from CCMI
Control Bus
Power Bus to SICOM and CCMI
Data Bus

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 THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM (PCT)
Objective: to maintain the temperature of all satellite subsystems
within their operating ranges

Passive Thermal Control:

Finite Element Method analysis
Aluminum 6061-T6 (Structure)
Kapton (Insulator)
Silicone (Insulator)

Active Thermal Control:

Heaters (Nichrome wire)

Space Environment
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 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (SICOM)
Objective: to receive and decode the commands from ground
station and, code and transmit data to ground station

Characteristics:
Frequency band: UHF for satellite
amateur communications
(435-438 MHz)
Operation mode: Half duplex
Transmit power: 0.5 W
Modulation: FSK
Downlink Baudrate: 1200 bits/s
Uplink Baudrate: 1200 bits/s

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 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (SICOM)

Control Unit

Radio Unit

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 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (SICOM)

SICOM diagram
TNC
Dipole
~ 435-438MHz Modem/Transceiver
(TBD) MSP430
RF signal Uplink
Mod. FSK TNC RX C
AX.25 Commands

Switch
C
1200bps M
Downlink AX.25
Amplifier Demo. FSK TNC TX
Data
I
RF signal

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 GROUND STATION (ESTER)
Objective: to track the satellite, receive the satellite's data and
send it commands
ESTER diagram

Antennas

Amplifier Rotor
ARS
(motor)

Parallel port

TNC Serial R232

(terminal node Software
Transceiver controller) INTERNET
Computer
Cable (USB)

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 SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION (SIMA)
Objective: to obtain Earth pictures from the CHASQUI-I .

Visible
Multiplex Main Control
NIR

SIMA Memory

OV7640 CMOS VGA

640x480 Pixels
Automatic White Balance
(AWB)
Automatic Gain Control
(AGC)
NIR Camera NIR Visible

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 ATTITUDE DETERMINATION & CONTROL SYSTEM (SDCA)
Objective: to stabilize the satellite after its deployment and
orient it for communication and Earth photographing.

conditions after deployment actuation torques

/perturbation torques

estimated
attitude
desired attitude
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 ATTITUDE DETERMINATION & CONTROL SYSTEM (SDCA)
SDCA Software: Attitude and Control Simulator developed in Simulink

Initialization (Init)
DeTumbling (DT)
Data Acquisition only Magnetometer
(DAM)
Data Acquisition All (DAA)
Data Estimation (DE)
Fail Safe (FS)
Simulation Results for Stabilization Definition of Operation Modes Power Safe (PS)
ORienting (OR)
DT PoinTing (PT)
UDR Upside-Down Recovery (UDR)
G
F P
Off
O
DAM J
C
E I
A* D*
Init DAA DE
PS K
B H* N L
FS
M OR PT

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 ATTITUDE DETERMINATION & CONTROL SYSTEM (SDCA)
SDCA Hardware: Sensing and Actuation Buses

MAGNETIC COILS

A/D PWM A/D

MAGNETOMETER: MICROMAG3

SPI

I2C

MCU: QE128
UART
GIROSCOPE: ADIS16265

CURRENT SENSORS DSC: MC56F8013

SOLAR CELLS
GPS: MN5010HS
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 MECHANICAL STRUCTURE (EMEC)
Objective: to provide protection to all electronic devices, subsystems
and payload, and support the antennas.

Material: Aluminum 6061-T6.

Thickness: 1.3 mm.
Welding process: TIG.
Analysis: Finite Element Method.

Virtual Model Mechanical Structure

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 Universidad Nacional de Ingeniera
INTEGRATION AND TESTS (MIP)
Centro de Tecnologas de Informacin y Comunicaciones - CTIC

Objective: to integrate the subsystems

and perform environmental tests.
1. PCB with solar sensor and gyroscope (SDCA)
2. Solar Panel (PCT)
3. Electromagnetic Coil (SDCA)
4. Permanent Magnet (SDCA)
5. PCB of Central Control (CCMI)
6. PCB of Power and Thermal Control (PCT)
7. PCB of determination and control of attitude (SDCA)
8. PCB of communication (SICOM)
9. PCB of image acquisition (SIMA)
10.PCB of solar sensor (SDCA)
11. Batteries package (PCT)
12. Tightness Nut (MIP)
13. Structure cover (EMEC & MIP)
14. Satellite structure (EMEC & MIP)
15. Subjection Bars (MIP)
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 INTEGRATION AND TESTS (MIP)
Equipment for testing is being designed and fabricated
VACUUM CHAMBER ELECTRODYNAMIC SHAKER
Design of vacuum chamber. Definition of components
Design of dry ice vessel. Conceptual design
Fabrication of vacuum chamber. Revisions and modifications
Fabrication of dry ice vessel. Finite Element Method analysis.
Air tightness test of vacuum chamber. Detail drawings
Dry ice temperature test.

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 BALLOON TEST

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 The Chasqui Team
http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe
Project Head: Hector Bedn / Jos oliden
E-mail: hbedon@uni.edu.pe joliden@uni.edu.pe

Module responsibles Advisors

CCMI: Eng. Jos Oliden Martnez
PCT: M.Sc. Lic. Fernando Huamn Prez
SIMA: Lic. Germn Comina Bellido
SDCA: Dr. Eng. Elizabeth Villota Cerna
SICOM: Eng.Daniel Diaz Ataucuri,
Eng. Roxana Morn Morales.
EMEC: M.Sc. Eng. Edwin Abreg Leandro
ESTER: Dr. Eng. Glen Dario Rodriguez Rafael
SORAT: M.Sc. Lic. Edgard Vidaln Vidaln
MIP: Eng. Enrique Sarmiento Sarmiento
MGA: Ing. Margarita Mondragn Hernndez
Eng. Carlos Fiestas Salazar
Eng. Rubn Acosta Jacinto
Eng. Alejandro Ramn Vargas Patrn
Eng. Milton Ros Julcapoma
M.Sc. Sergio Salas Arriarn
Eng. Jorge David Taramona Perea
M.Sc. Eng. Damin Sal y Rosas Celi
Eng. Jaime Alberto Estela Gutirrez
Eng. Juan Martn Canales Romero

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 The Chasqui Team
http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe
Researchers
Fredy Arturo Calle Bustinza
Piero Daniel Ardito Ynouye
Carlos Eduardo Negrn Montoya
Elvis Omar Jara Alegra
Pedro Aberga Farro
Jhosep Jim Guzman del Rio
Ral Montes Melgarejo
Lic. Dane Cachi Eugenio
Diego Gomero Cruzatt
Dante Inga Narvaez
Leonardo Sols Vsquez
Antonino Espinoza Crdenas
Lic. Fredy Miguel Loayza Cordero
Sammy Carbajal Ipenzas
Renato Miyagusuku Ros
Celso Vilca Gavidia
Jos Alfredo Durand Cardenas
Carlos Delgado Ynga
Persing Junior Cardenas Vivanco
Rolando Wilder Adriano Pea
Eduardo Diaz Escate
David Barreto Lara
Edgardo Toshiro Tabuchi Yagui
Marco Pari Vega
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Jhosep Alan Valenzuela Matutti
Manuel Alejandro Ignacio Yaranga
Jorge Llantoy Parra
Segundo Gerardo Gamarra Quispe
Alldrin Uriol Alvino
David Vega Diestra
Jack H. Dionisio Esteban
Vanessa Gamero Sobero
Ivn Christian Velsquez Aparco
Jesus Alberto Snchez Pacheco
Henry Omar Huaroto Ochante
Joan Manuel Calzado Canteo
Miguel Chicchon Apaza
Klebes Arias Quispe
John Rojas Paredes
Jos Albites Sanabria
ntero Castro Nieto
Jim West Montoya Len
Alvin Mostacero Natividad
Javier Quintana Esquivel
Miguel Angel Alcntara Pinedo
Federico Mlaga Luyo
Gustavo Quino Quispe