TUPEX-7 is a student experiment developed at TU Berlin and scheduled to fly on the 28th REXUS sounding rocket in March 2020 as part of the German-Swedish Rocket/Balloon Experiments for University Students (REXUS/BEXUS) program. The aim of TUPEX-7 is to develop miniaturized space technologies for a 1U CubeSat bus and […]
Sebastian enjoying a front row view of the Vibration Test. Jose and Sebastian went to Bremen last week for Integration Week and EAR (Experiment Acceptance Review) with ZARM/DLR. They had a busy week preparing for Vibration and Shock testing, Experiment Timeline tests, and Communications tests. Despite a few small hiccups, […]
General Shrew Taxonomic Family: Practically human Size: 3.5” long with a 4” tail; < 1 oz. Lifespan in the Wild our hearts: infinity Identifying Features: oblong, rodent-like body; greyish brown fur; small head with pointed snout; small black eyes; long, hairless tail, great personality Slogan: “General Shrew reporting for duty!”
The research of TUPEX-7 project advisor Sebastian Grau has yielded design guidelines for Highly-Integrated Side Panels (HISPs) incorporating components comprising the ADCS, the Communications System (COMMS), the Electric Power System (EPS), and the Structures and Mechanisms Subsystem (SMS). A HISP can contain solar cells, radio antennae, sun sensors, gyroscopes, magnetometers, […]
Advancing the state of the art in the field of ADCS, a novel type of attitude control actuator known as Fluid Dynamic Actuator (FDA) has been developed at TU Berlin]. The principle of operation of these actuators is the same as reaction wheels, namely exchange of angular momentum. FDAs consist […]