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Team 16 – ARKSAT-1 Cube Sattellite

Team Members:

Karshin Luong
Kyle Davison

Description:

ARKSAT-1 is meant to set out the very first satellite launch attempt by the University of Arkansas. The main problem trying to be solved is if it is possible to shine a light from our satellite and be able to point and track it from Fayetteville. All the work will be from scratch and the design, safety, compliance, and workflow will be obstacles to our mission. Through working with Nanoracks and NASA, we hope to gain valuable knowledge of the Cube Satellite (CubeSat)  development process in order for both ours and future mission success.

Tasks:

Tasks

Dates

1. Become familiar with relevant technologies

10/1-11/1

2. Learn about I2C Protocol

11/1-11/7

3. Develop code for PIC and Arduino communication

11/8-11/15

4. Develop code for PIC and sensors communication using I2C

11/16-11/30

5. Learn about SPI protocol

12/1-12/15

6. Develop code for Arduino and Camera communication using SPI

12/16-12/31

7. Learn about data storage on Arduino

1/13-1/15

8. Develop/test data transmit and receive code

1/16-1/21

9. Develop/test software serial communication between Arduinos

1/22-1/30

10. Develop/test code for communication with sensors

1/31-2/15

11. Develop code for orientation of satellite

2/15-2/29

12. Add the ability for satellite to find Earth

3/1-3/15

13. Add the ability for satellite to pinpoint Fayetteville

3/16-3/31

14. Perform safety and reliability tests/ optimize design

4/1-4/30

 

Future Work

Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, development of the ARKSAT-1 satellite had to be suspended for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Here is a list of the remaining work that needed to be finished.

  • Finalize circuit board design and begin soldering on components
  • Combine and develop code to work for the system as a whole
  • Finalize storage system for sensor data
  • Develop a communication protocol for radio communication


Contact:

Karshin Luong – karshinl01@gmail.com

Kyle Davison – kyledavison50@gmail.com

 

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