System and Components Level Design for ADCS and TT&C Subsystem of LEO Based Tug Satellite

Project Title

System and Components Level Design for ADCS and TT&C Subsystem of LEO Based Tug Satellite

Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary

Development and fabrication of two subsystem of satellite. Communication network which is the main subsystem of satellite and Attitude Determination and Control Subsystems (ADCS). This project focuses on removing space debris or hunks of metals. Aim of this project is to Develop communication network between Satellite and Ground Station (Uplink and Downlink). This link is provided using ground station and onboard telecommand and tracking data receiving systems, onboard decoder and telemetry transmitter. Determine Attitude of Satellite and Control it so that your Satellite stay in its Orbit. Sensors are used to detect sudden change in Attitude and send command to actuators (thrusters) to compensate that change.   This Project lead by Dr. Muhammad Tallal Saeed(Assistant Professor) and Dr. Ali Sarosh (Associate Professor) and .Their recent completed project includes PNSS-1 under supervision of SUPARCO. 

Project Objectives

Following are the Project Obejctives;

1. Increase pointing accuracy of Tug satellite from previously launched tug satellite
2. Design and Hardware Implementation of ADCS
3. Design and Hardwarr Implementation of TT&C

Project Implementation Method

1. Literature Survey, Visits and consultation for designing the Tug Satellite
2. Calculation
3. Software Simulation
4. Hardware Fabrication
5. Testing of Hardware

Benefits of the Project

• Tug satellite will play very vital role in clearing outer from debris and inactive satellites
• It will pulls the dead satellite from its orbit to graveyard.
• It will provide maintenance and  can assist other satellite in changing their orbit.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Design and Hardware-Implementation of ADCS

Hardware implementation which will perform the functionality of ADCS Subsystem of satellite specifically for a Tug Satellite. It will take inputs from various sensors and give the required output. Hardware will be implemented using Arduino kit for testing. ADA coding language is used for satellite simulation. Thrusters and Actuators are connected with Arduino kit for verification results at ground.

Design and Hardware-Implementation of TT&C

Hardware implementation which will perform the functionality of TT&C Subsystem of satellite specifically for a Tug Satellite. It will perform the tasks for data transfer from ground station to satellite and vice versa. It will be implemented by using two antennas place at some distance and build communication link between them. Phenomena of uplink and downlink will be tested.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry ManufacturingOther IndustriesCore Technology RoboticsOther TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	80000
Equipment	Equipment	2	35000	70000
Manufacturing	Miscellaneous	2	5000	10000