Development of a flat-sat software for deep-space autonomous GNC hardware-in-the-loop testing

Development of a flat-sat software for deep-space autonomous GNC hardware-in-the-loop testing

Davide Perico

Abstract. This paper presents the development of software to integrate autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control algorithms and perform Hardware-In-the-Loop testing in the EXTREMA Simulation Hub facility to leverage the technology for self-driving deep-space CubeSats. Firstly, the design drivers are derived, and a multi-layered modular architecture for real-time execution is justified accordingly. Moreover, the combination of software and target computing hardware is identified by presenting the adoption of a board that satisfactorily represents the limited computational power typical of CubeSats and drawing the path towards reconfigurable computing.

Keywords
Autonomous Interplanetary CubeSats, Hardware-In-the-Loop, Flat-Sat On-Board Computer, Software Development Workflow

Published online 9/1/2023, 8 pages
Copyright © 2023 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Davide Perico, Development of a flat-sat software for deep-space autonomous GNC hardware-in-the-loop testing, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 33, pp 239-246, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902677-35

The article was published as article 35 of the book Aerospace Science and Engineering

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