Adcs Subteam Member
CurrentUW Orbital is the University of Waterloo's Cube Satellite Design team, and the winning team of the 2023 Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC).I am a member of the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) sub-team, involved in creating orbital simulations for our satellite. My main contribution was tailoring a system to handle Sun Position Ephemeris Data for our simulations, in a constrained embedded environment, with limited uplinking capabilities. -… Show more UW Orbital is the University of Waterloo's Cube Satellite Design team, and the winning team of the 2023 Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC).I am a member of the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) sub-team, involved in creating orbital simulations for our satellite. My main contribution was tailoring a system to handle Sun Position Ephemeris Data for our simulations, in a constrained embedded environment, with limited uplinking capabilities. - Communicated between sub-teams to develop a deep understanding of all the constrains that would need to be worked around.- Created Python Scripts to request, compress, and serialize data from NASA's API.- Designed a Ring Buffer system in C to store and manage data points, inspired by DirectX/DirectSound's Ring Buffers for audio data.Additionally, I picked up and lead the effort to create a Magnetorquer Winding Mechanism, as well as the Magnetorquer itself, for the 2023 competition. Show less
