Modeling and simulation of a satellite training kit for providing space systems engineering knowledge and technological development in STEAM

Abstract

Aerospace Engineering is a flourishing branch of modern engineering nowadays. To introduce the topic to the students, many space programs have been taken lately at the graduate and post-graduate levels. As a result, space technological knowledge and research has been limited to graduate and doctorate students. However, undergraduate, college, and school students do not get proper access to space-related knowledge. Again, as big satellites are costly and too complex, nowadays small satellites are very popular for educational and technology demonstration purposes. However, for school and college students, it is very hard to understand the system and functions of small satellites due to the limitation of space system knowledge. Generally, there are few satellite training kits are available in the international market which is very much expensive. The complete simulator of such a satellite training kit with a proper curriculum guide can eradicate the limitation of the availability of space education and keep growing interest among the students about satellite technology. In this thesis project, a systematic architecture has been proposed that can provide the students with space systems engineering experience through simulation, assembly, integration, and operation of a satellite training kit. The whole architecture has four parts – 1) Simulation, 2) Mechanical, 3) Electrical, and 4) Software. In this thesis, to prove our whole concept we will complete the mechanical and electrical simulations of the satellite training kit.