PICPOT: A Nanosatellite From Turin Polytechnic
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In 2004 the Turin Polytechnic started the PiCPoT project that led to the development of a nanosatellite. PiCPoT had been completely built by students of several engineering departments. The main constraint of this project was its cost, so every system was built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components and radiationhardened by design. Since most components use C-MOS technology particular attention had been focused on creating an anti latch-up system that monitors the supply current of all ICs. The main goals of this satellite are the transmission of on-board telemetry measures (solar panel and battery temperature, voltage and current) and photos taken with commercial cameras.
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In 2004 the Turin Polytechnic started the PiCPoT project that led to the development of a nanosatellite. PiCPoT had been completely built by students of several engineering departments. The main constraint of this project was its cost, so every system was built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components and radiationhardened by design. Since most components use C-MOS technology particular attention had been focused on creating an anti latch-up system that monitors the supply current of all ICs. The main goals of this satellite are the transmission of on-board telemetry measures (solar panel and battery temperature, voltage and current) and photos taken with commercial cameras.
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