Start a Discussion TopicUH PueoSat Course (Summer 2011)
The University of Hawaii's PueoSat course, supported by the College of Engineering and UH Small-Satellite Program, is intended to provide freshman and sophomore engineering students with an introduction to spacecraft systems engineering. The PueoSat course serves as the Walk stage in the UH Small-Satellite Program's Crawl > Walk > Run > Fly teaching philosophy. Students who successfully complete this course are encouraged to participate in the Program's Run and Fly stages as upper-division undergraduate and graduate students.
This summer's six week course is led by UH Small-Satellite Program student Darryl McKinley.
The course will utilize the EyasSat, a fully functional nanosatellite designed by the U.S. Air Force Academy and Colorado Satellite Services, and a modified version of its accompanied curriculum. EyasSat demonstrates six traditional satellite subsystems of a satellite bus: Structural, Electrical Power (EPS), Data Handling (DH), Communications (Comm), Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS), and Thermal subsystems.
This SIP group is intended as an online classroom and meeting place for course instructors, participating students and affiliated faculty to post course material, homework assignments, related discussion topics, and relevant photos and videos.
Course Topics (by week):
(1) Introduction to Satellites/Subsystems Overview + Structures
(2) Electrical Power Subsystem + Lab
(3) Command & Data Handling + Lab, Communications
(4) Attitude Determination & Control + Lab, Thermal
(5) Thermal Lab, Integration Lab
(6) Presentation