Tokyo Tech CubeSat: CUTE-I - Design &amp; Development of Flight Model and Future Plan

Nakaya, Koji; Konoue, Kazuya; Sawada, Hirotaka; Ui, Kyoichi; Okada, Hisashi; Miyashita, Naoki; Iai, Masafumi; Urabe, Tomoyuki; Yamaguchi, Nobumasa; Kashiwa, Munetaka; Omagari, Kuniyuki; Morita, Ikutaro; Matunaga, Saburo

doi:10.2514/6.2003-2388

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“…This mechanical constraint is released by cutting the nylon cable using a nichrome burn wire. Nakaya et al [12] developed a cable-cutting separation mechanism for cube satellite separation from the launcher. The four jaws of the mechanism that holds the cube satellite during launch are tightened by the nylon cable, which is then cut by heating a nichrome wire.…”

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Performance Evaluation of Hinge Driving Separation Nut-type Holding and Releasing Mechanism Triggered by Nichrome Burn Wire

Lee¹,

Lee

Oh³

2015

International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences

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As one of the mission payloads to be verified through the cube satellite mission of Cube Laboratory for Space Technology Experimental Project (STEP Cube Lab), we developed a hinge driving separation nut-type holding and releasing mechanism. The mechanism offers advantages, such as a large holding capacity and negligible induced shock, although its activation principle is based on a nylon cable cutting mechanism triggered by a nichrome burn wire generally used for cube satellite applications for the purpose of holding and releasing onboard appendages owing to its simplicity and low cost. The basic characteristics of the mechanism have been measured through a release function test, static load test under qualification temperature limits, and shock measurement test. In addition, the structural safety and operational functionality of the mechanism module under launch and on-orbit environments have been successfully demonstrated through a vibration test and thermal vacuum test.

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confidence: 99%

Performance Evaluation of Hinge Driving Separation Nut-type Holding and Releasing Mechanism Triggered by Nichrome Burn Wire

Lee¹,

Lee

Oh³

2015

International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences

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“…Orbit averages for the power will be significantly lower than the computed values if we take into account the time the satellite spends on eclipse -typically 30% of the orbit period. Deployable solar panels have been included in launched CubeSats, especially for triple units, but for single unit as well (Nakaya et al, 2003;Genbrugge et al, 2009). …”

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Nanosatellites: The Tool for Earth Observation and Near Earth Environment Monitoring

Trusculescu¹,

Balan²,

Dragasanu³

et al. 2012

Earth Observation

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“…This section summarizes seven CubeSat missions, representing a cross-section of aca- [10]. CUTE-I had three fundamental objectives: 1) demonstrate the ability to successfully downlink various satellite telemetry, including data obtained from onboard sensors, 2) use the downlinked sensor data to calculate the satellite's attitude, and 3) demonstrate the effectiveness of a deployment mechanism.…”

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CubeSats: A bright future for nanosatellites

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Abstract:Interest in the CubeSat class of nanosatellites has surged in recent years. The reduced development time and launch cost of these platforms, compared to conventional large satellites, have made them attractive for applications ranging from technology demonstrations to biological experiments to space weather research. This paper surveys recent and upcoming missions pursued by a variety of academic and government groups around the world.

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Tokyo Tech CubeSat: CUTE-I - Design & Development of Flight Model and Future Plan

Cited by 41 publications

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Performance Evaluation of Hinge Driving Separation Nut-type Holding and Releasing Mechanism Triggered by Nichrome Burn Wire

Performance Evaluation of Hinge Driving Separation Nut-type Holding and Releasing Mechanism Triggered by Nichrome Burn Wire

Nanosatellites: The Tool for Earth Observation and Near Earth Environment Monitoring

CubeSats: A bright future for nanosatellites

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