Wireless Compose-2: A wireless communication network with a Ballistocardiography Smart-Shirt experiment in the ISS Columbus module

In the context of the Eu:CROPIS mission requirements, this paper aims to test and validate an intra-spacecraft wireless transmission carried between two SpW-to-UWB Wireless Interface Units (WIUs). The WIUs are designed to replace the on-board SpaceWire (SpW) connections of a spacecraft network. The novelty of this solution resides in prototyping and testing proprietary TRL6 WIUs for the implementation of both PDHU and CDHU units, which constitute a spacecraft network. The validation test scenarios employed in this paper were designed under the Eu:CROPIS mission system requirements as defined by the WiSAT-3 European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project. The SpW-to-UWB WIUs run a custom-built ISA100 over an IEEE 802.15.4 UWB PHY layer communication stack. The WIUs are evaluated based on four mission-specific performance test scenarios: (1) the link setup test, (2) the end-to-end delay test, (3) the maximum data rate test and (4) the housekeeping test. The validation test scenarios of the WIUs are carried out with the use of STAR-Dundee SpW-capable equipment. The test results demonstrate the reliability of the deployed SpW-to-UWB WIUs devices for UWB wireless communications carried out within a space shuttle. The SpW data were successfully transmitted across the intra-spacecraft wireless network in all experimental tests. The technology can be considered to be at the maturity level TRL6 (functionality demonstrated in relevant environment) for LEO missions.

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“…The Wireless Compose-2 experiment for the International Space Station (ISS) is described in [ 17 ]. (WICO2).…”

Section: State Of the Art Of Uwb (Ultra-wideband) Communicationsmentioning

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SpaceWire-to-UWB Wireless Interface Units for Intra-spacecraft Communication Links

Buta

Drobczyk

Firchau

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…[2][3][4][5]26,29 However, the existing solutions showed low throughputs (up to 6.8 Mbps), 18,30,31 even when employing a modified PHY layer as in the case of IR-UWB. 19 So, although UWB is more robust, it cannot provide a high enough throughput to successfully replace the SpW links (up to 200 Mbps) for missions that implement high-throughput applications.…”

Section: State Of the Art Of Wireless Intrasatellite Communicationsmentioning

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“…In the framework of the High‐Throughput Wireless‐SpaceWire Bridge for Intra‐Satellite Transmissions (HiSAT) project, we aimed to develop a wireless solution to replace the on‐board wired SpW connections by employing FPGAs and IEEE 802.11ac‐based transmission techniques. The main goal is to achieve higher data rates than the existing UWB solutions 16–19 …”

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confidence: 96%

“…The main goal is to achieve higher data rates than the existing UWB solutions. [16][17][18][19] In this context, the scope of this paper is to present the implementation of the HiSAT bridge, a Wireless-SpW Bridge designed for intrasatellite communications that uses IEEE 802.11ac-based wireless technologies to achieve a higher throughput than the available UWB solutions. The proposed solution is validated in a Sentinel-3 mock-up, using SpW traffic generated by STAR-Dundee equipment emulating on-board instrumentation.…”

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Wireless‐SpaceWire bridge for intrasatellite transmissions

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Kirei

et al. 2023

Satell Commun Network

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SummaryThe scope of this paper is to present the proof‐of‐concept and functional verification of a Wireless‐SpaceWire bridge (High‐Throughput Wireless‐SpaceWire Bridge for Intra‐Satellite Transmissions [HiSAT] bridge) designed to replace the wired SpaceWire (SpW) connections for intraspacecraft communications. To provide proper data handling and conversion, the proposed solution implements two main components: (1) the SpW Converter, which provides the SpW interface, and (2) the Wireless Converter, which provides the multiantenna radio frequency (RF) front‐end. High‐end research infrastructure is used in the solution implementation. STAR‐Dundee SpW products emulate real spacecraft instrumentation and implement the SpW links and interfaces. Xilinx FPGA ZCU102 boards are used for the implementation of the hardware/software communication stack of the SpW Converter. A comprehensive National Instruments USRP Software Defined Radio platform is used to implement the Wireless Converter. End‐to‐end laboratory tests are run to evaluate the performance of the proposed solution in terms of average end‐to‐end delay, average data rate, and packet success rate and to assess the technology readiness. The results demonstrate that the HiSAT bridge is TRL4 and that the technological approach (i.e., using FPGAs and OFDM transmissions) can successfully replace an on‐board intraspacecraft SpW link.

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“…The technical aspects of the Wireless Compose-2 (WICO-2) equipment have been explained in detail elsewhere [4]. For brevity, the current article only provides a brief summary of the key features of the system and its devices.…”

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Beat to BEAT – Non-Invasive Investigation of Cardiac Function on the International Space Station

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Drobczyk

Strowik

et al. 2022

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

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This paper describes the protocol of the microgravity experiment BEAT (Ballistocardiography for Extraterrestrial Applications and Long-Term Missions). The current study makes use of signal acquisition of cardiac parameters with a high-precision Ballistocardiography (BCG)/Seismocardiography (SCG) measurement system, which is integrated in a smart shirt (SmartTex). The goal is to evaluate the feasibility of this concept for continuous wearable monitoring and wireless data transfer. BEAT is part of the “Wireless Compose-2” (WICO2) project deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) that will provide wireless network infrastructure for scientific, localization and medical experiments.

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Wireless Compose-2: A wireless communication network with a Ballistocardiography Smart-Shirt experiment in the ISS Columbus module

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