[HTML][HTML] Improving CubeSat reliability: Subsystem redundancy or improved testing?

J Bouwmeester, A Menicucci, EKA Gill - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to investigate which approach would lead to more reliable
CubeSats: full subsystem redundancy or improved testing. Based on data from surveys, the …

A compact instrument for gamma-ray burst detection on a Cubesat platform II: Detailed design, assembly and validation

D Murphy, A Ulyanov, S McBreen, J Mangan… - Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Gamma-ray Module, GMOD, is a miniaturised novel gamma-ray detector which
will be the primary scientific payload on the Educational Irish Research Satellite (EIRSAT-1) …

Development of the EIRSAT-1 CubeSat through functional verification of the engineering qualification model

S Walsh, D Murphy, M Doyle, J Reilly, J Thompson… - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Educational Irish Research Satellite (EIRSAT-1) is a 2U CubeSat developed at
University College Dublin. The project aims to build, test, launch, and operate Ireland's first …

Thermal vacuum test campaign of the EIRSAT-1 engineering qualification model

R Dunwoody, J Reilly, D Murphy, M Doyle, J Thompson… - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
CubeSats facilitate rapid development and deployment of missions for educational,
technology demonstration, and scientific purposes. However, they are subject to a high …

Mission test campaign for the EIRSAT-1 engineering qualification model

M Doyle, R Dunwoody, G Finneran, D Murphy, J Reilly… - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
The compact, standardised form factor of CubeSats allows for the use of commercial off-the-
shelf components, reducing traditional barriers to entry, such as cost and development time …

Embedded firmware development for a novel CubeSat gamma-ray detector

J Mangan, D Murphy, R Dunwoody… - 2021 IEEE 8th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Gamma-ray Module (GMOD) is an experiment designed for the detection of gamma-ray
bursts in low Earth orbit as the principal scientific payload on a 2-U CubeSat, EIRSAT-1 …

The environmental test campaign of GMOD: A novel gamma-ray detector

J Mangan, D Murphy, R Dunwoody… - … on Space Optics …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
ABSTRACT The Gamma-Ray Module (GMOD) is a novel gamma-ray detector developed for
the study of high energy astrophysical transients called Gamma-Ray Bursts. GMOD has …

Scalable and configurable electrical interface board for bus system development of different CubeSat platforms

M Sejera, T Yamauchi, NC Orger, Y Otani, M Cho - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
A flight-proven electrical bus system for the 1U CubeSat platform was designed in the
BIRDS satellite program at the Kyushu Institute of Technology. The bus utilizes a backplane …

Design, development, and testing of flight software for EIRSAT-1: a university-class CubeSat enabling astronomical research

M Doyle, A Gloster, M Griffin, M Hibbett… - … for Astronomy VII, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The capabilities of CubeSats have grown significantly since the first of these small satellites
was launched in the early 2000s. These capabilities enable a wide range of mission profiles …

SatNet SpaceSim: A platform for performance analysis of small satellites mega-constellations

HA Qamar, K Mohammed, RA Khalil… - 2024 Joint European …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of small satellites is crucial in the dynamic domain of space networks,
enabling cost-effective networks for diverse applications such as monitoring, surveillance …