Browsing by Contributor "Gil Pons, Pilar"
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A system to determine the inertia tensor of small satellites
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-24)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessContext: Attitude control of a satellite relies upon a precise determination of its inertia tensor. However, the determination of the inertia tensor of a complex system, as is the case of satellites, completely escapes ... -
Anàlisi de viabilitat d'un satèl·lit en òrbita LEO
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-01-20)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe present work analyses the requirements related to the orbit and the effects of the space radiation on Polosat, a toy-model satellite whose main goal is to monitor and image the Earth Poles. Our main objective has ... -
AOCS of a nanosatellite type CubeSat 1U based on reaction wheels
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-14)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: European Space Astronomy CentreThe European Agency is currently developing a 3U CubeSat, aimed to transmit to Earth well-defined reference signals which will be used to calibrate ground-based Cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarimeters. In order to ... -
Automation of the determination of Inertia Tensors of CubeSats using torsion pendulum period measurements
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-09-07)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessContexto: Los CubeSats constituyen el estándar de satélites pequeños más extendido, prácticamente desde que fueron presentados a finales de la década de 1990. Los CubeSats revolucionaron la industria espacial. Gracias a ... -
Bus d'un microstaèl·lit en òrbita de la Terra
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2006-12-20)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEn aquest treball es pretén realitzar el disseny basic, o disseny de fase A, d’un microsatèl•lit per a una missió en orbita al voltant de la Terra. L’objectiu d’aquesta missió es mesurar els efectes de la radiació ionitzant ... -
Design and construction of a picosatellite’s primary structure by using 3D printing technologies
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-28)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe viability of developing the design and manufacture of the structure of a small satellite CubeSat, at the School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering of Castelldefels( EETAC), at the Polytechnical University ... -
Design of a femto-satellite for high-altitude thermospheric studies
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-02-12)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis work deals with the design of a femto-satellite for scientific studies. The goal of the femto-satellite is to model the density of the thermosphere by measuring the orbital decay caused by atmospheric drag. The proposed ... -
Design of a planetary aerobot
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-30)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe main objective of this project is to design an aerial vehicle which can contribute in planetary research in a more optima l way than the current missions. It has been decided that an aerobot, which consists in a balloon ... -
Design of a quaternion based ADCS for a small space telescope
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-30)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThis project focuses on the study previous to the development of an Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) of a small space telescope, the Humble Space Telescope (hST). The ADCS is essential for the telescope ... -
Determination of drag coefficients in a free molecular flow
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-20)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThis project aims to study the drag coefficient (CD) for satellites in a free molecular flow. The study is mainly based on Schaaf & Chambre and Schamberg models. These are old models (from 1958), but still are the most ... -
Determination of the along-orbit average density of the thermospere
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-09-14)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessNowadays, the study of the dynamics of the upper atmosphere has become a must in order to study satellite trajectories at low orbit with accuracy. The region we are interested in this project is the lower part of the ... -
Disseny i construcció d'una sonda atmosfèrica
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-11-28)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe project consists of the construction of a functional meteorological probe, controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. This probe was design to measure pressure and temperature as functions of the altitude. This device ... -
Els efectes de la radiació espacial sobre components macroscòpics dels éssers humans a òrbites LEO i MEO
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-09-11)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn aquest treball es descriu i analitza els efectes de la radiació espacial en diferent parts del cos humà i, en particular, sobre un model de tòrax humà. La principal eina utilitzada és el programari SPENVIS, desenvolupat ... -
Efectes de la radiació sobre els components electrònics d'un satèl·lit en òrbita al voltant de la Terra
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-06-03)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessAquest treball analitza els efectes de la radiacio a l'espai sobre components electronics. En particular, considerem els efectes de la radiacio sobre el Wikisat, un femto-satel?lit desenvolupat a l'EETAC que es llancara ... -
Effects of radiation on the electronic components of a satellite in Polar Low Earth Orbit
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07-17)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThis project aims to analyze space radiation effects on the electronic components of WikiSat, the femto-satellite developed at EETAC. We present a further development of the project presented by Laia Molas Pous, in which ... -
Estimacion y corrección de errores orbitales en interferometría SAR
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-02-09)
Bachelor thesis
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Estudio funcional y modelado de datos de un sistema de la información para la planificación y prestación del servicio de una empresa de transporte público
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10-23)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Stratesys Technology SolutionsContext: Society tends towards a territorial imbalance which concentrates population in urban areas. Infrastructure and quality transport are essential for economy and regional growth, as economic boost also leads to ... -
Optimització del weight and balance a partir de la distribució de passatgers
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-30)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Vueling AirlinesTwenty years ago, the first low-cost airlines in Spain appeared. The introduction of these companies called low cost in the Spanish territory have benefited us exponentially in the traffic of passengers. More specifically, ... -
Protección de los astronautas frente a la radiación en un viaje a Marte
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-11)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe main goal of this project has been to explore and analyze different combinations of materials that could be used in the design of a radiation shield to protect the crew in an eventual travel to Mars. In order to ... -
Radiación recibida durante un viaje a Marte
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2006-10)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access