Browsing by Author "Jové Casulleras, Roger"

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    • 3Cat-1 project: a multi-payload CubeSat for scientific experiments and technology demonstrators 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Araguz López, Carles; Via Ortega, Pol; Solanellas Bofarull, Arnau; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Vidal Mateu, David; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Marí Barceló, Marc; Olivé Muñiz, Roger; Sáez Hernández, Alberto; Jané Abad, Jaume; Bou Balust, Elisenda; Iannazzo Soteras, Mario Enrique; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Ortega Villasclaras, Pablo Rafael; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2017)
      Article
      Open Access
      This article introduces 3 Cat-1, the first project of the Technical University of Catalonia to build and launch a nano-satellite. Its main scope is to develop, construct, assemble, test and launch into a low Earth orbit a ...

    • 3Cat-1: a multi-payload Cubesat-based scientific and technology demonstrator 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Bou Balust, Elisenda; Carreño Luengo, Hugo; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Olivé Muñiz, Roger; Vidal Mateu, David; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Araguz López, Carles; Marí Barceló, Marc; Ortega Villasclaras, Pablo Rafael; Pons Nin, Joan; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Iannazzo Soteras, Mario Enrique (European Spatial Agengy (ESA), 2014)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access

    • A CubeSAT payload for in-situ monitoring of pentacene degradation due to atomic oxygen etching in LEO 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; López Rodríguez, Gema; Figueras, Eduard; Jové Casulleras, Roger; Araguz López, Carles; Via Ortega, Pol; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (2016-09-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper reports and discusses the design and ground tests of a CubeSat payload which allows to measure, in-situ and in real time, the degradation of a polymer of electronic interest due to atomic oxygen etching in LEO. ...

    • A multi-frequency FMCW GBSAR: system description and first results 

      Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; López Martínez, Carlos; Jové Casulleras, Roger (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper provides a high level overview of a multi-frequency Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar operating at X-, C-, L- and P-bands. The system core is implemented using a flexible high performance Software Defined ...

    • A multi-frequency SDR-based GBSAR: System overview and first results 

      Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; López Martínez, Carlos; Jové Casulleras, Roger (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-04-21)
      Article
      Open Access
      This work describes a system-level overview of a multi-frequency GBSAR built around a high performance software defined radio (SDR). The main goal of the instrument is to be employed as a demonstrator and experimental ...

    • An IBC solar cell for the UPC CubeSat-1 mission 

      Ortega Villasclaras, Pablo Rafael; Jové Casulleras, Roger; Pedret, A; Gonzalvez, G.; López Rodríguez, Gema; Martín García, Isidro; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Alcubilla González, Ramón; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
      Conference report
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      In this work the fabrication and electrical characterization of interdigitated back contact IBC solar cells is shown. These solar cells have been specifically designed for a CubeSat based satellite under developement at ...

    • Contribution to the development of pico-satellites for Earth observation and technology demonstrators 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-02-17)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      The submitted Ph.D. thesis is a contribution to the development of pico-satellites and nano-satellites for Earth Observation and Technology Demonstrators. Development of satellites with a mass from 1 kg up to 10 kg has ...

    • Cubesat-based demonstrator for optical Earth observation 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Ramos Castro, Juan José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)
      Conference report
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      This paper introduces UPCSat-1 , the first project of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya to build and launch a pico-satellite. Its main scope is to develop, construct, assembly, test and launch into a Low Earth ...

    • Soil moisture mapping using forward scattered GPS L1 signals 

      Alonso Arroyo, Alberto; Forte Veliz, Giuseppe Francesco; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Hyuk, Park; Pascual Biosca, Daniel; Onrubia Ibáñez, Raúl; Jové Casulleras, Roger (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
      Conference lecture
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      This work presents a novel technique for the determination of soil moisture obtaining 2-D Soil Moisture (SM) information with a single instrument. Both the instrument and the retrieval algorithm used, which is based on ...

    • Temperature gradient sensor from pulsed power supply duty cycle in ultra-low-power energy harvesting system 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Corimanya, H; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Bou Balust, Elisenda (Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2014-05-22)
      Article
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      Directly interfacing sensors that link sensors to micro-controllers without a signal conditioning circuit or an analogue-to-digital converter on the one side and energy harvesting systems on the other side are two key ...

    • The 3Cat-2 Project: GNSS-R In-Orbit Demonstrator for Earth Observation 

      Carreño Luengo, Hugo; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Jové Casulleras, Roger; Alonso Arroyo, Alberto; Olivé Muñiz, Roger; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Vidal Mateu, David; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc (European Spatial Agengy (ESA), 2014)
      Conference report
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      Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) – BarcelonaTech Remote Sensing Laboratory focus on the development of breakthrough concepts. The 3Cat-2 mission is on the synergy of GNSS reflectometry and the CubeSat concept. ...

    • UPCSAT-1, demostrador CubeSat para observación terrestre 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena; Bou Balust, Elisenda; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Alonso Arroyo, Alberto (2013)
      Conference lecture
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      UPCSat-1, es el primer proyecto de la Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya para construir y lanzar un pico- satélite. El objetivo principal de este proyecto es construir, ensamblar, testear y poner en órbita baja ...