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First experimental results of a K-band RFI detection payload for PocketQubes
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessRadio Frequency Interference (RFI) are disturbing signals in the radio frequency spectrum, which can arise from various external sources, intentional or not. These disturbances can degrade the performance of other signals ... -
Architecting CubeSat constellations for messaging service, Part I
(2024-10-01)
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Open AccessIn today’s modern and globalized world, connectivity is a key factor for businesses, production facilities, sensor networks, and ordinary people. However, there are still populated areas which are not covered by ground-based ... -
The 3Cat-4 spacecraft thermal analysis and thermal vacuum test campaign results
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-09-30)
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Open Access3Cat-4 is the fourth member of the CubeSat series of UPC’s NanoSat Lab, and it was selected by the ESA Academy’s Fly Your Satellite! program in 2017. This mission aims at demonstrating the capabilities of nano-satellites, ... -
Deployable Fresnel Zone Plate antenna for CubeSats
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
Conference report
Open AccessEarth observation satellite missions are becoming increasingly important and have been also boosted by the appearance of small satellites, affordable to small companies and universities. Technology miniaturization and the ... -
Assessment of noise of MEMS IMU sensors of different grades for GNSS/IMU navigation
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-03-19)
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Open AccessInertial measurement units (IMUs) are key components of various applications including navigation, robotics, aerospace, and automotive systems. IMU sensor characteristics have a significant impact on the accuracy and ... -
Towards a second life for Zombie Satellites: Anomaly occurrence and potential recycling assessment
(2024-04)
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Open AccessThousands of rockets, spaceships, and satellites have been launched, resulting in a steady increase in the number of space debris notably in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Among the objects comprising ... -
SOD2D: A GPU-enabled spectral finite elements method for compressible scale-resolving simulations
(2024-04)
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Open AccessAs new supercomputer architectures become more heavily focused on using hardware accelerators, in particular general-purpose graphical processors, it is therefore relevant that algorithms for computational fluid dynamics, ... -
Fast urban flow predictions through Convolutional Neural Networks
(2023)
Conference report
Open AccessHaving real-time and accurate numerical predictions of urban wind flow can be extremely useful for developing tools intended to improve citizens’ life quality and health. However, traditional methods such as Computational ... -
Design, implementation and testing of a 24 GHz 5G band RFI detection payload for a PocketQube
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
Conference report
Open AccessDue to the recent licensing of the 26 GHz 5G communications bands, the passive microeaves Remote Sensing community is concerned that spurious out-of-band emissions could interfere with the measurements acquired in the 23.8 ... -
Description of the Rita payload aboard AlainSat-1, A 3U educational Cubesat
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
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Open AccessThe Remote sensing and Interference detector with radiome-Try and vegetation Analysis (RITA) payload was selected in 2019 the 2nd GRSS Student Grand Challenge to fly onboard AlainSat-1, a 3U CubeSat developed at the National ... -
Characterization and verification of the Rita payload hyperspectral imager in Alainsat-1, as part of the 2nd IEEE GRSS student grand challenge
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
Conference report
Open AccessThe Remote sensing and Interference detector with radiome-Try and vegetation Analysis (RITA Payload) [1] is a development of the UPC NanoSat Lab, aimed at Earth Observation (EO). It is one of the winners of the Second IEEE ... -
Numerical assessment of the effect of hydrogen enrichment of a technically premixed swirl-stabilized natural gas flame
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)
Conference report
Open AccessHigh-fidelity large eddy simulations (LES) are conducted for lean natural gas flames with different levels of hydrogen enrichment in a technically premixed swirl-stabilized combustor (PRECCINSTA) operated at atmospheric ...