Master's degree in Aerospace Science and Technology - MAST (Pla 2021)
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Measurement of regolith thermal properties in a lunar analog
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-09)
Master thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreementOne of the biggest challenges of the establishment of a lunar base is ensuring the survival of the crew and the facilities. A critical factor for the survival of the crew and the installations is the provision of energy, ... -
Modelling the energy balance of Dyson spheres at White Dwarfs using current terrestrial technology
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-06-14)
Master thesis
Open AccessA Dyson sphere is a hypothetical structure built by a supposed advanced civilization capable of capturing part or all the irradiated energy from a star. In the subsequent process of converting this energy into electrical, ... -
Fuselage design and assembly for ONAerospace eVTOL
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-10-31)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: ONAerospaceThe aim of the project is to design a fuselage from zero and the assembly of the aircraft (fuselage, wing, tail and propellers) for ONAerospace. -
Provisions of Earth Observation data sources for use by a GIS content management system and online marketplace
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-13)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe objective of this investigation was to provide PIKSEL with EO data sources. Several steps were followed to achieve this goal. The initial phase of the research involved the identification and compilation of EO data ... -
Analysis of extremely metal-poor stars abundances
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-25)
Master thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreementContext: Understanding the origin of the oldest stars in the universe is crucial to shed light on its early chemical evolution and on the formation history of the Milky Way. The oldest stars were either the direct heirs ... -
Using genetic algorithm optimization as a multi-gravity assist trajectory design tool
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-19)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis master thesis presents the development of a genetic algorithm for optimizing interplanetary trajectories using multi-planetary gravity assists while considering time as an additional objective in the fitness evaluation. ... -
Genetic algorithm for multi-gravity assist interplanetary trajectory optimisation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02-15)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis master thesis presents the development of a genetic algorithm for optimizing multiplanetary gravity assist trajectories. The algorithm was designed to address the challenges of finding the most efficient trajectory ... -
Magnetic systems for the ADCS of a femtosatellite
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02-14)
Master thesis
Open AccessMagnetic attitude control systems are suitable for very small satellites, and yet provide a simple and robust method to detumbling and attitude control. In this work we analyse the use of hard ferromagnetic materials and ... -
New automatic control system to improve the operation of PMD devices
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02-15)
Master thesis
Open AccessIn this thesis project, a functional PMD device was designed for the implementation of a control system and thus achieve a more efficient and controlled way of the propellant extraction process. For this design process, ... -
Development of the automation and control of a microgravity experiment by means of LabVIEW
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-02-06)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis master thesis is part of an experimental project carried out at the Space Exploration Laboratory of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, by a five master¿s students team, under the guidance of Ricard Gonzalez ... -
Simulations of acoustically enhanced heat transfer in fluids
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-29)
Master thesis
Open AccessOn Earth, heat dissipation of electronics is produced through convective currents due to gravity, that allow the flow of energy to the environment. However, in microgravity, hot particles remain around the heat source due ... -
Development of attitude determination control system for nanosatellites
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-13)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: NanoSat LabThis thesis presents a design of the system for the first stage of a mission in the NanoSat Lab, the 3Cat-8. There is an special focus on the control algorithm and the sizing of the actuators.
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