| Title: | SMiLE: design and development of an ISS payload for liquid behavior study in microgravity |
| Authors: | Mohamed Elhariry, Author |
| Material Type: | ISU Individual Project |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2020 |
| Format: | 1 electronic resource (vi, 44 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TA357.5.R44 |
| Subjects: | Fluid dynamics (Space environment) ; International Space Station (ISS) ; Reduced gravity environments |
| Description: | The Spun Microgravity Liquid Experiment (SMiLE) is a payload developedto study the behavior of liquid droplets in a microgravity environment. Thepayload is designed to fly aboard the International Space Station (ISS),which will provide a sustained microgravity environment for the study. TheSMiLE payload is equipped with two video cameras to record liquid dropletformation, an onboard computer for data processing and storage, and aseries of sensors and actuators to automate the experiment procedure.The SMiLE payload has undergone several iterations throughout its life-time. After almost a decade in the making, the payload has gone throughboth software and hardware evolutions. However, complications with thecustom PCB design and lack of thorough testing of the existing softwarehas caused the payload to underperform. In order to overcome these chal-lenges, the custom hardware components have been replaced with newCOTS components, and the software system redesigned. This report willcover the selection of the onboard computer and the design and implemen-tation of the software architecture. |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=11095 |
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