ECE 710 Satellite (Spacecraft) Design
Winter Term (2020w) last
updated 2020-3-30
Video
of a CubeSat
This interdisciplinary course on space mission engineering and
satellite design covers such diverse topics as satellite power,
communications, control, imaging, computer, mechanical and thermal
systems. Space is a harsh environment to design for.
Course projects can be chosen from an area of the student's
expertise.
This course is offered as a grad course so both senior undergraduate
and graduate students can register in it. Undergraduate
students must get approval of the instructor.
Course web page:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~delliott/ece710
eClass
page and forum
Course announcements
can be found here.
Questions
can be posted here (and postings optionally delivered to your
email). If you know the answer to a question (a difficulty,
not a problem solution), by all means post it. Please read
prior postings to see if your question has been asked and
answered. Create a new topic for most questions (unless it's a
request for elaboration).
Use email for questions of a confidential nature.
General Course Info
Lectures Tues&Thurs 17:00-18:20 in ETLC e1-008
Office hours
Outline
Ch.
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Topic
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Background
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21
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Power systems |
22
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Thermal control |
19
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Attitude control |
22
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Mechanical requirements & testing |
16
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Communications |
20
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On-board computing |
15
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Payloads |
17
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Imaging |
8,9,10
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Orbits |
7
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Space environment & radiation
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| 24 |
Reliability |
| 1,3,4,14 |
Space Mission Engineering and Satellite
Design |
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If there is interest and time |
18,26
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Propulsion systems |
29
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Mission operations |
30
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Satellite disposal |
(ask more questions and we'll cover less material but in greater
depth)
Marking
Tentative Marking scheme for ECE 710.
Items that were/were denoted with ?? are tentative and are to be
decided by majority vote in class by deadlines set by instructor.
Bonuses (>100%) may be available on some marked materials and
will be carried forward.
| Term work |
30% |
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Problem Sets, app notes, CAD tool discovery
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Project
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70%
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Jan 30
Feb 14
Feb 28
Mar 11
Mar 20
Mar 27
Apr 7
Apr 8
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Design project
Proposal
Literature search and bibliography
Feasibility calculations
3-5 minute pitch presentation
Literature search and bibliography II
Design calculations
Final presentation
Final report
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| Final Exam |
0% |
cancelled |
??5 aid sheets 8.5x11 inch, hand written, any information
3 hours
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Problem sets are due in
class at the beginning of the lecture before being solved in
class. Mutually beneficial collaboration is
encouraged, provided that the names of all collaborators are cited
on the problem set ("worked with ..."), immediately below
the student's name. Marking will be based on effort, with a
possible exception of multiple-week assignments at the end of
term. Please do not put student id numbers on problem sets
or any other materials to be returned in class. (Yes, put
your student ID on final exams.)
Past handouts, unclaimed graded materials, etc. can be picked up
from a box near ECE reception.
Submissions will not normally be re-graded more than two weeks
after the first day these have been returned in class.
The examination aid sheets
must be in the student’s own handwriting (both sides, no
photocopies or printouts), may be no larger than 21.59 by 27.94 cm
(8.5x11 inch) paper, like a formula sheet, but may contain any
information.
Deferred examinations and
Re-examinations may
contain multiple components (including an oral component) as
designed by instructor.
If you wish to discuss private information, let me know that you'd
rather not talk in the classroom.
In the past, students have indicated that audio recording stifles
the asking of questions in lectures. To keep everyone
comfortable, audio or video recording or photographs by students
requires the written consent of all students, unless Accessibility
Resources indicates special needs.
Grade Determination Method
In this course, raw marks will be calculated up until after the
final exam. The percentage grade will be converted to a letter
grade according to the calendar definitions of those grades and the
degree of mastery of the material.
Code of Student Behaviour
The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of
academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar
with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the
policies of the University in this respect. Students are
particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of
the Code of Student Behaviour (online at www.governance.ualberta.ca)
and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions
of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or
participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious
offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the
University.
Policy about course outlines can be found in the
University Calendar.
Project
Design a significant integrated circuit
and verify its functionality and performance through pin-to-pin
simulation and other verification. Your design (or one of
your designs) must contain a full-custom portion and must
contain some digital circuits. Pick a topic you are
passionate about. Some of my suggestions are online.
Present your work and results in a 10-20
minute seminar plus questions. You will need to rehearse
your presentation in advance. Bring a USB memory key with a
PDF or PPT presentation, or your own laptop. In this short
presentation time, give an overview of the application of your
chip, the chip's overall performance, and then descend into a few
details where you employed clever tricks, found some interesting
trade-offs, or otherwise have a chance to teach your fellow
designers something interesting.
The main
part of final report will be in the form
of a well-written 3-8 page "IEEE 2-column
format paper" with embedded figures [LaTeX and MS
Word templates]. (See me if you want to use a
different format.) In your abstract and introduction,
clearly describe what you achieved. Devote approximately a
column to background and past work, with references to the
literature, properly cited. Properly quote and reference
text and figures from other sources. Describe analysis,
simulations and, if applicable, selection between design
alternatives. Discuss speed-power-area trade-offs.
Compare standard cell to full custom implementations if
applicable. Include block diagrams, schematics and layouts
(including full chip and custom blocks). In a box, summarize
the major performance of your project.
Your report may contain any number of
pages of appendix in any format (separate PDF preferred,
hard copy permitted). Include as applicable:
index to appendices
drawings
source code, commented and human readable, a link to a repository
(e.g. github)
Each page must have a title or enough
information for me to figure out what I'm looking at.
hierarchical schematics, if applicable
annotated simulations, if applicable
other verification: evidence
Your report must be submitted
electronically and will become public unless other arrangements have been
made.
Submit a hard copy declaration with the quoted text below and your list
of exceptions..All group members must sign and date their own
signature.
"The design elements of this project and
the report are entirely the original work of the authors and have
not been submitted for credit in any other course except as
follows:"
provide a descriptive list of exceptions
that reference your citations [], e.g.
tachyon
emitter schematic adapted from [1]
portions of
the transporter beam design were previously submitted in ECE595
course report [2]
Textbook
Space
Mission Engineering: The New SMAD (SME-SMAD) [Wertz, Everett and
Puschell, 2011]
The book is not expensive for a textbook, but shipping is charged so
consider combining orders.
Lecture Notes
The most important material will be covered on the white
board. Please ensure you have a complete set of notes.
Selected lecture notes will be made
available online one week after the lecture. A
preliminary version may be available beforehand.
Use your ccid (Campus Computer ID) to access course materials.
Term Work
updated ~weekly
PS
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