The thesis surveys current software tools to design satellites and develops an integrated spreadsheet-based tool for preliminary spacecraft design. First, several existing and future design tools - both commercially available and company proprietary are discussed and evaluated. Second, a spreadsheet-based design tool which is generally applicable to any earth-orbiting satellite is developed. Preliminary design of all satellite subsystems is performed on separate sheets of the Excel workbook. Based on user-entered orbital data, propellant and mass budgets are also calculated. The design technique and spreadsheet implementation is presented along with the underlying 'first principles' theory and equations.


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    Title :

    Integrated Spacecraft Design Tools


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    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    189 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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