Implementing Basilisk to Generate Data for Hardware in the Loop Applications

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Event poster; details follow in description
Poster Session
A
Poster Number
02
Project Author(s)
Hannah Rose Edington
Institution
Portland State University | OrION Internship - PSU
Project Description

This project aims to utilize a Basilisk simulation to generate magnetic field and eclipse data for a Helmholtz cage and solar simulation tool used to test satellites. The simulation starts by parsing a TLE (Two Line Element) text file of our satellite, OreSat0.5, into different orbital elements so that we can generate a 3D model to verify our orbit’s size and shape. With the newly generated model, we can create magnetic field data sets from the simulated field around the satellite as it moves along its orbit. This data can then be sent to our Helmholtz cage where our team of engineers can test magnetorquers and other sensors within the magnetic field generated by the simulation. Another set of data that this simulation derives is the eclipse data, which will be sent to our solar simulator tool. The simulation determines whether the satellite will be in the sun or in its shadow at different timestamps in its orbit.