01ADCS
Attitude Determination & Control System
This department makes sure the satellite knows where it is and where it's going. From precise orientation to trajectory planning, we simulate and control every move.
01About ADCS
Sensing, estimation and control.
- 5Members
- 1Leader
- 5Responsibilities
- 5Engineering areas
02Video
InsideADCS.
A look inside Attitude Determination & Control System: the people, the work, and their part of LISAT-01.
Video coming soon
03Team
The peoplebehind ADCS.
5 people building Attitude Determination & Control System.
Filipe CavacoDepartment LeaderMEAer · Year 4 · IST- Carolina CavacoTeam MemberLEAer · Year 2 · IST
Filippo BortoliTeam MemberMEIC · Year 4 · IST
Mónica PereiraTeam MemberLEAer · Year 3 · IST- Tiago CamposTeam MemberLEIC · IST
LISAT-01 · render04Spacecraft platform / ADCS
Our part ofthe mission.
The department is built on two pillars: attitude control and orbital mechanics.
In attitude control, the mission is to orient and stabilise the satellite using mechanical systems, aligning its sensors and antennas with the Earth so data can be received and transmitted in real time.
In orbital mechanics, we calculate and simulate optimal orbits for the satellite’s operation, and we model the return to Earth by computing orbit decay and re-entry trajectories.
On LISAT-01
Keeps the AIS antenna pointed at the ocean and the satellite stable enough for a usable downlink.
In the flight systemDetermines and controls attitude so antennas and sensors point where they must.
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