Low Power Radar for Debris and Object Detection on a Picosat

The Aerospace Corporation Engineering, 2012-13

Liaison(s): Samuel S. Osofsky ’85, Andrew Y. Chin ’07
Advisor(s): Ruye Wang
Students(s): Steven Hang (TL-S), Alec Storrie-Lombardi (TL-F), Kevin Samrick (F), Tyler Smelt, Sarah Lichtman, Sarah Sedky (S)

The Aerospace Clinic team commits to design, build, and demonstrate a low-power, compact object detection radar system for integration in a Picosat cube satellite. The scope of the project covers all aspects of radar design, including radio frequency analysis and hardware design, digital hardware design, and signal processing algorithms. The final deliverable is a prototype of the system that satisfies the design constraints of size, power, and minimum range.