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| Write Code to Simulate Star Images to test the Star Tracker || A star tracker takes pictures of the sky and identifies constellations of stars in the images to determine the orientation of the camera that took the image, an, by extension, the satellite. We need a comprehensive package that helps us test the performance of the star tracker. Working on this project can involve designing and coding up plots and other diagnostics as well as testing our code on real images of the sky in addition to (later on) simulating synthetic images of the sky that take into account the properties of our camera. || We will explain all the plots and diagnostics necessary for star tracker development and guide you through how to use all of the image analysis and simulation packages. Over time, we expect you will learn about how to use these tools and how the star tracker works. In addition, this project is a great way to learn about positional and photometric astronomy, image analysis, and some miscellaneous computer science and probability stuff used in astronomy, image processing, and elsewhere.
| Write Code to Simulate Star Images to test the Star Tracker || A star tracker takes pictures of the sky and identifies constellations of stars in the images to determine the orientation of the camera that took the image, an, by extension, the satellite. We need a comprehensive package that helps us test the performance of the star tracker. Working on this project can involve designing and coding up plots and other diagnostics as well as testing our code on real images of the sky in addition to (later on) simulating synthetic images of the sky that take into account the properties of our camera. || We will explain all the plots and diagnostics necessary for star tracker development and guide you through how to use all of the image analysis and simulation packages. Over time, we expect you will learn about how to use these tools and how the star tracker works. In addition, this project is a great way to learn about positional and photometric astronomy, image analysis, and some miscellaneous computer science and probability stuff used in astronomy, image processing, and elsewhere.
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| Make special format for sending GNC messages between microcontrollers || Our GNC system requires sending a bunch of small messages between the two microcontrollers onboard the satellite. To send messages as quickly and efficiently as possible, we need a short code on both microcontrollers to put the messages into standardized formats to eliminate overhead. || Basic knowledge of binary, python coding, and linear algebra would be helpful, but if not this is a great project to learn them
| Make special format for sending GNC messages between microcontrollers || Our GNC system requires sending a bunch of small messages between the two microcontrollers onboard the satellite. To send messages as quickly and efficiently as possible, we need a short code on both microcontrollers to put the messages into standardized formats to eliminate overhead. This project will involve coming up with these formats and writing python scripts to handle the messages. || Basic knowledge of binary, python coding, and linear algebra would be helpful, but if not this is a great project to learn them
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| Write Algorithm to Search Nearby Magnetic Field Map to Determine Location based on Measured Magnetic Field || Duck || Duck
| Write Algorithm to Search Nearby Magnetic Field Map to Determine Location based on Measured Magnetic Field || Duck || Duck