Research Article

Guidance Navigation and Control for Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft Assembly: Analysis and Experimentation

Table 1

Electronics hardware description.

Part’s name and manufacturer Details Description

PC104 (plus) Motherboard
(Advanced Digital Logic)
Processor
RAM
SmartCoreT3-400, 400 Mhz CPU
SDRAM256-PS
Compact Flash
(SanDisk Extreme IV)
8 Gbyte capacity
20 Relays Board (IR-104-PBF)
(Diamond Systems)
High-density optoisolated input + relay output
8 Serial Ports Board (MSMX104+)
(Advanced Digital Logic)
Firewire PC104 board (Embedded Designs Plus)IEEE1394 card with 16 Bit PC104
Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter (Linksys) 54 Mbps 802.11 b/g wireless USB network interface adapter
Wireless Pocket Router/AP DWL-G730AP (D-Link)
Solenoid Valves (Predyne)
2.4 Ghz 802.11 g, ethernet to wireless converter
2 way, 24VDC, 2 Watt
Fiber Optic Gyro DSP3000 (KVH) Single axis rate, 100 Hz, Asynchronous, RS-232
Magnetometer, MicroMag-3Axis (evaluation kit with RS232 board) (PNI) Asynchronous, RS-232 (the evaluation kit is still a development version)
DC/DC converters: EK-05 Battery Controller and Regulator + DC1U-1VR 24V DC/DC Converter
(Ocean Server)
3.3, 5, 12, 24 Volts outputs. The main board is equipped with a batteries’ status controller.
Battery (Inspired Energy) Lithium Ion Rechargeable battery (95 Whr)
Metris iGPS pseudo-GPS indoor system