Data Logging System for Space Armospheric Burst Reporting System (SABRS)

When any kind of space instrumentation is designed there are many different constrains that have to be taken into account. One of the biggest design criteria is not doing any harm to the spacecraft. Some of the things that may cause damage to the spacecraft are power and temperature getting out of their operating ranges. That is why the system must be verified with actual measurement to make sure that the “do no harm” criteria is properly met.

    Therefore, equipment such as the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Space Atmospheric Burst Reporting System (SABRS) are used to help gathering valuable data from the system. The Ground Support Equipment acts as a satellite host simulator emulating all the satellite host functions including providing the same power levels. So as it is combined with SABRS some actual measurements can be verified to secure that there is no harmful damage caused to the spacecraft.

      In this project I have developed a programmable data logger device that will be constantly communicating with the equipment to monitor the operational conditions of the system in real time. This data logger device will allow us to verify the system’s measurements so that we can characterize and compare them with the design values to make sure that the “do no harm” criteria its being meet.

    The implementation of this programmable data logger device will significantly improve the space instrumentation design and implementation process by gathering and processing real time data of the system quicker and more efficient way.