Control System Design of an Ultra-small Deep Space Probe

Abstract

It's a grand opportunity to build new small deep space probe called Shinen2, developed by Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), in corporation with the different companies and institutions of engineering in Kagoshima University (Japan), NASA Johnson Space Center, was launched by the rocket H-IIA of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with Hayabusa 2, on December 3, 2014 in Tanegashima. This project involves Japanese students and foreigners, permitted a multi-cultural environment and an excellent tools for education. The students are in charge for the design, assembly, integration, tests of the space probe subsystems, and build-up of the existing ground stations facilities for tracking the telemetry data of Shinen2. It will enhance capacity building for the students, and scientific research for upcoming studies. The main approach to carry out the main mission of space probe. In parallel, to develop each subsystem of Shinen2: structure design, system bus architecture including the Communication Control Unit CCU, Power Control Unit PCU specifications, and new Particle Pixel Detector PPD for deep space radiation exploration. The development period for the space probe was only one year; it was extremely a short term. The mass budget and size were strictly limited while requiring a higher reliability. This paper describe a control system design for a small deep space probe which was developed to implement different missions and to satisfy the various requirements listed below.