Development of an advanced nano-satellite VELOX-I : an automated instrumentation for testing

Abstract

An advanced nano-satellite, VELOX – I is currently built and developed by Nanyang Technological University students under the Undergraduate Satellite Programme (USP). Students are given an opportunity to involve in this hands-on project to design and develop various subsystems and test system of a nano-satellite.

During the development phase, each subsystem of VELOX-I requires to be tested carefully to ensure this Nano-Satellite working well before launching to the space. In this project, an automated instrumentation is developed to test performance of Power Supply System (PSS) which is a critical module that supplies electrical power to satellite.