Tensor Tech ADCS – 10m – Integrated Attitudde Determination and Control System
Vendor: Tensor TechDescription
ADCS-10m is an integrated ADCS with a variable-speed, single-gimbal Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) which is suitable for 3U CubeSats. It delivers the same performances compared to ADCSs designed for similar sizes of satellites but offers lighter weight, smaller volume, and less power consumption. Moreover, the user’s onboard computer (OBC) only has to input attitude quaternion as the reference command or set the system to autonomous mode.
Attitude determination and control algorithms embedded in the ADCS computer take care of all the commanding tasks to the ADCS components. This enables the user’s OBC to focus on the mission operation instead of calculating the complex system dynamics of the spacecraft. Also, autonomous modes can allow the satellite to track terrestrial objects or the sun simply by setting the states of the ADCS.
The system achieved flight heritage in 2022.
Features
- Offering improved torque at lower power consumption versus reaction wheels
- Cost-effective solution with high performance
- Local vertical local horizontal, Sun pointing mode, Target tracking mode, etc
- Comprehensive software support and free technical support
Tensor Tech
Product Properties
| Lead Time |
4 to 8 months |
| Included Hardware |
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| Optional accessories |
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| GNSS receiver & antenna | |
| Pointing Knowledge |
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| < +/- 0.1 deg @ sun can be captured;
< +/- 1 deg @ sun cannot be captured |
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| Pointing Accuracy | |
| < +/- 0.2 deg @ sun can be captured;
< +/- 1 deg @ sun cannot be captured |
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| Power consumption @ 5V bus | < 1 W |
| Power consumption @ 3.3V bus | < 1 W |
| Mechanical |
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| Tuna-can & 0.2U (< 300 g) | |
| Angular Momentum Storage | |
| < 10 mNms for 2-axis (adjustable) | |
| Torque | |
| < 1 mNm for 2-axis (adjustable) | |
| Angular Momentum Storage |
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| GNSS receiver & antenna | |
| Interface | |
| I²C, UART and RS485/422 *(optional) |
*The user can only select one of the two.
