Cubesat ADCS model for preliminary design procedures within a concurrent design approach

Abstract

An attitude determination and control system (ADCS) model is presented, which is used for CubeSat preliminary design stages in accordance with the European Space Agency (ESA) concurrent design approach. The model is implemented in Matlab/Simulink and integrated into the Concurrent Design Platform. The model's performance is exemplified by a mission preliminary design conducted in the Concurrent Engineering Lab at Skoltech.