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Vehicle tracking system using nanotechnology satellites and tags
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tubis Sr., Chris Lorenzini, Dino A. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | This paper describes a joint project to design, develop, and deploy a satellite based tracking system incorporating micro-nanotechnology components. The system consists of a constellation of 'nanosats', a satellite command station and data collection sites, and a large number of low-cost electronic 'tags'. Both government and commercial applications are envisioned for the satellite based tracking system. The projected low price for the tracking service is made possible by the lightweight nanosats and inexpensive electronic tags which use high production volume single chip transceivers and microprocessor devices. The nanosat consists of a five inch aluminum cube with body mounted solar panels (GaAs solar cells) on all six faces. A UHF turnstile antenna and a simple, spring release mechanism complete the external configuration of the spacecraft. |
| File Size | 754200 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960054091 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t56f0s781 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Cells Satellite Constellations Gallium Arsenides Microprocessors Data Acquisition Satellite Design Communication Satellites Satellite Configurations Microminiaturization Telemetry Tracking Networks Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
