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Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail (2024)
Journal Article
Cormier, L., Yousif, T., Thompson, S., Arcia Gil, A., Pushparaj, N., Blunt, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2024). Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail. Aerospace, 11(11), Article 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11110901

The JamSail mission is an educational CubeSat aiming to design, develop, and demonstrate two new technologies on a small satellite, tentatively scheduled for launch no earlier than 2026. When launched, JamSail will demonstrate the functionality of tw... Read More about Preliminary Design of a GNSS Interference Mapping CubeSat Mission: JamSail.

Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications (2024)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. M., Cappelletti, C., & Pushparaj, N. (2024). Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications. Acta Astronautica, 220, 478-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.032

Refractive and diffractive solar sails have been cited to yield benefits in both performance and utility over reflective sails, but their range of viable flight regimes and future applications have not been fully explored. In this paper, a flight mod... Read More about Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications.

Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System (2023)
Journal Article
González-Rodríguez, D., Orgeira-Crespo, P., Cappelletti, C., & Aguado-Agelet, F. (2023). Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System. Applied Sciences, 13(22), Article 12388. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132212388

This research assesses the feasibility of a collision avoidance methodology for CubeSats lacking propulsion. The approach involves altering the satellite’s orientation to modify its cross-sectional area and, subsequently, the drag force. Examining al... Read More about Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System.

Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taggart, A., Harris, J., Pushparaj, N., & Cappelletti, C. (2023). Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal.

Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, over 6000 rockets and more than 11,300 satellites have been launched into space, resulting in a high number of artificial space debris in orbit around Earth. Of this debris, there are over one million objects be... Read More about Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal.

Methodology for optimizing a Constellation of a Lunar Global Navigation System with a multi-objective optimization algorithm (2023)
Journal Article
Arcia Gil, A. D., Renwick, D., Cappelletti, C., & Blunt, P. (2023). Methodology for optimizing a Constellation of a Lunar Global Navigation System with a multi-objective optimization algorithm. Acta Astronautica, 204, 348-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.01.003

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are not only used in terrestrial applications, but also in Low-Earth orbit satellites and in higher altitude missions. NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has demonstrated the capabilities of exis... Read More about Methodology for optimizing a Constellation of a Lunar Global Navigation System with a multi-objective optimization algorithm.

Biomedical payloads: A maturing application for CubeSats (2021)
Journal Article
Robson, D. J., & Cappelletti, C. (2022). Biomedical payloads: A maturing application for CubeSats. Acta Astronautica, 191, 394-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.11.017

This paper outlines some of the challenges and opportunities facing the space biomedical community and how CubeSats may (and indeed already are) supporting this research area. A review of current space and microgravity platforms capable of supporting... Read More about Biomedical payloads: A maturing application for CubeSats.

Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite (2021)
Journal Article
Quintana-Diaz, G., Nodar-López, D., González Muíño, A., Aguado Agelet, F., Cappelletti, C., & Ekman, T. (2022). Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite. Advances in Space Research, 69(2), 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.10.017

High packet losses when uplinking commands to small satellites have been reported in the UHF amateur band (430–440 MHz) since late 2013. Measurements of the uplink radio environment have shown high levels of in-band interference in previous works, bu... Read More about Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite.

A review of balancing methods for satellite simulators (2021)
Journal Article
Cardoso Da Silva, R., Alves Borges, R., Battistini, S., & Cappelletti, C. (2021). A review of balancing methods for satellite simulators. Acta Astronautica, 187, 537-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.05.037

This article presents a general review of the existing methods for balancing satellite simulators. The mathematical modeling for the kinematics and the dynamics of the satellite simulator is described and uniformed throughout the various methods. The... Read More about A review of balancing methods for satellite simulators.

Altitude control of a remote-sensing balloon platform (2021)
Journal Article
Borges, R. A., Battistini, S., Cappelletti, C., & Honda, Y. M. (2021). Altitude control of a remote-sensing balloon platform. Aerospace Science and Technology, 110, Article 106500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2021.106500

This paper addresses the problem of altitude control of stratospheric balloon platforms. Over the last years, there has been an increasing interest in the development of balloon platforms with the ability of maneuvering and fluctuating at the stratos... Read More about Altitude control of a remote-sensing balloon platform.

Development of a Cubesat Platform for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical LEO Experiments (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robson, D., Cappelletti, C., Segal, J., Williams, P., & Szewczyk, N. (2020). Development of a Cubesat Platform for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical LEO Experiments. In Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Fifth IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions and CubeSat Workshop 2020 (189-196)

Undertaking biology experiments in space is a necessary and important part of understanding evolution, adaption, and ageing, and crucial to the enablement of safe human exploration away from Earth. Access to space, however, is difficult, costly and r... Read More about Development of a Cubesat Platform for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical LEO Experiments.

AEB Online Calculator for Assessing Technology Maturity: IMATEC (2020)
Journal Article
Xavier Jr, A., Veloso, A., Souza, J., Kaled Cás, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2020). AEB Online Calculator for Assessing Technology Maturity: IMATEC. Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 12, Article e1320. https://doi.org/10.5028/jatm.v12.1098

This paper exposes initially the motivations for developing a TRL online calculator by AEB (Brazilian Space Agency; in Portuguese, Agência Espacial Brasileira). Such motivations demand the tool to be a way not only to assess the TRL condition of oper... Read More about AEB Online Calculator for Assessing Technology Maturity: IMATEC.

Design Analysis of a New On-Board Computer for the LAICAnSat Platform (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
De Melo, A. C. C. P., Guimarães, F. C., Honda, Y. H. M., Borges, R. A., Haddad, S. A. P., Battistini, S., & Cappelletti, C. (2019). Design Analysis of a New On-Board Computer for the LAICAnSat Platform. In 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2019.8742140

© 2019 IEEE. The present work describes the new requirements for LAICAnSat project, a high altitude platform (HAP) developed at University of Brasilia (UnB). An analysis of previous missions and a detailed comparison with respect to the previous OBC... Read More about Design Analysis of a New On-Board Computer for the LAICAnSat Platform.

Helmholtz Cage Design and Validation for Nanosatellites HWIL Testing (2019)
Journal Article
da Silva, R. C., Ishioka, I. S. K., Cappelletti, C., Battistini, S., & Borges, R. A. (2019). Helmholtz Cage Design and Validation for Nanosatellites HWIL Testing. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55(6), 3050-3061. https://doi.org/10.1109/taes.2019.2898309

This paper deals with the design, realization and testing of an Earth magnetic field simulator, that allows to validate hardware in the loop algorithms, as well as to test new actuators. The design is driven by typical small satellites functional req... Read More about Helmholtz Cage Design and Validation for Nanosatellites HWIL Testing.

Tabletop Testbed for Attitude Determination and Control of Nanosatellites (2019)
Journal Article
Silva, R. C. D., Guimarães, F. C., Loiola, J. V. L. D., Borges, R. A., Battistini, S., & Cappelletti, C. (2019). Tabletop Testbed for Attitude Determination and Control of Nanosatellites. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 32(1), Article 04018122. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29as.1943-5525.0000952

To simulate the conditions of the space environment at ground, the Laboratory of Application and Innovation in Aerospace Science (LAICA) of the University of Brasília (UnB) is developing a dedicated testbed to reproducing nanosatellite attitude motio... Read More about Tabletop Testbed for Attitude Determination and Control of Nanosatellites.

Small launch platforms for micro-satellites (2018)
Journal Article
Cappelletti, C., Battistini, S., & Graziani, F. (2018). Small launch platforms for micro-satellites. Advances in Space Research, 62(12), 3298-3304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.05.004

The number of small satellites launched into orbit has enormously increased in the last twenty years. The introduction of new standards of micro-satellites has multiplied the launch demand around the world. Nevertheless, not all the missions can easi... Read More about Small launch platforms for micro-satellites.

CubeSat constellations for disaster management in remote areas (2018)
Journal Article
Santilli, G., Vendittozzi, C., Cappelletti, C., Battistini, S., & Gessini, P. (2018). CubeSat constellations for disaster management in remote areas. Acta Astronautica, 145, 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.12.050

In recent years, CubeSats have considerably extended their range of possible applications, from a low cost means to train students and young researchers in space related activities up to possible complementary solutions to larger missions. Increasing... Read More about CubeSat constellations for disaster management in remote areas.

Results of the attitude reconstruction for the UniSat-6 microsatellite using in-orbit data (2016)
Journal Article
Battistini, S., Cappelletti, C., & Graziani, F. (2016). Results of the attitude reconstruction for the UniSat-6 microsatellite using in-orbit data. Acta Astronautica, 127, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2016.05.020

© 2016 IAA Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. UniSat-6 is a civilian microsatellite that was launched in orbit on the 19th of June, 2014. Its main mission consisted in the in-orbit release of a number of on-board carried Cubesats and in... Read More about Results of the attitude reconstruction for the UniSat-6 microsatellite using in-orbit data.