The Emerald Nanosatellite
Project
This is a joint project between Santa Clara University and Stanford
University. The Emerald project is developing two 15 kg satellites
that will demonstrate technologies supporting the vision of robust
distributed space systems. The Emerald satellites are currently
being developed for an October 2001 launch of the Space Shuttle.
The main Emerald project web site can be found here.
Santa Clara University has responsibility for the following spacecraft
subsystems:
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VLF Receiver - supports
distributed lightning and ionospheric science
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Radiation Testbed
- supports characterization of commercial off-the-shelf parts in the radiation
environment of space
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Structures and Mechanisms - structurally support/house components and control
deployables
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Power Subsystem - generates, stores, and distributes power for each satellite
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Thermal Subsystem - senses and regulates the temperature fo spacecraft
components
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Autonomous Operations - on-board and ground-based software supporting autonomous
satellite operation
The following Santa Clara students are involved in the Emerald project:
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VLF Team
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Teresa Emmett - Electrical Engineering
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Melissa Gregory - Electrical Engineering
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Sarah Teborek - Electrical Engineering
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Carrie Thomas - Electrical Engineering
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Arvind Toor - Electrical Engineering
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Radiation Team
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Brendan Bourdage - Electrical Engineering
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Eric Constantin - Computer Science
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Taylor Cox - Computer Engineering
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Hung-Yuan Lin - Electrical Engineering (Junior)
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Mike Romain - Computer Engineering
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Robert Schingler - Engineering Physics
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Structures and Mechnisms
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Scott Crumrine - Mechanical Engineering
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Josh Heppner - Mechanical Engineering
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Phil Satterfield - Mechanical Engineering
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Power Team
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Mike Miller - Electrical Engineering
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Thang Nygen - Electrical Engineering
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Thermal Team
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Mac Cannady - Engineering Physics
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Sheloman Doblack - Mechanical Engineering
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Richard Snow - Mechanical Engineering
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Autonomous Operations
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Nate D'Amico - Computer Science
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Eric Jonsson - Engineering Physics