Paper Writing Topics

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• Science

  • GPS pos vs telemetry downlinks
  • Orientation probability vs true downlink rate
  • How long are we on for? (bootcount / pan.cycle_no) vs real time passing

• Proof of Functionality

  • Use our one datapoint of gyro rate data to estimate how often we might be in a favorable Iridium comms attitude (such as antenna toward velocity vector)
  • Convert our ECEF orbit positions to ECI, then calculate what our orbit velocity should be and convert that back to ECEF. Does that match the velocity measurements we're getting?
  • Find some past hitl data or power test procedures and see how the cursys measurements on orbit compare to what we've seen on the ground (i.e. are we drawing unexpectedly large amounts of power)
  • Make a psim case with the TLEs from vox, and see if our downlinked coordinates match this PsimCase

• Issues

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Software etc