发明名称 |
DESIGN OF A FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE FOR SMALL SATELLITES |
摘要 |
Communication bottlenecks, particularly in the downlink direction, are a common problem for many CubeSat developers. As described herein, a CubeSat module for a CubeSat comprises an optical transmitter to transmit data to a remote terminal, a receiver to acquire an optical beacon from a remote terminal, and a fine-pointing module operably and directly coupleable to a coarse-pointing module of the CubeSat. The fine-pointing module is configured to point the optical transmitter toward the remote terminal with an accuracy range that overlaps with an accuracy range of the coarse-pointing module of the CubeSat so as to establish a communications link between the CubeSat and the remote terminal over a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) distance. |
申请公布号 |
US2016043800(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.02.11 |
申请号 |
US201514817985 |
申请日期 |
2015.08.04 |
申请人 |
KINGSBURY Ryan Wallace;RIESING Kathleen Michelle;CAHOY Kerry Lynn;NGUYEN Tam Nguyen Thuc;CAPLAN David O. |
发明人 |
KINGSBURY Ryan Wallace;RIESING Kathleen Michelle;CAHOY Kerry Lynn;NGUYEN Tam Nguyen Thuc;CAPLAN David O. |
分类号 |
H04B10/118 |
主分类号 |
H04B10/118 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A CubeSat module for a CubeSat, the CubeSat module comprising:
an optical transmitter to transmit data to a remote terminal; a receiver to acquire an optical beacon from the remote terminal; and a fine-pointing module, operably coupled to a coarse-pointing module of the CubeSat, to point the optical transmitter toward the remote terminal with an accuracy range that overlaps with an accuracy range of the coarse-pointing module of the CubeSat so as to establish a communications link between the CubeSat and the remote terminal over a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) distance. |
地址 |
Cambridge MA US |