{"id":710,"date":"2018-02-14T11:51:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/?page_id=710"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T13:32:24","slug":"development-of-a-docking-system-for-nano-and-micro-satellites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/projects\/development-of-a-docking-system-for-nano-and-micro-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Development of a Docking System for Nano and Micro Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #808080;\">(Progetto BIRD-DII)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The project focuses on the development of an autonomous and self-standing docking system for nano and micro satellites, featuring: (1) a sensor package for proximity relative navigation (position and attitude), (2) a set of rendez-vous and soft-docking actuators to perform close range maneuvers without the need of using the spacecraft propulsion system (which is rarely available onboard nano satellites), and (3) a hard dock mechanism to provide structural rigidity, as well as thermal and electrical interfaces to connected vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><em>Principal Investigator:&nbsp;Prof. Alessandro Francesconi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Research-Unit Participants: Prof. Angelo Cenedese, Prof.Enrico<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lorenzini<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">,&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Eng. Andrea Valmorbida,&nbsp;Dr. Eng. Francesco Branz,&nbsp;Dr. Eng. Lorenzo Olivieri, Dr. Eng. &nbsp;Laura Bettiol,&nbsp;Dr. Eng. Giulia Michieletto,&nbsp;Dr. Eng. Matteo Duzzi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-575\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SPARCS-300x283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SPARCS-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SPARCS-768x724.png 768w, https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SPARCS-1024x966.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ssg.dii.unipd.it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-580\" src=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SSG-300x185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SSG-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SSG-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SSG-348x215.png 348w, https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SSG.png 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dei.unipd.it\/\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-577\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DEI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"83\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dii.unipd.it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-584\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DII.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Progetto BIRD-DII) The project focuses on the development of an autonomous and self-standing docking system for nano and micro satellites, featuring: (1) a sensor package for proximity relative navigation (position and attitude), (2) a set of rendez-vous and soft-docking actuators &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":168,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2704,"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions\/2704"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparcs.dei.unipd.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}