A Fault-Tolerant, Redundant IHU with a Frequency Agile, Digital Command Transceiver

摘要

ASCENT is the "skunk works" program of AMSAT intended to investigate and implement technologies for future amateur satellite missions, including both ground-based and space-based technologies. One team under the ASCENT umbrella is designing and developing an IHU for future missions. The initial design for the IHU was driven by several objectives.