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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 406, 2024
2024 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference: Unlocking Advanced Manufacturing - The 25th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by Stellenbosch University and Nelson Mandela University
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| Article Number | 08005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 15 | |
| Section | Product Design and Development | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440608005 | |
| Published online | 09 December 2024 | |
Overcoming the challenges of developing CubeSat flight software with limited access to satellite hardware
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University, Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
The drastic rise of CubeSat missions in recent years has forced satellite developers to deliver satellites at high speeds. The complexity of flight software for missions, however, leaves it susceptible to programmatic failure. To develop the DockSat mission in an acceptable timeframe, this article proposes to utilize digital twins of satellite components to allow software development and complex testing at earlier stages of the mission development cycle where hardware and experimental setups are not available.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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