The dominant architectural approach in CubeSats and PocketQubes is the use of modular
physical units, each hosting (part of the) components of classical (virtual) subsystems. Many …

KySat-2 is a 1U CubeSat launched on the NASA ELaNa IV mission on November 19, 2013.
The Command & Data Handling (C&DH) architecture for KySat-2 leverages aspects of the …

In terms of time and budget, integration is a significant time-consuming component of
spacecraft development. While many useful COTS spacecraft components are available …

The ability to realize truly three-dimensional electronic circuits is complicated if not
impossible using traditional fabrication techniques. Such techniques are limited to the use of …

The first nanospacecraft based completely on a “plug-and-play” model is described.
QuadSat/PnP is a unique platform that brings together the concepts of legacy …

A 6U-format Space Plug-and-play Architecture (SPA) Research Cubesat (SPARC) is being
developed as a joint program between the US and Sweden to explore the potential of …

Abstract The Space Plug-and-Play Architecture (SPA) networking approach outlined in this
dissertation is an improvement over the previous approach used by the Satellite Data Model …

The space plug-and-play avionics (SPA) technology can meet the requirements of rapid
development of micro satellites, and has become a hot research topic in space technology at …

This paper describes the design and development of a system to provide a Space Plugand-
play Avionics (SPA) interface in a CubeLab form-factor to extend the capabilities of the …

A Plug-and-Play (PnP) method for general spaceborne device is presented in this paper to
aim at the demand of modular satellite. A smart unit named Intelligent Interface for …