Published on: December 3, 2024
Spring 2025: AAE 490 TracSat DBT
Spring 2025: AAE 490 TracSat DBT
AAE 490 - TracSat DBT
What is TracSat DBT?
>A year-long Design, Build, Test (DBT) course for undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience building CubeSats.
>CubeSat mission: Orbital demonstration of ASCENTpropelled pulsed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster.
>Project is funded by AFRL / SpaceDynamics Lab.
>Hands-on experience with all aspects of satellite design including hardware and software development, PCB design, wireless communications, environmental simulation, structural analysis, and hardware manufacturing.
>AFRL expert feedback throughout the design process.
Who Should Apply?
We are looking for motivated engineering students with an interest in nanosatellite technology. Some experience with electronics or aerospace design projects is preferred. This is a year-long course.
Instructing team: Prof. Alex Shashurin (Instructor); Nick Babusis (TA)
Interested? Submit your resume/questions about the project to Nick Babusis, nbabusis@purdue.edu