Spacecraft Systems and Controls Lab: Difference between revisions

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The Space Systems and Control Lab, also known as [[SSCLI|SSCL]], is a laboratory at [[Iowa State University]] (ISU). SSCL focuses on space systems and has a massive number of independent projects.

=SSCL today=

[[File:ssclspace.jpg|thumb|left|Mission Control area for HABET Flights]]

In 2007, the SSCL was changed to the Space Systems and Controls Lab as new leadership took over, and to reflect some of the changes the lab had undergone. The SSCL continues with a focus in space systems and has expanded to several new areas. The SSCL still has a strong emphasis on student’sstudent involvement with both projects and leadership of the lab. Currently, the lab has 4 core projects, two active research projects, several capstone projects and well over 50 students from [[Electrical engineering|Electrical]], [[Aerospace engineering|Aerospace]], and [[Mechanical Engineering]], as well as students outside the [[College of Engineering]]. The lab is managed by Matthew Nelson, a staff member within the Aerospace Engineering department and the Director of Engineering and Operations for the lab. Funding for the lab is provided by the Aerospace Engineering Department, [[Funding of science|research grants]], and private donations.

=SSCL Projects=

The SSCL has several core projects that are ongoing from year to year. In addition to these projects, the SSCL has had numerous capstone and independent projects led by students in the lab.

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== IJEMS history ==

The ISAT project was never fully funded. In September 1994, an opportunity to fly an experiment aboard the [[Space Shuttle|space shuttle]] was presented. One of the original experiments for the ISAT project was incorporated into a design to be flown aboard the space shuttle in a project called the Iowa Joint Experiment in Microgravity Solidification (IJEMS). The project involved many institutions, including [[Iowa State University]] (ISU), the University of Iowa, the [[Ames Laboratory]], the Institute for Physical Research and Technology, [[Rockwell International]], and [[Space Industries Incorporated]]. In September 1995<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/bitstream/handle/10754/209409/GarethLlewellynThesis.pdf}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2022}}, the project was successfully flown on board [[STS-69]].

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*[[Microprocessor]]: 33MHz [[Cyrix Cx486SLC|486SLC]]

* Storage Media: 3MB [[Flash memory]] formatted with [[File Allocation Table|FAT]] for executable and [[data storage]]

* [[Operating system]]: [[DOS]]

*[[Thermocouple|Thermocouples]] quantity: 32

* Solid state relays quantity: 24