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I'm spending the summer at Montana State University working for the Solar REU Program.  I've been working in the Space Science and Engineering Lab (SSEL) in Cobleigh Hall on the Maia Satellite .  My projects include re-designing the square magnetorquer coils and beginning the design process for the Sun Sensor.  Both projects are part of the Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADCS). By the end of my ten weeks here the square magnetorquer coils will be in the milling process and the sun sensor will have been through it's initial test.
Links:
Augsburg College
Slide Show
Rough Sketch of Sun Sensor: Produced by Moi
                         Rought Sketch of Sun Sensor
Coil Placement Drawing: Produced by SSEL
      The rectangular coils (green) on the sides were modified to fit within the wings (red) and satisfy power requirements.


                         Coil Placement

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