Future spacecraft are envisioned as autonomous, miniature, intelligent and massively
distributed systems. At the Surrey Space Centre, a research project is currently under …

Picosatellites are very small satellites with a mass of less than 1 kg. A number of picosatellite
projects have been undertaken by University and government research teams …

As a first step in the development of a fully functional, reliable and efficient inter-satellite
communication and ranging system for small satellites, various key system drivers in terms …

This paper presents the results of a research project, which aims to develop enabling
technologies for future distributed space architectures based on flexible, reconfigurable …

This paper describes an easy means of setting traceability in business application artifacts.
The traceability is established for completeness verification and impact analysis. There are …

Abstract Space and satellite systems are considered to be the most extreme environment to
design for and are fraught with engineering difficulty. Performance metrics such as fault …

The novel concept of multiple spacecraft formation flying as a substitute for a single large
vehicle will enhance future space mission performance. The benefits of a spacecraft …