Reference : APIS: Applications and Potentials of Intelligent Swarms for magnetospheric studies

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Aerospace & aeronautics engineering
	Focus Areas :	Physics and Materials Science; Computational Sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/44933

Title :	APIS: Applications and Potentials of Intelligent Swarms for magnetospheric studies
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Rajan, Raj Thilak [T.U. DELFT > Aerospace engineering > > Professor; International Space University > Space Studies Program 2019 > > Team Project - Executive Director]
	Salmeri, Antonino [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Law (DL) > ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Law Research Unit > ; International Space University > Space Studies Program 2019 > > Team Project Executive Director]
	Haken, Dawn [International Space University > Space Studies Program 2019 > > Team Project Executive Director]
	Cohen, Jacob [National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA > Ames Research Center > > Chief Scientist; International Space University > Space Studies Program 2019 > > Team Project Chair]
	Turner, Calum [International Space University > Space Studies Program 2019 > > Team Project Principal Investigator]
Publication date :	Oct-2020
Main document title :	Proceedings of 71st International Astronautical Congress - The Cyberspace Edition
Publisher :	International Astronautical Federation
Peer reviewed :	No
On invitation :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	71st International Astronautical Congress - The Cyberspace Edition
Event date :	from 12-10-2020 to 14-10-2020
Event organizer :	International Astronautical Federation
Event place (city) :	online
Event country :	online
Keywords :	[en] satellite swarms ; heliophysics ; cubesats ; low earth orbit ; space technology ; autonomous agents
Abstract :	[en] Earth's magnetosphere is vital for today's technologically dependent society. The energy transferred from the solar wind to the magnetosphere triggers electromagnetic storms on Earth, knocking out power grids and infrastructure | e.g., communication and navigation systems. Despite occurring on our astrophysical doorstep, numerous physical processes connecting the solar wind and our magnetosphere remain poorly understood. To date, over a dozen science missions have own to study the magnetosphere, and many more design studies have been conducted. However, the majority of these solutions relied on large monolithic satellites, which limited the spatial resolution of these investigations, in addition to the technological limitations of the past. To counter these limitations, we propose the use of a satellite swarm, carrying numerous payloads for magnetospheric measurements. Our mission is named APIS | Applications and Potentials of Intelligent Swarms. The APIS mission aims to characterize fundamental plasma processes in the magnetosphere and measure the e ect of the solar wind on our magnetosphere. We propose a swarm of 40 CubeSats in two highly- elliptical orbits around the Earth, which perform radio tomography in the magnetotail at 8{12 Earth Radii (RE) downstream, and the subsolar magnetosphere at 8{12 RE upstream. These maps will be made at both low-resolutions (at 0.5 RE, 5 seconds cadence) and high-resolutions (at 0.025 RE, 2 seconds cadence). In addition, in-situ measurements of the magnetic and electric elds, and plasma density will be performed by on-board instruments. In this publication, we present a design study of the APIS mission, which includes the mission design, navigation, communication, processing, power systems, propulsion and other critical satellite subsystems. The science requirements of the APIS mission levy stringent system requirements, which are addressed using Commercial O -the-Shelf (COTS) technologies. We show the feasibility of the APIS mission using COTS technologies using preliminary link, power, and mass bud- gets. In addition to the technological study, we also investigated the legal considerations of the APIS mission. The APIS mission design study was part of the International Space University Space Studies Program in 2019 (ISU-SSP19) Next Generation Space Systems: Swarms Team Project. The authors of
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/44933

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