| Summary: | CubeSats are a class of spacecraft mainly used for research, called nanosatellites. Their
size can be defined in standard dimension units (U) of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm [1].
SCOOB-I, or SCOOBI, is a 3U CubeSat currently being designed and built by students
and researchers at Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Satellite Research
Centre (SaRC). Its main science mission is to detect and characterise the
electromagnetic spectral emissions of the Sun and Earth in the Near-Infrared, Visible,
and Ultraviolet spectrum ranges.
This Final Year Project report will mainly cover the design, implementation, and
testing of the payload components of SCOOBI. These components include the
multispectral photometer sensor board, payload interfacing module, and thermocouple
conversion components integrated on the payload interfacing module itself. Each
component’s hardware design will first be elaborated upon, followed by details on its
software design and operation. A section will also be dedicated for the testing
procedures conducted on the multispectral photometer sensor board and its results.
Despite the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 situation at the current time,
a large portion of the project was able to be completed smoothly. The end products of
this project will contribute a major step to the completion of the SCOOBI CubeSat, as
well as provide valuable hardware and software components for other current and
future research missions.
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