For the 71st IAC A Novel Deployable Redundant Unit for Spacecraft Causality Analysis: Modelled With Existing Technology

Abstract

This abstract proposes a design that helps analyze the causalities experienced by a spacecraft during communication loss or any unpredicted event. The idea is to build a mini backup box akin deployable spacecraft unit, also called a Redundant Unit that gets deployed under the command of the central unit on the occurrence of any possible danger to the spacecraft. This deployed unit ensures to picture and measure the spacecraft parameters at the time of deployment and store the data within it. This unit also serves the purpose of storing the backup payload data of a spacecraft under an uncompromisable fate. This helps in learning the potential dangers for a spacecraft alongside preventing the complete loss of mission data during any causality. This paper propounds the overall design of the structure and internal architecture of the Redundant unit with all the required subsystems, and technologies involved. The deploying mechanisms, payloads of the redundant unit, and methods employed will be presented on the basis of the most common possible fates for spacecraft.