Square Shaped Helmholtz-Cage Design

Contents

• Features
• References

To install and compute the optimal parameter values, just run these commands on your terminal.

pip install -r requirements.txt
python helmholtz_cage.py

2 - Features

• This code performs the computation of the optimal parameter values of the Square shaped Helmholtz Cage.
• This optimization problem can be easily solved through geometric programming (GP). The constraints of this problem are: (1) available space (2) the size of the spacecraft (3) upper limit of the power supply (4) number of turns.
• All these optimization variables may affect your helmholtz cage size, budget, and power consumption.

3 - Theory

References

[1] E. Cayo, J. Pareja, P. E. R. Arapa, "Design and implementation of a geomagnetic field simulator for small satellites ," Conference: III IAA Latin American Cubesat Workshop, Jan. 2019.
[2] R. C. D. Silva, F. C. Guimaraes, J. V. L. D. Loiola, R. A. Borges, S. Battistini, and C. Cappelletti, "Tabletop testbed for attitude determination and control of nanosatellites," Journal of Aerospace Engineering, vol. 32, no. 1, 2018.
[3] J. Stevens, "CubeSAT ADCS Validation and Testing Apparatus," Western Michigan University, 2016
[4] N. Theoret, "Attitude Determination Control Testing System," Western Michigan University, 2016