Radiation test bench and analysis for low cost space avionics

随着太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）、蓝色起源（Blue Origin）和维珍轨道（Virgin Orbit）等商业发射运营商的涌入，进入太空从来没有像今天这样容易和便宜。这种改进的访问有可能使更多的公司、研究团体、社区和政府利用空间实现各种各样的目的，包括遥感、互联网通信、空间科学和探索。然而，尽管发射成本正在下降，但太空合格和抗辐射电子设备的高成本仍然是许多人进入的障碍。此外，像麦哲伦航天这样的加拿大航天公司需要获得低成本的电子元件，以便在外国竞争者提供低成本航天系统的市场上保持竞争力。该研究项目将培养两名硕士生，同时创建和演示一种新的硬件/软件系统和筛选方法，该方法将使低成本商业电子产品在太空中使用。我们将开发一套可重复使用的电子设备、数据采集系统和支持设备，可以使数十个电子元件承受模拟空间辐射。监控软件将识别部件中的故障，并估计给定批次部件的可靠性。我们将使用三大学介子基金会（TRIUMF）回旋加速器测试和演示该系统，以验证mosfet，栅极驱动器，振荡器，存储器和放大器用于麦哲伦升级的低成本空间计算机。该项目的结果将是一个新的端到端辐射测试、评估和分析系统，麦哲伦计划将其用于未来的太空项目，使他们能够利用商业电子元件进行高可靠性的太空任务。通过这样做，麦哲伦将能够改善其卫星航空电子系统的性能、交货时间和价格，提高其在全球舞台上的竞争力。

With the recent influx of commercial launch operators like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Orbit, access tospace has never been easier and less expensive than it is today. This improved access has the potential toenable more companies, research groups, communities, and governments to leverage space for a wide variety of purposes, including remote sensing, internet communications, space science, and exploration. However, even though launch costs are coming down, the high cost of space-qualified and radiation-hardened electronics remains a barrier to entry for many. In addition, Canadian space companies like Magellan Aerospace need access to lower-cost electronic components to remain competitive in a market where foreign competitors offer low-cost space systems.This research project will train two Master's students while creating and demonstrating a novel hardware /software system and screening methodology that will qualify low-cost commercial electronics for use in space. We will develop a reusable set of electronics, data acquisition systems, and support equipment that can subject dozens of electronic components to simulated space radiation. Monitoring software will identify faults in the components and estimate the reliability of a given batch of parts. We will test and demonstrate the system using the Tri-University Meson Foundation (TRIUMF) cyclotron, to qualify MOSFETs, gate drivers,oscillators, memory, and amplifiers for use in Magellan's upgraded, low-cost space computer.The result of this project will be a novel end-to-end radiation test, evaluation, and analysis system thatMagellan plans to use for future space projects, allowing them to leverage commercial electronic components for high-reliability space missions. By doing so, Magellan will be able to improve the performance, lead-time and price of their satellite avionics systems, improving their competitiveness on a global stage.