Figure : Fast Affordable Science and Technology Satellite - Huntsville (FASTSAT-HSV)

• Analyze the Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS) System for the satellite to determine the process to keep the correct attitude point relative to the Earth position.

• Work in the planning process to determine the correct transition modes for the satellite.

◦ The transition modes are used to determine the flight computer process to control the satellite and to measure

through the sensors.

◦ It also control the timing by which the measurements and controls are performed within a clock.

• Investigate, develop, and integrate the first artificial intelligence to control the vehicle attitude motion using an inference method.

◦ The fuzzy inference method uses a set of rules for generating a centralized decision about a desired control output.

◦ The centralized decision is the method by which a human thinks.

⦁ Computer think in yes or no answers.

⦁ Humans uses yes, no, and may be answers.

⦁ The fuzzy inference uses a centralized decision method to include the gray areas that a computer will not accept.

◦ Test the code within the satellite to demonstrate that the artificial intelligence is capable of correcting the satellite motion.

Major accomplishment:

⦁ The satellite reduce the power consumption by 50%.

⦁ The attitude pointing was reduced by 5-10 degrees during its usage.