Low-cost, compact, and robust gas abundance sensor package

Dat Tran; George Nehmetallah; Nicolas Gorius; Frank T. Ferguson; Jaime Esper; Natasha M. Johnson; Shahid Aslam; Conor Nixon

doi:10.1117/12.2304639

2 May 2018 Low-cost, compact, and robust gas abundance sensor package

Dat Tran, George Nehmetallah, Nicolas Gorius, Frank T. Ferguson, Jaime Esper, Natasha M. Johnson, Shahid Aslam, Conor Nixon

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Proceedings Volume 10641, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications XI; 106410Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304639
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Gas Abundance Sensor Package (GASP) is a stand-alone scientific instrument that has the capability to measure the concentration of target gases based on a non-dispersive infrared sensor system along with atmospheric reference parameters. The main objective of this work is to develop a GASP system which takes advantage of available technologies and off-the-shelf components to provide a cost-effective solution for localized sampling of gas concentrations. GASP will enable scientists to study the atmosphere and will identify the conditions of the target’s planetary local environment. Moreover, due to a recent trend of miniaturization of electronic components and thermopiles detectors, a small size and robust instrument with a reduction in power consumption is developed in this work. This allows GASP to be easily integrated into a variety of small space vehicles such as CubeSats or small satellite system, especially the Micro-Reentry Capsule (MIRCA) prototype vehicle. This prototype is one of the most advanced concepts of small satellites that has the capability to survive the rapid dive into the atmosphere of a planet. In this paper, a fully-operational instrument system will be developed and tested in the laboratory environment as well as flight preparation for a field test of the instrument suite will be described.

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Dat Tran, George Nehmetallah, Nicolas Gorius, Frank T. Ferguson, Jaime Esper, Natasha M. Johnson, Shahid Aslam, and Conor Nixon "Low-cost, compact, and robust gas abundance sensor package", Proc. SPIE 10641, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications XI, 106410Q (2 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304639

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