CubeSats are versatile low-cost satellites used in academia and industry. Designing and implementing these CubeSats require careful consideration of mission objectives, electronic systems, communication setups and testing protocols. This project focuses on utilizing CubeSats for tribological testing to evaluate the performance of different lubricants for space applications. This project evaluates an existing design of a CubeSat tribometer which previously failed to meet its objectives and works to redesign it. A design twin of the space compatible CubeSat was manufactured and tribological testing was conducted, as a proof of concept, to evaluate frictional properties of lubricants. Keywords: CubeSat, Friction, Lubricants, Space, Tribometer.

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Creator

• Rosenberg, Samantha

Subject

• Innovation
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 117116
• E-project-011624-234227

Keyword

• Lubricants
• CubeSat
• Tribometer
• Friction
• Space

Advisor

• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2024

Center

• Stockholm, Sweden Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• KTH Royal Institute of Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not Specified

Date created

• 2024-01-16

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Source

• E-project-011624-234227

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07