1. Team Introduction Project Team Members Faculty Guide Customers
Satellite Thermal Heater Controller - P09141
Team Members
Anthony Berwin (ME), Scott Rioux (ISE), Greg Pawlowski (EE), Sarmad Adedin (EE)
Faculty Guide
Mr. George Slack
Customers
ITT Corporation (Chuck Moon)
D3 Engineering (Scott Reardon)

2. Project Description Project Vision Project Goals
The mission of the project is to design, analyze and test a scalable prototype of a thermal heater controller for the Space Systems Division of ITT.
Project Goals
Create a more competitive thermal controller that is lightweight, scalable, modular, reliable, cost effective and power efficient.
Demonstrate the ability to adjust thermal conditions while in orbit and verify thermal model by system testing prior to launch.
Demonstrate the ability to thermally control, stabilize and enable critical optical subsystems

3. Deliverables Status Needs Assessment (Preliminary) - Complete
Project Overview Presentation - Complete
Project Plan Elements (Preliminary)
1-page Project Summary - Complete
Work Breakdown Structure - Complete
Team Roles - Complete
2 Quarter Schedule/Milestones - Complete
Team Values, Norms, Plan & Ethics - Complete

4. Key Challenges Group Challenges Design Challenges
Lack of an additional ME and EE
Lack of EDGE experience
Design Challenges
Enclosure for the slaves
Printed circuit board
Communication over the power lines
Control system
Integration of all the systems