Future Power Solutions for Exploring Hypothesized Surfaces – 16 Psyche Power System Simulator
INSTITUTION
Arizona State University (ASU)
CLASS
Platinum Class (2025 – 2026)
STUDENT TEAM
David Garritson, Electrical Engineering
Zachary Hollingsworth, Electrical Engineering
Derek Abrassart-White, Electrical Engineering
Thomas Fundora, Electrical Engineering
ACADEMIC GUIDANCE
Dr. Cassie Bowman
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The objective of our project is to research and create a simulation environment for various solar energy technologies in order to design a power system capable of providing consistent, reliable power to all spacecraft functions for future Psyche missions.
This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Arizona State University Capstone Course “EEE 488.” The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.
