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SEMESTER, MINOR, AND MASTER PROJECTS
List of Semester, Minor, and Master students projects offered by the Space Center EPFL
Updated on 21 February 2010 with the projects offered for the Spring 2010 !
The Space Center EPFL offers the following list of projects to be undertaken by EPFL students in their last years of education. The subjects are split according to the main interests of the Space Center EPFL:
- SwissCube and Next Generation Satellite: SwissCube will be launch in the upcoming months aboard the Indian PSLV launch vehicle. To continue in that path, the Space Center EPFL is now starting the definition of the next generation of EPFL satellites. The projects proposed here will get you involved in the mission operations of SwissCube, and in the preliminary design of this next generation. They will be performed with a concurrent design approach. All disciplines are needed (electrical/electronics, mechanical, telecom, software...). [More]
- Remote sensing of the Earth : The activities of the Space Center EPFL in this field are related to the retrieval of bio- and geo-physical parameters from remote sensing data acquired by satellites and study of new concepts for innovative remote sensing instruments. A particular emphasis is given to the analysis of radar (SAR) data for land applications, the synergy of microwave and optical remote sensing measurements, and the analysis of constellations of small satellites for Earth observation [More]
- Space system engineering: How to design a complete satellite from the mission requirements to the exploitation of the data acquired. The main problem is how to provide efficient and concurrent communication between different disciplines and tools that are used. Click here to browse the student projects in this domain.
- Swiss sounding rocket: A group of EPFL labs in participating with the Swiss Propulsion Lab in order to define the concept for a sounding rocket which should reach 100 Km of altitude. There are several opportunities for students to be involved in this fascinating project at semester or Master level. More information is available here.
- Satellite micro-propulsion: Small to very small satellites (like SwissCube) lack very precise and low power propulsion systems. New micro-thrusters are being developed to fill that gap but this technology is still at its beginnings. The projects proposed here will focus on the mission applications of micropropulsion as well as overall system design, such that the micro-thrusters that already exist in prototypes can effectlively be flown. All aspects of a system need to be evaluated: micro-fluidics, thermal, high-voltage microelectronics, mechanical design... and of course mission design that help understand the requirements.
- Micro-spectrometer for Next Generation Satellites: CSEM (www.csem.ch) has demonstrated a compact spectrometer based on a proprietary MEMS technology. The next goal is to realize a complete micro-spectrometer system that can be launched with the next generation satellites. The projects proposed will be jointly supervised by the Space Center EPFL and CSEM and get you involved in the design, assembly and characterization of the MEMS based microspectrometer system. [More]
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