[amsat-bb] video: satellite power-saving through on-board tracking

[Bruce Robertson]

In a further exploration of the use of the Plan 13 algorithm in Atmel
(or similar) micro-controllers, I've posted a youtube video and
related text that suggests how an amateur satellite could use such a
device on board to change its mode based on its location over the
earth.

http://sites.google.com/site/qrptracker/applications/modeswitcher/

The video includes a sped-up night-long tracking session, some current
consumption testing on the bench and a calculation of the power
budget, which show that even for birds transmitting in the tens of
milliwatts, this approach can provide about a 14% improvement in power
budget.

73, Bruce
http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com/