Plug-and-Play Modularity for Satellite Manufacturing

nbsp;Our company, SPIN, is taking a unique approach to plug and play satellites. Rather than imposing a standard to design to, we have developed a universal adapter to rapidly connect and integrate subsystems with disparate hardware and software interfaces. This adapter is called the Multipurpose Adapter Generic Interface Connector (MA61C). Our approach is to provide an adapter based on hardware and software that is compatible with the wide variety of hardware and software interfaces used in the industry. We have adapter (hardware) modules that are suitable from CubeSat-class up through large satellites, as well as for use as ground support equipment, that provide a full suite of hardware and software interfaces. Software drivers are included that are compatible with many satellite subsystems (currently, about 80% of small satellite subsystem vendors).In conventional small satellite assembly and integration, there are many point-to-point connections, with most data interfaces routing back to the central flight computer and most power connections routing back to the central power system. Whereas by utilizing MAG1C, much more modular integration is enabled, with MA61C providing all necessary data routing and providing plug and play capability.