Small Satellite Magnetic Control Study Based on Simulator Testbed

In the present research, the Small Satellite Magnetic Control Study based on Magnetic Simulator Testbed (MSTB) was carry out through a pair of Helmholtz coils (HC) for each one coordinate axis (X, Y, Z). Each group of coil was able to generate a stable and long magnetic field that simulates the same one around the Earth with a confident level of precision, to realize the Small Satellite Magnetic Control Study. Matlab/Simulink software was used to perform the satellite's orbit propagation, to calculate the magnetic field of the Earth around satellite's orbit and simulates a pair of Helmholtz coils for each one coordinate axis of the satellite to reproduce the magnetic field of the Earth applying the Law of Biot-Savart. The satellite orbit's propagation, as well as the calculations of the magnetic field of the Earth and the replication of the magnetic field using the MSTB, produced highly satisfactory results which are very close to those obtained by important research previously consulted, providing confidence to this investigation and allowing to perform the magnetic control study for Small Satellite with a high level of precision.