1U CubeSat Platform Design

This paper surveys and estimates the potential of one-unit CubeSat platform and reflects about design a more suitable platform for future CubeSats. During CubeSat platform development, the concept of the design process is formulated and standard physical relationships are proposed to find number of optimal design solution in terms of basic limitations and features compatibility. Specifically, new modular structure is proposed in order to allows flexible subsystems settlement. A design analysis is also presented concerning the CubeSat platform manufacturing technique. A CubeSat structure has been realized by using a rapid prototyping technique. Such choice allows to optimize a CubeSat design, manufacture, and - assembly