Mission statement
IRIS-B CubeSat’s mission objective is to demonstrate the in-orbit intelligence remote sensing data processing. The mission concept is to use a low-cost remote sensing payload combined with artificial intelligence technology, which can facilitate high-end remote sensing satellite to lock the region of interest (ROI) with the efficient image acquisition approach.
IRIS-B Overview
IRIS-B Bus
- 3U Volume
- same as IRIS-A but add one S-band communication module
IRIS-B Payload
- AI Software (Inference) (NCNU)
- Optical Mechanism Structure (NSPO)
- Image Capture/Processing Boards (Liscotech)
IRIS-B Mission Description
Remote sensing is main mission objective of IRIS-B mission. Remote Sensing Instrument (RSI) is equipped with RGB channels operating in push broom mode. It has onboard processing capability, which enables early assessment by downloading the processed geophysical data with coordinate information, instead of raw data. In addition, it also can perform Artificial Intelligence (AI) acceleration to enabling the efficient implementation of AI Algorithms in Orbit.
RSI Payload is composed of Optical Lens, Image Data Capture: focal plane and imager is on this board, Image Data Operation: AI Algorithms implemented process unit and data storage, and Daughter Board: main point of contact from the S/C bus for data interface and main instrument control.
