The Attitude Determination and Control System of the Picosatellite UWE-3*

The picosatellite UWE-3 is the third generation of CubeSats at the University Würzburg. It is equipped with all necessary satellite systems, among them an advanced attitude determination and control system (ADCS), which will enable the satellite to determine its orientation in space in real-time and, within its actuator capabilities, to control and change this attitude. The hard- and software of the ADCS are described, as well as experiments performed with dedicated test setups, and the obtained results are presented.