Electronic Systems design faces some unique and formidable challenges when its products are placed outside the relative protection of the Earth's atmosphere. The wide temperature swings, the corrosive action of ionized gases, the high levels of ionizing radiation and the very low pressure greatly exacerbate the failure mechanisms of most systems, and the inaccessibility for repair and maintenance generally compounds the problem. The great cost of putting devices into orbit also places severe constraints on size, mass and energy consumption. 

This research group was formed to investigate and address such technical problems. Novel space technologies may arise as a result, which may also find important applications in earth-bound scenarios. This could only be achieved by combining the expertise of several specialists brought-in from a wide range of engineering and science disciplines.

• Reliability Engineering
  Radiation Hardening of Components
  Fault Tolerant Embedded Software/Hardware
  Verification and Validation of Software/Hardware
  Failure Mode Analysis
  Material Degradation Analysis
  
  
• Miniaturisation of Space Systems
  Nano/Pico/Femto Satellite (eg: CubeSat) and Micro-Rover Design
  High Density PCB Level Design
  Micro-Manufacturing
  
  
• Long Range Communications
  Radio Communications and Antenna design
  Free Space Optical Communication
  Error Control Coding
  
  
• Attitude and Orbital Control Systems (AOCS)
  Optimal Control of Orbital Manoeuvres
  Attitude Control and Determination in Low Earth Orbit
  Micro-Thruster Design and Control
  Swarm Robotics
  
  
• Power Generation and Management
  Micro-Power Design
  Energy Harvesting
  High Efficiency Solar Power & MPPT
  Redundant Energy Distribution