India-based satellite-developer PierSight aims to reduce cost and risk in space system development and deployment using Emerson’s modular testing instrumentation and application software.
Startup PierSight is building a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellites to provide monitor the world’s oceans. The company, which was launched in Ahmedabad, India last year, aims to provide 100% coverage and persistent monitoring for applications in maritime security, environmental monitoring, and maritime operations.
PierSight is partnering with Emerson’s Engineering Innovation Center (EIC) Laboratory in Bangalore to develop and test the SAR subsystems and automatic identification system satellites. According to Emerson the adoption of a test strategy in the early stage of development will mitigate late problem discovery cost and timescale risk to programs.
Shitendra Bhattacharya, director of global sales and marketing for Emerson’s Test and Measurement business said, “With the latest modular instrumentation and application software, we are enabling advanced testing of key components for PierSight’s innovative satellite constellation.
“PierSight is driving the future of persistent monitoring in SAR and AIS technology, and we are happy to help them solve key maritime challenges.”
PierSight co-founder and CTO Vinit Bansal said, “Emerson’s EIC is of value as we build our persistent monitoring constellation of SAR and AIS satellites. We have been using this facility to test our RF electronics, amplifiers and antennas.
“Emerson’s NI PXI test platform helps us improve test coverage and reduce test times, making our mission-critical systems more reliable.”
The EIC lab capabilities include the use of Hardware-in-the-Loop test systems to replicate the operational environment for subsystems under test. The lab is also equipped with modular instrumentation and application software for the company’s Wideband Multichannel Phase Aligned Transceiver (MPA) System, S-Parameters, pulse-to-pulse stability, and power-added efficiency measurement and capability to emulate a Wideband Satellite Link.
