# Satellites and EVs with Joris Aerts

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2020-11-23
- Length: 1h 15m
- Episode: 518
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/518-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts/

## Summary

Joris Aerts, who previously worked on the Tesla Model S door handle and now works at Hyber, discusses designing electronics for small satellites and a new modular testing platform. He explains Hyber's low-orbit IoT constellation, which uses scheduled flyovers for low-power, low-bandwidth data relay, contrasting it with high-bandwidth systems like Starlink. Aerts details the satellite's architecture, including the use of CAN bus for modularity, Linux-based processing, and the trade-offs between radiation hardening and cost. He also describes his initiative to create a standardized, rack-mountable test chassis to simplify hardware validation and remote debugging for engineers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=0) Introduction: Joris Aerts and Hyber
- [3:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=200) Hyber Satellite Constellation and Starlink Comparison
- [7:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=428) Satellite Hardware: Power, Redundancy, and Design
- [24:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=1482) Launch Logistics and CubeSat Standards
- [40:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=2452) Tesla Model S Door Handle and Lin Bus
- [59:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-11-23-satellites-and-evs-with-joris-aerts#t=3586) New Modular Testing Platform Concept

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Hyber (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Model S (product)
- Starlink (product)
- PC104 (other)
- CAN (other)
- LIN (other)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- NI PXI (product)

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