CanSat

This week we almost finished our CanSat. We revised and adapted the cover once more. The hull design is now finished. Take a look: (author: Sophie)

At the moment we are processing the parachute because we accidentally miscalculated the required size and the cords were too thick. We’ve almost doubled the size of the parachute, thus the cansat should get the right rate of fall. We also use a different fabric that is better suited for … Weiterlesen …

Sadly, the competition is not going to take place in person. Instead, there is going to be a virtual launch of the cansats.

We tried to make our CanSat more stable by gluing foam around it for protection, but when we tested it the bottom of the satellite broke again. So we decided to do a completely new design, which we hope will come out of it with no damage so it will … Weiterlesen …

We tested the parachute and the stability of our CanSat last week by dropping it from our school roof. The satellite is not yet stable enough to withstand a fall, but the parachute worked. However, we have noticed that in order to be able to fold the parachute more easily … Weiterlesen …

We’ve made some progress in the design of the CanSat over the last week, but in the process we accidentally broke our model by using an oversized screw. But that taught us that the model had to be more stable. 😎 We also had to make the hole for the … Weiterlesen …

In the last two weeks we started programming, CanSat 3D printing, test programs and image recognition software. We are currently working on the necessary test programs for the individual components of the satellite and the image recognition software. We have also adjusted the schedule. The construction and programming phase has … Weiterlesen …

We revised the CanSat model and started to design the outer shell. We also made a test print of the case so that we can carry out the first stability tests. We hope to be able to build a prototype next week! We also worked on the image recognition software … Weiterlesen …

For a few weeks we have been working on the hardware and the software. There is not much to show you about these topics yet. But we thought about showing you the evolution of the 3D model of our cansat. Take a look: With each new redesign, there are more … Weiterlesen …