UCI CanSat
We are UCI CanSat, an undergraduate project in the MAE department. Our team competes in the CanSat competition, an annual, international engineering challenge to design and build a space-type system. Every year the mission changes so this year's objective is to build a probe that can be deployed at an altitude of around 700m, transmit telemetry in real-time, and use a parachute and aerobraking heat shield to land safely at an upright orientation which is signaled by a victory flag. Interested students are advised to read the official mission guide for 2022-2023 here.
In addition to meeting our competition objectives, our team's goals are to provide all members with hands-on experience with the process of engineering design. Over three quarters, we'll go from brainstorming and concept generation, to launching our flight hardware at the competition! We are a small team where everyone has a critical part to play.
Last year, UCI CanSat consisted of ten Engineering and Computer Science students led by our faculty adviser, Professor Roger Rangel. This year we plan to keep our team restricted to 10 students, the maximum allowed by competition rules.
Contact Us: cansatuci@gmail.com.
2022-2023 Mission
2021-2022 Mission
2020-2021 Mission
2019-2020 Mission
2018 - 2019 mission
2017 - 2018 mission
