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ASEN 1400 Gateway To Space
Spring Semester 2021ASEN 1400 Gateway To Space
Designed a cube satellite capable of performing an experiment at 100,000 ft. Personally led the development of the avionics hardware and managed project progress.
My group chose to measure the effectiveness of electromagnetic radiation shielding by comparing radiation values from a Geiger counter shielded by an electromagnet and another unshielded control counter.
The sat underwent rigorous structural and hardware testing, including being dropped from a height of 9m (pictured right), being pitched down a flight of stairs, and a 3 hour mission simulation in a cooler full of dry ice,
I mainly oversaw the design and development of the electronics system, including all sensors, switches, and other components. The circuit functioned nominally during testing but failed during flight due to an error in the code that slipped unnoticed during testing. Regardless, the process of designing, testing, iterating, and then error analysis was extremely rewarding and an incredible learning process.
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