Team Red

"Team Red", based out of the UK and competing in the CanSat competition to design and create a satellite, as organised by the 'European Space Agency'

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Launch day!

Our CanSat was launched, landed with no damage and we were able to get readings from all of our electronics!

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February 2023

This is the initial screw thread 3D model printing - it was printed 25% of the size of the actual can in order to test if the halves would screw together correctly.

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February 2023

Results & conclusions of the hemispherical parachute tests!

The parachute falls at roughly 6 m/s which is in the range stated in the guidelines, final tests are to be carried out using a parachute of a different material to determine if more/less drag is created.

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More videos:

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February 2023

These are the drop test videos using the hemispherical parachute, results in the next post.

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February 2023

Drop tests using the hemispherical parachute - videos coming soon!

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February 2023

String tension tests for the parachute - we used weights to determine how much the string could hold before snapping, the strongest string will then be used to attach the parachute to the can.

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The rest of the pictures!

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January 2023

These are the initial 3D designs for the body made using TinkerCAD. We tested different designs in order to find the best way to attach the parachute, including a hook and holes in the side of the can itself.

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January 2023

Our chosen TeamRED CanSat logo design!

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January 2023

New hemispherical parachute design in progress... we are hoping this will increase the speed of the can.

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December 2022

Our drop tests and results!

The can falls a bit too slowly so parachute adjustments are to be made so we can get it to fall at around 6 m/s.

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December 2022

Our first Drop Tests !!! 🛰

Testing the prototype CanSat indoors (by dropping it) and gathering results, with the whole team...

(footage and results coming soon !)

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November 2022

Completed prototype CanSat design for testing parachute calculations and design in drop tests:

Using a:

- Hexagonal parachute design
- Soda can filled with sand to simulate mass and correct body dimensions

Planning drop tests very soon...

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November 2022

Sand...

Valiantly collected by one of our dedicated team members to simulate arbitrary mass

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November 2022

Working on hexagonal parachute design to be used in drop tests..

A soda can filled with sand (simulate weight between 300-350g) will be used as the 'satellite' to test the effectiveness of the parachute and accuracy of our calculations for the size and dimensions

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November 2022

Prototype parachute design materials...

Chosen because of low cost and resemblance to material used in parachutes,

1. Cotton linen, tightly woven fabric
2. Plastic tablecloth, similar to parachutes

More expensive and formal material planned for the final design

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November 2022

Debate on the parachute design...

Hexagonal vs Spherical ?