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NORWEGIAN CANSAT ACTIVITIES
• CanSat workshop at Andøya Rocket Range, september 2006
• Norwegian students at the CanSat demonstration Valencia, October 2006.
• NAROM at international CanSat workshop Tokyo, February 2007.
• Norwegian CanSat competition – invited schools, may 2009
2onsdag 14. oktober 2009
What is a CanSat?
CanSat:
• Soda-Can “Satellite”
• Affordable way to introduce pupils to the challenges of building a satellites
• Small electronic payload with sensors
• Launched and ejected from rocket or balloon
• Descends back to earth in a parachute
3onsdag 14. oktober 2009
What is a CanSat?
CanSat:
• Soda-Can “Satellite”
• Affordable way to introduce pupils to the challenges of building a satellites
• Small electronic payload with sensors
• Launched and ejected from rocket or balloon
• Descends back to earth in a parachute
3onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Competition setup
• To involve pupils in technology and engineering as a practical supplement to other school subjects as mathematics and physics.
• To show the fun aspect of designing, building and eventually launching the CanSat.
• To enable pupils to work better in teams on the same mission.
• Aerospace is an international business so the study material provided and the reporting by the pupils is done in English.
4onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Competition setup
• To involve pupils in technology and engineering as a practical supplement to other school subjects as mathematics and physics.
• To show the fun aspect of designing, building and eventually launching the CanSat.
• To enable pupils to work better in teams on the same mission.
• Aerospace is an international business so the study material provided and the reporting by the pupils is done in English.
4onsdag 14. oktober 2009
CanSat starter kit
Primary mission• Assemble kits
• Programming onboard computer
• Testing and calibration of sensors (temperature and pressure
Main board
Sensor board
Transmitter board
5onsdag 14. oktober 2009
CanSat starter kit
Primary mission• Assemble kits
• Programming onboard computer
• Testing and calibration of sensors (temperature and pressure
Main board
Sensor board
Transmitter board
Secondary mission - Experiments set by the pupils
• Camera
• GPS
• Accelerometer
• Other sensors and experiments
5onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Organization
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January February Marsh April
Kick off: Teachers
Workshop at Andøya
CanSat proposal reports
Technical work at schools
Deadline final
reports
CanSat Camp at Andøya
May
6onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Communication
77onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Communication
77onsdag 14. oktober 2009
8
Intruder Rocket
CanSat 2
CanSat 1
Parachute 1
Parachute 2 Piston
Pro38 Motor
8onsdag 14. oktober 2009
8
Intruder Rocket
CanSat 2
CanSat 1
Parachute 1
Parachute 2 Piston
Pro38 Motor
8onsdag 14. oktober 2009
9
SeparationA
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TimeT=15 s
9onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Some results
1010onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Some results
1010onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Some results
10
-‐3,750
0
3,750
7,500
11,250
15,000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49
Acceleration
g-‐force
Seconds
10onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Some results
10
-‐3,750
0
3,750
7,500
11,250
15,000
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49
Acceleration
g-‐force
Seconds
10onsdag 14. oktober 2009
French competition
1111onsdag 14. oktober 2009
French competition
1111onsdag 14. oktober 2009
Organization 2009/2010
12
November December Marsh April
Kick off: Teachers
Workshop at Andøya
Technical work at schools
CanSat proposal reports – selection
Deadline final
reports for the three
CanSat Camp at Andøya
May
12onsdag 14. oktober 2009
13Thank you for listening13onsdag 14. oktober 2009