Competition Debriefing Virginia Tech CanSat Maroon Team 15 June 2008

Maroon Team Roster Team Member Role Graduation Year Joshua Berman Mechanical Team Lead 2009 Timothy Berman Structures Team Lead 2009 Thomas Billheimer Structural 2008 Elizabeth Buckner Mechanical and Structural 2008 Michael Duda Mechanical 2011 Stuart Hood Computer & Electrical Team Lead 2008 Kristopher Kusano Mechanical 2010 Charles Neas Chief Engineer 2009 Dennis Preus Structural 2008

Design Overview CanSat

High Level Diagram Science Module Computing Module ALU Module Drill Batteries ALU/ Parachute Release Parachute Computing System Sensors Flight Proven Adapted from Flight Proven Design New Design

Flight Proven

Adapted from Flight Proven Design

New Design

Primary Objective Analysis Mass: 488g Dimensions: Fit into rocket Flight Time: 3.29 min Descent Rate: 2.46 m/s Transmitters turned off CanSat upright

Mass: 488g

Dimensions: Fit into rocket

Flight Time: 3.29 min

Descent Rate: 2.46 m/s

Transmitters turned off

CanSat upright

Altitude Raw Data

Descent Rate Analysis

9:30 – 10:45 (75 min) 10:55 – 10:59 (3.29 min)

On Ground Main Point of Failure

Landing Failure Analysis ConOps Competition

ConOps

Competition

Thank You CanSat Judges and Staff Ivan Galysh Tom Flatley Scott Reedy Andy Carmain Jayesh Hirani Jim Kirkpatrick Ed Hicks Dave Petrick Karin Blank Dany Espinosa Krik Kittell POTROCS and LDRS Virginia Space Grant Consortium Dr. Hall

CanSat Judges and Staff

Ivan Galysh

Tom Flatley

Scott Reedy

Andy Carmain

Jayesh Hirani

Jim Kirkpatrick

Ed Hicks

Dave Petrick

Karin Blank

Dany Espinosa

Krik Kittell

POTROCS and LDRS

Virginia Space Grant Consortium

Dr. Hall

Questions?