Brownout Aerospace CanSat team
We are a six-person team of high school students. We are taking part in the international CanSat competition organized by the European Space Agency.
About CanSat
The aim of the competition is to build and then drop a mini satellite the size of a soda can from a height of over 2.5 kilometers
Teams
Each team consists of 4-6 members aged 14-19, of whom at least 50% are from ESA member states. A team needs to have a supervisor (in most of cases a teacher).
Primary Mission
Primary mission is the same for every team – each CanSat has to measure air pressure & temperature during descent and transmit the data every second.
Secondary Mission
Secondary mission is fully selected by the team. In our case the mission is to land the CanSat in the specified area and to transmit a live video of the flight.
National Competitions
Each member state of ESA organizes its own competition. In Poland the organizers are ESERO and Centrum Nauki Kopernik.
Reports
During the course of the competition teams write 3 reports. First (Preliminary Design Review – PDR) outlines the general idea of the mission. Second (Critical Design Review – CDR) focuses on testing and prototype. Third (Final Design Review – FDR) is the final report confirming that the CanSat is ready for Test Campaign.
Winners
Best teams are selected by the Jury based on CDR & FDR reports, Test Campaign performance and team presentations of the results.
Our mission
Primary mission, which is set by organizers, is to measure, write on SD/microSD card and transmit every second air pressure and temperature data. Those parameters are to be measured from the moment of start, throughout the descent and after landing.
Secondary mission was chosen by ourselves. The mission is to perform a landing in designated area with great precision while recording telemetry data and transmitting live video of the flight. Landing spot will be set using GPS coordinates and there will be an option to change them mid-flight.
