Project-based space engineering education: Application to autonomous rover-back CanSat

Hassan, Aly; Sharkawy, Omar El; Nabil, Ashraf; Yassin, Ahmed; Tarek, Mohamed; Amin, Samy; Ibrahim, M.K.

doi:10.1109/rast.2013.6581164

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“…This is particularly apparent in the sheer quantity of the analyzed CanSat literature that was directly related to some form of CanSat competition. Descriptions concerning the first CanSat competition in Thailand [11], a CanSat design event in Bangladesh [12], and an educational engineering project from Cairo University in Egypt [13], show how students and educators across the world are leveraging this technology. José Contente and Cecília Galvão performed an in-depth analysis [14] of the educational benefit of participating in a CanSat competition for high-school students.…”

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The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

2023

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In recent years, CubeSats have gained popularity as secondary payloads in space missions due to their uniquely small size and minimal weight. This allows for the quick and inexpensive development of high-risk, high-reward investigations. The success of cube-shaped CubeSats has led to the development of a new class of small-scale and low-cost scientific platforms known as CanSats, which maintain a unique cylindrical shape. CanSats offer an even more economical alternative for conducting high-risk investigations, although they are typically constrained by having to operate within Earth’s atmosphere, which contributes to their reduced costs. However, the ability to test and improve space-bound hardware makes the CanSat a potential intermediary technology for continued space exploration. This survey paper seeks to provide a technical definition of CanSats and summarize the current state of the art in CanSat-based research. This paper covers the history of CanSats, their current mainstream applications, and their potential impact on the technology pipeline for space exploration. CanSats have proven to be versatile in various applications, including Earth science, aeronautics, and educational purposes. The lower cost of CanSats provides a wider range of researchers and educational institutions access to near-space science. Therefore, this paper also aims to explore the potential future applications of CanSats, particularly as an intermediary technology for testing and improving space-bound hardware, with potential benefits for future space missions. The findings from this survey could help to guide the further research and development of CanSats, as well as help to shape future space exploration efforts.

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The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

2023

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“…Es de destacar que si bien la utilización de la plataforma CanSat está ampliamente divulgada [7], [8], e incluso se hallan propuestas con leves variaciones, o nuevos enfoques [9], [10], el objetivo principal de este trabajo consiste en el desarrollo de una plataforma local, del tipo open-source para libre distribución, modificación y reproducción del proyecto (tanto de hardware como de software). La Fig.…”

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“…Las misiones CanSat, entonces, tienen la misma metodología de planificación que las realizadas en satélites orbitales, permitiendo así que los estudiantes se acerquen a la experiencia de diseñar y desarrollar misiones, para luego proceder con el análisis de los resultados recogidos en vuelo, de manera simple y estructurada. De este modo, es posible involucrar a múltiples asignaturas escolares, tales como matemática, física y ciencias naturales, en el planeamiento de las misiones y en el posterior estudio de los datos obtenidos [7], [8].…”

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Implementación de una Plataforma de Desarrollo CANSAT Multipropósito

Anchino¹,

Torti²,

Dovis

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This article describes the technical and procedural aspects involved in the implementation of a non-orbital CanSat type nanosatellite. This device integrates mechanical, electronic components and software elements, specifically developed locally to promote scientific-technological dissemination, and the awakening of scientific vocations. Finally, it is important to note that this platform will be used as a development tool in the teaching of space technologies.Resumen-El presente artículo describe los aspectos técnicos y procedimentales involucrados en la implementación de un nanosatélite no orbital tipo CanSat. Este dispositivo integra componentes mecánicos, electrónicos y elementos de software, desarrollados local y específicamente para fomentar la divulgación científico-tecnológica, y el despertar de vocaciones científicas. Porúltimo, es importante remarcar que la presente plataforma se empleará como instrumento de desarrollo en la enseñanza de tecnologías espaciales.

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“…A CanSat typically has a cylinder-shaped configuration with dimensions of less than approximately 10 cm in radius and 20 cm in height, a mass of less than 1 kg, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf components. 6) Its functionality in an extremely small package promises to yield numerous advanced technologies required for achieving challenging mission-related functions such as sub-orbital experiments, 7) scientific investigations, 8) atmospheric science testing, 9) and verification of new technologies. 10) CanSats can be sent to a certain target altitude using model rockets, balloons, UAVs, airplanes, helicopters, or basically anything with flight capability.…”

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Smartphone CanSat for Actualization of Real-time Streaming Video Calls Using Remote Screen Touch System with Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

Kim

et al. 2019

Trans. Japan Soc. Aero. S Sci.

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This paper reports the Smart Call from the Sky (SCSky) Can Satellite (CanSat) platform developed by Chosun University, South Korea, with a focus on a smart material of shape memory alloy actuator applications. The primary objective of this study is to verify the effectiveness of a remote screen touch system using shape memory alloy wires. The system is currently being utilized to operate the on-board smartphone of a CanSat by telecommands from a ground station. It provides real-time streaming video showing the internal and external states of CanSat through video calls during actual flight. The secondary objective of the mission is to acquire a wide-scan image from the on-board USB cameras, whose elevation angles are actuated using shape memory alloy springs. The effectiveness of the design proposed was validated experimentally through actual flight tests using model rockets.

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Project-based space engineering education: Application to autonomous rover-back CanSat

Cited by 6 publications

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The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

Implementación de una Plataforma de Desarrollo CANSAT Multipropósito

Smartphone CanSat for Actualization of Real-time Streaming Video Calls Using Remote Screen Touch System with Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

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