This blog is going to introduce you to engineering design by providing a step-by-step guide, using the rover science module as an example. I (Nora) will walk you through the functional requirements (FR), brainstorming with morph chart, design parameter (DP) selection and visualisation. My group-mate Jessica will explain the electrical component of the science module, […]
Detumbling? Detumbling is essential to every satellite and is the first thing that one has to do after the launch. When the satellite is launched, it spins wildly in space due to the forces exerted on it when it’s released from the rocker. Detumbling is the process of stopping the satellite from spinning so it […]
We’ve had an exciting month this October, with much more to come in the following weeks! A lot of future planning has been done on the technical side of things, as well as several fun events like an Optus Satellite Tour, dice kit workshops, showcasing our projects at a networking morning event hosted by UNSW Tech […]
Our trip to Poland was one hell of an adventure, with a lot of on-the-spot engineering, things breaking and being fixed (or “fixed” in some cases), panicked runs carrying the rover and our groundstation gear to the European Rover Challenge (ERC) competition grounds and much more. After over 24 hours of travel, of two planes […]
For anyone wondering what the High-Altitude Ballooning (HAB) team has been up to over the last few months – don’t worry, we have not been slacking off! The team has been hard at work developing a payload capable of logging a multitude of different types of data as well as a platform which could deliver […]
It was definitely the most eventful month of the year for BLUEsat. Placing 8th in the European Rover Challenge (ERC), attending the AEC as well as the successful balloon launch this past weekend. A huge round of applause to everyone for all your hard work this last month! The Rover teams are undergoing some design reviews […]
For a little change of pace from all of these wonderful technical blogs, I think it’s time for a little break to let loose our imagination and curiosity. This’ll (hopefully) be a nice little series where you and I both will go on an adventure learning and exploring some exciting space theories that have been […]
BLUEsat has had yet another incredible month; with great success at our first Showcase event, the formation of our Outreach team, UNSW Open day shenanigans and great progress in all our teams! On other exciting news, our Rover team is leaving for Poland in under a week for the European Rover Challenge (ERC)! The Groundstation team […]
What are solid state relays? Solid state relays (SSRs), or OCMOS FETs, are a type of switching device that has no moving parts (as opposed to the regular relay). These have the same function as electromechanical relays; allowing high current and/or voltage through a load in response to a low input voltage and current. Solid […]
Welcome to the next installment in my series on the ROS transform system (ROS tf). In my previous article I explained how BLUEsat’s Rovers all run on the Robotics Operating System (ROS), and what the ROS tf system was all about. In this article I will introduce a number of useful tools and packages that […]