Engineering Platforms
We now offer several engineering platforms from robotics to rocketry. These platforms teach students the fundamentals of engineering as well as programming, testing, and remote sensing.
Robotics
Destination Automation v1
Destination Automation is a small Arduino based robotic rover that is built to solve a maze using an ultrasonic sensor and programmed instructions. This kit is used to teach students the fundamentals of circuit design and an introduction to C++ programming.
Destination Automation v2
Destination Automation version 2.0 will share many of the same features as the original, but with some exciding additions. This version will rely on infrared receivers to allow the robot to follow a pre-determined course. The new kit will also offer the rover to be manually controlled on a mobile device, opening up the potential of this devise to more people.
Analogue Mars Rover
The Analogue Mars Rover will be a large robotic rover that is intended to teach students about extraterrestrial remote sensing allowing students to have more freedom in the design of their rover to complete a task. Attachments include LiDAR, robotic arms, remote sensing sensors and more.
Rocketry
Rocket Logger v1
Rocket Logger was a small platform that runs on the Arduino Pro Mini and has a BME280 weather sensor and a MPU6050 inertial measurement device. It collected data that could later be used to calculate the apogee of the rocket and to analyze the acceleration values.
Rocket Logger v2 (to be renamed)
Rocket Logger version 2 will be quite different from the original. The new version will still use the BME280 weather sensor, but instead of using a MPU6050, it will use the much more accurate BMI088 IMU. This version will also be running on the much faster SAMD51 processor to collect significantly more data per second. This version will also no longer be using a 9V battery, we will not make that mistake again!
New Rocket Design (to be named)
Our new rocket design will be heavily relying on 3D printed components, some of which will even be designed by students to be flown on their rockets! We are rethinking the payload section of the rocket, most likely relocating it to the 3D printed nosecone.
TVC Rocket (to be named)
In conjunction with Austin Gleydura’s company, DeepSpace Engineering, this will be our first technologically advanced rocket. Thrust Vectored Controlled rocketry is founded on the principles of using servomotors to actively control the flight of the model rocket, rather than relying on passive control via fins. This project in the early design stage and more information will be available very soon! More about this amazing technology can be found over at https://bps.space.