Awards & Nominations
Team Jantrik has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!
Global Finalists Honorable Mentions
Parker_Learner
High-Level Project Summary
We build a system to learn the young generation about the Nasa project "Parker Sun solar probe". As we targeted young we have to build something creative which will attract them.So we build a system that is identical to Parker and sun. Our system has 2 part the first part is prototype probe and sun , we use sensors to collect data like rotation ,speed form sun and show it through LCD display. And the 2nd part of our project is our app which collects the realtime data from probe and show it also it ask some question to engage the audience if they could answer correctly the app give them some points by which they can buy NASA premium stuff.
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Detailed Project Description
What is it?
We build a system to learn the young generation about the Nasa project "Parker Sun solar probe".
As we targeted young we have to build something creative which will attract them.
So we build a system that is identical to Parker and sun.
How does it work?
Our system has 2 part the first part is prototype probe and sun , we use sensors to collect data like rotation ,speed form sun and show it through LCD display. And the 2nd part of our project is our app which collects the realtime data from probe and show it also it ask some question to engage the audience if they could answer correctly the app give them some points by which they can buy NASA premium stuff.
For building our prototype we use white board sheets and we use arduino uno for controlling stuff , we use an ultrasonic sensor 2 LCD display to show data of parker and a servo to rotate sun.
And for application we use an android emulator which connects to parker through Bluetooth and collect data and shows it.
What do we hope to achieve?
Every year, billions of dollars are lost due to solar wind. So, we're attempting to inspire young people to demonstrate an interest in this field. Through our effort, we are thinking about educating 2.5 million young people about this system.
What tools, coding languages, hardware, or software did you use to develop we project?
We build our prototype with board , stand , arduino uno, sonar sensor , 2 LCD display , IOT chip , servo motor, breadboard.
for app we use andoid emulator and we collect data to cloud and render it to our app that's how we manage request response .
Space Agency Data
Even before the first trips through the corona, some surprising physics was already surfacing. On recent solar encounters, Parker Solar Probe collected data pinpointing the origin of zig-zag-shaped structures in the solar wind, called switchbacks. The data showed one spot that switchbacks originate is at the visible surface of the Sun – the photosphere.
By the time it reaches Earth, 93 million miles away, the solar wind is an unrelenting headwind of particles and magnetic fields. But as it escapes the Sun, the solar wind is structured and patchy. In the mid-1990s, the NASA-European Space Agency mission Ulysses flew over the Sun’s poles and discovered a handful of bizarre S-shaped kinks in the solar wind’s magnetic field lines, which detoured charged particles on a zig-zag path as they escaped the Sun. For decades, scientists thought these occasional switchbacks were oddities confined to the Sun’s polar regions.
In 2019, at 34 solar radii from the Sun, Parker discovered that switchbacks were not rare, but common in the solar wind. This renewed interest in the features and raised new questions: Where were they coming from? Were they forged at the surface of the Sun, or shaped by some process kinking magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere?
The new findings, in press at the Astrophysical Journal, finally confirm one origin point is near the solar surface.
The clues came as Parker orbited closer to the Sun on its sixth flyby, less than 25 solar radii out. Data showed switchbacks occur in patches and have a higher percentage of helium – known to come from the photosphere – than other elements. The switchbacks’ origins were further narrowed when the scientists found the patches aligned with magnetic funnels that emerge from the photosphere between convection cell structures called supergranules.
In addition to being the birthplace of switchbacks, the scientists think the magnetic funnels might be where one component of the solar wind originates. The solar wind comes in two different varieties – fast and slow – and the funnels could be where some particles in the fast solar wind come from.
“The structure of the regions with switchbacks matches up with a small magnetic funnel structure at the base of the corona,” said Stuart Bale, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and lead author on the new switchbacks paper. “This is what we expect from some theories, and this pinpoints a source for the solar wind itself.”
Understanding where and how the components of the fast solar wind emerge, and if they’re linked to switchbacks, could help scientists answer a longstanding solar mystery: how the corona is heated to millions of degrees, far hotter than the solar surface below.
While the new findings locate where switchbacks are made, the scientists can’t yet confirm how they’re formed. One theory suggests they might be created by waves of plasma that roll through the region like ocean surf. Another contends they’re made by an explosive process known as magnetic reconnection, which is thought to occur at the boundaries where the magnetic funnels come together.
Because of how close the probe will be to the Sun, it will experience very high temperatures. To make sure that the probe is not damaged by the hot environment, engineers had to design a special shield to protect the sensitive components on the probe. The shield is made up of five layers.[10] The outermost layer is a white ceramic layer which reflects away the Sun's rays. By reflecting the rays away, it prevents the shield from heating up too much. The second layer is a barrier layer which connects the ceramic layer to the middle layer. The middle layer is a carbon-carbon sheet which is very light and strong. This helps keep the shield in one piece. The fourth layer is a carbon foam which is very light and does not conduct heat well. This again helps with keeping the temperature low. The fifth and final layer is a second carbon sheet which makes the entire shield rigid enough for spaceflight.
Since the probe was launched from a rocket, it was very important to minimize its weight. If it was too heavy, the rocket would not be able to launch it far enough to complete its mission. Because of the well engineered materials in the shield, the entire shield only weighs 73 kg. That is about the same weight as an average adult human.
The Parker Solar Probe mission design uses repeated gravity assists at Venus to incrementally decrease its orbital perihelion to achieve a final altitude (above the surface) of approximately 8.5 solar radii, or about 6×106 km (3.7×106 mi; 0.040 au).[31] The spacecraft trajectory will include seven Venus flybys over nearly seven years to gradually shrink its elliptical orbit around the Sun, for a total of 24 orbits.[1] The near Sun radiation environment is predicted to cause spacecraft charging effects, radiation damage in materials and electronics, and communication interruptions, so the orbit will be highly elliptical with short times spent near the Sun.[30]
The trajectory requires high launch energy, so the probe was launched on a Delta IV Heavy class launch vehicle and an upper stage based on the Star 48BV solid rocket motor.[30] Interplanetary gravity assists will provide further deceleration relative to its heliocentric orbit, which will result in a heliocentric speed record at perihelion.[4][34] As the probe passes around the Sun, it will achieve a velocity of up to 200 km/s (120 mi/s), which will temporarily make it the fastest human-made object, almost three times as fast as the previous record holder, Helios-2.[35][36][37] Like every object in an orbit, due to gravity the spacecraft will accelerate as it nears perihelion, then slow down again afterward until it reaches its aphelion.
Hackathon Journey
In one word, our Space Apps experience was delightful. First of all, we got the opportunity to work closely on the topic of Parker Solar Probe. We all know how important part of history Parker Solar Probe is and it is a historic moment for scientific research. As we got this opportunity, we were able to deepen our knowledge on this matter. Secondly, we participated here as a team and every single one of us did their job perfectly. It's so great to see all of our hard work finally paid off.
What did you learn?
We all knew that the Parker Solar Probe has made a historic moment for humanity. And we finally got the chance to strengthen our knowledge about it. We came to know how Parker Probe has entered the Sun atmosphere and how this has changed the way scientists research about this matter. For practical knowledge, we built a model for our project and this has helped us to gather our practical knowledge too.
What inspired to choose this challenge?
Parker Solar Probe undoubtedly is one of the biggest achievements. But it’s ironic that most young people don’t know about this. When we first saw this challenge, we instantly chose this challenge. Because we ourselves wanted to do something similar like this. We wanted to show this achievement in such a way so everybody can know about this. Thats why this has inspired us to choose this challenge in the first place.
What was your approach to developing this project?
We first of all think collectively how we should approach this matter. Then after hearing everyone’s opinion, we finally decided. Then we gathered necessary funds for this project. After that we bought materials to build our prototype. Then we one by one approached each part of our project one by one.
How did your team resolve setbacks and challenges?
As our challenge was to build a concept, how should we promote the achievement of Parker Solar Probe to the young people as well as make a prototype. There were some challenges like making this project sensor based and taking reading accordingly. We gave our best to resolve those and make this project successful.
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#prototype #parker #probe # sun