High-Level Project Summary
Phoenix is a youth-led project that focuses mainly on the technical and monetary aspects of space missions and designs. We developed a solution for any malfunction of sensors, such as the GNC sensors in the EXO-Mars project. Our solution is to create a backup facility that will immediately activate once the sensors start malfunctioning. We've chosen Diode Metal Sensors which can be altered to suit any expedition, combined with NAS storage devices that can store even Peta-bytes. Diode-based sensors are very sensitive and measure extremely low power levels, going down to -70 dBm. This will prevent future crashes or accidents in space and can guarantee a high level of successful missions.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Phoenix builds a technical project/idea, that will put forth a solution for communication or radio signal problems. As we researched and filtered the challenges one by one, in terms of technical equipment, EXO-Mars (Project between ESA and Roscosmos) failed due to a malfunction or loss of connection of the GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control Sensor). To solve this 'challenge' we are considering back-up facilities; one of which is the 'Diode METAL Sensor'. When paired up with storage devices like NAS, it becomes an unstoppable team; considering both the communication and data storage aspects. Bonus points of the Phoenix Diode sensors include:-
1- Diode based sensors are very sensitive and can measure extremely low power levels, even going down to the -70 dBm range.
2- Another strong point is that they have a very fast response time.
3- Lastly, metal-semiconductor diodes by nature store only small amounts of charge and require small levels of voltage to conduct current.
Although we have many future plans and goals for Phoenix, we hope through this segment, space crashes and accidents can be avoided and decreased.
We used the application 'blender' to code a small 3D model of a diode sensor (figure not to scale). We also coded our website using HTML and CSS. We would also like to run some beta testing regarding the dimensions in the future. Lastly, we have made our own QR code linking to our other sources.
Space Agency Data
As youngsters, we loved watching our parents look at various sorts of information concerning space. Around late 2017, we discovered the Exo Mars rover and were intrigued by the design, of course, as youngsters, we had no idea what it did, however, a few days ago, when we discovered about the space apps competition, we felt blessed! We found our opportunity to express our vast ideas! After digging into a lot of research, we collected various sorts of information from the NASA website, along with the European space agency’s analysis reports. We expressed our base ideas through a website, artistic boards, a real-life model, as well as an interactive sculpture demonstrating a diode.
Hackathon Journey
This hackathon was truly an inspiring process for us all and it gave us an opportunity for us to explore our love of the endless cosmos and actually use all the passion embedded in us to create something that could have a huge potential impact on the way the human species may live in the near/distant future. We loved the way it gave everyone a chance to speak out and pitch their ideas and the fact that we learnt SO much about the things that we never knew anything at all about is the biggest takeaway we could ever ask for. Although we faced a lot of technical errors, communication gaps, data on the expedition, and much much more, the organizers were amazingly helpful and understanding, which caused a lot of the nerves that we carried around to be washed away almost immediately. This competition will forever hold a special place in our hearts (and minds) as we venture out into the world and spread our contagious brainwaves all over the universe. We developed our public speaking, teamwork, coding, and brainstorming skills. We extend our utmost gratitude to our parents and mentors for their endless support. This won't be the last time you'll see us, that's for sure!
(Please do remember to view the coded website at 50%)
References
- https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/exomars-2022#exomars-2022-mission-formerly-exomars-2020
- https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/sst-soa/guidance-navigation-and-control
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/esa-exomars-rover/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2193079-european-mars-rover-named-after-dna-discoverer-rosalind-franklin/
- https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ExoMars_suspended
- https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/ip_6.html
- https://www.findlight.net/blog/2019/10/20/radio-frequency-sensors-for-long-distance-detection/
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/partners/
Images link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wcO8THg3vImi0F0-ZRJ_koibkMJHKBF0Ew-yyHKpyVw/edit
Handwritten code can be viewed in the Final project google drive link.
Tags
#art, #literature, #creativeminds, #poem, #peace, #phoenixfly, #challenge, #techminds, #teamwork, #spaceapps, #turningstemintosteam, #steam, #stem, #sculpting, #3Ddesign