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Problem Definition Review Solar Sail Senior Design Project P18101 Review Meeting Outline Main Objective: Finalize Project Definition and Requirements 1. Background & Current State 2. Problem Statement 3. Use Cases 4. Customer Needs

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Problem Definition Review

Solar Sail Senior Design Project P18101

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Review Meeting Outline

Main Objective: Finalize Project Definition and Requirements

1. Background & Current State 2. Problem Statement 3. Use Cases 4. Customer Needs & Engineering Requirements 5. Critical Challenges & Risks 6. Draft Project Plan 7. Further Questions & Discussion

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Background and Current State

Planetary Society Solar Sail
NASA Solar Sail Demonstrator

(‘Sunjammer’)

NASA NEA Scout

Image Courtesy of the Planetary Society

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Problem Statement

Objective- Design a CubeSat-based solar sail deployment mechanism that is able to interact and integrate with other cubesats

Potential use cases include research missions,

deorbiting of space debris, and so on

Compliant with CubeSat regulations

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Use Cases

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Customer Needs

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Engineering Requirements

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Key Risks & Design Challenges

1. Location with adequate space for testing
2. Sail material Selection
3. Boom mechanism stability
4. Minimize moment created
5. Budget space for control system (button, communication, sail controls)
6. Double design for air brake as well as solar sail
7. Durability during launch
8. Designing for CubeSat specs
9. Attachment of sail to boom
10. Folding pattern
11. Electrical hardware designed for outer space

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Risk Assessment

Top 5 Risks (By Team Assessment of Importance)

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Draft MSD I Project Plan

1. Solar Sail Material 2. Button Deployment 3. Sail Folding 4. Deployment Mechanism 5. Model Final Design

Timeline

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Questions for You

CubeSat Manufacturing timeline? 1U and 2U?
Exact operating altitude and conditions

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Questions and Discussion

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Picture Websites

https://www.google.com/search?q=Solar+sail+picture&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ

&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin-Jfc36TWAhUH4YMKHfJmBdgQsAQIQA&biw=1536&bih=79 8#imgrc=9EADJbc00BORQM:

http://www.planetary.org/
https://www.google.com/search?q=Solar+sail+picture&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ

&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDmaCF4aTWAhXHy4MKHdYPC0kQ7AkIWw&biw=1536&bih =798#imgrc=pJ8KZApjnsg7UM: