The document summarizes the design of Michigan Technological University's CanSat project. It describes the key components of the structure, electronics, and ground station. The top deck design includes motors to control the parachute lines and a parachute nut in the center. The bottom deck uses a motor and shaft to lower upright legs to stabilize the CanSat on landing. Communication is via a radio transceiver and the flight software was written in MPLAB C30. A laptop runs the ground station software to receive telemetry data.

1. Michigan Technological University Aerospace Enterprise CanSat Project

6. Bottom view of top deck; motors, motor mounts, and worm gears Top view of top deck; spool, gears, parachute nut

8. Drawings/Photos

15. Cost Summary Structure Ground Station UHMW Plastic $40.00 Laptop $150.00 Aluminum Uprights $5.00 Radio Set $125.00 Fasteners $10.00 Battery Charger $25.00 Motors $60.00 Electronics Services Polymer Lithium Ion Batteries - 860mAh $8.95 Pcb Manufacturing $170.00 JST Vertical Connector $0.95 Solder Stencil $35.00 Jumper Wire - JST Black Red $0.95 MPLAB Compatible ICD2 with USB $119.95 USB Cable A to B - 6 Foot $3.95 Polarized Header for Breadboard and ICSP $1.25 CAP CERAMIC 4.7UF 6.3V X5R 0603 $0.19 IC MOTOR DRVR STEPPER DUAL $1.11 Total To Date: $1,038.04 CAP .1UF 16V CERAMIC X7R 0603 $0.04 Hardware Cost: $473.04 IC LDO REG 1A 3.3V SOT223-3 $1.73 CAP CERAMIC 10UF 6.3V X5R 0603 $0.36 IC DSPIC MCU/DSP 64K 64TQFP $10.08 SENSOR 30-120KPA SPI $20.30 CONN 20POS 2MM HEADER DUAL GOLD $1.48 CONN 20POS 2MM SOCKET VERT PC MT $2.02 CABLE ASSEM 2MM 20POS F-F 2" $9.62 CAP 1UF 6.3V CERAMIC X5R 0603 $0.07 CAP .47UF 6.3V CERAMIC X5R 0603 $0.05 Radio $75.00 GPS $100.00

16. Preparation & Launch

17. Flight Data

18. Flight Data *wunderground.com history for APRSWXNET (PWS) 14 June 2008

19. Flight Data

20. Flight Data

23. Questions?