GLOBO

We shared our prototype with the Caltech community and had a successful demo day. We really enjoyed sharing our work, answering questions, and connecting with others.

We have changed our design. Instead of using corner pieces, we will now have 3D-printed top and bottom pieces. The walls of the CubeSat will be made entirely of foam, as shown in the CAD model we created using Autodesk Fusion 360. This new design is both lighter and more efficient.

The corner pieces of the CubeSat will be securely screwed into place, holding the foam inserts in position. The foam inserts serve the purpose of insulating the system, ensuring thermal protection for the components.

We are working on integrating an APRS module into our sensor system. We have minimal experience working with this kind of device, so we are trying to learn using online resources. 

We are so excited to share that we have been granted money from the Housner Fund to complete our project. This will allow us to purchase the parts that we need to make this project a reality. We are grateful for the support, and are excited about the future of this project. 

Using the Arduino Uno we successfully integrated the clock, sensor, and SD card reader. The real time clock will allow us to keep track of when measurements are being recorded. The sensor, a BME 688, allows us to get measurements like humidity, temperature, and altitude. Finally, the SD card will allow us to transfer this data back to our computer. Attached is the photo with our weather readings and their corresponding time stamp. 

We successfully transferred data from the Arduino onto the SD card and opened the data using an SD card reader on another computer. We also successfully uploaded the data from the sensor onto the SD card. 

We are setting up a parallel circuit so that the SD card reader and the sensor can both get 5V using the same port.

We circuited the BME 688 sensor and used open source code to program it. We got successful temperature, pressure, and altitude readings.