High-Level Project Summary
A new way to move the satellite/rocket in space. 🔸Conventional methods require a thrust from rocket boosters. 🔸This requires additional fuel in the payload, which had an effect on our environment too - as more fuel is needed to lift this additional weight and to steer the space vessels.🔸It is important, to go further in space having little dependence on conventional methods. Thank you.
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Detailed Project Description
🔸eddy currents are generated in copper. When a copper tube had a strong magnet pass in it, an eddy current would slow down the magnet quite abit.
🔸 I would use this, on a cube sat 🛰️ ( and larger space vessels) to alter it's movement. The design would be 2 halos: one for the top and one for the bottom. As the inner magnet is controlled, the eddying current affect would cause movement. Hoping to get this experience on the ISS..
🔸it's benefits the climate and is environmentally friendly.
🔸Didn't use any coding/software to develop - as it's a concept idea...but would need software to stabilize it, much like the Nighthawk stealth aircraft.
Space Agency Data
None.
Hackathon Journey
🔸Extremely tough..but fun 😊 Finally got to learn about a cubesat. Saw it too for the very first time!
🔸It was difficult to get team members..as this was a "last minute" thing.
🔸Had an idea, needed to get it out...that was the inspiration.
🔸The approach was more on the design side of things..and doing a small part - too allow others to develop the idea fully.
🔸Team didn't. One of the setbacks was using a non-democracy made phone. (There was some odd internet issues at times..) The other issue was I had no laptop...mine broke the previous year, due to a hinge issue, which I tried to fix it myself and did..but that lead to another incident where the wire clipped and the laptop short-circuited, and smoked. Alway get a professional, and HP sort out your Hinge issue. Most of the things didn't get done!
🔸Like to thank to South African Space people - who advertised this on LinkedIn. I then spread the word to my friends and smaller family. Also like to thank the Bangalore people for their online group talks and knowledge sharing. Last I want to thank my internet service provider.
References
https://youtu.be/VDdamDi6oes
(this video got me thinking)
Tags
#SouthAfrica #Hardware #newspacepropulsion
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