Icarus

2nd place in CanSat In Greece 2019

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Our initial idea originated from a NASA mission searching for small inhabitable planets. Inspired by this mission, we thought that the idea of a self-sufficient and low budget probe able to transfer information about the conditions on an unexplored planet. Our CanSat targets not only to measure the quantities of oxygen, moisture and carbon dioxide, but also to make a 3D mapping of the ground, in order to obtain a complete view of the planet’s surface. Aiming to gather high definition images from the cameras onboard, we constructed a camera stabilization system. Additionally, we are designing a mechanism, for our ground station, that can change our antenna's orientation to constantly track our satellite. As a result, we will have continuous data collection without the need of an operator.


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Eleni Oikonomou
Electrical Engineer

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Thanos Patsas
Mechanical Engineer

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Rafael Kourdis
Software Engineer

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John Kordos
Mechanical Engineer

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Vaggelis Vavilousakis
Mechanical Engineer