Power Generation

Our CubeSat needs to generate power using solar energy. Our Electrical Power Team has come up with this plot to compare the power generated by different solar cells and different numbers of solar cells. This plot will help the team match the solar cell to our power demands and ultimately, decide on the which solar cells are ideal for our CubeSat!

Let's Communicate

Our orbital analysis specialist, Dawson, created this plot to demonstrate how many minutes a day our team will be able to communicate with our satellite depending on our inclination angle. Inclination angle is the angle our CubeSat will be launched relative to the equator (which is 0 degrees). Our team is looking to launch our satellite in order to get the most communication time - so, our ideal launch angle is around 45 degrees.

Analyzing Strength

This is a photo of the possible mechanical structure of our NEUDOSE CubeSat completed by our Mechanical Structure Team. In this photo, a force of 10Gs is being applied, where 1 G is equivalent to the force of gravity at Earth's surface (or 9.8 m/s^2). The scale represents the displacement of the structure or how much the structure will bend/move due to the 10G force. Many simulations and studies like these must be done to find an ideal structure which we can then model and test in real life.