Sensor Testing

To ensure that our sensors are working properly and that the wireless transmission is working, we enlisted the help of the Irish AirCorps.

At 12:30 today, an AirCorps helicopter touched down on the grounds of CCC. With over 150 spectators, there was huge excitement.

We had our ground station ready to go and we treated it like a trial run for next week's launch.

To avoid any damage to the CanSat, we placed the sensors connected to our old Arduino in a box and handed it to the crew. The YAGI Antenna was used to receive data.

The helicopter brought the sensors to a height of 1km. All of our sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity, GPS, magnetometer and ultrasonic) received data.

We have already tested the parachute with a crane drop and a tensile testing machine.

All systems go for Norway! (literally)

By Hugh