CANSAT – MALAYSIAN PLAN

MALAYSIA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY

(ANGKASA)
 Background
Malaysian Space Education Program
• To stimulate interest, enhance understanding, and nurture the
potentials in the field of space science, technology and engineering
• Various target groups
– school & university students
– teachers, lecturers
– researchers, scientists
• Current programs
– Nat’l Space Challenge
• Space camp & quiz
– Water Rocket Competition
– University Cube Satellite - InnoSat
 National Space Challenge
• Instill talents and desire at early age towards the understanding of
space
• Fusion of Space Science Camp and Space Science Quiz
• Participants are primary school students (10-12 yr old) selected
through qualifying test at state level
• Activities
– Lectures & talks
– Night sky observation
– Large format film shows
– Prime Minister’s Trophy Quiz Competition
• A revolution in science education programs in Malaysia
 National Space Challenge
• (Activity pictures)
 Rocket Launching Competition
• Annual water rocket competition
• To inculcate culture of creativity and innovation
• Platform to enhance understanding for application of theory and
concept through technical activity
– Preliminary exposure to mechanics of trajectory and parachute
aerodynamics
• Participants are secondary school students, 16 – 17 yr old
• Students are required to design and make a satisfactory rocket in
such a way that it gives minimum friction force in a very creative
style
• Assessment/ evaluation
– Parachute aerodynamics: Longest time hovering
– Rocket Trajectory: Farthest distance
• Science is challenging yet fun!
Water Rocket Competition
 University Cube Satellite
- InnoSat
• To demonstrate local innovative space
technology
– Develop, launch and operate pico size
satellite
• Technology transfer and collaborative effort
– Industries and higher learning institutes
– Educate and guide in satellite design
– Partnership initiation
• Participation from local universities
– Announcement of opportunity
– graduate students and lecturers
• Standard CubeSat platform – Pumpkin Inc.
• Development of payload and ADCS
University Cube Satellite
- InnoSat
Announcement of Opportunity – 4 April 4 2006

Proposal Evaluation – 26,29 June and 7 July 2006

Systems Design Review – 11 August 2006

Preliminary Design Review – 5 October 2006

Interface Review – February 2007

Critical Design Review – March 2007

Flight Readiness Review – May 2007

 Malaysia CanSat Competition
• New initiative for space educational programs
• Continuum activities addressing undergraduate students
• Provide entry level platform to satellite development
• Provide exposure to student in experiencing satellite development
process
• Challenge student knowledge, encourage creativity and innovation
• Participations from local universities and shall consist of 5-6
students per group
• Development, launch and operation of CanSat
– to achieve assigned scientific mission based on requirement and
specifications
 Proposed Implementation Plan
• Announcement of Opportunity
• Intensive Exposure
• Organization and Mentoring
• Timeline
• Funding/ sponsorship program
• CanSat Development - General
• CanSat Requirement
– Mission
– Competition
• Programmatic
• Technical
– Plus Point
• CanSat Launch and Operation
 Announcement of Opportunity
• Invitation to participate to 10 universities
• Briefing session to summarize intention, objectives, guidelines,
expectation
– attended by university representatives.
• University to nominate the best 5-6 undergraduate students from
interdisciplinary background
• One student to be selected as Team Leader
• A ANGKASA staff and a University’s faculty member as supervisors
for each team
 Intensive Exposure
• Seminar or workshop to selected group of university students
• Divided into regional areas
– North, Central, South and East
– Conducted in parallel
• Preparation for amateur radio license test
• Establish understanding of a satellite
– Satellite subsystems
– Engineering process in design and development
• Introduce the CanSat Concept
– CanSat Components
– CanSat Vs Satellite
 Organization and Mentoring
• One student to be selected as Team Leader
• Organization chart
• Definition of scopes and tasks
• Supervisors from ANGKASA and University
to provide assistance and guide in programmatic and
technical issues, respectively
 Proposed Timeline
Item Feb Mac Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov
Coordination x
Meeting
Intensive exposure x
PDR x
Design & x x x
Integration
CDR x
Testing (Lab Test & x
Field Test)
Launch x
 Funding
• ANGKASA to provide fund to each participating team for
the development activities
• Seed funding will be given upon program kick-off
• Consecutive disbursement upon successful achievement
of each milestone
– PDR & CDR
 CanSat Development
-General
• ANGKASA will provide each team with CanSat Standard Bus
• Facility, tools & equipment
– University shall provide required facilities, and necessary tools and
equipment
• Project management
– Work breakdown, task assignment, coordination meeting
– Cost
• Team leader to establish project costing and maintain proper record
– Schedule
• Competition timeline as baseline for project scheduling
• Milestones review
– Review panels appointed by ANGKASA
– PDR and CDR
– Final Review (after competition)
 CanSat Bus Candidate

Pressure Sensor
Structure
Data Handling

GPS

Battery

- By Pratt Hobbies
 Requirements
-Mission

• CanSat shall used standard bus provided by ANGKASA

• CanSat shall have sensor payload for temperature, humidity,
pressure and positioning
• Sensor Telemetry data shall be transmitted at the interval of not
more than 10 seconds
• CanSat shall transmit data upon command by ground station
• CanSat shall be recoverable upon landing
– Visual tracking
– Last position reported
 Requirements
-Programmatic

• Each team shall comprise of not more than 6 students

• Each member including team leader shall have clearly defined scopes and
tasks
• Team members responsible for radio communication shall be required to
attend training and acquire the necessary certification.
• Each member shall participate during launch, operation and recovery of
CanSat
• Each team shall meet specified timeline for each important milestones
• CanSat ancillary hardware shall not exceed specified fund allocated (amount
TBD)
• PDR/CDR materials shall be prepared and each team to present to the
review panels appointed by ANGKASA for adequacy evaluation.
• Final report shall be prepared and presented to the panels for final
evaluation
 Requirements
-Technical

• CanSat shall be built to fit in a standard aluminum soda can

• No parts of the CanSat shall extend beyond the surface of the soda can
until deployed
• The CanSat shall weigh less than specified mass (TBD)
• The CanSat shall operate using 9V rectangular battery
• The length of the CanSat shall not exceed twice the length of a soda can
including antennas before deployment
• AX.25 protocol shall be used for data transmission
• CanSat shall use either licensed amateur or ISM band frequencies for radio
link
• Parachute shall be designed, built and attached to either one end of the
CanSat as it attitude control
 Bonus Points
-Consideration
• Imaging payload that is able to take picture during flight
• Functional bench demonstration at PDR
• Best engineering practices throughout the competition period
– E.g ESD, Safety, etc
– Team supervisors to review
• Programming/coding efficiency
– RAM usage
• After launch structure & system integrity – functionality test, robust design
 Launch & Operation
• Options
– Captive balloon
– Radio Controlled aircraft
– Sky divers
• Site
– Evaluation of potential sites depending on launch option selected
• Operation
– ANGKASA will provide standard ground receiving system
– Each team is responsible for operating ground receiving system
 Expectation from CanSat
competition
• Platform to attract higher learning institute to actively
participate on space activities.
• Revolutionary program in educating and training
university students in science, technology and
engineering, particularly space related field
THANK YOU