CanSat
is a nanosatellite the size of a can of soda that offers technical measurements, meteorological data , and carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution levels in the air .
The development of the nanosatellite is in charge of José Tlacaélel Sánchez Rangel , a mechatronics engineer who graduated from the Interdisciplinary Professional Unit in Engineering and Advanced Technologies (UPIITA), a school under the National Polytechnic Institute ( IPN ).
Nanosatellites
are a platform for research and scientific applications , which helps to obtain information for new technological developments ; it has technological , social and environmental applications .
With this nanosatellite it is possible to monitor humidity, speed, acceleration, atmospheric pressure and temperature , it weighs 154 grams and simulates the basic concepts of a real satellite .
In a statement, the IPN informed that the nanosatellite was built using a 3D printed carcass and a hexacopter . The device can fly for 30 minutes.
The nanosatellite works using three electronic systems : the first is responsible for feeding and supplying all the energy for its operation and the second subsystem is the onboard computer , which reads all temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and CO2 sensors .
It has an onboard computer that processes all the information from the sensors and sends it to the third system, which is the communication system, therefore, information is sent to a receiving antenna on the computer wirelessly , where data and variables from CanSat are deployed in real time.
Sánchez Rangel
pointed out that with this nanosatellite , the work of the 28 monitoring stations in Mexico City and 15 in the State of Mexico could be reinforced to cover wider ranges and reduce costs .
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