Been noodling around with various improvements to the cubesat structure, and started on revisions from the second prototype that would accomodate the Z- face requirements for springs and deployment switches. This new design with prototype 3 had a more complex structure for the Z- component tray, and it quickly became difficult to envision simple fabrication. …
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Second structure prototype
Another prototype printed in PETG (this time in grey rather than red) to explore how my satellite’s structure should be built. I really like this design, its robust and overcomes the issues identified from the previous iteration. Unfortunately, I also realized this approach is flawed: the requirement for inhibitors (as well as separation springs) on …
Prototype structure 1
The initial prototype was an experiment in designing for a compact structure, following the size constraints from the CubeSat Design Specification. Designed in Autodesk Fusion 360, printed in PETG. This iteration helped explore a few different ideas, such as the horizontal component trays that would allow a circuit board to be mounted on each side, …