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Project Summary	Project Information
RIT’s new Space Exploration (SPEX) group was created last year with the goal of bringing RIT into the field of CubeSat construction and experimentation. CubeSats are small vehicles used by industry, government, and universities to enable small scale experimentation with space systems. Electrical power for these systems is generally provided by solar panels and are restricted by the surface area of the vehicle. CubeSat deployable solar arrays are available for purchase, however they are too expensive to be of use to RIT SPEX. The objective of this project is to create a first generation, deployable solar array for use in 1U sized CubeSats for RIT SPEX to support future development. The system must be capable of integrating with a general CubeSat bus while supplying the necessary power to CubeSat subsystems for both the pre-deployed start-up phase and mission phase. It must also be capable of reliably deploying after enduring the launch conditions described in the CubeSat Launch Initiative and P-POD User’s Guides. Lastly the system should be inexpensive to manufacture in comparison to similar systems. The final deliverable for this project will be a completed deployable solar panel array prototype for a 1U CubeSat. Additionally, a complete CAD package and bill of materials will be provided to the RIT SPEX team in order to allow them to reproduce the design in the future with flight ready components. Documentation of the design process will be recorded in EDGE so the SPEX research group can understand design decisions and make any modifications that they see fit in the future. Typical CubeSat Deployment This project is sponsored by Boeing in conjunction with RIT MSD. Thank you for your support and bringing space systems to RIT!	Project Name Cost Effective Deployable Solar Arrays for CubeSats Project Number P16102 Project Family RIT Space Exploration Start Term 2151 End Term 2155 Faculty Guide Edward Hanzlik Primary Customer RIT Space Exploration Research Group Dr. Dorin Patru Dr. Michael Barbosu Sponsor (financial support) Boeing, RIT MSD

Team Members

From left to right: Anthony Hennig, Tristan McRae, Paul Curtin, Robert Masti

From left to right: Anthony Hennig, Tristan McRae, Paul Curtin, Robert Masti

Member	Role	Contact
Tristan McRae	Team Member, Deployment	tm9045@rit.edu
Robert Masti	Team Member, Structure	rlm7819@rit.edu
Paul Curtin	Team Member, Deployable Structure	prc5550@rit.edu
Anthony Hennig	Team Leader, Integration	aih2400@rit.edu

Content

MSD I & II	MSD I	MSD II
Project Management Project Photos and Videos Imagine RIT State of the Field Project Team Nomenclature	Problem Definition Systems Design Subsystem Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design SDR Agenda 1 September 26th	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation

Acknowledgements

Dr. Dorin Patru and the rest of RIT Space Exploration Research Group
Guide Professor Edward Hanzlik