Future Power Solutions for Exploring Hypothesized Surfaces – Solar Panel with Mechanical Adjuster

INSTITUTION

Michigan State University (MSU)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Professor Abraham Engeda

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our team created a solar panel with a mechanical adjuster and solar tracking system to provide power for future Psyche missions on the asteroid’s surface.

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This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Michigan State University Capstone Course “ME 481”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.asu.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.