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INCAnSat: CanSat for Education and Environmental Monitoring
Table 4.
Positioning Subsystem Components
Devices
GPS
Accelerometer module, gyroscope
I2C
Models
NEO-6M
MPU6050
provides the acceleration and rotation data in the axes
(X, Y, Z) (see Table 4).
ON-BOARD COMPUTER SUBSYSTEM
This subsystem is based on the Arduino nano based on the
Atmega 328P microcontroller of the supervisory system,
in charge of processing the data obtained by the sensors,
to later transmit the information obtained using serial
communication on the communication module.
STRUCTURE SUBSYSTEM
Due to the low cost, an external structure made of acrylic
material was chosen to protect the internal components of
INCAnSat and support the parachute, as shown in Figure 2.
The dimensions are 87 mm 63 mm 137 mm.
PARACHUTE SUBSYSTEM
The parachute is a device that cushions a body's falling
speed due to gravity's action. Polyethene was used
to design the structure since it is a light and easy to
acquire material. The dimensions depend on the weight
of the INCAnSat module; for a weight of 270 g, the
approximate size of the parachute was 1.00 m in diameter,
with 12 suspensions of 1.20 m each, as shown in
Figure 3.
PAYLOAD SUBSYSTEM
The payload collects the physical variables employing the
sensors that fulfill the objective oriented to INCAnSat. In
this subsystem, one worked with an MQ 135 sensor that
allows quantifying the presence of gases such as NH3,
NO, alcohol, benzene, smoke, and CO2. So this project
will evaluate the concentration of CO2, allowing it to
obtain values in the sensed environment. One also worked
with the BMP180 sensor to obtain the temperature and
atmospheric pressure of the place where the tests will be
carried out with the INCAnSat (see Table 5).
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Figure 3.
Parachute design and implementation.
INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS IN SOFTWARE
As mentioned above, each sensor was tested to check its
correct operation; this was done using individual programming
in Arduino IDE 1.8.13. To then be integrated into a
single block of code, running on the Arduino nano.
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DECEMBER 2021
Figure 2.
INCAnSat developed.

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