Welcome to Mechanical!

Mechanical is responsible for developing the entire structure of the Satellite (except the payload), ensuring everything fits nicely and we remain within the mass and volume limitations set by the launch provider. Also, we need to ensure our structure can withstand the vibrations and forces of the launch!

Meetings are in MY 857 and Discord on Saturdays 2-3 PM.

Work sessions are in MY 618 and Discord on Tuesdays at 6 PM.

Current Mechanical Projects (Summer 2026)

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Current Week: May 31 - June 6

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Mechanical Onboarding Challenge Spring/Summer 2026

Assignees: @Randhika Haza Dwi Handaru @Arnaav Bellani @elena.sasic @Lauren @Mathew Karaoulis @moujan.rahnama @Wareesha Qureshi @Mirrabell Hadiwijono @Yuxuan Gao @Sebastian Kiernan @Anthony Berdusco

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FINCH V2 FEA Simulations

Assignees: @Alessandro Gasparotto - FEA-Ansys Specialist , @Bora Chun, @Marvin

Ansys Workbench & Mech Tutorial (+FEA Info) - @Marvin

Tasks this week:

FINCH V2 Quasi-Static, Modal, and RV Simulations

• [ ] Finish QSA cases (6)
• [ ] Resolve meshing issues for Modal/RV </aside>

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Solar Panel Deployment

Assignees: @Mahtasim Bhuiyan, @Shriya, @Sophie Santiago

Tasks this week:

Deployment Mechanism Research

• [ ] Finish paper summaries
• [ ] Look into U of Alberta’s CubeSat with deployable solar panels (Ex Alta 2)

Connect Research to Goals

• [ ] Complete Feasibility and Value Report </aside>

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FINCH V2 Detailed Mechanical Assembly

Assignees: @Angelina Fernandes, @Chi Lan Tran

Tasks this week:

• [ ] Add deploy switch to assembly
• [ ] Consider the use of the spring of the switch

Finishing Deploy Switch + Manufacturing

Mass budget - @Chi Lan Tran

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Reusable Structure Research

Assignees: @Suvi Laudadio Nico Smyth

Tasks this week:

Volume Allocation Research

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FINCH Satellite Structure

Task Tracker

The following is how we track our work on Mechanical.

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Meet the Team!