Description

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Refine the high fidelity NX model previously created. It should reflect any changes made to the CAD, materials, or components.

Tasks

A list of sequential tasks for the project. The project is complete when all tasks are complete

• [x] Add Conductances for optical components
• [ ] Simulate Power Budget Heat Loads on FINCH
  • [ ] Make sure to capture duty cycles of each mode
• [ ] Simulate attitude based on the modes of operation for FINCH (currently, we are only considering a fixed attitude: [-Z Nadir, +X Velocity])
• [ ] Add Heaters to the battery pack (use the properties from the HERON Heater: HK695 | Polyimide Thermofoil™ Heaters | Minco)
• [ ] Remesh NX Model with new CAD
• [ ] Switch out payload in the NX model as it changes
  • As of July 2024, we are not expecting major changes to the mechanical design of FINCH. The only major changes will be in the Payload. Hence, we need to find a way to swap out certain components/assemblies in the NX model to avoid starting from scratch every time we get a new design
• [ ] Update NX properties as needed
• [ ] Obtain new simulation results as needed

Notes

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Log of changes

• extracted csv files of the temperature profile of the battery pack for low, high, and original cases