Spring 2023 Seminar Series
Join us for the Spring 2023 Seminar Series about regional diversity in space research!
CLASS Spring 2023 Graduate Seminar
Overview FSI is excited to announce the CLASS Graduate Seminar for Spring 2023. It will feature lectures from leading international researchers about ices in the solar system in the James …
FSI Scientist Invited To Participate in Women’s History Month Forum
FSI Scientist Noemi Pinilla-Alonso has been invited to participate in the Stories of Strength, Struggle, and Success discussion as a panelist as part of Mayor Demings Women’s History Month Forum.
2022 DON 4, Game Based Distributed Simulation Visualization Project
DON is the Distributed Observer Network. It is a game-based tool combining the analysis capabilities of NASA’s distributed simulation capabilities with interface standards (the MPC telemetry definition) and video game technologies to record and share 4D data associated with analysis activities.
An Unexpected Ring Has been Discovered Around Quaoar, a Dwarf Planet Candidate
The finding defies the current understanding of the physics behind ring formation. By Katrina Cabansay | February 8, 2023 A University of Central Florida researcher has helped identify a ring around a …
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UCF Researchers Use Webb Telescope to Monitor Double-ringed Asteroid More Than 2 Billion Miles Away
The work helps to demonstrate a new way to use the space telescope and opens the door to an advanced means of characterizing small objects in the distant solar system. …
FSI Researcher Richard Blair Invited to Join National Academy of Inventors 2022 Fellows
Blair will join 17 other UCF researchers who have been named NAI Fellows. By Aryn Bordelon | January 12, 2023 The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently announced the induction of 169 …
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2022 Re-Rassor Shoulder
The RE-RASSOR Shoulder team focused on the creation of a viable replacement for the current, $1,000+, NASA mini-RASSOR component. Replacement of this joint enables the full RE-RASSOR excavator to be built without the need the high cost, steel components. The solution is a compound reduction gear driven by a NIMA 23 motor.
2022 RE-RASSOR Arm 1.0
The RE-RASSOR Arm project integrated past arm software with the FSI provided Arm to provide arm movement and management software. The team combined created both the manual movement abilities as well as basic automatic functions for parking and homing the arm.
2022 RE-RASSOR Cart 1.0
The RE-RASSOR Cart project combined the ROS 1 and ROS 2 software with the current hardware design to create a turn-key rover for use in the classroom or to support research in the field. The host processor is a Raspberry Pi 4 that configures the Arduino controller, manages the remote-control interface (mobile device via wi-fi) and passes commands to the Arduino to drive the RE-RASSOR robot. The final deliverable is an image file for Pi and instructions for use. The final product was successfully demonstrated on the electrical mockup (Pi, Arduino, 4 motors).