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.
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).
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 …
Olga Figueroa Miranda says she plans to help the vibrant science education program at Arecibo Observatory continue.
Lunar landing pads will have to keep people and equipment from being sandblasted by moon dust and particles traveling at more than 10,000 miles per hour as a rocket takes off or lands.
Space debris can endanger spacecraft and damage satellites that are critical to everything from communication to GPS, air traffic control, surveillance and national security.
Join us for the Fall 2022 Seminar Series about space research at the University of Central Florida!
More than 20 faculty and researchers and dozens of students and alumni are working on multiple projects that support America’s space program and NASA’s return to the moon — including the Artemis 1 mission launching Aug. 29.
Led by Anna Metke, FSI’s Exolith Lab has been instrumental in supporting the successful NASA Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) testing. The latest lunar rover is destined to explore the topography of the moon in November 2024 and has shown promising signs.
The Sim SmackDown, or Simulation Exploration Experience, is a long running, international cooperative event combining Industry, Academia and Government to simulate future Lunar and Martian settlement concepts. NASA provides mentors, tools, architectures and challenges; Industry provides tools and standards; and Academia provides technologies and students from around the world. The UCF team is responsible for both the Lunar Base and the complete computing infrastructure for the entire simulation.
