Above: A听two-axis gantry system that uses autonomous tracking capabilities through computer vision to test the deployment of solar arrays on the ground.
Top Image: Team members from left to right:听Conrad Bristol, Jarrett Philips, John Troetschel, Emily Jordan, Colin Dombrowski, Nicholas Sanchez-Jans, Michel Monnet.

Project Marion explores solutions to the challenge of simulating a zero-gravity environment while testing large ultra-lightweight spacecraft听on the ground. The final prototype is a two-axis gantry system that uses autonomous tracking capabilities through computer vision to test the deployment of solar arrays.

Sponsorship

Sponsored by Ball Aerospace

Director

Luke Woolley

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