1. Project Introduction
Spring 2017

2. InSPIRESS Challenge
Design an autonomous science payload for the Neptune Orbiter and Triton Explorer (NOTE) Mission
Determine the purpose(s), or objective(s) of your scientific payload
Understand, follow, and communicate the engineering design process
Work on a team to communicate your payload design to an evaluation board
Conduct Community Engagement Activity (CEA) events in your local community to explain your mission
Organize and conduct events that engage the local community in your mission
Provide proof of these events
Gather data on the events’ audiences
Communicate the results of these events to an external review board

3. Payload Constraints Mass: Up to 10 kg Volume: 44 cm x 24 cm x 28 cm
Survive environment
No harm to the main spacecraft
28 cm
24 cm
44 cm

4. Planetary Science Missions

5. Previous Payload Designs5

6. Community Engagement Activity Lead
Team Structure
Teacher
Project Manager
Design Lead
Design Group
Community Engagement Activity Lead
CEA Group
Chief Engineer

7. Your Design Job Select a science objective for your payload
Develop a logical flow (called a Science Traceability Matrix) that shows the link between the science objective and the instruments needed to provide the data to meet the objective
Understand the engineering requirements that are imposed on your Payload
UAH constraints, environments, functions, and science
Understand the different design options for your payload
Choose the “best” solution
Define what “best” means
Refine design based on physics and engineering analysis
Explain your analysis, assumptions, and decision
Provide a prototype of your payload

8. Technical Design

9. Communicating Your Design
Written documents
Payload Concept Proposal (8 pages + 1 title page)
Evaluated by UAH IPT students
Briefings
Payload Status Review (10 minutes)
Payload Concept Review (20 minutes)
Final Review (20 minutes)
Evaluated by local aerospace industry

10. Communicating Your Design

11. Engaging the Community
Team Identity: name, logo, and slogan
Create the poster for Open House Poster Session
Community Engagement Activity
Plan an event that relates to your project and engages the community
Keep your teacher involved in the planning process
Execute the event, making sure to document and survey the visitors
Submit a summary of your CEA Visitor Survey data
Briefings
Give a description of your plan/idea during the Payload Status Review
Give a summary of your activity, with survey results and photos, in the Open House Poster Session, Payload Concept Review and Final Review

12. Engaging the Community
“Field” Testing and demonstrations that influences engineering design
Presenting to other students
“Parents’ Nights” (with demonstrations, presentations, etc)

13. Providing Team Leadership
Keep the team motivated and on task
Develop and continue to update a schedule of the project
Understand all project requirements
Understand all competition rules and procedures
Understand all evaluation criteria for each review and deliverable
Make sure all deliverables are submitted on time

14. Neptune Orbiter and Triton Explorer (NOTE) Mission
3000 km altitude
Circular polar orbit
2 Earth-year duration (24 months)
Perform remote-sensing science at Neptune
Triton
100 km altitude
Perform remote-sensing at science Triton
Triton Lander
Land at South Pole
Near cryovolcano (geyser)
90 Earth-day duration (3 months)
Perform direct-contact science at Triton’s South Pole
Note: The space-vehicle images are only representative; these are not renderings of spacecraft for Neptune and/or Triton.

15. Neptune Orbiter and Triton Explorer (NOTE) Mission
100 km circular polar orbit about Triton, for 2 Earth years
3000 km circular polar orbit about Neptune, for 2 Earth years
Neptune
Mission Timeline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Neptune Orbiter
Triton Orbiter
Triton Lander

16. How Do You Win? Competition Evaluation
Component
Maximum Points
Audience
When Evaluated
Open House Poster Session 20
Local Community
Review the RFP for specific dates
Payload Concept Proposal
UAH IPT Students
Final Review Presentation 50
Review Board
Community Engagement Activity Data 10
1 point/50 visitors

17. Divisions D1 D2 D3 5-9 divisions Only compete within a division Team
4-5 Teams per division
Divisions created by location (AL, TX, ND, and SC) and type of class (engineering, physics, other)
Only compete within a division D1
Team D2 D3

18. Stuff to Review Request for Payloads Website
Provides the requirements and constraints
Tells you what you have to do for the competition
Gives you the format guidelines and what is required for each review/document
Website
Has templates and other stuff for you to use
Projects and Events
Can read about previous projects and activities
See what to expect
Archives
Look at past proposals, presentations, posters, etc.
See what makes a winning proposal

19. Assignments Take forms to parents Complete survey on-line from teacher
Permission Forms
Parent Survey
Complete survey on-line from teacher
Use the code in your book (should match the code on your parent survey)
Read Pages 7 & 8 in the InSPIRESS Design Notebook
Please think about what position you would like
Form teams
Team addresses