CMS_AstroPi

This was our python code for AstroPi 2024, written by students at the Cambridge Maths School.
We are working on Mission Space Lab with Richard from RaspberryPi to try and determine the speed of the ISS, whilst also gathering useful data to analyse after the mission.
Developed in Python 3.11.5.

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 4
• Raspberry Pi Sense HAT
• Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera

Additional Libraries

• opencv-python
• logzero
• sense_hat
• picamera

Useful Links

• Project Timeline
• Picamera Guide
• Mission Space Lab Rulebook
• Logging Guide
• Disallowed Libraries
• Sense Hat API
• Speed Profile for Scoring System: Shows how scores are given to speeds in our calculations.

Results Summary

Our program calculated a speed of 9.9km/s, as opposed to the accepted 7.7km/s (29%). Unfortunately we didn't fly over any land so feature detection was poor and mostly captured clouds. It ran on 24-04-28 22:25:09 UTC.

Our Team

Official Team Name: Pie-Guys.
Students: Erik, Timur, Jasper, Yotam, David, Samuel.