To

The Principal,
Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering,
Vile Parle (West),
Mumbai – 400 056.

Subject: Request for Management Funding

Respected Sir,
We, the students of Electronics and Telecommunications Department, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi
College of Engineering, have come together to participate in the annual CanSat Competition
organized by American Astronautical Society (AAS) and American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA). With a great leap in our rankings and performance, and consistent growth from
the past years and a promising development this year, DJS Arya hopes to continue its growth in the
aero-space field.
The students get an opportunity to make a project based on the concepts of
telecommunication which helps the team gain an insight into the course and mapping of telemetry.
The team’s focus is to build a prototype according to the problem statement and with this prototype
as reference; five more models are to be built and tested. Ranking 12th out of 400 of the best teams
across the world and 1st amongst the Indian teams, we as a group hope to represent our college
and our country at an international level once again. This will be a motivation for future batches of
our college to take the CanSat tradition one step ahead and gain further industrial exposure.
The launch for CanSat 2023 will be in held in the USA; the launch operations of the
competition will be held from 9th – 12th June 2022. We have already initiated the design process for
the prototype. Participating in this competition will help us understand the various complexities
involved in making a Canister Satellite. Moreover, it will provide us with the invaluable experience
of working as a team, while representing our institution on an international level.
To proceed further with the completion of the final design, and translating our prototype into
an Industrial grade model, we would require your invaluable financial aid. We as a team would be
extremely grateful if you could extend your support to us, in pursuing this endeavour. The
components purchased via the institution may find its utilisation in different projects of the
department such as mini projects, BE projects as well as DJ Strike Projects.
For the academic year 2022-2023 DJS Arya plans to enter the competition with 3 set of
teams. To ensure utmost precaution for excelling in the designed rounds of the competition we wish
to move ahead with the above strategy to avoid any hurdles with regards to our selection.

Thanking you in anticipation

Yours sincerely,

Mehek Shaikh Shrey Shah Soham Sawant Shweta Joshi

(Captain) (Vice Captain) (Vice Captain) (Treasurer)
Introduction
CanSat stands for Canister Satellite. A CanSat is a type of sounding rocket payload used to
teach space technology. It is like the technology used in miniaturized satellites. No CanSat has ever
left the atmosphere, nor orbited the earth.
In CanSat competitions, the payload is required to fit inside the volume of a typical can (125mm
diameter and 400mm height) and have a mass below 600g. Antennas can be mounted externally,
but the diameter cannot increase until the CanSat has left the launch vehicle. CanSats are deployed
from small rocket at certain heights which vary depending on the competition. CanSats are equipped
with a recovery system, usually a parachute, to limit damage upon recovery and to allow the CanSat
to be reused.

Parachute

Parachute compartment

Electronics compartment

Sliding door

Payload Section
SEctionSection
Picture of Our PCB

Container PCB

Payload PCB
Competition Details

The American Astronautical Society (AAS) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) have organized an annual student design-build-launch competition for space-related topics.
Although similar competitions exist for other fields of engineering (robots, radio-control airplanes,
racing cars, etc.), most space-related competitions are paper design competitions. While these are
worthwhile, they do not give students the satisfaction of being involved with the end-to-end life cycle
of a complex engineering project, from conceptual design, through integration and test, actual
operation of the system and concluding with a post-mission summary and debrief. This competition
fulfils that need.
This annual competition is open to teams from universities and colleges. Teams must be able to
design and build a space-type system, following the approved competition guide, and then compete
against each other at the end of the two semesters to determine the winners. Rockets will be
provided but teams are responsible for funding the construction of their CanSat and all travel/lodging
expenses.

Achievements

Year Ranking
2018-2019 34th rank Worldwide
th
5 rank in India
2019-2020 th
9 rank Worldwide
3rd rank in India
2020-2021 12th rank Worldwide
3rd rank in India
2021-2022 12th rank Worldwide
1st rank in India

2020 Winners
• First Place
University of Hawaii Maui College, USA
UHMC Team Onipa’a
• Second Place
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Narantaka
• Third Place
University of Manchester, UK
Manchester CanSat Project
• Fourth Place
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Turkey
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• Fifth Place
UPIITA, Mexico
Team Thor

2021 Winners
• First Place
 Netaji Subhas University of Technology, India
Team Garuda
• Second Place
Netaji Subhas University of Technology, India
Team GAGAN
• Third Place
Assumption College, Thailand
Team SPOROS
• Fourth Place
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Turkey
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• Fifth Place
University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
Team Spinister

2022 Winners
• First Place
Assumption College, Thailand
Team Descendere
• Second Place
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Team PWR Aerospace

• Third Place
Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Team Bamantara EEPISAT
• Fourth Place
Heriot-Watt University, UK
Heriot Watt CanSat Team
• Fifth Place
University of Southampton, UK
Team Soton CanSat

The other colleges that have participated in this competition and represented our country are Punjab
Engineering College, Vellore Institute of Technology, Netaji Subhas University of
Technology, Chandigarh University and Birla Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Some of the international universities which were part of the competition are University of
Manchester, AGH university of science and technology, University of California (San Diego),
Arizona State University and University of Southampton.

We are confident about emulating such an achievement. In our effort, we aspire to be winners and
be second to none in our efforts.

Our key achievements in 2021-22:

• Securing the 1st rank in India and 12th rank in the World. We have secured a score of 86.57%
in the competition.

• In the International CanSat Competition, DJS Arya secured the 5th rank in India and the 6th
rank in the world for our Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review
(CDR) round.
Methodology

The mission and its requirements are designed to reflect various aspects of real-world missions
including telemetry requirements, communications, and autonomous operations. Each team is
scored throughout the competition on real-world deliverables such as schedules, design review
presentations, and demonstration flights.
Team Structure:
The team comprises of different departments namely e-sensory, aerodynamics and manufacturing,
UI development and Management.

Faculty advisors:
1. Dr. Amit Deshmukh
2. Prof. Rahul Taware
3. Prof. Tushar Sawant

Team Members:
1. Mehek Shaikh
2. Soham Sawant
3. Shrey Shah
4. Shweta Joshi
5. Juhi Kothari
6. Ayushi Nanavati
7. Nihar Parmar
8. Abhinav Ajithkumar
9. Yash Shah
10. Sairaaj Surve
11. Ronnit Mirgh
12. Raj Parab
13. Manavi Jain
14. Punav Jaiswal
 Team DJS Arya’s Proposed Budget

Sr No Item Quantity Price

1 Microcontroller-Container 2 6000
2 GPS Module 2 2600
3 Microcontroller-Probe 2 6000
4 Telemetry Module 2 4000
5 Printed Circuit Boards 2 2000
6 TP-Link Duck Antenna 4 2000
7 Carbon Fibre Cloth - 9000
8 Ripstop Nylon - 2500
9 Fishline wire 2 600
10 PLA - 1000
11 Torsion Spring - 800
12 Nichrome Wire 2 1000
13 Plastic and Metal Screws and Nuts - 500
14 Screw Driver Set 1 500
15 Nylon Hinges - 1500
16 Filers Set 1 1000
17 Batteries 3 2000
18 Ground Control Station Equipment 1 3000
19 Plastic Rolls 6 500
20 Structural Assembly - 1000
21 Acrylic Sheets - 300
22 Linear Actuators - 10,000
23 Camera 2 3000
24 Sensors - 6,000
25 Miscellaneous. - 6,000
Total for one Model 72,800
Total for 6 Models 4,36,800
26 Registration Fees (For 3 teams) - 45,000
27 Descent Test Apparatus - 15,000
28 APM Flight controller 2 6000
29 Vacuum Test Apparatus - 8000
30 Drop Test Apparatus - 2000
31 Thermal Test Apparatus - 4000
32 Vibration Test Apparatus - 8000
33 Antenna & Connector Set 1 5000
Grand Total 5,29,800
A grand total of ₹5,29,800 is the proposed budget of CanSat team DJS Arya for the year 2022-23.