Sonaspeed Division of the college showcased its research capabilities with a key instrument during the launch phase of ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS (file photo)
India’s meteorological services will greatly benefit from INSAT-3DS, which was launched on February 17 from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Sriharikota.
After successfully developing a stepper motor for the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, students at Sona College of Technology here have now operated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s latest weather satellite with precision instruments.
SONASPEED (SONA Special Power Electronics and Electric Drives) division of the college once again demonstrated its sound research capabilities with a premier instrument during the launch phase of ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS.
INSAT-3DS, which will fly from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Sriharikota on February 17, will greatly assist India’s weather agencies and help in providing increasingly accurate weather forecasts and disaster warnings.
Dr. SRR Senthil said, “The SONA researchers strictly followed the procedure in the design and construction of this important piece of equipment as the INSAT-3DS weather satellite was dubbed the “naughty boy” in the past because of its 15 6 flights were not working.” Kumar, Principal, Sona College of Technology, said in a statement.
Earlier, ISRO has selected a stepper motor made by the Sonaspeed Division of the college for use in the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM 3) to launch Chandrayaan-3.
ISRO used a set of Simplex permanent magnet stepper motors for use in the mixture control actuator during the cryogenic phase of the launch.
The mixture control actuator helps to mix the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in the precise combination for an ideal liftoff.
The motors built by the Sona Speed team were subjected to performance testing in the presence of scientists at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center before delivery.
Choko Valliappa, Vice Chairman, Sona College of Technology, said, “With this prestigious order from ISRO, Sona’s research teams have sharpened their design and development capabilities to create precision instruments for the space, defense and automotive sectors. She is coming.”
“Our researchers are confident of expanding India’s dynamic engineering edge to support the government’s Make in India initiative, especially in the defense sector,” he said.
As a trusted partner to develop indigenous technology products such as rocket motors for ISRO’s mission critical applications, Sonaspeed has also been selected to provide precision components for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission, the college said in the statement.
The pioneering R&D efforts of SonaSPEED’s researchers and faculty have led them to supply special purpose BLDC (Brushless DC) motors to ISRO for satellites and rockets as well as lunar robots for previous space missions.
Students from Sona College of Technology, along with students from five other colleges, launched a student PICO satellite from ISRO facilities in September 2017.
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