Research

I worked for this company while at Purdue University during the summer of 2021. I primarily programmed the microcontroller to control drag sail deployment, timing, etc. (MSP430FR5969 if you're curious). This is a device the end user can interface with over I2C, SPI, or UART to control various parameters pertinent to the drag sail. I concluded my summer by presenting my work in a Code Design Review to the company and an expert on the subject matter.

I was project manager for spring 2021 and was an undergraduate researcher here since Fall 2019

Our Github is publicly viewable

Conference Presentations:

• Hartigan, M., Degener, M., (2021). "Using Plasma Spectroscopy to Measure Thrust of Micropropulsion Systems". In Spring 2021 AAE Research Symposium Series. West Lafayette, IN.
• Lumpp, B., Ayhan, D., Deperna, J., Hartigan, M., Hawn, E., Johnson, A., Kinsella, J., Kracke-Bock, C., Patel, J., (2020). "Zero-Gravity Testing of a FEMTA Thruster Through Plasma Spectroscopy". In Fall 2020 Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference. West Lafayette, IN.
• Lumpp, B., Chow, J., Deperna, J., Hartigan, M., Johnson, A., Kinsella, J., (2020). "Developing a Numerical Model of the FEMTA Propellant Management Experiment". In Fall 2020 Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference. West Lafayette, IN.
• Lumpp, B., Cavanaugh, B., Degener, M., Deperna, J., Govindhan, A., Hartigan, M., Menon, A., Park, J., Patel, J., (2020). "Optimizing, Testing, and Manufacturing the FEMTA Propellant Management System Design". In Fall 2020 Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference. West Lafayette, IN.
• Chow, J., Czech, C., Degener, M., Franks, .N, Govindhan, A., Hartigan, M., Kiddy, S., Kracke-Bock, C., Lumpp, A., Lumpp, B., Menon, A., Patel, R., Shahin, T., Soberg, J., Yu, Y., (2020). "Suborbital Testing of a Small Satellite Propulsion System". In Spring 2020 Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference. West Lafayette, IN.