Telescope Guiding Mount based on Astronomical Coordinate Systems
Fall 2018 - High SchoolThe first engineering project I’ve made during my high school and winned the 4th place of National Science and Engineering Fair 2019. This project serves as a simulation of astronomical coordinate system, naviagting telescope to any space objects based on their coordinates. The most heavy part is mechanical design, I have to design a mechanical system for precise and stable gear driven on two axes. Then, controlled by two stepper motors for real-time adjustment of telescope’s view. At the end, I could control the telescope throught my laptop’s screen and it worked smoothly, but there is room for improvement, such as simplified the initial setups for user and it is excellent to save all required data into the electrical box instead of bring along a laptop with internet connection for each time.