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Environmental analysis and optimisation of an in-orbit shape memory alloy deployment mechanism (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Zaidi, Y., & Wright, C. (2021). Environmental analysis and optimisation of an in-orbit shape memory alloy deployment mechanism

This study presents the analysis and optimisation of a novel deployment mechanism that utilises the shape memory effect inherent in Nickel-Titanium alloys, namely Nitinol. The mechanism is currently designed to secure and deploy solar panels on board... Read More about Environmental analysis and optimisation of an in-orbit shape memory alloy deployment mechanism.

The Design of a 3U CubeSat to Monitor the Great Pacific Garbage Patch following a Systems Engineering Approach (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Zaidi, Y., Greenly, C., Passmore, J., Wong, H., Chinn, S., Gray, H., & Johnson, P. (2021). The Design of a 3U CubeSat to Monitor the Great Pacific Garbage Patch following a Systems Engineering Approach

This paper proposes a novel application of a CubeSat to help tackle one of the most alarming calamities in the present time, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). One of six similar accumulations of garbage across the world’s oceans, the GPGP is wi... Read More about The Design of a 3U CubeSat to Monitor the Great Pacific Garbage Patch following a Systems Engineering Approach.

Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Portapas, V., Zaidi, Y., Bakunowicz, J., Paddeu, D., Valera-Medina, A., & Didey, A. (2021). Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations. In 2021 Fifth World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems Security and Sustainability (WorldS4) (101-106). https://doi.org/10.1109/WorldS451998.2021.9514048

Novel modes of transport form the basis of environmentally friendly and economically efficient transport system of the future. This paper introduces the feasibility study of a Dock to Dock (D2D) use case, combining aspects of route development and in... Read More about Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations.

Observing and tracking the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Greenly, C., Gray, H., Wong, H., Chinn, S., Passmore, J., Johnson, P., & Zaidi, Y. (2021). Observing and tracking the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The subtropical waters between Hawaii and California are currently infested with an accumulation of plastic estimated to be twice the area of Texas, otherwise known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). This paper presents a novel CubeSat missio... Read More about Observing and tracking the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.