About the Project
MOGS (Multidimensional Optical Gimbal for Spectroscopy) was a research project conducted as part of my high school's senior research requirement. The system is a custom-designed gimbal system for mounting a lens system for spectrometers on UAVs. This project was developed for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to enable aerial spectroscopic measurements over bodies of water.
The system has a lens system to collimate light into fiber optics to deliver to the spectrometer, contained by 3D printed structural components and stepper motors for accurate acutation to any pointing angle in a hemisphere. The project required experimenting with optical systems and designing systems for use on aircraft.
Our paper is linked below.
Resources
Build Process
Final assembly
Lens kit for focusing light
Component parts
Resin printing parts
Cleaned resin parts