UPablo Sobron, i-PhD isivakashele inkampani yeR & D, Ukuzwa Okungenakwenzeka, ayisungula eSt. Louis, eMissouri. Bona ividiyo engezansi ukuze ubuke ngaphakathi kwebhu yabo:

Ividiyo ye-YouTube

Iningi lamasistimu we-Impossible Sensing builds azosetshenziselwa i-aerospace ngu NASA. Ezinye zenzelwe ukujula kolwandle no-oyela kanye negesi.

Ngenkathi ukufaka uphawu kwe-Impossible Sensing kubhekisela kuzinsimbi zabo njengobuchwepheshe bokuzwa, iningi labakwenzayo lingabizwa ngokunembile ngokuthi i-spectroscopy. Abenzi imitshina yokuma, noma amadivayisi wokuzwa ukuhlala, noma izinzwa zokushisa nomswakama; bathola izakhi ezithile nama-molecule.

Kungani iSt.

Umhlaba ushibhile eSt. Louis, uma kuqhathaniswa, sithi, iSilicon Valley, ngakho-ke futhi kushibhile ukwenza amaphutha lapho. Ukuzwa okungenakwenzeka kungaba ilebhu ye-R & D, futhi kuthuthukise nobuchwepheshe bayo obuningi ngokusho kwezindlela ze-NASA ezisebenza kakhulu, kepha futhi kuyisiqalo. Imisebenzi yansuku zonke isadinga ukuncika futhi iguquguquke njengoba iziveza. ISobron futhi inezimpande ezithile zemfundo lapho neWashington University ezansi nomgwaqo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uyawuthanda impela umuzi.

Ngaphakathi kwebhu yangaphansi kwe-Impossible Sensing's lab - engeyona into ethusayo njengoba bengilindele.

Yini i-Heck eyi-Spectrometers?

Kunezinhlobo eziningi zama-spectrometer, kepha umqondo oyisisekelo uyefana kubo bonke. Ku-spectrometer, udubula okuthile ngokukhanya, bobabili bayasebenzisana, bese uthola ukuthi yimaphi ama-wavelengths (cabanga: imibala) wokukhanya owathola kuwo. Uma i-spectrometer yakho ishunelwe kahle i-gunk oyihlolayo, kufanele kube nomehluko phakathi kwamaza okukhanya angena ngokuqhathaniswa nokuphuma. Lowo mehluko ufana nesigxivizo somunwe. Ingakutshela ukuthi isampula le-gunk lenziwa ngamaphi ama-molecule noma izakhi.

Zingaki Izimo Zendaba Okungenakwenzeka Ukusebenza Okubonakalayo?

Konke! Zisebenza ngokuqina, uketshezi, igesi, ngisho i-plasma.

Asetshenziselwa ini amadivayisi?

Izinsimbi eziningi i-Impossible Sensing iqala ukuthola izinhlobo zezinto ongazilindela ukubona ukuthi impilo ikhona kuphi. Kepha kungani umuntu anganakekela ukulahla izigidi zamaRandi ekwenzeni amathuluzi okuthola impilo?

Manje mhlawumbe yisikhathi esihle sokusho lokho ISobron futhi iyi-nerti ye-SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence).

IPablo Sobron ihlangene ne-SETI, kepha uma ungayazi leyo nhlangano, kucace: ngumzamo osemthethweni wesayensi.

Umbono omkhulu we-Impossible Sensing ukwakha izinsimbi ezizothola ubufakazi bokuphila eMars nangaphezulu. Amaphrojekthi wokuqapha impilo phansi olwandle yimizamo emihle yokuqala.

I-InVADER

Enye iphrojekthi enjalo I-InVADER (I-In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot yocwaningo lwe-Exobiology). Inothi eliphansi: oh, umsebenzi omuhle ngaleyo ndlela.

USobron ukhombise iphosta ye-InVADER ngoba isivumelwano sangempela sisendleleni yolwandle.

Isethelwe ukwethulwa (er, dive?) Julayi 2021. I-InVADER izoqapha ukuhlangana kwempilo namatshe ezindaweni zasolwandle zemishini yokuphehla amandla obushushu kulo lonke uhlelo lwayo lonyaka wonke. Ngale phrojekthi, bazofakazela ukuthi bayakwazi ukubona nokuqapha impilo yesikhathi eside endaweni lapho impilo seyivele ikhonjisiwe ukuthi ikhona. Ngokwengeziwe, bazofakazela ukuthi bangenza amawijethi angakwazi ukumelana nezimo ezinzima kakhulu - njengokuthunywa ku-Mars noma enye yezinyanga zikaJupiter.

Akunandaba ukuthi isicelo senzani, izinsimbi ze-Impossible Sensing zinikeza ithuba lokulinganisa okusheshayo nokulula esizeni ngokuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokuhambisa (noma zokuvala) amasampula abuyele ebhodini elikhulu. Lokhu, nakho, kungasheshisa imigqa yesikhathi yamaphrojekthi amakhulu adinga lezi zinzwa.

I-SpectroGRID

Elinye lamadivayisi abo okuqala, i-SpectroGRID idubula isampula nge-laser edala i-plasma. Igxila ku-laser eshaywayo endaweni encane kakhulu (~ 20-50 microns) esampula bese iyishaya ngamandla amaningi. Lokho empeleni akuyona ingxenye epholile (eyengeziwe). Leyo ngxenye ye-tech isivele ikhona i-LIBS (i-laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy).

Umshini we-SpectroGRID, owenza amamephu we-plasma namakhemikhali e-2D, njengoba enza.

Ingxenye epholile ingakwazi ukuskena isampula ukunquma ukwakheka kwayo kwamakhemikhali ebusweni bonke bohlangothi olulodwa ngaphandle kwezingxenye ezihambayo. Lokho kusho ukuthi asikho isigaba esithandwayo sokwephuka esibandakanyekayo. Esikhundleni salokho, ukukhanya kuqondiswa ngama-lens oketshezi kanye namadivayisi we-MEMS ukudala wonke "amaphikseli" adingekayo "kumephu yamakhemikhali ye-2D".

Futhi, nge-SpectroGRID, njenge-InVADER, uthola izimpendulo eziningiliziwe, ezisesizeni mayelana nokuthi yiziphi izinto ozibheka ngokushesha.

Eminye Imininingwane Epholile Mayelana Nesikhala:

Ilebhu iku- isisekelo sesonto langaphambili, engikuthola ngokwami ​​okuncane… kuyaphazamisa. Phakathi kokuba yisonto kanye nendawo yokuhlala ye-Impossible Sensing, yahlangana yaba yindawo yomcimbi. Izinsalela ezithakazelisayo zaleso simo esiphakathi zisekhona, futhi!

Izinto zobuciko

Lapho uqala ukwehla ungene emgodini / lab, i i-diorama yobuciko ngiyakhonza kuwe. Kuyisibonelo semigodi ephansi olwandle ukuthi iyiphi yezinsimbi ze-Impossible Sensing ezizoqapha ngokuzayo, futhi kubukeka ngokumangazayo njengento yangempela.

Phezulu: phansi olwandle lwangempela; ngezansi: inguqulo ye-diorama ku-Impossible Sensing. Kulungile, ngizokuvuma; lokho kuhlaba umxhwele ngokwethembeka.

Izinto Zomlando

Izihlalo zikaCompton zikhona! (A la the Compton Effect.) Nebhodi lakhe, futhi!

Ingxenye yomnyuziyamu, ezinye zezinto ze-physicist u-Arthur Holly Compton zilenga kulesi sikhungo.

Isiteji Esilungele Izinkulumo Ezimhlophe Zephepha noma Amaphathi Asendle

Isikhala size nasesiteji sokusebenza esigcwaliswe nge- uhlelo lomsindo nomshini wenkungu. Yikho konke abakudingayo ukwenza lezozethulo zesayensi zibe “ngaphezulu”.

IGlamour Shot Studio Booth

Kukhona nedokodo elikhulu lesithombe le- iwijethi Ama-Glamour Shots.

Ukuqinisekisa inhloso eyinhloko yokuzwa okungenakwenzeka: ukwenza izinto zibukeke zipholile impela. Ukuthi iyasebenza kungokwesibili. It kuthanda sebenza. Kepha lokho kuyesibili.

IGrail Engcwele Yemininingwane Yehhovisi: I-Shuffleboard

I-Shuffleboard ifakwe uthayela phansi Thatha Ugogo Wakho Nosuku Lokusebenza.

Ngabe ihhovisi lakho lokuqalisa elingenankinga lingakushaya lokhu? I-Shuffleboard floor!

Amathoyizi (Izinsiza kusebenza):

Ukuzwa okungenakwenzeka kunakho konke amakhono esizeni sokwakha umkhiqizo kusuka kumqondo kuya prototype kuya kwifomu yawo yokugcina. Okuhlukile yi-PCB yangokwezifiso abayithumela ukuthi yenziwe, kepha ngisho nalawo aqediwe futhi ahlanganiswe endlini.

Amaphrinta we-3D futhi (Ngokushesha) i-CNC

Amaphrinta we-3D thola ukuzivocavoca umzimba lapho uvivinya zonke izinhlobo zemiklamo kusuka kwizibambo ukuya kuma-lens mounts kuya kuma-faceplates ngaphambi kokuya engxenyeni eyenziwe ngomshini. Kuyindlela eshibhile yokwenza ifomu nencenye ilingane ngokushesha. Kwesinye isikhathi, lapho ingxenye ephrintiwe inele ngokwanele, ingahle ifakwe kunguqulo yokugcina yohlelo.

Inqwaba yezidumbu zengxenye ephrintiwe ye-3D.

I-Electronics Bench

Banemishini eyanele ye-elekthronikhi yokwenza umsebenzi wenziwe.

Isikhungo sokusebenzela se-elekthronikhi ebhodini le-Impossible Sensing.
Reflow oven lapho uSobron akhombise khona i-PCB yangokwezifiso ephelele nelogo ebaluleke kakhulu ye-Impossible Sensing logo.

Ilebhu Engcolile Lapho Benza Okubucayi Ngokwenza Umyalezo

Igumbi elilodwa ligodliwe “njengelebhu emanzi / engcolile” yomsebenzi wohlobo lokuhlolwa kwamakhemikhali. Bekuvame ukuba yikhishi lesikhala sangaphambili somcimbi. Lapho, benza amasampula wokuhlola ukuphindaphinda izinto ezifana nesampula yenhlabathi evela kuMars noma isampula kawoyela yamakhasimende abo embonini kawoyela negesi.

Isampula lenhlabathi elenziwe ngokwezifiso elenziwe kusayithi kusuka ekuxubeni okusanhlamvu okuthile ndawonye bese likucindezela ku-pellet.

Igumbi Elikhulu Kangaka!

Futhi, kunamabhentshi e-optical nendawo yokusebenzela eningi yokuhlanganisa zonke lezo zinsimbi ndawonye.

Ngabe Ukwenza Izinto Zesikhala Kuhluke Kanjani Kunomhlaba?

USobron usitshele ukuthi ingxenye enkulu, i-NASA ikuvumela ukuthi usebenzise ubuchwepheshe obusivele bufakazelwe isikhala. Lokhu kuyiqiniso noma ngabe enye, ubuchwepheshe obusha umsindo njengomqondo ongcono wendlela.

Noma yini esiyindizela eMars namuhla ayisasebenzi. - I-Sobron

Isibonelo, maqondana namalensi ketshezi, njengoba esetshenziswe ku-SpectroGRID, lawo angaba kuhle kakhulu ukusetshenziswa esikhundleni sezigaba zokuthambekela zokwephuka! Ama-mechanical actuator ayizinto ezisengcupheni eMhlabeni, kungasaphathwa lapho kudlula isiphithiphithi sebanga le-rocket. Kodwa-ke, amalensi awuketshezi awakaze ahambe ngendiza yesikhala, ngakho-ke athengisa kakhulu.

UPablo Sobron, ukubambe njengesenzo ukulinganisa amagugu nokusungula.

Kukhona inhlanganisela yamagugu nokuqanjwa okusha. I-NASA iyaqaphela ngokuqamba izinto ezintsha ngoba esikhaleni akukho okwenziwa kabusha; i-gizmo yakho kufanele isebenze khona manjalo. - UPablo Sobron, PhD

Lapho wakhela izinto ze-NASA, kuneshadi lamagugu okudingeka ubheke kulo. Lokho kukhombisa i-NASA ukuthi ungakanani owakha uhlelo lwakho kusuka ezingxenyeni eziye zahamba emishini ngaphambili (futhi yasinda) nokuthi ingakanani i-sprocket yakho okusha okusha. USobron uyasitshela, “INASA iyaqikelela ngezinto ezintsha ngoba esikhaleni akukho okwenziwayo kabusha; i-gizmo yakho kufanele isebenze zisuka nje. ”

Lapho i-ejensi yesikhala enza udinga ukukhuphukela ebangeni elisha lobuchwepheshe, bazo-oda, bathi, okungama-20 kokuthile bese kubahlola bonke. Lowo osebenza kahle kakhulu ngemuva kokuhlukunyezwa nokuhlukunyezwa ekuhlolweni nguye ondizayo. I-2nd okusebenza kahle kakhulu yisipele sakho, kanti konke okunye kuyisinkwa.

Enye yamadivayisi asesigabeni esiphakathi sentuthuko ku-Impossible Sensing.

Isikali Sokulungela Ubuchwepheshe (TRL)

Vele, ama-ejensi kahulumeni wase-United States ayishiya indawo yokwenziwa kwezinto ezintsha ezivamile! Amaphrojekthi ahamba ngale nqubo yokuthweswa iziqu akalwa ngu- Isikali Sokulungela Ubuchwepheshe (TRL) lokho kusuka ku-1-9. Iphrojekthi esesigabeni 1 isisesigabeni sokuqala sentuthuko. Ngo-9, usukulungele ukundiza kumishini - kungaba ukulwa noma ukuya eMars.

Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwe-Impossible Sensing, uSobron usibonise amaphrojekthi athile ku- “TRL 4” asebenza kuwo. Lokhu bekusondele kakhulu kulokho abalindele ukuthi ifomu lokugcina libe yilo, kepha abakaze badlule ezivivinyweni ezinzima zemvelo okwamanje.

Amathiphu avela kuSobron ngokuwina Izinkontileka Zikahulumeni

Uma ufaka isicelo senkontileka, uSobron usitshela ukuthi udinga ukukuqinisekisa kuqala ungadinwa umuntu owufunda aze afe. Uyakunakekela lokhu ngokutshala amandla amaningi wobuchopho kuma-acronyms apholile. Uhulumeni wase-US uyazithanda lezo zinto.

Kuyasiza futhi ukuthi i-Impossible Sensing isebenzise umklami wemifanekiso ogcwele ukuze anakekele zonke izici zesithombe se-bot. Kusuka emifanekisweni yeziphakamiso, ekwakhiweni kwendlu eyingqayizivele neyingqayizivele kulezo zithombe zobukhazikhazi zedivayisi eqediwe, konke bekumbozwe endlini. O, futhi futhi "noMajor Tom". Uyisudi yesikhala uSobron ayeyenzelwe ngokwezifiso ukukhombisa isilinganiso esincane sezinsimbi zabo uma kuqhathaniswa nabantu. Lokho kubalulekile futhi.

Isithombe sangempela sedivayisi ye-Impossible Sensing esetshenziswa ku-Mars. Ngiyadlala. Bheka u- "Major Tom" enza into yakhe, noma kunjalo!

Ngobuqotho obukhulu, uSobron unaka ukunakwa kwale mininingwane njengenye yezikhiye zokuqashelwa nokunqoba izinkontileka!

Ungasithanda Isiqondiso esivela kuPablo Sobron, PhD?

Uma wakha ithuluzi elisebenzisa ukuzwa okubonakalayo noma okunye ukuzwa i-robotics, noma ufaka isicelo sesibonelelo sikahulumeni futhi ufuna amathiphu athile avela kuPablo, ungabhuka i-1-on-1 aphoyintimenti naye isikhathi esilinganiselwe.

OddEngineer.com (engisolwa ngokudala) kuyinto ehluke ngokuphelele ku-Impossible Sensing. Ungathola imihlahlandlela yochwepheshe (kufaka phakathi iPablo Sobron) yemikhiqizo eminingi yokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo lapho.

Ukuze wenze lokho, iya ku OddEngineer.com futhi umfune ngaphansi kwe- “Ubunjiniyela be-Optical”Isigaba. Ngemuva kwalokho, bhuka bese ukhokhela ukuqokwa kwakho. I-peasy elula!

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