RS Components collaborated with Mattel, through its online community DesignSpark, to support the project "The Journey of the Toys". His philosophies of lighting were published in an.
Appointed to study an effective way to launch Superman in space and bring it back to earth safely, RS has partnered with Rlab (the electronic workshop English), expert model of paper Jude Pullen and expert on high-altitude balloons, Dave Akerman. A team of makers, hackers and technical enthusiasts met through DesignSpark.com to design and build the capsule, inside which was placed Superman, bringing it to well 29km from Earth through a hot-air balloon, hydrogen-containing. In the capsule have been inserted a substantial amount of electronic components, designed with DesignSpark PCB to interface with a Raspberry Pi board, in addition to a series of pieces designed specifically for this mission using the software DesignSpark Mechanical and produced by a 3D printer (RepRap Pro Ormerod).
The successful launch
The launch, occurred on 12 September 2014 in the UK has brought Superman to the borders of the atmosphere, where the hero of large and small was launched in free fall to return safely to earth. Inside the capsule (which reached 34.000 meters) There was a Raspberry Pi to capture the data of the mission, and a monitoring unit specifically designed to locate to recall Superman on his return.
“This project is a demonstration of design skills and innovation made possible by the resources that we provide our community of designers, but also products such as Raspberry Pi or 3D printers, are able to translate in reality these ideas, further stimulating the imagination of designers and collaboration among all members of the community of DesignSpark,"Says Pete Wood, DesignSpark Community Manager di RS Components.