high-altitude ballooning workshop august 6 & 8, 2013
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High-Altitude Ballooning Workshop August 6 & 8, 2013. James Flaten Minnesota Space Grant Consortium University of Minnesota [email protected] 651-399-2423 (cell). Contact information James Flaten , U of MN, [email protected] Seth Frick, U of MN student, [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
High-Altitude Ballooning WorkshopAugust 6 & 8, 2013
James FlatenMinnesota Space Grant Consortium
University of [email protected]
651-399-2423 (cell)
Contact informationJames Flaten, U of MN, [email protected] Frick, U of MN student, [email protected] McDonald, U of MN student, [email protected] Weiher, U of MN student, [email protected] Gosch, U of MN student, [email protected] Jackson, U of MN student, [email protected] Hedstrom, U of MN, [email protected] Murr, Augsburg College, [email protected] Rodriquez, Augsburg College student, [email protected] Niederriter, Gustavus Adolphus College, [email protected] Mellema, Gustavus Adolphus College, [email protected] Vyas, Inver Hills Community College, [email protected] Phan, Inver Hills Community College student, [email protected] Pitman, White Bear Lake High School (South Campus), [email protected] Spears, Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet Middle School, [email protected] Koppendrayer, Calvin Christian Middle School, [email protected] Laqua, Tripoli Rocketry, [email protected] Ziemann, Tripoli Rocketry, [email protected]
General Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday, August 6, 2013morning: payload-build
afternoon: ballooning skills
Day 2 – Thursday, August 8, 2013flight: launch, chase, recovery
Payload Box Construction Options,“Flat-sat” Configuration, and Rigging
(Christopher)
Cameras: Video and Still(Spencer and James)
Resistive Heater (snap-together model)(Seth)
HOBO data loggers(John)
Telemetry of experimental data (Hannah – zigbees; Seth – RTrak)
Arduino packagesX: basic Uno
Y: basic MegaZ: “super” Uno
(Spencer)
Plan interior layout (“mock-box”)(James)
Begin Payload Assembly
Arduino lesson(X: Christopher,
Y: Spencer,Z: Seth)
Arduino capabilities(each group – X, Y, and Z)
Finish Payoad Assembly(as much as possible)
Overview of Ballooning Skillsand Comments about FAR 101
(James)
Running Flight Predictions(John)
GPS Radio Tracking(Hardware/Software)
(In Flight and On The Ground)(Spencer – aprs; Hannah – StratoSAT; James – other)
Practice Balloon Inflation and SealingExcess Lift Calculation and Measurement
(Hannah)
Finalizing the Stack:Start Payloads; Tracking Checks
(Seth)
GPS Radio Trackingfrom the Ground
(Spencer – aprs “in-car”Hannah – StratoSAT “in-car”
Christopher – internet)
“Chase” and Recovery Comments(James)
Data Analysis: Photos and Video(Spencer)
Data Analysis: aprs Tracking Record(James)
Data Analysis: HOBO Data Loggers(Christopher)
Data Analysis: StratoSAT/Zigbee Record(Hannah)
Data Analysis: Arduino Record(Seth)
Logistics for Thursday(James)