ASCEND! High Altitude Balloon Payload Project

By Jeff Wheeler, Charles Franz, Kevin Kirkpatrick, and John Tolby

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Project Information
- Sponsor
- Description
- Requirements and Specifications
- Flight Path
- Schedule
- Team Members
- Faculty Advisor

Payload Design
- Block Diagram
- Packaging
- Video Capture System
- Video Communications
- Sensors
- Data Acquisition Processor
- GPS Logger
- GPS Communications

Ground Station Design
- Video Receiver
- GPS Receiver

-RESULTS

-FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Future Considerations

The behavior of the acceleration makes video questionable

-Consideration based on acceleration data

-Fly Package Closer to the Balloon

Work with other teams from other schools
Reduce weight load

-More Productive/Focused Groups

-Video based on ASU’s unmanned aerial vehicle

Create a layout design for an all-in-one data acquisition system


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



If you have any questions or comments about this webpage
please contact Jeff Wheeler at jlw268@dana.ucc.nau.edu
Last Updated March 25, 2007