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

Results

Test Flight Temperature Results


Results Final Launch
Design for Basic Stamp
-Measured On-Board Temp, Humidity, and Acceleration
     - Acceleration Data Was Erratic
     - More Data Points Needed
     - Better Accelerometer only +/- 3g
Video Loss After 25 Min.
     - Long Wait On Ground
     - Rechargeable Batteries
 GPS was not flown
     - Redundant System (5 Units Flown)
     - No Ham License
     - Allowed for use of larger antenna on video

Altitude Results




GPS Location Results (provided by ANSR - Arizona Near Space Research)


Final Flight Temperature Results



Requirements vs. Achievements Plot

 

Weight for On-Board Products and Cost for Final Launch

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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