ASCEND! High Altitude Balloon Payload Project

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

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Project Infomation
- 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 Reciever
- Location Tracking
rRequirements and Specifications

-Cannot Exceed 3 lbs -n-Cannot Exceed a 12” x 12” x 12” Area

n-Must be able to Withstand a 2 Meter Drop
n-Budget Constraint of $2500.00
n-Must be Capable of Withstanding Extreme Temperatures (-70° to 29° - Celsius)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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