CAP- -HAB HAB CAP (Capstone- -High Altitude Balloon) High - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

cap hab hab cap capstone high altitude balloon high
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

CAP- -HAB HAB CAP (Capstone- -High Altitude Balloon) High - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CAP- -HAB HAB CAP (Capstone- -High Altitude Balloon) High Altitude Balloon) (Capstone EE 476 EE 476 Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi Andrew Prosory Andrew Prosory Rob Hough Rob Hough Rob Conant Rob Conant Rob Conant High Altitude Research


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Rob Conant

CAP CAP-

  • HAB

HAB (Capstone (Capstone-

  • High Altitude Balloon)

High Altitude Balloon) EE 476 EE 476

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi Andrew Prosory Andrew Prosory Rob Hough Rob Hough Rob Conant Rob Conant

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Rob Conant Rob Conant

High Altitude Research Balloon High Altitude Research Balloon Overview Overview

  • Project Overview

Project Overview

  • Problem Statement

Problem Statement

  • Background

Background

  • Benefits

Benefits

  • System Diagram

System Diagram

  • Requirements & Specifications

Requirements & Specifications

  • Design Plan

Design Plan

  • Design Approach

Design Approach

  • Deliverables

Deliverables

  • Individual Schedule Highlight

Individual Schedule Highlight

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Rob Conant Rob Conant

Problem Statement Problem Statement

  • The NAU/ NASA Space Grant

The NAU/ NASA Space Grant Administration has requested the design, Administration has requested the design, launch and retrieval of a small payload on launch and retrieval of a small payload on a high a high-

  • altitude weather balloon.

altitude weather balloon.

  • The payload satellite will be designed to

The payload satellite will be designed to measure various atmospheric parameters measure various atmospheric parameters

  • Temperature of

Temperature of -

  • 80

80° ° to 90 to 90° ° Fahrenheit Fahrenheit

  • Pressures 0 to 1 Bar

Pressures 0 to 1 Bar

  • Altitudes up to 100,000 feet

Altitudes up to 100,000 feet

  • Capture Images

Capture Images

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Rob Conant Rob Conant

Project Background & Benefits Project Background & Benefits

  • The Project is sponsored by the

The Project is sponsored by the Arizona/ NASA space grant to involve Arizona/ NASA space grant to involve undergraduate students in a full undergraduate students in a full design design-

  • build

build-

  • fly

fly-

  • operate
  • perate-
  • analyze

analyze cycle of a space mission cycle of a space mission

  • Mission Data and Images will help

Mission Data and Images will help analyze the earth analyze the earth’ ’s surface features, s surface features, atmosphere, cloud structure and atmosphere, cloud structure and curvature at specific locations curvature at specific locations

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Rob Conant Rob Conant

System Conceptual Diagram System Conceptual Diagram

slide-6
SLIDE 6

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi

Requirements & Specifications Requirements & Specifications

Mechanical Mechanical

  • A container that contains all relevant

A container that contains all relevant components and satisfies all size and components and satisfies all size and weight requirements weight requirements

  • The container should be able to facilitate

The container should be able to facilitate a non a non-

  • abrasive tether through the

abrasive tether through the center mass of the container. center mass of the container.

Requirement Specification Size of the container 1 cubic foot (1ftx1ftx1ft) Weight of the container 2-3 pounds The temperature range that the container should withstand

  • 80° to 90° F
slide-7
SLIDE 7

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi

Requirements & Specifications Requirements & Specifications

Electrical Electrical

Requirement Specification Power Minimum Battery life of 3 hours Temperature range between -80° and 90° F Devices operation specs Pressure range between 0 and 1 bar Obtain a resolution of 3-5 Mega-pixels Capture an image each one minute A storage capacity of at least 1 GB (>180 images)

  • Temp. Sensor range -80° to 90° F

Pressure Sensor range 0 to 1 bar Tracking device altitude range 0 to 100,000 ft Accuracy Data correlation error between devices of < 10 min Digital imager

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi

Requirements & Specifications Requirements & Specifications

Client Documentation Client Documentation

Requirement Specification What happened since last report Major Milestones for the next two weeks Critical problems Design & detail descriptions of each sub- system Final documentation Well recorded to facilitate repairs Biweekly reports

slide-9
SLIDE 9

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi

Requirements & Specifications Requirements & Specifications

Testing Testing

Requirement Specification Testing period Completed during the second one-third of the spring semester Payload operation test Simulate operation under high and low temperature Battery test Battery operation for at least 3 hours Durability test Simulate payload under vibration and shock Appropriate correlation between timing and image capturing ( i.e. 1 image per 1 minute) Camera functionality test Enough memory space to capture > 180 images Data loggers Test storage of sensors data outputs

slide-10
SLIDE 10

Jad Lutfi Jad Lutfi

Requirements & Specifications Requirements & Specifications

General General

Requirement Specification Project budget Payload should cost < $2000 Payload launch location Maricopa City, AZ Payload launch and recovery Date Late April ( 28-29 April)

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Andrew Prosory Andrew Prosory

Design Approach Design Approach

Subsystem Breakdown Subsystem Breakdown

  • Electrical

Electrical

  • Digital Imaging

Digital Imaging

  • Data

Data-

  • Logging

Logging

  • Temperature Sensors

Temperature Sensors

  • Pressure Sensor

Pressure Sensor

  • Latitude/ Longitude

Latitude/ Longitude

  • Altitude

Altitude

  • Power

Power

  • Batteries

Batteries

  • Power Supply Lines

Power Supply Lines

  • Mechanical

Mechanical

  • Physical Container Design/ Construction

Physical Container Design/ Construction

  • Tether

Tether

  • Insulation

Insulation

  • Device Installation

Device Installation

  • Heating

Heating

slide-12
SLIDE 12

Andrew Prosory Andrew Prosory

Design Approach Design Approach

Team Organization Team Organization

  • Each subsystem will be assigned a

Each subsystem will be assigned a Manager Manager

  • Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

  • The overall progress of their subsystem

The overall progress of their subsystem

  • Ensuring their subsystem

Ensuring their subsystem ’ ’s completion by s completion by deadline deadline

  • Organize meetings and brainstorm sessions

Organize meetings and brainstorm sessions

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Andrew Prosory Andrew Prosory

Design Approach Design Approach

Technical Challenges Technical Challenges

  • The team will be challenged by balancing

The team will be challenged by balancing the tradeoffs between functionality, the tradeoffs between functionality, weight, cost, and/ or size weight, cost, and/ or size

  • Meet battery life requirements while

Meet battery life requirements while staying under weight limit staying under weight limit

  • Correlating the data from the sensors and

Correlating the data from the sensors and camera will be challenging as well camera will be challenging as well

  • Maintain Thermal Stable Environment

Maintain Thermal Stable Environment

slide-14
SLIDE 14

Rob Hough Rob Hough

Deliverables Deliverables

  • First Satellite

First Satellite

  • Biweekly Reports

Biweekly Reports

  • Major technical milestones

Major technical milestones

  • Critical Problems

Critical Problems

  • Recent accomplishments

Recent accomplishments

  • Vision and Mission Statement

Vision and Mission Statement

  • Full Design Report

Full Design Report

  • Design Proposal

Design Proposal

  • Budget

Budget

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Rob Hough Rob Hough

Schedule Highlights Schedule Highlights

  • November 18, Participate in

November 18, Participate in workshop to fly and retrieve a small workshop to fly and retrieve a small payload payload

slide-16
SLIDE 16

Rob Hough Rob Hough

Individual tasks for next phase Individual tasks for next phase

  • Rob Hough

Rob Hough

  • Research battery and sensor options

Research battery and sensor options

  • Rob Conant

Rob Conant

  • Research environmental options for

Research environmental options for container container

  • Jad Lutfi

Jad Lutfi

  • Research cameras

Research cameras

  • Andrew Prosory

Andrew Prosory

  • Research location tracking devices

Research location tracking devices

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Rob Hough Rob Hough

Skeleton Plan Skeleton Plan

Spring 2006: Phase I (first 1/ 3 of semester) Spring 2006: Phase I (first 1/ 3 of semester) Finalize design of payload with appropriate Finalize design of payload with appropriate documentation. documentation. Conduct design reviews. Conduct design reviews. Spring 2006: Phase II (second 1/ 3 of semester) Spring 2006: Phase II (second 1/ 3 of semester) Implement the design and build the payload. Implement the design and build the payload. Payload undergoes extensive pre Payload undergoes extensive pre-

  • flight testing.

flight testing. Spring 2006: Phase III (Final 1/ 3 of semester) Spring 2006: Phase III (Final 1/ 3 of semester) Launch and recover payload at weekend workshop in Launch and recover payload at weekend workshop in central Arizona. central Arizona. Review images and data acquired. Review images and data acquired.

slide-18
SLIDE 18

Rob Hough Rob Hough

Questions/Comments Questions/Comments

EOSS61 launch.mpg