Team Andromeda Lucas Ibarra Alexis
SutkerEvan Long Jack Oblack
Jaevyn Faulk Dylan Anderson
Devon Connor Eric Hardwick
2 October 2012
Mission Statement Jaevyn Faulk
• Collect Ultraviolet Radiation– Compare data we collect to past data on
sun’s activity.– Study how solar activity has changed
throughout an eleven-year sunspot cycle and how it has changed recently.
– Using data from previous flights and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to find the change in activity of the sun.
Mission OverviewDevon Connor
• Increasing UV radiation.• Hypothesize that UV radiation
levels will be higher than in past years.
• Determine if radiation is increasing or not.
• Harmful effects on communication and life on Earth.
• Solar flare cycle
Technical Overview Lucas Ibarra
• Sensors–Six light to
frequency converters–UVB
photodiode–Positioned on
5 sides of the Balloon SAT
TW30SX UV Photo Diode
SFE Light to Frequency Converter
Design Dylan Anderson
• Rigid Structure of Foam Core• 15cm x 15cm x 15cm• Two Camera’s• Arduino• HOBO Data Logger
Arduino Uno
Heating System
HOBO Data Logger
Canon A78
Go Pro
9V Batteries
Heater Block
Switch
9V Battery 9V Battery9V Battery
UV Sensors
Camera 1(GoPro)
Camera 2(Canon A780)
9V Battery
Accelerometer
Temp Sensor(External)
Temp Sensor(Internal)
Switch
Pressure SensorHumidity Sensor
Altimeter
9V BatteryCamera Battery
MicroSD Card
GoPro Battery
GoPro MemeoryArduino Uno
HOBO Datalogger
Block DiagramEric Hardwick
ManagementEvan Long
• Evan Long - Integration• Dylan Anderson - Structural Design• Alexis Sutker - C&DH Filming• Jaevyn Faulk - Science• Lucas Ibarra - C&DH• Eric Hardwick - Power & Data Collection• Devon Connor - Power & Data Collection• Jack Oblack - Budget Management
ScheduleDate: Schedule:9.17.12 Team Dinner Meeting @ Ted’s (730-930 pm)
9.19.12 Meeting for Soldering Arduino’s in ITLL (3-430pm)
9.21.12 Meeting for Soldering Arduino’s in ITLL (2-330pm)
9.24.12 Meeting in ITTL Group Work Rooms (800-1030pm)
9.25.12 Meeting in ITTL Group Work Rooms (1-245pm)
9.27.12 Gateway to Space Free Class Period (930-1045am)`
9.27.12 Meeting in ITLL Group Work Rooms (2-400) (8-1200pm)
9.28.12 Meeting in ITLL Group Work Rooms to Assemble Proposal (12-4pm)
9.28.12 Proposal Due (4pm)
10.1.12 Regular Team Meeting (8-10pm) for CoDR
10.2.12 CoDR Turn in and Presentation (930-1045)Review of CoDR
10.5.12 HW 6 Due
10.5.12 Parts list order form due (HW 5)
TBD Parts Arrive
TBD Integration Begins
10.8.12 Regular Team Meeting to discuss CDR topics (8-10pm)
10.18.12 pCDR and Design Document Rev A/B Due (7am)Reviews of pCDR
10.22.12 Regular Team Meeting for Assembly
10.23.12 HW 7 Due
10.29.12 Regular Team Meeting (8-10pm) for Flight Testing
11.1.12 Mid Semester Evaluations Due
11.5.12 Regular Team Meeting
11.12.12 Regular Team Meeting for Final Mission Simulation Preparedness
11.13.12 In Class Mission Simulation
11.15.12 Design Document Review Due (12pm(11.16.12))
11.19.12 Regular Team Meeting to check Final Assembly
11.27.12 Launch Readiness Review
11.30.12 Final BalloonSat Weigh in and TURN in (930-1045)
12.1.12 Launch DAY (445-400pm)
12.11.12 Final Hardware Turn In
12.11.12 Final Presentations and Reports (6-900pm)
Cost OverviewAlexis Sutker
BudgetItem Cost Weight
Structure $4.00 90 g
Hardware $27.39 513g
Cameras $148.98 + S&H 371g
Sensors $23.60 + S&H 72g
Dry Ice $12.00 4536g
Total for BalloonSat
1046g
Biggest WorriesJack Oblack
• Temperature (GoPro only good to -10 C)
• Programming correctly• Sifting through all the UV
frequencies after we retrieve data
• Getting everything done on time
• Integrating everything together properly
