OCULUS - ASRMICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL

UNIVERSITY

Andrew MauragisJoshua EhlertLars Ramseyer

SHOT II POST-LAUNCHJUNE 13, 2010

EXPECTED RESULTS:

- H-bridge temperature increased rapidly during vacuum tests. This mission will test the thermal properties of the H-bridge in low pressure combined with low temperatures (-80 °C).

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H-Bridge 2H-Bridge 1Torque RodPicaxe 1Resistor 3

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ACTUAL RESULTS:

Mean ΔT: 4.75 °C

OUTCOME:

• Partial failure of logging payload• Temperature?• Loose Connection?• Batteries?

• Data acquired does not match expected results• In vacuum chamber, component did not reach a

steady-state ΔT after 30 minutes• In payload, ΔT established almost

instantaneously, at 5 C

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION:

• Cause for discrepancy?• Different vessel size (small insulated box vs

open board)• Ambient temperatures vs Box temperature

• Requires additional testing:• Consistent ΔT on SHOT payload, but varying

on initial vacuum test• Short in actual test magtorquer (not in our

simulated one)• Likely heatsink h-bridges to Oculus-ASR

structure