P17105: HABIP-DAQC

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Project Summary	Project Information
High altitude balloons are used by both researchers and hobbyists to explore near space altitudes while operating within an affordable budget. The RIT Space Exploration group is planning to launch a high altitude balloon into near space environment (>100,000 ft.) in order to test CubeSat subsystems. Instrumentation for such flights can be designed to collect, record and transmit various sensor data including temperature, pressure and images. An instrumentation platform will be constructed to collect this vital data along with transporting the experimental subsystem modules for future operations. The goal of this project is to create an instrumentation platform capable of sustaining high altitude environments and capturing/storing sensor data for transmission. Captured data includes temperature, pressure, inertial measurements, and digital images. Select sensor data will be overlaid on the captured video stream and sent to the communications subsystem for transmission to a ground station. Captured sensor data will also be stored to an SD card and packaged for transmission. A reaction wheel assembly will be designed and implemented to stabilize the instrumentation platform in one axis. The resulting design must be fully functional in conjunction with HABIP-COMMS, while operating nominally up to 120,000 feet elevation for at least 3 hours. The design must weigh less than 2 pounds and the ground recovery signaling system (GRSS) must be operational for 24 hours after launch.	Project Name High Altitude Balloon Instrumentation Platform Data Acquisition & Control System (HABIP-DAQCS) Project Number P17105 Partner Project High Altitude Balloon Communications (HABIP-COMMS) Start Term 2161 End Term 2163 Project Guide Vincent Burolla Faculty Guide Dr. Dorin Patru Primary Customer Dr. Dorin Patru Sponsor (financial support) Boeing & Maxon Motor Project Readiness Package Click here

Team Members

The Team

The Team

Member	Role	Contact
Sydney Kaminski	Project Manager	sgk8024@rit.edu
Lincoln Glauser	Lead Embedded Engineer	ldg4627@rit.edu
Chris Schwab	Lead Hardware Engineer	cms5240@rit.edu
Steven Giewont	Lead Controls Engineer	sjg5735@rit.edu

Table of Contents

MSD I & II	MSD I	MSD II
Planning & Execution Imagine RIT Gate Reviews	Problem Definition Systems Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design Component Schematics and Drawings	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the guidance of Dr. Dorin Patru and Vincent Burolla.