High-Level Project Summary
The LIDA project is a telemetry platform transported to the stratosphere by high altitude balloons to perform in-situ scientific experiments and research, which will lead to a better understanding of atmospheric dynamics and the greenhouse effect caused by population growth, industrial and technological advancement. LIDA will carry pressure, temperature, humidity, GPS and video camera sensors. The development of this project will include activities from different areas of knowledge; which will allow students to have experience in design, development and implementation of tracking and telemetry systems; as well as communication skills, documentation and management of engineering projects.
Link to Project "Demo"
Link to Final Project
Detailed Project Description
- This project allows teachers and students to learn how to implement scientific platforms that have the capacity to obtain information from the stratosphere using High Altitude Balloons (HBA).
- The operation of this project consists of a series of electronic devices and sensors, which integrated can obtain information from the environment where they are located and send it through a transmitter and antennas to the ground station for further analysis.
- Among the main benefits are learning design and research skills. As well as teamwork, communication, documentation and management of engineering projects. Including all ground station implementation activities and launch permit management.
- Among the programming languages used are those of educational license and free access; such as ANSYS-HFSS, ANSYS-MECHANICAL, INVENTOR, ALTIUM DESIGNER, MATLAB, Python, MATLAB and Python.
Space Agency Data
- NASA's scientific balloons, (https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons), where I got valuable information on the activities and objectives of the launches of these balloons. Also, of each of the phases and restrictions during the pre and post launch stage.
- CONIDA ( https://www.conida.gob.pe/globo-sonda ), where I participated in different developments, launch and analysis of sensor data.
- HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON PROGRAM (http://wyomingspacegrant.org/balloonprogram/ ), this site provided enough information about balloon launches and in his pictures show and encourage to perform not only scientific research, but also a visual analysis of a particular place.
Hackathon Journey
It was a fascinating experience since we were able to work as a team. We learned a lot of communication and project management skills about HAB launching. The inspiration in this challenge is that it is short time and low cost to perform different investigations that will allow to obtain information for presentations and university thesis.
Our focus is that students can implement and launch HABs generating desires in research and space sciences. The main setback was solved by working as a team and maintaining, communication, but mainly in the interest of each of the team members.
Thanks to NASA for the opportunity provided in this chachaton where it allows to expose each of the knowledge and interests in space issues.
References
- Local weather information
- Trajectory forecast information
- Launch permits to governmental entities
- Electronic devices
- Pressure, humidity and temperature sensors
- Scientific balloons
- Helium gas
- Expanded polystyrene
- Antennas
- Receiver
- Computer
- Parachute
- Nylon
- Mobility for recovery
- Basic tools for balloon inflation
- Namometer
- Free educational and free access design and analysis software
- Basic electronic laboratory equipment (managed on loan from a university)
- Others of minimal use and easy acquisition.
Tags
HAB, sensors, telemetry, design, launches, data analysis.